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American Journal of Sports Medicine

American Journal of Sports Medicine

By: SAGE Publications Ltd.
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 Join our AJSM Editorial Board member hosts to meet the authors behind our innovative sports medicine content and to check out our "5-in-5" features of must-know new research! From the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.Copyright by American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Hygiene & Healthy Living Physical Illness & Disease
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  • AJSM April 2026 5-in-5 Podcast

    AJSM April 2026 5-in-5 Podcast
    Apr 16 2026

    Five articles from the April 2026 issue summarized in five minutes, with the addition of a brief editorial commentary. The 5-in-5 feature is designed to give readers an overview of articles that may pique their interest and encourage more detailed reading. It may also be used by busy readers who would prefer a brief audio summary in order to select the articles they want to read in full.

    The featured articles this month are:

    • Risk of Revision and Reoperation After ACL Reconstruction: Comparison of Quadriceps Tendon, Patellar Tendon, and Hamstring Autografts Stratified by Patient Sex and Age: A Cohort Study of 27,715 Patients From 2012 to 2023
    • Combined Root and Body Lateral Meniscus Tears in the Adolescent Population: An Underrecognized and Underreported Tear Pattern
    • Regenerative Effect of Injectable Collagen Loaded With Mesenchymal Stem Cell–Derived Extracellular Vesicles in a Collagenase-Induced Tendinopathy Rat Model
    • Duration of Smoking Cessation Needed to Achieve Retear Rates Comparable to Those of Nonsmokers After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
    • The Patient Acceptable Symptom State for Commonly Used Patient-Reported Outcomes After Nonoperative Management of Hip Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome

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    7 mins
  • AJSM April 2026 Podcast: Blood Flow Restriction Therapy Stimulates Intercellular Mitochondria Transfer and Improves Muscle Regeneration and Shoulder Function in a Murine Rotator Cuff Injury Model

    AJSM April 2026 Podcast: Blood Flow Restriction Therapy Stimulates Intercellular Mitochondria Transfer and Improves Muscle Regeneration and Shoulder Function in a Murine Rotator Cuff Injury Model
    Apr 16 2026
    Rotator cuff (RC) tears are among the most common causes of shoulder dysfunction in sports medicine. Muscle atrophy and degeneration are important risk factors for RC tendon retearing and suboptimal recovery of shoulder function after tendon repair. Although blood flow restriction (BFR) can stimulate muscle regeneration after lower extremity trauma and anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, the mechanisms that underlie BFR remain unknown, and its application to RC tears has not yet been explored. In conclusion, BFR significantly improves muscle quality and shoulder function after RC injury. These effects occur alongside increased mitochondrial transfer from FAPs to myocytes. Click here to read the article.
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    21 mins
  • AJSM March 2026 5-in-5 Podcast

    AJSM March 2026 5-in-5 Podcast
    Mar 24 2026

    Four articles from the March 2026 issue summarized in five minutes, with the addition of a brief editorial commentary. The 5-in-5 feature is designed to give readers an overview of articles that may pique their interest and encourage more detailed reading. It may also be used by busy readers who would prefer a brief audio summary in order to select the articles they want to read in full.

    The featured articles this month are:

    • Intra-articular Delivery of Recombinant Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Protein (Anakinra) Enhances Graft Function in a Porcine Model of Osteochondral Repair
    • Prevalence of Postoperative Knee Pain After ACL Reconstruction at 2, 6, and 10 Years of Follow-up: Data From the MOON Group
    • Suture Interval Spacing in Meniscal Repair—Aim for ≤7 mm: A Biomechanical Study: ISAKOS Albert Trillat Award 2025
    • The Effect of Different Cognitive Demands on ACL Risk Biomechanics and Prefrontal Activation During a Single-Leg Drop Jump

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    7 mins
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