Good mid- to long-term outcomes after meniscus bucket-handle tear repair: A comparative analysis with and without anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Purpose: To evaluate mid- to long-term clinical outcomes after arthroscopic bucket-handle meniscal tear (BHMT) repair and to assess the impact of concurrent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR).

Methods: A comparative retrospective case series with blinded outcome assessment was conducted. All consecutive patients treated with arthroscopic BHMT repair with or without concurrent ACLR between 2001 and 2021 were eligible for inclusion.

Significant improvements in clinical outcome measures and patient satisfaction after combined all-arthroscopic meniscal allograft transplantation and autologous chondrocyte implantation: A single-centre longitudinal study.

Purpose: The optimal treatment approach for the complex pathology of meniscal insufficiency and coexisting full-thickness cartilage defects remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the viability, safety, and efficacy of this combined surgical approach at medium-term follow-up.

Methods: This is a single-centre longitudinal study with blinded outcome assessment.

Good healing potential of patellar chondral defects after all-arthroscopic autologous chondrocyte implantation with spheroids: a second-look arthroscopic assessment.

Purpose: To report second-look arthroscopic assessment after all-arthroscopic autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) for articular cartilage defects at the patella.

Methods: A second-look arthroscopy after all-arthroscopic ACI using chondrospheres (ACT3D) was performed in 30 patients with 30 full-thickness retropatellar cartilage defects. The mean time from ACI to second-look arthroscopy was 14.

Anatomical "C"-shaped double-bundle versus single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in pre-adolescent children with open growth plates.

Purpose: To analyse the clinical, rotational and radiological (MRI) results of paediatric anatomical "C-shaped" double-bundle (DB) anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with anteromedial and posteromedial bundle compared to single-bundle (SB) ACL reconstruction.

Methods: Between 2008 and 2014, 57 consecutive patients received a paediatric ACL reconstruction with open physis and were allocated into two groups, according to the surgical procedure. Transepiphyseal SB technique was used until 2012 and DB consecutively thereafter.

Second-look assessment after all-arthroscopic autologous chondrocyte implantation with spheroides at the knee joint.

Purpose: To report arthroscopic second look as well as clinical results after arthroscopic autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) for articular cartilage repair at the knee joint.

Methods: A second-look assessment after arthroscopic ACI using spheroides was performed in 41 patients with 57 full-size articular cartilage defects of the knee. The median time from ACI to second-look arthroscopy was 10 (6-72) months.

Prone position for minimal invasive or all-arthroscopic autologous chondrocyte implantation at the patella.

Full size retropatellar cartilage lesions are troublesome conditions to treat and an autologous chondrocyte implantation with or without matrix or scaffold in supine position is difficult. Usually, it is necessary to perform a large arthrotomy to evert the patella in order to get sufficient access to the retropatellar cartilage defect. The procedure is associated with a significant parapatellar soft tissue trauma to the patient.

The effectiveness of supplementing a standard rehabilitation program with superimposed neuromuscular electrical stimulation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a prospective, randomized, single-blind study.

Background: Rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is a key determinant affecting patient return to usual activity levels. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation is a treatment that can counteract strength loss and serve as an adjunct to conventional therapy.

Purpose: To compare the effect of adding traditional neuromuscular electrical stimulation (Polystim) or a novel garment-integrated neuromuscular electrical stimulation (Kneehab) to a standard postoperative rehabilitation program (control).

Hamstring graft fixation in MPFL reconstruction at the patella using a transosseous suture technique.

Controversy still exists about fixation methods of a hamstring graft to the patella in case of medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction. This article presents a surgical technique of hamstring tendon graft fixation to the anatomical MPFL insertion on the patella using transosseous sutures. A superficial bony sulcus is created at the anatomical MPFL insertion site on the medial patellar rim with a bur.

Endoscopic treatment of chronic mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy: novel technique with short-term results.

In this prospective study, we present the short-term clinical results of a novel endoscopic surgical technique for patients suffering from chronic painful mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy. Eight consecutive patients (seven men and one woman, mean age 52 years) diagnosed with chronic painful mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy were included in this study and were treated with endoscopic debridement of the ventral neovascularized area, the peritendineum and the Achilles tendon. Patients recorded the function of the Achilles tendon and the severity of Achilles tendon pain during tendon loading activity, pre and postoperatively in a visual analogue scale.

Intra-articular temperatures of the knee in sports - an in-vivo study of jogging and alpine skiing.

Background: Up to date, no information exists about the intra-articular temperature changes of the knee related to activity and ambient temperature.

Methods: In 6 healthy males, a probe for intra-articular measurement was inserted into the notch of the right knee. Each subject was jogging on a treadmill in a closed room at 19 degrees C room temperature and skiing in a ski resort at -3 degrees C outside temperature for 60 minutes.