Arthroscopy From Head-to-Toe: Something for Everyone

Article Outline

The articles in our current issue seem to offer something for everyone. While we don't literally cover head or toe arthroscopy (in this issue), we feel that we come very close, noting that we offer articles on the wrist,1 scapula,2, 3 shoulder,4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 hip,11 knee,12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and ankle.17

We are excited about the advances in cartilage research and read with particular interest of the potential to combine matrix with microfracture.18 Matrix represents the scaffold in tissue engineering, and another foray in tissue engineering scaffolds is afforded by soft-tissue augmentation materials. Biomechanical testing of these potential patches is meticulously presented.19

While scaffolds are promising, we believe a key ingredient in future advancements in tissue engineering will result from the use or manipulation of growth factors. Today, autologous platelets seem to be safe and readily available growth-factor factories, yet in this issue, platelet-rich plasma is not shown to improve the outcome of ACL reconstruction in the report of a Level I trial.15 Why not? We're unsure—it may be that we are not sophisticated enough in our outcome measures, or it may be that we need improved methods of platelet derivation, preparation, or application. Yet we reveal our own bias—we personally believe that autologous platelets should confer clinically measurable benefits after arthroscopic and related surgery; thus we must also acknowledge that we may, quite simply, be wrong.

Something for everyone? Viewed another way, we offer articles from Istanbul, Turkey;1 Denver, Colorado;4 Plano, Texas;19 Warrenville, Illinois; and Van Nuys, California;17 Islan, Gimhae, Cheonan, and Seoul, Korea;12, 13 Baltimore, Maryland; San Diego and La Jolla, California; Chicago, Illinois;3, 5, 8, 9 San Francisco and Berkeley, California;14 Pamplona, Spain;15 Aarhus, Denmark; Melbourne, Australia;16 Rochester, Minnesota; Boston, Massachusetts;6 Lexington, Kentucky; Spartanburg, South Carolina;2 St. Louis, Missouri;10 Münster and Berlin, Germany;18 San Antonio, Texas;7 and Ghent, Belgium.11

Something for everyone? We present the recipient of the Patellofemoral Research Excellence Award from the 2009 ISAKOS Congress in Osaka, Japan,12 and an astonishing 3 articles from the academically very productive shoulder and sports medicine specialists at Rush University,3, 5, 8 plus three from our very own, very busy Associate Editor, Matthew Provencher.3, 5, 9

Viewed yet again, we present anatomy,1 biomechanics,12, 19 cadaveric analysis,4, 5 kinematics,2, 14 and clinical studies,6, 13, 15, 16, 17 case reports,18 technical notes,7, 9 a Steven S. Burkhart shoulder arthroscopic double-pulley remplissage technique video,7 and reviews.3, 8, 9, 10

We could classify these articles in yet other ways, but if we've achieved our editorial goal, you are by now convinced that there is something for everyone, including you, in this issue, and you're more than likely ready for us to stop introducing the articles and let you get to them.

So in conclusion, whether head-to-toe, A-to-Z, soup-to-nuts, or be-all and end-all, we are astounded by the diversity of arthroscopic and related surgical research. While we aim in all our editorials to whet the reader's appetite for the contents of each issue, our greater purpose in this editorial is to share our sincere amazement at the breadth of our field, be it body part, basic science, international academic exchange, or the myriad research efforts that fill our pages. Those of us who read the Journal show our commitment to lifelong education; we tip our hats to our dedicated contributors who inspire us, month after month, and offer something for everyone.

References

1. 1Kılıç A, Kale A, Usta A, Bilgili F, Kabukçuoğlu Y, Sökücü S. Anatomic course of the superficial branch of the radial nerve in the wrist and its location in relation to wrist arthroscopy portals: A cadaveric study. Arthroscopy. 2009;25:1261–1264. Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (837 KB) | CrossRef

2. 2Uhl TL, Kibler WB, Gecewich B, Tripp BL. Evaluation of clinical assessment methods for scapular dyskinesis. Arthroscopy. 2009;25:1240–1248. Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (881 KB) | CrossRef

3. 3Kuhne M, Boniquit N, Ghodadra N, Romeo AA, Provencher MT. The snapping scapula: Diagnosis and treatment. Arthroscopy. 2009;25:1298–1311. Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2372 KB) | CrossRef

4. 4Baldini T, Snyder RL, Peacher G, Bach J, McCarty E. Strength of single- versus double-anchor repair of type II SLAP lesions: A cadaveric study. Arthroscopy. 2009;25:1257–1260. Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (820 KB) | CrossRef

5. 5Detterline AJ, Provencher MT, Ghodadra N, Bach BR, Romeo AA, Verma NN. A new arthroscopic technique to determine anterior-inferior glenoid bone loss: Validation of the secant chord theory in a cadaveric model. Arthroscopy. 2009;25:1249–1256. Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1120 KB) | CrossRef

6. 6Elhassan B, Ozbaydar M, Diller D, Massimini D, Higgins LD, Warner JJP. Open versus arthroscopic acromioclavicular joint resection: A retrospective comparison study. Arthroscopy. 2009;25:1224–1232. Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (563 KB) | CrossRef

7. 7Koo SS, Burkhart SS, Ochoa E. Arthroscopic double-pulley remplissage technique for engaging Hill-Sachs lesions in anterior shoulder instability repairs. Arthroscopy. 2009;25:1343–1348. Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1032 KB) | CrossRef

8. 8Nho SJ, Slabaugh MA, Seroyer ST, et al. Does the literature support double-row suture anchor fixation for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair? (A systematic review comparing double-row and single-row suture anchor configuration). Arthroscopy. 2009;25:1319–1328. Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (222 KB) | CrossRef

9. 9Solomon DJ, Navaie M, Stedje-Larsen ET, Smith JC, Provencher MT. Glenohumeral chondrolysis after arthroscopy: A systematic review of potential contributors and casual pathways. Arthroscopy. 2009;25:1329–1342. Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1256 KB) | CrossRef

10. 10Wall LB, Keener JD, Brophy RH. Clinical outcomes of double-row versus single-row rotator cuff repairs. Arthroscopy. 2009;25:1312–1318. Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (158 KB) | CrossRef

11. 11Audenaert E, Pattyn C. Balloon dissection for improved access to the peritrochanteric compartment. Arthroscopy. 2009;25:1349–1353. Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2098 KB) | CrossRef

12. 12Seo J-H, Li G, Shetty GM, et al. Effect of repair of radial tears at the root of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus with the pullout suture technique: A biomechanical study using porcine knees. Arthroscopy. 2009;25:1281–1287. Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (675 KB) | CrossRef

13. 13Yoon KH, Bae DK, Cho SM, Park SY, Lee JH. Standard anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction versus isolated single-bundle augmentation with hamstring autograft. Arthroscopy. 2009;25:1265–1274. Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1136 KB) | CrossRef

14. 14Shin CS, Carpenter RD, Majumdar S, Ma CB. Three-dimensional in vivo patellofemoral kinematics and contact area of anterior cruciate ligament–deficient and –reconstructed subjects using magnetic resonance imaging. Arthroscopy. 2009;25:1214–1223. Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1132 KB) | CrossRef

15. 15Valentí Nin JR, Mora Gasque G, Valentí Azcárate A, Aquerreta Beola JD, Hernandez Gonzalez M. Has platelet-rich plasma any role in anterior cruciate ligament allograft healing?. Arthroscopy. 2009;25:1206–1213. Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (754 KB) | CrossRef

16. 16Lind M, Feller J, Webster KE. Bone tunnel widening after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using EndoButton or EndoButton continuous loop. Arthroscopy. 2009;25:1275–1280. Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (807 KB) | CrossRef

17. 17Bare A, Ferkel RD. Peroneal tendon tears: Associated arthroscopic findings and results after repair. Arthroscopy. 2009;25:1288–1297. Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1643 KB) | CrossRef

18. 18Zantop T, Petersen W. Arthroscopic implantation of a matrix to cover large chondral defect during microfracture. Arthroscopy. 2009;25:1354–1360. Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1736 KB) | CrossRef

19. 19Barber FA, Aziz-Jacobo J. Biomechanical testing of commercially available soft-tissue augmentation materials. Arthroscopy. 2009;25:1233–1239. Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (492 KB) | CrossRef

PII: S0749-8063(09)00786-5

doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2009.09.001

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