Cell-based Therapies in Sports Medicine

Frank B. Kelly, MD; Mary Ann Porucznik

"Cell-based approaches for soft-tissue regeneration have been around since the 1980s, when autologous chondrocytes were first used to treat cartilage defects,” said Scott A. Rodeo, MD, co-chief, sports medicine and shoulder service, at the Hospital for Special Surgery and professor of orthopaedic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. Speaking at the AAOS Now-sponsored forum on “Stem Cells in Orthopaedics: Myth, Miracle, or Something In-Between,” Dr.

Does Age Affect Surgically Repaired Rotator Cuffs?

Mark Crawford

As the number of aging, physically active Americans increases, so does the prevalence of surgeries for symptomatic rotator cuff tears. Approximately one quarter of U.S. adults will experience a rotator cuff tear at some point in their lives, with the incidence increasing to near 50 percent in adults older than age 70. As a result, nearly 300,000 rotator cuff surgeries are performed every year in the United States, with a combined cost to the healthcare system of about $3 billion annually.

Osteosarcoma: Future Strategies for Improving Survival

Terry Stanton

Osteosarcoma is problematic. Although it is the most common primary bone sarcoma, it has an incidence of only about 1,000 cases per year in the United States. Its relative rarity constricts the scope of clinical trials that can be conducted and directs researchers to other strategies in their quests to discover effective therapies.

Telemetric Implants Provide “Inside” Look at Impact of Shoes

Amber Blake

What if something as simple as selecting the right footwear could improve the prognosis for individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA)? Two members of the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS)—Prof. Georg Bergmann and Prof. Georg Duda of the Julius Wolff Institut, Charité–Universitätsmedizin, in Berlin—are trying to determine whether picking the right shoe can make the difference between comfort and worsening joint pain.

ABJS Seeks Papers

The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons (ABJS), in conjunction with Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research (CORR), is seeking papers for the Nicolas Andry Award ($10,000), the Marshall R. Urist Young Investigator Award ($5,000), and the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) Richard A. Brand Award for Outstanding Orthopaedic Research ($25,000).