AOSSM 2023 Annual Meeting Recordings no CME-Can 2.0mm Diameter Operative Arthroscopy Predict Appropriate Surgical Management of Intra-Articular Shoulder Pathology More Accurately than MRI? A Prospective, Blinded Clinical Trial

Can 2.0mm Diameter Operative Arthroscopy Predict Appropriate Surgical Management of Intra-Articular Shoulder Pathology More Accurately than MRI? A Prospective, Blinded Clinical Trial

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The video presents a study conducted by John Andrew Grotting and his team at Synergy Orthopedics in San Diego, California. The objective of the study was to compare the diagnostic and procedural accuracy of a 2mm needle arthroscopy with a 1.5 Tesla MRI in assessing intraarticular shoulder pathology. The study included 30 patients who underwent both the 2mm arthroscopy and a 4mm surgical arthroscopy as the gold standard. The results showed that the 2mm arthroscopy had higher diagnostic agreement and predictive ability for rotator cuff pathology compared to the MRI. However, the study had limitations, such as using 1.5 Tesla MRI instead of 3 Tesla and only examining the glenohumeral joint. Further research is needed to validate these findings in awake patients.

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John Grotting, MD

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John Andrew Grotting

Synergy Orthopedics

San Diego

2mm needle arthroscopy

1.5 Tesla MRI