2021
Trochlear Dysplasia as Shown by Increased Sulcus Angle Is Associated With Osteochondral Damage in Patients With Patellar Instability
Fones L, Jimenez AE, Cheng C, Chevalier N, Brimacombe MB, Cohen A, Pace JL. Trochlear Dysplasia as Shown by Increased Sulcus Angle Is Associated With Osteochondral Damage in Patients With Patellar Instability. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2021, 37: 3469-3476. PMID: 33964393, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2021.04.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCohort of patientsBody mass indexPatellar instabilityTrochlear dysplasiaTrochlear groove distanceSulcus angleOsteochondral damageSymptom durationMass indexTibial tubercleRisk factorsOsteochondral injurySignificant associationGroove distanceAcute osteochondral fracturesHigher sulcus angleTertiary referral centerPatient demographic characteristicsRetrospective chart reviewAnatomic risk factorsDemographic characteristicsCaton-Deschamps ratioImportant risk factorFrequency of dislocationRetrospective prognostic studyRelationship Between Patellar Morphology and Known Anatomic Risk Factors for Patellofemoral Instability
Jimenez AE, Levy BJ, Grimm NL, Andelman SM, Cheng C, Hedgecock JP, Cohen A, Pace JL. Relationship Between Patellar Morphology and Known Anatomic Risk Factors for Patellofemoral Instability. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2021, 9: 2325967120988690. PMID: 33748306, PMCID: PMC7940750, DOI: 10.1177/2325967120988690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatellar instabilityPatellar morphologyAnterior cruciate ligament tearsMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansAnatomic risk factorsCruciate ligament tearsYoung adult patientsResonance imaging scansCross-sectional studyLevel of evidenceRegression analysisAxial MRI scansStudy patientsAdult patientsControl patientsLigament tearsRisk factorsImaging scansTrochlear dysplasiaRadiologic measurementsMRI scansPatellofemoral instabilityControl groupPatientsSignificant association
2020
Traumatic Patellar Dislocations in Childhood and Adolescents
Grimm NL, Levy BJ, Jimenez AE, Crepeau AE, Lee Pace J. Traumatic Patellar Dislocations in Childhood and Adolescents. Orthopedic Clinics Of North America 2020, 51: 481-491. PMID: 32950217, DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2020.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction and Lateral Retinacular Lengthening in the Skeletally Immature Patient
Levy BJ, Jimenez AE, Fitzsimmons KP, Pace JL. Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction and Lateral Retinacular Lengthening in the Skeletally Immature Patient. Arthroscopy Techniques 2020, 9: e737-e745. PMID: 32577346, PMCID: PMC7301218, DOI: 10.1016/j.eats.2020.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMedial patellofemoral ligamentMPFL reconstructionMedial patellofemoral ligament reconstructionAnatomic MPFL reconstructionSkeletally Immature PatientsDistal femoral physisPatellofemoral ligament reconstructionLateral retinacular lengtheningImmature patientsLigament reconstructionPediatric populationFemoral physisFluoroscopic guidancePatellofemoral ligamentPatellar instabilitySafe placementLateral lengtheningImmature populationSafe zone