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Treatment of a Failed Posterior Cruciate Ligament Avulsion Fracture Fixation in a Skeletally Immature Patient
Moran J, Homan M, LaPrade C, Kennedy N, LaPrade R. Treatment of a Failed Posterior Cruciate Ligament Avulsion Fracture Fixation in a Skeletally Immature Patient. JBJS Case Connector 2023, 13: e23.00165. PMID: 37556573, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.cc.23.00165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior cruciate ligament avulsion fractureFibular collateral ligament reconstructionRevision PCL reconstructionSkeletally Immature PatientsPosterior tibial slopeCollateral ligament reconstructionAge 17 yearsAge 13 yearsImmature patientsNonoperative managementAvulsion fractureLigament reconstructionOpen reductionPediatric patientsClinical outcomesTibial physisPCL reconstructionInternal fixationTibial slopePrimary ORIFFracture fixationPersistent instabilityRadiographic measurementsImmature girlStress radiographic measurements
2022
Cadaveric Examination of the Radiographic Safe Zone for Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of the Calcaneus Posterior Facet
Brand J, Elaydi A, Moran J, Yoo B. Cadaveric Examination of the Radiographic Safe Zone for Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of the Calcaneus Posterior Facet. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2022, 7: 24730114221088838. PMID: 35372747, PMCID: PMC8969522, DOI: 10.1177/24730114221088838.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosterior facetOpen reductionInternal fixationLateral radiographsScrew placementIntraoperative radiographic assessmentOsseous surfaceInferomedial surfaceRadiographic assessmentScrew penetrationIntraoperative fluoroscopySafe zoneSurgical qualityMedial convexityPosterior quadrantFacet screwsRadiopaque wireRadiographic markersComplex osteologyArticular marginScrew insertionLong screwsRadiopaque markersCalcaneusSmall sample size