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Hyaluronic acid and platelet-rich plasma for the management of knee osteoarthritis
Symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA) remains a substantial cause of pain and disability worldwide and effective management in young patients without indications for total knee arthroplasty remains challenging....
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Understanding the difference between symptoms of focal cartilage defects and osteoarthritis of the knee: a matched cohort analysis
Comparing symptoms of patients with focal cartilage defects of the knee to those with knee osteoarthritis.
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Outcomes are comparable using free bone block autografts versus allografts for the management of anterior shoulder instability with glenoid bone loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis of “The Non-Latarjet”
Glenoid augmentation using free bone blocks for anterior shoulder instability has been proposed as an alternative to or bail-out for the Latarjet procedure. The purpose of this investigation was to systematica...
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The impact of body mass index on the accuracy of the physical examination of the knee
Obesity is a worldwide pandemic; however, no adaptations were made to the physical examination of obese patient’s knees. The accuracy of the physical examination is critical for correct assessment and selectio...
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Individualized tibial tubercle–trochlear groove distance-to-patellar length ratio (TT–TG/PL) is a more reliable measurement than TT–TG alone for evaluating patellar instability
To evaluate the intra/inter-rater and diagnostic reliability of the sagittal plane adjusted patellar instability ratios (PIRs) compared to tibial tubercle-trochlear groove (TT–TG) distance alone while employin...
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The meniscotibial ligament role in meniscal extrusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The meniscotibial ligament (MTL) limits extrusion of the medial meniscus (MM). While meniscal extrusion may be detrimental to knee joint biomechanics, the role of the MTL in meniscal extrusion is debatable. We...
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Pearls and pitfalls of PROMIS clinically significant outcomes in orthopaedic surgery
Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) was developed as a uniform and generalizable PROM system using item response theory and computer adaptive testing. We aimed to assess the utiliz...