{"title":"Anterior shoulder instability in the teenage athlete: State of the art","authors":"Cristina Delgado , Guillermo Arce , Teruhisa Mihata , M. Mulckahey , Emilio Calvo","doi":"10.1016/j.jisako.2025.101016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jisako.2025.101016","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Anterior shoulder instability is common in the teenage population, especially among patients enrolled in contact or overhead sports. With the rise in teenage sports participation, there has been a concomitant increase in the prevalence of shoulder instability. Moreover, multiple studies have demonstrated that adolescents—particularly those between 14 and 20 years of age—are at the highest risk of recurrence, whereas patients younger than 14 tend to show lower recurrence rates. Redislocation has been associated with the development of off-track Hill–Sachs (HS) lesions and the impairment of quality of life and sports performance.</div><div>Although there is still debate regarding the surgical management of the first dislocation episode, several studies have reported decreased rates of recurrent instability and improved outcomes in patients who undergo early surgical intervention. Given the increased incidence of anterior shoulder instability in the teenage athlete population, along with the recognition of the potential need for surgical intervention following a primary dislocation, the number of arthroscopic stabilization procedures has increased.</div><div>Identifying a durable surgical solution for anterior shoulder instability in the teenage athlete has proved challenging. Although the arthroscopic Bankart repair has shown good short-term clinical and functional outcomes, high rates of recurrence have been observed in the long-term, especially in the young active population. These elevated failure rates have prompted a growing shift toward the use of remplissage and Latarjet procedures in adolescent athletes. Both techniques have proven to be effective in this population, demonstrating high rates of restored shoulder stability, successful return to sports (RTS), and a low incidence of complications. However, the role of the free graft position is yet to be determined. However, in cases with significant glenoid bone loss or off-track lesions, free bone grafting has emerged as a potential alternative. Still, the role of these grafts remains to be fully defined in this population.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36847,"journal":{"name":"Journal of ISAKOS Joint Disorders & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine","volume":"15 ","pages":"Article 101016"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145303892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Saral Patel MD , Matthew W. Veerkamp BA , Eric J. Wall MD , Philip L. Wilson MD , Daniel W. Green MD, MS, FAAP, FACS , Benton E. Heyworth MD , Natalie K. Pahapill BS , Beth E. Shubin Stein MD , Shital N. Parikh MD, FACS
{"title":"How much improvement in patient reported outcomes after isolated medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction is associated with surgeon-defined satisfactory outcomes? A JUPITER study","authors":"Saral Patel MD , Matthew W. Veerkamp BA , Eric J. Wall MD , Philip L. Wilson MD , Daniel W. Green MD, MS, FAAP, FACS , Benton E. Heyworth MD , Natalie K. Pahapill BS , Beth E. Shubin Stein MD , Shital N. Parikh MD, FACS","doi":"10.1016/j.jisako.2025.100997","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jisako.2025.100997","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>The extent of change in Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) required to meet surgeon-defined satisfactory outcomes after isolated medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction (MPFL-R) has not been reported. The primary aim of the study was to define the threshold value of maximal outcome improvement (MOI) in PROMs associated with surgeon-defined satisfactory postoperative outcomes. The secondary aim was to identify the most effective PROM in predicting these outcomes and to evaluate the factors associated with it.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This is a retrospective review of prospectively collected data as part of the JUPITER multi-center study. Receiver operating characteristic curves were calculated to determine threshold values for MOI for 4 commonly used PROMs - Banff Patella Instability Instrument (BPII 2.0), Pediatric International Knee Documentation Committee (Pedi-IKDC), Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) and Kujala score - associated with surgeon-defined satisfactory outcomes. Multivariate analyses were performed to determine preoperative, intraoperative, and radiographic factors associated with satisfactory outcomes.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>284 patients were included in the analysis. 183 (66.9 %) patients achieved surgeon-defined satisfactory outcomes. For MOI, achieving an improvement in BPII 2.0 score greater than 65.86 % (Area under the curve (AUC): 0.75; CI: 068–0.80; p < 0.0001) and in the Kujala score greater than 85.18 % (AUC: 0.69; CI: 0.62–0.75; p < 0.0001) was associated with a satisfactory outcome. BPII 2.0 had the highest AUC while Kujala had the least AUC (p = 0.04). Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that first-time dislocation or having 10 or more dislocations prior to surgery significantly decreased the odds of achieving satisfactory postoperative outcomes (OR 0.12, p = 0.002). None of the radiographic parameters were associated with outcomes.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>MOI serves as an important measure to gauge clinical success after isolated MPFL-R. The study sets MOI thresholds for four commonly used PROMs, thus correlating patient- and surgeon-defined satisfactory outcomes after isolated MPFL-R. BPII 2.0 had good discriminative ability while Kujala had the least. The study identifies that isolated MPFL-R after first-time dislocation or after 10 or more dislocations are associated with decreased odds of satisfactory outcomes.</div></div><div><h3>Level of evidence</h3><div>Level 4 retrospective review of prospectively collected data.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36847,"journal":{"name":"Journal of ISAKOS Joint Disorders & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine","volume":"15 ","pages":"Article 100997"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145008479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
James Hepburn FRCSI (Tr&Orth), Mb, BAO, MCh, BSc , Blaithin Brady BSc, MSc, MISCP, MCPSEM , Mihail L. Mioc MD, PhD, BSc , Mihai Vioreanu MD, MCh, FFSEM, FRCSI (Tr&Orth)
{"title":"Iliotibial band release significantly improves pain, function, and quality of life in patients with isolated patellofemoral osteoarthritis: A 2-year retrospective study","authors":"James Hepburn FRCSI (Tr&Orth), Mb, BAO, MCh, BSc , Blaithin Brady BSc, MSc, MISCP, MCPSEM , Mihail L. Mioc MD, PhD, BSc , Mihai Vioreanu MD, MCh, FFSEM, FRCSI (Tr&Orth)","doi":"10.1016/j.jisako.2025.101014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jisako.2025.101014","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Patellofemoral osteoarthritis (PFOA) is a common source of anterior knee pain (AKP), often associated with lateral patellar overload and iliotibial band (ITB) tightness. While multiple-surgical options exist, there is no consensus on optimal treatment, and evidence supporting ITB release is limited. This study aimed to evaluate whether isolated ITB release leads to significant clinical improvements in patients with PFOA who are refractory to conservative management.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent ITB release for symptomatic PFOA between 2018 and 2021. The inclusion criteria were failure of conservative therapy for more than 3 months and completion of the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) questionnaire both pre operatively and at 2 years of follow-up. Radiographic diagnosis of Iwano stage -PFOA was confirmed using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or plain radiographs. Paired t-tests were used to assess KOOS score improvements. Correlations between outcomes and patient characteristics (age, gender, Iwano grade) were also analyzed.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 44 patients (25 males, 19 females; mean age 50.1 years) were included in the final analysis. At the 2-year follow-up, statistically significant differences were observed across all five KOOS subscales. The mean improvements (difference in scores from pre operative and 2-years follow-up) of subscale scores were as follows: pain by 24.5 (p < 0.05), symptoms by 21.7 (p < 0.05), activities of daily living (ADL) by 19 (p < 0.05), sport by 24.5 (p < 0.05), and quality of life (QoL) by 33.5 (p < 0.05). Correlation analyses revealed no statistically significant associations between KOOS improvements and patient baseline characteristics. Importantly, no post operative complications were reported during the follow-up period.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>ITB release significantly improves all KOOS subscale scores in patients with PFOA who fail conservative treatment. It represents a safe and effective joint-preserving option for this challenging condition.</div></div><div><h3>Level of Evidence</h3><div>IV.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36847,"journal":{"name":"Journal of ISAKOS Joint Disorders & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine","volume":"15 ","pages":"Article 101014"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145318763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Berardo Di Matteo, Carlotta Franceschi, Giuseppe Anzillotti, Pietro Conte, Daniele D'Arrigo, Marina Lipina, Alexey Lychagin, Eugene Kalinsky, Renè Verdonk, Elizaveta Kon
{"title":"Review of Brittberg's article on the treatment of deep cartilage defects in the knee with autologous chondrocyte transplantation: \"The Classic\".","authors":"Berardo Di Matteo, Carlotta Franceschi, Giuseppe Anzillotti, Pietro Conte, Daniele D'Arrigo, Marina Lipina, Alexey Lychagin, Eugene Kalinsky, Renè Verdonk, Elizaveta Kon","doi":"10.1016/j.jisako.2025.101020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jisako.2025.101020","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This Classic discusses the original publication by Brittberg and colleagues \"Treatment of deep cartilage defects in the knee with autologous chondrocyte transplantation\" [1], published in 1994 in the New England Journal of Medicine. At that time, this paper provided fresh, clinically relevant data on autologous chondrocyte transplantation (ACT) or, as it is commonly known today, autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) in the treatment of 23 patients with a symptomatic full-thickness articular cartilage defect of a femoral condyle or of a patellar facet. This was the first description of ACI being used in humans to heal articular cartilage defects. The clinical outcomes were good-to-excellent for 14 of the 16 patients with a femoral condylar defect and for two of the seven patients with a patellar defect, and these findings have largely been confirmed by subsequent research work. Nowadays, ACI has become a worldwide well-established surgical technique that has revolutionized the management of articular cartilage injuries. This is particularly relevant for young, high-demand patients, for whom reparative techniques like microfractures do not usually provide sufficient durability of treatment nor highly functional outcomes [2-3], leading to the development of early knee osteoarthritis (OA). Since this publication, which was more than 30 years ago, there has been a remarkable increase in the number of basic science and of clinical papers released on the topic. Thus, the present review starts by providing a detailed synopsis of this Classic and by highlighting its main take-home messages. Next, it discusses the historical perspectives, the scientific and the societal impact, the current evidence, and the lessons that we have learned so far. Lastly, it presents the state of ACI in 2025 and makes recommendations on its application for selected cases of full-thickness articular cartilage lesions in the knee based on the latest data that are available in the literature.</p>","PeriodicalId":36847,"journal":{"name":"Journal of ISAKOS Joint Disorders & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"101020"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145303950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jacopo Conteduca , Damiano Longo , Alessandro Carrozzo , Igor Rausa , Giorgio Giannini , Giuseppe Rollo
{"title":"Combining anterolateral ligament with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction improves kinesiophobia and pivot shift reducing reoperation rate when stable lateral meniscal tears are left in situ","authors":"Jacopo Conteduca , Damiano Longo , Alessandro Carrozzo , Igor Rausa , Giorgio Giannini , Giuseppe Rollo","doi":"10.1016/j.jisako.2025.100926","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jisako.2025.100926","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction/objectives</h3><div>Graft failure and secondary meniscal tears remain significant concerns following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Lateral extra-articular procedures, including anterolateral ligament (ALL) reconstruction, have demonstrated efficacy in reducing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) graft failure and meniscal repair rates. However, their impact on untreated stable meniscal tears remains unclear. This study aimed to compare clinical outcomes and reoperation rates between ACLR with and without ALL reconstruction in patients with untreated stable lateral meniscal tears.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data was performed on patients who underwent primary ACLR with autograft hamstring tendon (HT) alone or HT combined with ALL reconstruction (HT + ALL) between January 2019 and December 2022. All included patients had a concomitant stable, not displaced or moving lateral meniscal tear left in situ. Clinical evaluation was conducted preoperatively and at a minimum follow-up of two years, utilizing the Lachman test, pivot shift test, Rolimeter measurements, objective and subjective International Knee Documentation Committee score, Lysholm score, and the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia, 11-item version (TSK-11). Reoperation rates and postoperative complications were also recorded. A post hoc power analysis was conducted based on the results of the independent samples t-test comparing kinesiophobia scores between the two groups.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Sixty-four patients (average age at time of surgery: 28 years) with a minimum follow-up of 2 years (range: 2-5.5 years follow-up) were included: 31 in the HT group and 33 in the HT + ALL group. Graft rupture rates were 9.6% in the HT group and 3.3% in the HT + ALL group (not a statistically significant difference). Secondary meniscal surgeries were required in 12.9% of HT patients compared to 0% in the HT + ALL group (p < 0.05). The HT + ALL group demonstrated lower reoperation rates at the final follow-up (97% vs. 77.5%; p < 0.05). Functional scores showed no statistically significant differences except for improved TSK-11 scores (P < 0.01) and pivot shift test (P < 0.025) outcomes favoring the HT + ALL group.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>In patients with stable lateral meniscal tears left in situ, adding ALL reconstruction to ACLR with autografts may reduce the risk of secondary meniscal surgery and graft failure, with comparable or improved functional outcomes.</div></div><div><h3>Level of evidence</h3><div>3, retrospective comparative study.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36847,"journal":{"name":"Journal of ISAKOS Joint Disorders & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine","volume":"14 ","pages":"Article 100926"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144620831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tibial Tuberosity to Trochlear Groove Distance (TT-TG): A Breakdown into Two Principal Components","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jisako.2025.101007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jisako.2025.101007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36847,"journal":{"name":"Journal of ISAKOS Joint Disorders & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine","volume":"14 ","pages":"Article 101007"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145361402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Remnant Preservation and Its Effects on Cyclops Lesions and Postoperative Knee Instability in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Propensity Score-Matched Study","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jisako.2025.101008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jisako.2025.101008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36847,"journal":{"name":"Journal of ISAKOS Joint Disorders & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine","volume":"14 ","pages":"Article 101008"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145361400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Survivorship and Clinical Outcomes of a Novel Personalized Metal Implant for the Treatment of Cartilage Lesions of the Knee","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jisako.2025.101009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jisako.2025.101009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36847,"journal":{"name":"Journal of ISAKOS Joint Disorders & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine","volume":"14 ","pages":"Article 101009"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145361401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}