High school and college patients (age <23 years) and isolated anterior compartment release (compared with anterior/lateral release) were factors associated with improved subjective function and satisfaction after fasciotomy. We recommend the avoidance of lateral release unless symptoms or postexertion compartment pressures are clearly indicative of lateral compartment involvement.

Whether randomized to receive PRP in their patellar defect or not, patients continued to have similar levels of kneeling pain and patellar defect sizes after autograft BPTB ACL reconstruction. Registration: NCT01765712 ( ClinicalTrials.gov identifier).

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Osteoarthritis of the hip and knee is known to affect sexual activity. For patients with osteoarthritis, pain during sexual activity can lead to decreased quality of life and other associated health issues. The authors designed a prospective study to evaluate the effect of total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty on the psychosocial and physical aspects of sexuality pre- and postoperatively. Between April 2009 and December 2011, patients received questionnaires in the mail preoperatively. They were asked to return the preoperative questionnaire before surgery and the postoperative questionnaire 6 months after surgery. Data were analyzed to evaluate the psychosocial and physical aspects of sexuality and participants' subjective assessment of their appearance. Preoperatively, 91% and 67% of patients reported psychosocial and physical issues, respectively. After the arthroplasty procedure, 84% ( P <.001) and 47% ( P <.001) of patients reported improvement psychosocially and physically, respectively. Of the patients, 16% reported that arthroplasty adversely affected sexual function, with their predominant fear being joint damage (63%). A greater number of women and patients undergoing hip procedures reported improvement in sexual activity after surgery compared with men ( P =.02) and patients undergoing knee procedures ( P =.002). Both hip and knee osteoarthritis and arthroplasty had a significant effect on overall sexual function—psychosocially, physically, and in terms of patients' assessment of their external appearance—with higher rates of improvement seen after hip arthroplasty. Because of the effect of osteoarthritis and arthroplasty on sexual function, this topic should be addressed both pre- and postoperatively. [ Orthopedics . 2021;44(2):111–116.]

Management of glenohumeral instability can be challenging but more recent advances in arthroscopic techniques have provided improved means of treating this diagnosis. This manuscript provides a comprehensive review of the arthroscopic treatment of osseous instability of the shoulder. It provides an in depth look at the various treatment options and describes techniques for each.