Introduction: Medical conferences are an integral aspect of medical education as they allow attendees to stay up to date with recent advancements in medicine, to develop presentation and communication skills, and to network and establish connections with professionals in their field of interest. But, when the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was declared in March 2020, face-to-face medical conferences were suspended, and conference organizers began shifting their meetings to virtual platforms. These new virtual conferences afforded medical residents and fellows the unique opportunity to attend conferences from the comfort of their own home or workplace; however, the virtual meeting platforms did not provide attendees with the same networking experiences as in-person conferences.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There is limited evidence related to the effects of autograft type on functional performance after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR).
Purpose/hypothesis: This study aimed to compare biomechanical outcomes during a drop vertical jump (DVJ) between patients with a hamstring tendon (HT) autograft, quadriceps tendon (QT) autograft with bone block, QT autograft without bone block, and bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft at 6 months postoperatively in an adolescent population. The authors' hypothesized there would be differences in DVJ biomechanics between athletes depending on the type of autograft used.
Introduction Subsequent anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is more common in the pediatric population and encompasses graft failure and subsequent contralateral tears. Females are at a higher risk. The purpose of the present study was to compare the knee valgus angles at initial contact, knee extension moments, anterior and lateral knee joint forces, hip flexion angles, hip adduction moments, and ankle inversion during the drop vertical test in the uninjured extremity between adolescent males and females who had previously undergone an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To identify the clinical practice preferences of orthopaedic surgeons regarding anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) rehabilitation through a survey of members of the Arthroscopy Association of North American (AANA) and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM).
Methods: An online survey was distributed to members of AANA and AOSSM between November 2020 and September 2021. Participants reported on their clinical preferences for ACLR protocol development and patient selection, use of technology in ACLR recovery and rehabilitation, and preferences for advancing through multiple phases of the rehabilitative process.
Background: The success of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is influenced by effective rehabilitation. Previously published, comprehensive systematic reviews evaluating rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction have studied Level-I and II evidence published through 2012. Interval studies continue to evaluate the efficacy of various rehabilitative modalities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBull Hosp Jt Dis (2013)
December 2015
Introduction: Achieving glenoid fixation with posterior bone loss can be challenging. The purpose of this study was to quantify the impact of two different sizes of posterior glenoid defects (10° and 20°) on reverse shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA) glenoid baseplate fixation and determine if utilizing different sizes of posterior augmented baseplates (8° and 16°) with off-axis reaming provides comparable fixation to using a standard baseplate with different amounts of eccentric reaming.
Methods: We quantified the impact of 10° and 20° posterior glenoid defects on rTSA baseplate fixation in composite scapulae using the ASTM F2028-14 rTSA glenoid loosening test method.