Age and Surgical Volume Impact Likelihood and Technique of Lateral Extra-Articular Augmentation During Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

Purpose: To evaluate the current utilization trends of practicing surgeons performing and lateral extra-articular augmentation (LEA) at the time of primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR).

Methods: The survey was distributed via e-mail in August 2023 to members of the Arthroscopy Association of North America who identified as knee surgeons and was available online on the Arthroscopy Association of North America website from January to September 2023. The 18-question survey was designed regarding surgeons' surgical utilization patterns of LEA during ACLR.

Emphasizing the Importance of Naproxen Prophylaxis May Decrease the Rate of Heterotopic Ossification After Hip Arthroscopy.

Purpose: To investigate the incidence of heterotopic ossification (HO) in patients prescribed prophylactic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), both before and after the introduction of a standardized education protocol.

Methods: A retrospective review was conducted using a database of hip arthroscopy patients treated by a single surgeon at an academic hospital from 2015 to 2023. The inclusion criteria were (1) primary hip arthroscopy for the treatment of femoroacetabular impingement, (2) completion of a 2-week course of prophylactic postoperative NSAIDs (500 mg of naproxen twice daily), and (3) availability of follow-up radiographs at the 6-month postoperative visit.

Single anterior shoulder dislocation patients demonstrate higher rates of posterior labral repair and biceps procedures than multiple dislocators at the time of arthroscopic stabilization surgery.

Hypothesis: The purpose of this study is to identify and compare demographic, clinical, historical, and intraoperative variables in patients who have received arthroscopic treatment for single vs. multiple anterior shoulder dislocations.

Methods: This is a retrospective chart review of patients who underwent arthroscopic labral repair of the shoulder by six surgeons at a single institution between 2012 and 2020.

Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy With and Without Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction in Adolescent Patients Leads to Decrease in Patellar Height and Patella Tendon Length.

Objective: Patellar height changes after tibial tubercle osteotomy (TTO) have not yet been described. We aimed to evaluate whether TTO ± medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction (MPFL-R) influences patellar height and tendon length, hypothesizing that TTO would decrease patellar height and tendon length.

Methods: A retrospective review was performed of skeletally mature adolescents (<18 y) receiving primary anteromedialization or medialization TTO ± MPFL-R.