Currently, autologous chondrocyte implantation and osteochondral grafting bridge the gap
between palliation of cartilage injury and resurfacing via arthroplasty. Emerging technologies …

Background Traumatic hemothorax poses diagnostic and therapeutic challenges both
acutely and chronically. A working group of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma …

Osteochondritis dissecans of the knee is identified with increasing frequency in the young
adult patient. Left untreated, osteochondritis dissecans can lead to the development of …

Background Recognition of the symbiotic relationship between the meniscus and articular
cartilage is critical to the success of meniscal allograft transplantation. Simultaneous …

Background Autologous chondrocyte implantation is indicated as a second-line treatment of
large, irregularly shaped chondral defects after failure of first-line surgical intervention. This …

Background The abnormal kinematics, contact pressures, and repeated episodes of
instability observed in chronic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) deficiency suggest that these …

Patients with chronic rotator cuff tears frequently have anterior shoulder pain attributed to
the long head of the biceps brachii (LHBB) tendon. In this study, tenodesis or tenotomy …

BACKGROUND Outcomes after surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF) have not been
studied in patients with multiple rib fractures and traumatic brain injury (TBI). We …

Background Chondrolysis has been reported as a sequela of arthroscopic shoulder surgery.
Although the causes have yet to be fully elucidated, basic science and clinical evidence …

Background Determination of appropriate treatment options for adult osteochondritis dissecans
is difficult, as most published papers on surgical osteochondritis dissecans treatment …