Clinical outcomes following open anterior shoulder stabilization for glenohumeral instability in the young collision athlete.

Background: Anterior glenohumeral instability occurs most commonly in those aged 15-29, with 72% of individuals younger than 22 years suffering recurrent episodes; collision athletes are at particular risk. In the setting of subcritical glenoid bone loss, arthroscopic Bankart repair is widely used despite concerns of recurrent dislocations when compared with open techniques. Furthermore, indications for bone-block procedures are evolving with the Latarjet procedure being favored amongst recent authors as a primary stabilization method in elite and contact athletes.

Efficacy of the Adductor Canal Approach to Saphenous Nerve Block for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Hamstring Autograft: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: For reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) with hamstring autograft, perioperative analgesia can be achieved with multimodal analgesia and intra-articular local anesthesia infiltration with or without additional regional blocks. Saphenous nerve block (SNB) via the adductor canal is commonly used in our practice, but its benefit has not been well established in the literature.

Purpose: To assess the efficacy of SNB in ACL reconstruction with hamstring autograft.

Arthroscopic treatment of anterior ankle impingement: a prospective study of 46 patients with 5-year follow-up.

Background: Midterm outcomes after arthroscopic debridement in patients with anterior ankle impingement without osteoarthritis are currently unclear.

Purpose: To assess the functional and radiological outcomes after arthroscopic treatment of anterior ankle impingement with a minimum 5-year follow-up in patients without osteoarthritis.

Study Design: Case series; Level of evidence, 4.

A comparison of traditional protractor versus Oxford Cobbometer radiographic measurement: intraobserver measurement variability for Cobb angles.

Study Design: A comparison between measurement of radiographs using a traditional protractor method and the Oxford Cobbometer, which has the potential to reduce error.

Objective: To assess measurement variability of Cobb angles using the Oxford Cobbometer and to compare it to that of measurements made using the traditional protractor method.

Summary Of Background Data: Studies of the Cobb method have multiple sources of error and subsequent intraobserver variability.