Medial quadriceps tendon femoral ligament reconstruction and medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction have no significant differences in clinical outcomes for treatment of lateral patellar instability: a matched-cohort study
Shankar D, DeClouette B, Avila A, Vasavada K, Lan R, Strauss E, Jazrawi L, Alaia M, Gonzalez-Lomas G, Campbell K. Medial quadriceps tendon femoral ligament reconstruction and medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction have no significant differences in clinical outcomes for treatment of lateral patellar instability: a matched-cohort study. Journal Of ISAKOS Joint Disorders & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine 2024, 9: 502-509. PMID: 38490437, DOI: 10.1016/j.jisako.2024.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedial patellofemoral ligament reconstructionMedial quadriceps tendon femoral ligament reconstructionVisual analog scalePatellofemoral ligament reconstructionMatched-cohort studyTibial tubercle osteotomyLateral patellar instabilityLigament reconstructionPatellar instabilityReturn to workClinical outcomesRate of recurrent patellar instabilityConcomitant tibial tubercle osteotomyRates of recurrent subluxationPostoperative visual analog scaleOsteochondral allograftsRecurrent lateral patellar instabilityRetrospective matched-cohort studyCompare clinical outcomesFollow-up timeFisher's exact testRecurrent patellar instabilityMann-Whitney U testReturn to sportP-value <Postoperative complications in rheumatic disease patients undergoing arthroscopy on immunosuppression
Vasavada K, Lin C, Jazrawi L, Samuels J. Postoperative complications in rheumatic disease patients undergoing arthroscopy on immunosuppression. The Physician And Sportsmedicine 2024, 52: 507-512. PMID: 38410886, DOI: 10.1080/00913847.2024.2324363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncidence of postoperative complicationsRheumatic disease patientsRheumatic disease typePostoperative complicationsDisease patientsRisk of postoperative complicationsPostoperative complication incidenceSignificance of between-group differencesFisher's exact testDisease typeRheumatic disease diagnosisStatistically significant differenceDisease patient populationSports medicine surgeryRetrospective reviewComplication ratePostoperative infectionBetween-group differencesComplication incidenceProcedural riskExact testIS medicationPatient populationComplicationsPatients