2021
Composite Vascularized Autograft Elbow Transplant
Pathak N, Sides EE, Piper SL, Lee CK, Hansen SL, Terry MJ, Lattanza LL. Composite Vascularized Autograft Elbow Transplant. JBJS Case Connector 2021, 11: e21.00220. PMID: 34319917, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.cc.21.00220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal elbow arthroplastyComplete brachial plexus injuryElbow jointBrachial plexus injuryRight upper extremityHand/wristRight elbow jointPlexus injuryElbow arthroplastySubsequent ankylosisUpper extremityDaily livingPatientsTransplantStandard techniquesAnkylosisArthroplastyInjuryExplantationInfectionExtremitiesTraumaWrist
2017
Distal Forearm Fracture Open Reduction–Internal Fixation: Sonographic Detection of Hardware Malalignment and Associated Tendon Injuries Missed by Radiography
Morgan TA, Piper SL, Lattanza LL, Goldstein RB, Link T, Motamedi D. Distal Forearm Fracture Open Reduction–Internal Fixation: Sonographic Detection of Hardware Malalignment and Associated Tendon Injuries Missed by Radiography. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2017, 36: 2173-2177. PMID: 28503753, DOI: 10.1002/jum.14241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen reduction internal fixationReduction internal fixationTendon injuriesRadiographic findingsMusculoskeletal sonographyDistal radius open reduction internal fixationAssociated tendon injuryDistal forearm fracturesNegative radiographic findingsSymptomatic patientsForearm fracturesSurgical treatmentCase seriesTendon integritySonographic detectionHardware complicationsUseful modalityClinical utilityHardware positionSonographyInjuryComplicationsPatientsMusculoskeletal imagingTreatment
2015
Monteggia Fracture Dislocations
Lattanza L, Chen S. Monteggia Fracture Dislocations. 2015, 1095-1106. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-8515-5_50.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadial head dislocationMonteggia injuriesUlnar fractureHead dislocationRadial headChronic Monteggia fractureFuture large clinical trialsLarge clinical trialsMonteggia fracture dislocationMultiple surgical optionsGiovanni MonteggiaMonteggia fractureFracture dislocationPediatric populationSurgical optionsSurgical outcomesChronic injuryExcellent outcomesTreatment optionsDifficult injuriesClinical trialsTreatment strategiesRadiocapitellar subluxationInjuryMonteggiaOpen Extensor Tendon Injuries
Amirtharajah M, Lattanza L. Open Extensor Tendon Injuries. The Journal Of Hand Surgery 2015, 40: 391-397. PMID: 25557773, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.06.136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtensor tendon injuriesTendon injuriesOpen injuriesExtensor tendonsSoft tissue lossModern repair techniquesCurrent Concepts articleExtensor mechanismRehabilitation protocolPatient outcomesClean lacerationsSevere skinTissue lossInjuryFlexor tendonsRepair techniquesTendonRecent literatureTreatmentCommon sourceMorbidityLaceration
2014
Monteggia Fracture-Dislocations
Lattanza L, Chen S. Monteggia Fracture-Dislocations. 2014, 1-14. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-8758-6_50-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadial head dislocationMonteggia injuriesUlnar fractureHead dislocationRadial headChronic Monteggia fractureFuture large clinical trialsLarge clinical trialsMonteggia fracture dislocationMultiple surgical optionsGiovanni MonteggiaMonteggia fractureFracture dislocationPediatric populationSurgical optionsSurgical outcomesChronic injuryExcellent outcomesTreatment optionsDifficult injuriesClinical trialsTreatment strategiesRadiocapitellar subluxationInjuryMonteggia
2009
Surgeon Experience Level Affects Mechanics of the Pivot Shift Test for Posterolateral Rotatory Instability of the Elbow
Chu T, Ty J, Orazov B, Strauss N, O’Reilly O, Buckley J, Lattanza L. Surgeon Experience Level Affects Mechanics of the Pivot Shift Test for Posterolateral Rotatory Instability of the Elbow. 2009, 761-762. DOI: 10.1115/sbc2009-206560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPivot shift testPosterolateral rotatory instabilityLateral pivot-shift testLateral ulnar collateral ligamentUlnar collateral ligamentClinical examinationClinician levelRadial headRadiocapitellar jointLateral stabilizing structuresValgus momentCollateral ligamentMultiple surgeonsRotatory instabilitySupination torqueFull extensionExperienced examinersInexperienced examinersPositive resultsTraining guidelinesElbowExaminersSubluxationInjury