Incidence of Septic Arthritis After Vancomycin Soaking of the Graft During Arthroscopic Anatomic Anterior Talofibular Ligament and Calcaneofibular Ligament Reconstruction.

Background: Vancomycin soaking of the graft during arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction has been shown to be effective in reducing the rate of postoperative infection.

Purpose/hypothesis: The present study aimed to (1) analyze the effect of vancomycin-soaked grafts during arthroscopic anatomic reconstruction of the anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) and the calcaneofibular ligament (CFL) on the incidence of infection and (2) evaluate the influence of infection on functional outcomes and identify the risk factors of infection. It was hypothesized that vancomycin soaking of the graft would reduce the postoperative infection rate.

Return to sport after surgery for osteochondral lesions of the talar dome. Results of a multicenter prospective study on 58 patients.

Introduction: Osteochondral lesions of the talar dome (OLTD) are most often found in patients for whom the return to sports activities is the main issue. Two types of surgery have been distinguished at present, bone marrow stimulation techniques and mosaicplasty techniques. The size of the lesion indicating the need for bone marrow stimulation as the required surgical procedure has recently been decreased (<1cm).

The ALR-RSI score can be used to evaluate psychological readiness to return to sport after acute Achilles tendon tear.

Purpose: The return to sport is one of the main goals following Achilles tendon tear repair. Several psychological factors influence the return to sport after a sports injury. The traditional tools to assess the return to sport do not take into account psychological factors.

Higher preoperative range of motion is predictive of good mid-term results in the surgical management of osteochondral lesions of the talus: a prospective multicentric study.

Introduction: Osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLT) are a frequent cause of pain in young patients and a new CT arthrographic classification system of OLT was recently proposed to help guide the choices of and standardize the indications for surgical treatment. The primary hypothesis was that this algorithm would result in a postoperative AOFAS score of ≥ 80/100. The secondary hypothesis was to identify the preoperative factors of successful surgery.