2019
Immediate Improvement in Physical Function after Symptomatic Syndesmotic Screw Removal
Kohring J, Baumhauer J, Flemister S, Oh I, DiGiovanni B, Ketz J. Immediate Improvement in Physical Function after Symptomatic Syndesmotic Screw Removal. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2019, 4: 2473011419s00042. PMCID: PMC8696822, DOI: 10.1177/2473011419s00042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSyndesmotic screw removalScrew removalAnkle fracturesSyndesmotic fixationAnkle ROMSyndesmotic screwT-scoreEarly post-operative periodPost-operative periodPhysical function outcomesCohort comparison groupSame study periodT-score changePROMIS outcomesAsymptomatic patientsOpen reductionFunction outcomesInternal fixationPhysical functionAnkle rangeEarly improvementSymptomatic implantsFunctional limitationsSyndesmotic instabilityPatientsAlterations 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
A Novel Method for Measurement of Ankle Joint Reaction Force and Response to Syndesmotic Injury
Kelly M, Maqsoodi N, Vasconcellos D, Osman W, Oh I, Fowler X, Elfar J, Olles M, Ketz J. A Novel Method for Measurement of Ankle Joint Reaction Force and Response to Syndesmotic Injury. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2016, 1: 2473011416s00005. DOI: 10.1177/2473011416s00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchJoint reactive forcesSyndesmotic injuriesTibiotalar jointAnatomic reductionTibiofibular ligamentSyndesmotic screwPeri-articular soft tissuesForce-displacement curvesDistraction forcePosterior tibiofibular ligamentNoninvasive measurementLower extremity limbsTibio-talar jointAnkle joint reaction forceSurgical stabilizationSyndesmotic ligamentsSyndesmotic fixationUpper extremityJoint instabilityArticular pathologySyndesmosisInjuryStatistical differenceSoft tissueLigament