Jun 15–21, 2026 · 11 new studies · Sports Medicine archive · All weeks
The new Sports Medicine research The Reduction sent the week of Jun 15–21, 2026, with the week’s most recent reviews, each with a one-line summary.
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Among patients perceiving their shoulder as normal, anatomic TSA outperformed reverse TSA in motion and high-demand function, with 40% of aTSA patients achieving near-normal status.
Isolated First Rib Fractures in Adolescent Athletes: An Epidemiologic Review.
First rib fractures in adolescent athletes, both traumatic and stress-related, have favorable outcomes with conservative management and activity modification, with full return to sport in all cases.
Tibial attachment-sparing hamstring grafts for ACL reconstruction show earlier and more complete MRI graft maturation than free grafts, correlating with better short-term clinical outcomes.
Single-dose zoledronic acid during rotator cuff repair altered circulating miRNA profiles toward reduced inflammation/fibrosis and improved healing, explaining lower retear rates.
Preoperative corticosteroid users undergoing hip arthroscopy had nearly 5-fold higher 90-day complications plus more ED visits and readmissions, warranting careful perioperative planning.
Surgical repair of complete proximal hamstring avulsions maintains durable functional recovery, near-symmetric strength, and high satisfaction with 78% return to sport at mean 7.6-year follow-up.
Adding PRP or BMAC to ACL reconstruction grafts provided no clinical or MRI benefit over standard ACLR at 2 years, with BMAC potentially worsening graft signal intensity.
After confirmed respiratory infections in athletes, longer return-to-sport was linked to amateur status, greater severity, and influenza/SARS-CoV-2 versus rhinovirus.
A pelvic tilt-focused home exercise program for femoroacetabular impingement let 78% of patients avoid surgery with significant function gains at 6 months.
A posterior tibial slope of 8.3° or greater is associated with lax healing after medial meniscus posterior root repair, predicting less favorable outcomes in these patients.
Button autograft suture suspension UCL reconstruction in a simulated osteolysis model is weaker than native ligament but comparable to established techniques, informing cautious postoperative rehabilitation.
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