New Articles from the Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine!
April 2016 – Volume 4, Issue 4
The Effects of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Deficiency on the Meniscus and Articular Cartilage: A Novel
Dynamic In Vitro Pilot Study
Justin W. Arner, MD, James N. Irvine, MD, Liying Zheng, MD, Tom Gale, MSm Eric Thorhauer, BS,Margaret Hankins, MS, Ermias Abebe, MD, Scott Tashman, PhD, Xudong Zhang, PhD, Christopher D.
Harner, MD
Greater Hip Extension but Not Hip Abduction Explosive Strength Is Associated With Lesser Hip Adduction
and Knee Valgus Motion During a Single-Leg Jump-Cut
Baker Cronin, MS, ATC, Samuel T. Johnson, PhD, ATC, Eunwook Chang, MEd, ATC, Christine D. Pollard,PhD, PT, Marc F. Norcross, PhD, ATC
Biomechanical Comparison of Parallel and Crossed Suture Repair for Longitudinal Meniscus Tears
Charles Milchteim, MD, Eric A. Branch, MS, Ty Maughon, Jay Hughey, MD, Adam W. Anz, MD
Quantifiable Imaging Biomarkers for Evaluation of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament Using 3-T Magnetic
Resonance Imaging: A Feasibility Study
Katharine J. Wilson, MSc, Rachel K. Surowiec, MSc, Charles P. Ho, MD, PhD, Brian M. Devitt, MD, Jurgen
Fripp, PhD, W. Sean Smith, MD, Ulrich J. Spiegl, MD, Grant J. Dornan, MSc, Robert F. LaPrade, MD, PhD
Evidence for an Environmental and Inherited Predisposition Contributing to the Risk for Global
Tendinopathies or Compression Neuropathies in Patients With Rotator Cuff Tears
Robert Z. Tashjian, MD, James M. Farnham, MS, Erin K. Granger, MPH, Craig C. Teerlink, PhD, Lisa A.
Cannon-Albright, PhD
Biologic Treatments for Sports Injuries II Think Tank—Current Concepts, Future Research, and Barriers toAdvancement, Part 3: Articular Cartilage
Jason P. Zlotnicki, MD, Andrew G. Geeslin, MD, Iain R. Murray, MD, PhD, Frank A. Petrigliano, MD,Robert F. LaPrade, MD, PhD, Barton J. Mann, PhD, Volker Musahl, MD
Return to Elite Level of Play and Performance in Professional Golfers After Arthroscopic Hip Surgery
Justin T. Newman, MD, Adriana J. Saroki, BS, Karen K. Briggs, MPH, Marc J. Philippon, MD
Latarjet Fixation: A Cadaveric Biomechanical Study Evaluating Cortical and Cannulated Screw Fixation
Hasham M. Alvi, MD, Emily J. Monroe, MD, Muturi Muriuki, PhD, Rajat N. Verma, BA, Guido Marra, MD,Matthew D. Saltzman, MD
Persistent Biomechanical Alterations After ACL Reconstruction Are Associated With Early Cartilage Matrix
Changes Detected by Quantitative MR
Keiko Amano, MD, Valentina Pedoia, PhD, Favian Su, Richard B. Souza, PT, PhD, Xiaojuan Li, PhD, C.
Benjamin Ma, MD

AOSSM Early Sport Specialization Consensus Statement
Robert F. LaPrade, MD, PhD, Julie Agel, MA, ATC, Joseph Baker, PhD, Joel S. Brenner, MD, MPH, FrankA. Cordasco, MD, MS, Jean Côté, PhD, Lars Engebretsen, MD, PhD, Brian T. Feeley, MD, Daniel Gould,PhD, Brian Hainline, MD, Timothy Hewett, PhD, Neeru Jayanthi, MD, Mininder S. Kocher, MD, MPH,Gregory D. Myer, PhD, FACSM, CSCS*D, Carl W. Nissen, MD, Marc J. Philippon, MD, Matthew T.
Provencher, MD, CDR, MC, USNR
Avoidance of Reamer Breakage During ACL Reconstruction With Flexible Reamer System: Letter to theEditor
Ashish Jaiman, MBBS, MS
Avoidance of Reamer Breakage During ACL Reconstruction With Flexible Reamer System: Response
Judd Fitzgerald, MD, Paul Saluan, MD, Dustin L. Richter, MD, Nathan Huff, BS, Robert C. Schenck, MD

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