2019
Alterations in tibiotalar joint reaction force following syndesmotic injury are restored with static syndesmotic fixation
Kelly M, Vasconcellos D, Osman WS, Masqoodi N, Fowler X, Elfar JC, Olles MW, Flemister AS, Ketz JP, Oh I. Alterations in tibiotalar joint reaction force following syndesmotic injury are restored with static syndesmotic fixation. Clinical Biomechanics 2019, 69: 156-163. PMID: 31352256, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2019.07.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnatomic reductionSyndesmotic injuriesJoint reaction forcesSyndesmotic screwInjury statesHuman cadaveric lower extremitiesAnkle joint instabilitySignificant differencesCadaveric lower extremitiesMethod of fixationSignificant dissectionSyndesmotic fixationLower extremitiesTibiotalar jointJoint instabilityIntraarticular placementSteinmann pinsInjuryInvasive methodCadaver studyMalreductionReaction forcesQuadricortical screwsJoint mechanicsSignificant increase
2016
Spring Ligament Tear Decreases the Ankle and Talonavicular Joint Reaction Forces
Oh I, Kelly M, Maqsoodi N, Vasconcellos D, Osman W, Fowler X, Elfar J, Olles M. Spring Ligament Tear Decreases the Ankle and Talonavicular Joint Reaction Forces. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2016, 1: 2473011416s00072. DOI: 10.1177/2473011416s00072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpring ligament tearsLigament reconstructionLigament tearsTalonavicular jointInjury modelJoint reaction forcesTibiocalcaneonavicular ligamentBiomechanical studyMedial ankle instabilityAdjacent soft tissuesSpring ligament reconstructionPrevious anatomic studiesCadaveric lower legsFirst biomechanical studyClinical efficacyHuman cadaveric lower legsValgus deformitySemitendinosus allograftDistal tibiaFlatfoot deformityDeltoid ligamentAnkle instabilityNavicular tuberosityAnatomic studyLower legNoninvasive Measurement of Normal Foot and Ankle Joint Reaction Force
Ho B, Maqsoodi N, Vasconcellos D, Osman W, Fowler X, Elfar J, Olles M, Ketz J, Flemister A, Oh I. Noninvasive Measurement of Normal Foot and Ankle Joint Reaction Force. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2016, 1: 2473011416s00085. DOI: 10.1177/2473011416s00085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchForce-displacement curvesJoint reaction forcesCompression forceTensile testing machineReaction forcesPressure sensorTesting machineBest-fit polynomialsInflection pointJoint structureSoft tissue structuresBiomechanical studyDisplacementSoft tissueBiomechanical assessmentPinJointsForceAnkle joint reaction forceDistraction forceFixation devicesHigh reproducibilityPressure changesTissue structureCalcaneocuboid joint