Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association
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To evaluate the incidence of associated injuries and meniscal tears in children and adolescents with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, we performed a retrospective review of patients, age 14 and younger, who were treated surgically at our institution. ⋯ Evidence from this study supports the contention that associated injuries are common in young individuals with ACL tears. Furthermore, the data also show that a delay in surgical treatment was associated with a higher incidence of medial meniscal tears.
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To report a new technique of arthroscopic biceps tenodesis using bioabsorbable interference screw fixation and the early results. ⋯ Arthroscopic biceps tenodesis using bioabsorbable screw fixation is technically possible and gives good clinical results. This technique can be used in cases of isolated pathologic biceps tendon or a cuff tear. A very thin, fragile, almost ruptured biceps tendon is the technical limit of this arthroscopic technique.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
The efficacy of continuous bupivacaine infiltration following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether continuous infiltration of a local anesthetic into the surgical wound for 48 hours will diminish the need for narcotics and improve the postoperative pain experience for patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using a patellar tendon autograft. ⋯ This report of a new technique suggests that surgical knee patients receiving local anesthetic infusion postoperatively experience less pain and require less narcotics. The disposable pump allowed administration of the medication on an outpatient basis.