Healio Orthopedics

PT-LTR distance may predict patellar instability

Ashlee Moore; Casey Tingle — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:15:24 Z

PHOENIX — Results presented at the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting showed patellar tendon-lateral trochlear ridge distance may be a reliable measurement for predicting patellofemoral instability.
“[Patellar tendon-lateral trochlear ridge] distance demonstrated higher sensitivity than [tibial tubercle-trochlear groove],” Adam J. Tagliero, MD, associate program director for the Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Fellowship, said in his presentation. “Surgeons may consider utilizing these measurements in conjunction in the office, since they are all done on axial MRI

The cost of fragmented advice when you sell your practice

David B. Mandell, JD, MBA — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:17:49 Z

For orthopedic surgeons, the practice market today offers more options than ever before.
Some are recruited into hospital or health system employment. Others weigh private equity recapitalizations of their group, buy-ins from younger partners or succession plans with associates they have spent years mentoring. Many also hold ownership stakes in ASCs that factor heavily into any transition. After decades of building a successful practice, it is natural to focus on the offer itself — who the buyer is, what they are willing to pay and what life looks like after closing.
Those questions matter. But

Failure rate higher in young patients after ACL repair vs. reconstruction

Ashlee Moore — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:17:48 Z

Patients who underwent ACL repair had similar functional outcomes but higher failure rates at 5 years compared with patients who underwent ACL reconstruction, according to recently published data.
“[The graft failure rate] at 2 years is acceptable, but at 5 years, it is absolutely a shame to have this result for a younger population,” Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet, MD, PhD, an orthopedic surgical consultant at the Centre Orthopédique Santy in Lyon, France, told Healio | Orthopedics Today.
Researchers analyzed the same patients from a 2022 study by Sonnery-Cottet and colleagues that evaluated the

Individual guidance on high altitude activities needed

Casey Tingle — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:36:50 Z

PARK CITY, Utah — While high-altitude activities are generally safe for women who are pregnant, a presenter here said recommendations should be made based on the individual and their goals.
“We lack evidence on what is safe or dangerous for pregnancy, so we have been making fear-based recommendations,” Linda E. Keyes, MD, FACEP, FAWM, adjoint professor of emergency medicine at the University of Colorado, told Healio. “Instead, we should be making recommendations that are compatible with the pregnant person’s goals and risk tolerance until we can get more research

Healio AI, Healio LIVE expand access to CME in new partnership

Maddy Grieco — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:26:22 Z

Healio LIVE and Healio AI announced a partnership that will increase Healio AI’s access to educational programming, strengthening the HIPAA-compliant platform’s knowledge base, according to a press release.
The collaboration between Healio LIVE, which organizes live CME conferences, and Healio AI, which generates evidence-based responses to clinical questions, will provide relevant, critical and actionable insights to practicing clinicians and healthcare professionals (HCPs), according to the release.
“With this partnership, Healio AI is bridging the gap between the latest clinical information

Quadricep deficits persist despite high return to sports

Ashlee Moore; Casey Tingle — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:50:23 Z

PHOENIX — Results presented here showed residual quadriceps weakness in young athletes despite high return-to-sport rates 6 months after medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction without repeat instability.
“These findings suggest that our commonly cited ACL benchmark does not apply directly to our MPFL population and highlights the need for population-specific criteria that would help guide our rehab and return to sport discussion,” Adam J. Tagliero, MD, the associate program director for the Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Fellowship, said in his presentation at the Arthroscopy Association

37-year-old with comminuted displaced greater tuberosity fracture

Kevin M. Landrum, BS; Eric M. Milliron, MD; Gregory L. Cvetanovich, MD — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:59:49 Z

A 37-year-old right-hand dominant concrete contractor with no significant medical history presented to the outpatient orthopedic clinic for evaluation of left shoulder pain after an acute injury.
He sustained an acute shoulder injury while wrestling with his brother 6 days before clinical presentation. He recalled hearing three distinct popping sounds from the left shoulder, followed by an immediate sensation of displacement. Three days after the injury, he presented to the ED for initial evaluation where three-view radiographs of the left shoulder revealed a closed, isolated left greater

37-year-old with comminuted displaced greater tuberosity fracture

Kevin M. Landrum, BS; Eric M. Milliron, MD; Gregory L. Cvetanovich, MD — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:59:49 Z

Study: Repeated weight changes linked to muscle loss

Maddy Grieco — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:30:00 Z

Weight cycling among patients with, or at risk for, osteoarthritis and long-term stable weight experienced greater thigh muscle loss compared with those who did not continuously lose and regain weight, according to a study in Radiology.
“Clinicians should pay attention not only to body weight but also to muscle health in patients with a history of repeated weight loss and regain,” Adrian Marth, MD, postdoctoral scholar of radiology at the University of California, San Francisco, told Healio.
Due to the lack of research on the association between weight cycling and sarcopenia, Marth

Tips for unilateral biportal endoscopic unilateral laminotomy

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:13:23 Z

Unilateral biportal endoscopy has become an important minimally invasive option for the treatment of patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.
The goal of the procedure is bilateral neural element decompression through a unilateral approach, using two portals: one for visualization and one for instrumentation. Compared with traditional open laminectomy, unilateral biportal endoscopy allows effective decompression while preserving posterior supporting musculoligamentous structures, including facets and ligaments. This approach can reduce muscle trauma, limit blood loss and shorten recovery while

Tips for unilateral biportal endoscopic unilateral laminotomy

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:13:23 Z

Do weighted vests have a long-term impact on weight loss?

Katherine J. Coyner, MD, MBA, FAOA; Sarah F. Eby, MD, PhD — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:12:23 Z

Click here to read the Healio Exclusive, “Not just a fad: The impact of weighted vests on bone health.”
Intentional weight loss presents a clinical dilemma for musculoskeletal providers.
While reducing excess body weight improves overall health and decreases joint loading, it also reduces the mechanical stimulus necessary to maintain bone mass. This is particularly relevant in older adults, who are already at increased risk for osteoporosis and fragility fractures. As a result, there has been growing interest in whether weighted vests can replace some of the lost mechanical loading and help

Do weighted vests have a long-term impact on weight loss?

Katherine J. Coyner, MD, MBA, FAOA; Sarah F. Eby, MD, PhD — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:12:23 Z

Orthobiologics registry needs vertifiable data

Anthony A. Romeo, MD — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:03:15 Z

Few areas of orthopedic practice have grown faster and with thinner evidence than orthobiologics. Platelet-rich plasma has moved from the periphery of sports medicine to our offices as patients now ask for it by name.
In December 2025, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons announced the AAOS Orthobiologics Registry, developed with support from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy Association of North America and Biologic Association. Leadership of the effort has framed the key objective to be separating science from hope.
The registry’s published

Orthobiologics registry needs vertifiable data

Anthony A. Romeo, MD — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:03:15 Z

Michael Greger, MD: ‘Single swaps’ make a difference in nutrition

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:00:18 Z

Clinicians should look for supporting evidence when answering questions about the latest nutrition trends or providing dietary recommendations, according to Michael Greger, MD, FACLM.
“You don’t want to change your clinical practice based on one study,” Greger said during a Healio Community webinar. “We want overwhelming evidence of benefit before we recommend it.”
In the webinar, Michelle Tollefson, MD, FACLM, an OB/GYN and professor in the department of health professions at Metropolitan State University of Denver, spoke with Greger, a founding member and fellow

Senate confirms Schwartz as CDC director

Sara Kellner — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:25:08 Z

Erica Schwartz, MD, JD, MPH, will become the first full-time director of the CDC in nearly 1 year after senators confirmed her to the post on Wednesday, largely along party lines.
Senators voted 51-44 in favor of Schwartz’s confirmation, with all Republicans voting “yea” and all Democrats except Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., voting “nay.”
Five senators — two Democrats and three Republicans — did not vote. Kaine was also the only Democrat who voted in support of her nomination in committee last week.
Schwartz served as deputy surgeon general during Trump’s first presidential term. She spent 24

The impact of weighted vests on bone health

Emma Bascom; Casey Tingle — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:24:03 Z

Wearing weighted vests while exercising has become one of the most popular fitness trends in recent years.
The trend of walking with a weighted vest or backpack, also known as rucking, originates from military training, and is an effective, scalable, simple way “to build strength and endurance at the same time,” according to GORUCK, a rucking website. But it has suddenly skyrocketed in popularity. One market research report estimates the global market for adult weighted vests will increase from $199 million in 2024 to $313 million by 2031.
“The idea is that wearing a weighted vest increases the

The impact of weighted vests on bone health

Emma Bascom; Casey Tingle — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:24:03 Z

Hospital for Special Surgery named best hospital for orthopedics

Max R. Wursta — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:53:07 Z

For the 17th straight year, Hospital for Special Surgery has been named the best hospital for orthopedic care in the United States, according to the 2026 to 2027 U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” survey.
The annual Best Hospitals rankings included 4,500 hospitals across 14 adult specialties. The top 50 hospitals across each specialty were ranked based on success with various specialty-specific procedures and conditions. The orthopedic rankings weighed hospitals’ success in treating spine, limb, joint and other musculoskeletal and connective tissue surgeries.
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