Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA

(ISSN: 0942-2056, 1433-7347)

Table of Contents

2023 - 31 (11)

  • PROMIS physical function and pain perform poorly psychometrically in patients undergoing medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction. 
  • The posterior cruciate ligament-posterior femoral cortex angle (PCL-PCA) and the lateral collateral ligament (LCL) sign are useful parameters to indicate the progression of knee decompensation over time after an ACL injury. 
  • Correction to: Gender‑specific distribution of knee morphology according to CPAK and functional phenotype classification: analysis of 8739 osteoarthritic knees prior to total knee arthroplasty using artificial intelligence. 
  • Less wear in deep-dished mobile compared to fixed bearing total knee arthroplasty of the same design at 5-year follow-up: a randomised controlled model-based Roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis trial. 
  • Risk for total knee arthroplasty after tibial plateau fractures: a systematic review. 
  • Tips and tricks for how to become a good reviewer. 
  • Increased TT-TG distance caused by excessive tibiofemoral rotation predicts poor clinical outcomes after tibial tubercle osteotomy in recurrent patellar dislocation. 
  • Functional alignment in total knee arthroplasty best achieves balanced gaps and minimal bone resections: an analysis comparing mechanical, kinematic and functional alignment strategies. 
  • Physician preferences in diagnostics and treatment of juvenile osteochondritis dissecans are diverse across the knee, ankle and elbow: an ESSKA survey. 
  • Less pain reported 5 years after cementless compared to cemented unicompartmental knee replacement: an analysis of pain, neuropathy, and co-morbidity scores. 
  • Delamination of rotator cuff tears impairs healing after repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • Increased subtalar rotational motion in patients with symptomatic ankle instability under load and stress conditions. 
  • Restoration of preoperative tibial alignment improves functional results after medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. 
  • Older age and the presence of intrameniscal signs are risk factors for nonsurgical treatment failure of symptomatic intact discoid lateral meniscus. 
  • Combined anterior cruciate ligament revision with reconstruction of the antero-lateral ligament does not improve outcome at 2-year follow-up compared to isolated acl revision; a randomized controlled trial. 
  • Bone morphology features associated with knee kinematics may not be predictive of ACL elongation during high-demand activities. 
  • _Combining return to sport, psychological readiness, body mass, hamstring strength symmetry, and hamstring/quadriceps ratio increases the risk of a second anterior cruciate ligament injury. 
  • Fibronectin-coated polyurethane meniscal scaffolding supplemented with MSCs improves scaffold integration and proteoglycan production in a rabbit model. 
  • Costal chondrocyte-derived pellet-type scaffold-free autologous chondrocyte implantation provided acceptable mid-term outcomes in osteochondral defects with up to 10-mm depth. 
  • High body mass index is not a contraindication for an arthroscopic ligament repair with biological augmentation in case of chronic ankle instability. 
  • Arthroscopic capsular release for frozen shoulder: when etiology matters. 
  • Management of anterior cruciate ligament revision in adults: the 2022 ESSKA consensus: part II-surgical strategy. 
  • Serial change of femoral and tibial tunnel width after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with allograft. 
  • Preoperative patellar bone marrow lesions with full thickness cartilage defects correlate with residual anterior knee pain in total knee arthroplasty without patellar resurfacing. 
  • The Matsudai Knee Osteoarthritis Survey showed the longitudinal changes of knee phenotypes in alignment and structure during 23-28 years. 
  • Type of medial meniscus tear does not affect the clinical and radiological outcomes of medial opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy. 
  • Good long-term patients reported outcomes, return-to-work and return-to-sport rate and survivorship after posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)-based multiligament knee injuries (MLKI) with posteromedial corner tears as significant risk factor for failure. 
  • Midterm results of intra-articular stromal vascular fraction injection for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. 
  • The ATFL inferior fascicle, the CFL and the PTFL have a continuous footprint at the medial side of the fibula. 
  • Discoid lateral meniscus instability in children: part II.: Repair first to minimise the saucerisation. 
  • The meniscal extrusion index is a reliable indirect sign of different meniscal lesion patterns: a classification based on percentage of meniscal extrusion. 
  • Aseptic survival of the 1.5-stage exchange arthroplasty for periprosthetic joint infection was acceptable when using an autoclaved femoral component and a new polyethylene insert. 
  • Femoral nerve block using lower concentration ropivacaine preserves quadriceps strength while providing similar analgesic effects after knee arthroscopy. 
  • Autologous minced cartilage repair for chondral and osteochondral lesions of the knee joint demonstrates good postoperative outcomes and low reoperation rates at minimum five-year follow-up. 
  • Wider translations and rotations in posterior-stabilised mobile-bearing total knee arthroplasty compared to fixed-bearing both implanted with mechanical alignment: a dynamic RSA study. 
  • The ALR-RSI score can be used to evaluate psychological readiness to return to sport after acute Achilles tendon tear. 
  • Patients with trochlear dysplasia have dysplastic medial femoral epiphyseal plates. 
  • Patella scores are similar both with gap balancing and measured resection after total knee arthroplasty: a randomized single-centre study. 
  • Higher fibular head is a risk for lateral hinge fracture in medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy. 
  • A significant rate of tibial overcorrection with an increased JLO occurred after isolated high tibial osteotomy without considering international consensus. 
  • Higher revision rates in patients with preoperative contralateral pes planovalgus deformity following total knee arthroplasty. 
  • Types and doses of anti-adhesive agents injected into subacromial space do not have an effect on the clinical and anatomical outcomes after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. 
  • Bone mineral density around the knee after open wedge high tibial osteotomy measured up to 24 months in 51 patients. 
  • MRI-based torsion measurement of the lower limb is a reliable and valid alternative for CT measurement: a prospective study. 
  • Insufficient restoration of meniscal extrusion by transtibial pullout repair for medial meniscus posterior root tears. 
  • Similar outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in paediatric and adult populations: a 1-year follow-up of 506 paediatric operations in Denmark. 
  • Application of external torque enhances the detection of subtle syndesmotic ankle instability in a weight-bearing CT. 
  • Coronal and sagittal alignment of ankle joint is significantly affected by high tibial osteotomy. 
  • High tibial osteotomy versus unicompartmental knee arthroplasty for Kellgren-Lawrence grade 3-4 knee osteoarthritis in younger patients: comparable improvements in patient-reported outcomes, adjusted for osteoarthritis grade and sex. 
  • Discoid lateral meniscus instability in children: part I. A new grading system of instability to clarify natural history. 
  • Semitendinosus tendons are commonly contaminated with skin flora during graft harvest for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. 
  • Joint line obliquity after lateral closing-wedge high tibial osteotomy does not adversely affect clinical and radiological outcome: a 5-year follow-up study. 
  • Image-free handheld robotic-assisted technology improved the accuracy of implant positioning compared to conventional instrumentation in patients undergoing simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty, without additional benefits in improvement of clinical outcomes. 
  • Tibial bone defect prediction based on preoperative artefact-reduced CT imaging is superior to standard radiograph assessment. 
  • Harvest location has a minimal impact on differences in cross-sectional area of quadriceps tendon in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. 
  • NAVIO RATKA shows similar rates of hemoglobin-drop, adverse events, readmission and early revision vs conventional TKA: a single centre retrospective cohort study. 
  • Kinesiophobia contributes to worse functional and patient-reported outcome measures in Achilles tendinopathy: a systematic review. 
  • BLU-DAT: a new reliable and accurate arthrometer for measuring anterior knee laxity. 
  • Exploring the potential of ChatGPT as a supplementary tool for providing orthopaedic information. 
  • Does lucency equate to revision? A five-year retrospective review of Attune and Triathlon total knee arthroplasty. 
  • Patient-reported outcomes and satisfaction after revisions of medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasties for unexplained pain vs aseptic loosening. 
  • Long leg radiographs underestimate the degree of constitutional varus limb alignment and joint line obliquity in comparison with computed tomography: a radiographic study. 
  • A robotic-assisted simulation of kinematic alignment in TKA leads to excessive valgus and internal rotation in valgus knees. 
  • PCL retention demonstrates better functional scores and gait patterns in total knee arthroplasty using a medial congruent insert-a prospective study. 
  • High degree of alignment precision associated with total knee arthroplasty performed using a surgical robot or handheld navigation. 
  • Freeze-dried noncoagulating platelet-derived factor concentrate is a safe and effective treatment for early knee osteoarthritis. 
  • Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting the risk of immediate postoperative deep vein thrombosis after open wedge high tibial osteotomy. 
  • Preoperative education on realistic expectations improves the satisfaction of patients with central sensitization after total knee arthroplasty: a randomized-controlled trial. 
  • Restoration of the native tibial joint line obliquity in total knee arthroplasty with inverse kinematic alignment does not increase knee adduction moments. 
  • Robotic-assisted mechanically aligned total knee arthroplasty does not lead to better clinical and radiological outcomes when compared to conventional TKA: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. 
  • A comparison of robotic-assisted and manual techniques in restricted kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty: coronal alignment improvement with no significant clinical differences. 
  • Osteotomies around the knee are not just space oddities. 
  • Management of anterior cruciate ligament revision in adults: the 2022 ESSKA consensus part III-indications for different clinical scenarios using the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method. 
  • Management of anterior cruciate ligament revision in adults: the 2022 ESSKA consensus part I-diagnostics and preoperative planning. 
  • Time to focus on ACL revision: ESSKA 2022 consensus. 
 
 

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