Jack Porrino, MD
Professor of Radiology and Biomedical ImagingCards
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Research
Publications
2025
The Buford Complex: A Review of Embryology, Imaging, Technical Considerations, and Clinical Significance
Moran J, Joo P, Vasavada K, Cheng R, Levitt S, Manzi J, Patel S, Cecere R, Porrino J, Katz L, Jimenez A, Medvecky M. The Buford Complex: A Review of Embryology, Imaging, Technical Considerations, and Clinical Significance. JSES Reviews Reports And Techniques 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.xrrt.2024.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuperior labrum anterior-posteriorBuford complexMiddle glenohumeral ligamentClinical significanceCord-like middle glenohumeral ligamentBenign anatomical variantAnterosuperior labral tearReview of embryologyCongenital variantPreoperative imagingGeneral adult populationTechnical considerationsAnatomical variantsLabral tearsShoulder instabilityHigh riskLabral variantsAnterosuperior labrumExternal rotationAdult populationAnterior-posteriorGlenohumeral ligamentEarly childhoodTearsBuford
2024
Lipohemarthrosis in the detection of intraarticular fractures: Looking beyond the tibial plateau
Porrino J, Shreve C, Marten E, Lee H, Haims A. Lipohemarthrosis in the detection of intraarticular fractures: Looking beyond the tibial plateau. PM&R 2024, 16: 1041-1048. PMID: 38984513, DOI: 10.1002/pmrj.13220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal spine MRI for the preoperative evaluation of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Part 2 – spinal cord tumors, dysraphisms, diastematomyelia, and vertebral anomalies
Lee H, Janjua F, Ragab A, Moran J, Haims A, Rubio D, Tuason D, Porrino J. Total spine MRI for the preoperative evaluation of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Part 2 – spinal cord tumors, dysraphisms, diastematomyelia, and vertebral anomalies. Current Problems In Diagnostic Radiology 2024, 53: 415-421. PMID: 38262798, DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2024.01.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal spine MRISpinal cord tumorsAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisCord tumorsSpine MRIIdiopathic scoliosisEvaluation of adolescent idiopathic scoliosisVertebral anomaliesNeural axis abnormalitiesArnold-Chiari malformationTime of diagnosisTethered cordAxis abnormalitiesChiari malformationPreoperative evaluationScreening examinationDiastematomyeliaDysraphismTumorScoliosisAbnormalitiesMRIMalformationsSyringomyeliaCordTotal spine MRI for the preoperative evaluation of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: part 1
Lee H, Janjua F, Ragab A, Moran J, Haims A, Rubio D, Tuason D, Porrino J. Total spine MRI for the preoperative evaluation of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: part 1. Current Problems In Diagnostic Radiology 2024, 53: 405-414. PMID: 38246795, DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2024.01.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal spine MRIAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisSpine MRIIdiopathic scoliosisEvaluation of adolescent idiopathic scoliosisNeural axis abnormalitiesSpinal cord tumorsTime of diagnosisArnold-Chiari malformationCord tumorsTethered cordAxis abnormalitiesChiari malformationPreoperative evaluationScreening examinationVertebral anomaliesScoliosisAbnormalitiesMRIDiastematomyeliaDysraphismSyringomyeliaMalformationsTumor
2023
Magnetic resonance imaging quality in the context of a knee-spanning external fixator placed inside the MR bore: a literature review
Marcel A, Green J, Porrino J, Katz L, Medvecky M. Magnetic resonance imaging quality in the context of a knee-spanning external fixator placed inside the MR bore: a literature review. Skeletal Radiology 2023, 53: 629-636. PMID: 37955679, DOI: 10.1007/s00256-023-04505-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKnee-spanning external fixatorExternal fixatorNoise ratioMR boreSoft tissue repairDevice compositionKnee injury patientsLimb-threatening injuriesSoft tissue injuriesUtility of MRIMagnetic resonance imagingMagnetic field strengthImage qualityField strengthKnee dislocationInjury patientsTissue injuryAnatomical assessmentUseful diagnostic informationResonance imagingLigamentous structuresFixatorMRIEmergent assessmentMRI sequencesInternal Derangement of the Wrist
Porrino J, Lee H, Brown E, Snyder T, Haims A. Internal Derangement of the Wrist. 2023, 1-29. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-57376-8_14-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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Overview
Jack Porrino, MD, is a musculoskeletal radiologist who specializes in imaging and diagnosing conditions that affect bones, joints, muscles, and ligaments. He provides specialized evaluations for issues such as wrist injuries and serious knee problems, including multi-ligament knee injuries, a condition in which multiple knee ligaments are damaged.
As a professor of radiology and biomedical imaging at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Porrino pursues research on various musculoskeletal pathologies. He completed his medical training at the University of Nevada Reno, followed by a radiology residency at the University of Arizona and a fellowship in musculoskeletal imaging at the University of Washington.
Clinical Specialties
Musculoskeletal Imaging