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Featured
Trial Without Error: Using 3D Planning for Shoulder Replacement
Three-dimensional planning software may improve outcomes for shoulder arthroplasty. A new technology allows surgeons to install the prosthetic joint with greater foresight and precision.
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Featured
Preserving the Chondrolabral Junction
New techniques for treating femoral acetabular impingement include contouring bone growths and stem cell treatment to promote post-arthroscopic healing.
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Sex Differences Evident in Utilization, Perioperative Outcomes of Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
Sports medicine researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital showed that women account for a smaller proportion of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair procedures than men and experience longer hospital stays despite shorter operative times, whereas men are at greater risk of severe adverse events and readmission.
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Arthroscopic Acetabular Labral Repair Versus Labral Debridement: Long-term Survivorship and Functional Outcomes
Michael P. Kucharik, MD, Scott D. Martin, MD, and colleagues show that patients who underwent arthroscopic repair of labral tears were less likely to convert to total hip arthroplasty than those who underwent debridement, despite adjustment for differences in baseline characteristics and preexisting pathology.
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Unilateral Chronic Ankle Injury Affects the Kinematic Parameters of the Uninjured Ankle
In the first study of its type, Massachusetts General Hospital researchers observed that the uninjured ankles in patients with unilateral chronic ankle injury have a significant tendency toward plantarflexion and inversion compared with healthy controls, showing similar alterations as the unstable contralateral side.
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Conventional Radiographic Landmark Not Suitable for All Reconstructions of the Medial Patellofemoral Complex
The radiographic midpoint of the medial patellofemoral complex attachment on the femur is commonly used to guide femoral tunnel placement during reconstruction. Still, Mass General researchers found the radiographic locations of the most proximal and most distal fibers can significantly differ from that landmark.
Sports Medicine Contributors
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Jon Warner, MD
Co-Chief, Shoulder Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Review: Muscle Tendon Transfers Around the Shoulder
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Scott Martin, MD
Director, Joint Preservation Service, Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship Program, Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Sex Differences Evident in Utilization, Perioperative Outcomes of Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
Orthopaedic Care at Mass General
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