2024
Telerehabilitation to Address the Rehabilitation Gap in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Care: Survey of Physical Therapists/Care Providers
Gardner E, Podbielski C, Dunphy E. Telerehabilitation to Address the Rehabilitation Gap in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Care: Survey of Physical Therapists/Care Providers. Telemedicine Reports 2024, 5: 18-35. PMID: 38469166, PMCID: PMC10927236, DOI: 10.1089/tmr.2023.0022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnterior cruciate ligament reconstruction patientsAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionReturn-to-sport phaseQualified physical therapistsDigital health interventionsSupervised physical therapyPhysical therapistsPhysical therapyHealth interventionsCruciate ligament reconstructionRehabilitation strategiesTelerehabilitationRehabilitationInclusion criteriaCommercial insuranceClosed questionsProvides backgroundOnline surveyLigament reconstructionQuantitative dataStructural rehabilitationSurveyRespondentsCross-sectionTime points
2023
Previous Isolated Medial Bucket-Handle Meniscus Repair Significantly Increases Risk of Subsequent Ipsilateral Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
McLaughlin W, Gillinov S, Joo P, Moran J, Jimenez A, Grauer J, Gardner E. Previous Isolated Medial Bucket-Handle Meniscus Repair Significantly Increases Risk of Subsequent Ipsilateral Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Arthroscopy Sports Medicine And Rehabilitation 2023, 5: e671-e678. PMID: 37388885, PMCID: PMC10300536, DOI: 10.1016/j.asmr.2023.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionBucket-handle meniscus tearsSubsequent anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionCruciate ligament reconstructionBucket-handle meniscus repairControl groupLigament reconstructionMeniscal injuryMeniscus surgeryGreater oddsMeniscus repairRetrospective cohort studyAge-matched patientsKaplan-Meier analysisCohort studyPrior surgeryRetrospective reviewInclusion criteriaMeniscus tearsHigh riskGeneral populationMeniscal tearsOperative methodPatientsLevel IIIPaper 20: Prior Isolated Meniscus Surgery Significantly Increases the Risk for Future Ipsilateral Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction up to 5 Years: An Analysis of over 100,000 Patients
McLaughlin W, Gillinov S, Joo P, Moran J, Grauer J, Gardner E. Paper 20: Prior Isolated Meniscus Surgery Significantly Increases the Risk for Future Ipsilateral Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction up to 5 Years: An Analysis of over 100,000 Patients. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2023, 11: 2325967123s00020. PMCID: PMC10071215, DOI: 10.1177/2325967123s00020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeniscus tearsPopulation incidenceHigher oddsSurgical treatmentACL reconstructionMeniscus injuryGeneral populationAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionACL injury preventionACL-R surgeryIncidence of aCLIsolated meniscus tearSubsequent ACL injuryCruciate ligament reconstructionMultivariate logistic regressionGeneral population incidenceICD-10 codesSignificant higher oddsBucket-handle tearYear age rangeACL injuryACL tearsLigament reconstructionRehabilitation protocolConcurrent fracture
2021
Temporal Utilization of Physical Therapy Visits After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Burroughs PJ, Kahan JB, Moore HG, Grauer JN, Gardner EC. Temporal Utilization of Physical Therapy Visits After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2021, 9: 2325967120982293. PMID: 33681401, PMCID: PMC7900793, DOI: 10.1177/2325967120982293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionPT visitsCruciate ligament reconstructionPostoperative periodLigament reconstructionPhysical therapy visitsEarly postoperative periodInterquartile rangeDescriptive epidemiological studySport-specific exercisesPhysical therapy rehabilitationTherapy visitsPatient agePearlDiver databaseFemale patientsStudy cohortKnee functionMean ageNational cohortPatient recoveryInclusion criteriaStage rehabilitationTherapy rehabilitationEpidemiological studiesPatients
2020
Telerehabilitation to Address the Rehabilitation Gap in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Care: Survey of Patients
Dunphy E, Gardner EC. Telerehabilitation to Address the Rehabilitation Gap in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Care: Survey of Patients. JMIR Formative Research 2020, 4: e19296. PMID: 32945776, PMCID: PMC7532455, DOI: 10.2196/19296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStages of carePhysical therapyACL reconstructionAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionMedicine Institutional Review BoardAcceptability of telerehabilitationCruciate ligament reconstructionUse of telerehabilitationSurvey of patientsPhysical therapy careOpinions of patientsEvidence-based rehabilitationSTATA version 15Time of recruitmentInstitutional review boardQuality of reportingTelerehabilitation interventionTherapy inputACL surgeryLigament reconstructionManual therapyUnmanaged painPatientsRecreational athletesEthical approval