2021
Patient-Reported Activity Levels Correlate With Early Cartilage Degeneration After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Friedman JM, Su F, Zhang AL, Allen CR, Feeley BT, Souza R, Li X, Ma CB, Lansdown DA. Patient-Reported Activity Levels Correlate With Early Cartilage Degeneration After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. The American Journal Of Sports Medicine 2021, 49: 442-449. PMID: 33395319, DOI: 10.1177/0363546520980431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionMarx activity levelMarx activity scoreCruciate ligament reconstructionMarx scoresCartilage degenerationMagnetic resonance imagingMedial compartmentEarly cartilage degenerationLigament reconstructionPosttraumatic osteoarthritisActivity scoreActivity levelsOrgan Magnetic Resonance Imaging ScoreOsteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) scoresMagnetic Resonance Imaging ScorePre-existing arthritisPatient-reported outcomesLevel of evidenceSoft tissue graftsFisher's exact testMedial compartment degenerationPositive predictive valueSpearman rank testCartilage degenerative changes
2018
Knee Imaging Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: The Surgeon's and Radiologist's Perspectives
Srinivasan R, Wan J, Allen CR, Steinbach LS. Knee Imaging Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: The Surgeon's and Radiologist's Perspectives. Seminars In Musculoskeletal Radiology 2018, 22: 386-397. PMID: 30134463, DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1653953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesAnterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionCartilage, ArticularHumansPostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative PeriodConceptsACL reconstructionAnterior cruciate ligament tearsNormal imaging appearanceACL reconstruction surgeryCruciate ligament tearsExcellent postoperative resultsMagnetic resonance imagingMost patientsLigament tearsLigamentous injuriesCommon injuriesPostoperative resultsImaging appearancesReconstruction surgerySurgical techniqueCommon causeRecurrent instabilityReconstruction failureCartilage damageChronic instabilityEarly osteoarthritisMeniscal tearsResonance imagingPatientsRadiologist's perspective
2014
Cartilage MRI relaxation times after arthroscopic partial medial meniscectomy reveal localized degeneration
Souza RB, Wu SJ, Morse LJ, Subburaj K, Allen CR, Feeley BT. Cartilage MRI relaxation times after arthroscopic partial medial meniscectomy reveal localized degeneration. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 2014, 23: 188-197. PMID: 24792070, DOI: 10.1007/s00167-014-2997-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultArthroscopyBiomechanical PhenomenaCartilage, ArticularFemaleFemurHumansKnee JointMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMenisci, TibialMiddle AgedTibiaConceptsArthroscopic partial meniscectomyPartial meniscectomyWeight-bearing regionsTibiofemoral kinematicsArthroscopic partial medial meniscectomyPost-surgical MRIPartial medial meniscectomyLateral tibial plateauCartilage relaxation timesMedial femoral condyleAbnormal tibiofemoral kinematicsMRI relaxation timesT2 relaxation time mappingSignificant elevationMedial meniscectomyPosterior hornTibial plateauEarly changesTimes elevationMeniscectomyFemoral condyleKneeMonthsResectionT-test