Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is
one of the most severe injuries for athletes. It is important to
identify risk factors because a better understanding of injury
causation can help inform athletes about risk and increase their
understanding of and motivation for injury prevention.
Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the knee
is a focal idiopathic alteration of subchondral bone and/or its
precursor with risk for instability and disruption of adjacent
cartilage. Treatment options focused on preventing premature
osteoarthritis vary depending on multiple patient and lesion
characteristics, including...
The Banff Patellofemoral Instability
Instrument 2.0 (BPII 2.0) is a disease-specific, quality of life
patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) that is valid and reliable
in patients with recurrent lateral patellofemoral instability
(LPI). Quality of life encompasses the physical, emotional, and
psychological aspects of...
Contact and collision athletes face a higher
risk of recurrent anterior shoulder instability after surgical
stabilization. The Latarjet procedure is often preferred given the
high incidence of bony lesions. However, this stabilizing
procedure, performed either open or arthroscopically, is met with
concerns regarding...
The management of pain after shoulder surgery
typically includes the use of cryotherapy and the prescription of
opioid analgesics. Much focus has been placed lately on the opioid
epidemic, which in part is fueled by excessive prescription of
opioid medication. Previous studies have found a combination of
cryotherapy...
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