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Combined Repair of Medial Meniscal Ramp Lesions and Posterior Root Tears of the Lateral Meniscus During Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Moran J, Homan M, LaPrade C, Kennedy N, LaPrade R. Combined Repair of Medial Meniscal Ramp Lesions and Posterior Root Tears of the Lateral Meniscus During Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. JBJS Case Connector 2023, 13: e22.00659. PMID: 36795863, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.cc.22.00659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial meniscal ramp lesionsAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionMeniscal ramp lesionsCruciate ligament reconstructionLateral meniscus root tearsRamp lesionsLigament reconstructionRevision anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionRoot tearsRevision ACL reconstructionShort-term outcomesPosterior root tearMeniscus root tearsTranstibial pullout repairACL reconstructionClinical outcomesCase reportCombined repairLateral meniscusOne-yearPullout repairRepair techniquesPatientsLesionsTears
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Rates of subsequent surgeries after meniscus repair with and without concurrent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Kahan J, Burroughs P, Petit L, Schneble C, Joo P, Moran J, Modrak M, Mclaughlin W, Nasreddine A, Grauer J, Medvecky M. Rates of subsequent surgeries after meniscus repair with and without concurrent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0294964. PMID: 38015977, PMCID: PMC10684064, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConcurrent anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionSecondary surgery rateCruciate ligament reconstructionSurgery ratesMeniscus repairLigament reconstructionKnee surgeryArthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionMeniscal repairSecondary surgical proceduresLarge national databaseLarge patient databaseSubsequent surgerySecondary proceduresSecondary surgeryLarge cohortSurgical proceduresPatient databasePatientsSurgeryCohortNational databaseSignificant differencesRepairConcurrent Repair of Medial Meniscal Ramp Lesions and Lateral Meniscus Root Tears in Patients Undergoing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: The “New Terrible Triad”
LaPrade C, Homan M, Moran J, Kennedy N, LaPrade R. Concurrent Repair of Medial Meniscal Ramp Lesions and Lateral Meniscus Root Tears in Patients Undergoing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: The “New Terrible Triad”. Arthroscopy Techniques 2023, 12: e1565-e1578. PMID: 37780663, PMCID: PMC10533866, DOI: 10.1016/j.eats.2023.04.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedial meniscal ramp lesionsLateral meniscus root tearsMeniscal ramp lesionsMeniscus root tearsRamp lesionsTerrible triadPatients Undergoing Anterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionRoot tearsAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionAnterior cruciate ligament tearsACL graft failureCruciate ligament reconstructionACL reconstruction surgeryCruciate ligament tearsRepair techniquesGraft failureLigament reconstructionLigament tearsACL pathologyReconstruction surgeryConcurrent repairArthroscopic assessmentTearsBiomechanical consequencesLesionsFactors Associated With Increased Opioid Prescriptions Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Opioid-Naïve Patients
Yalcin S, Joo P, McLaughlin W, Moran J, Caruana D, Flores M, Grauer J, Medvecky M. Factors Associated With Increased Opioid Prescriptions Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Opioid-Naïve Patients. Arthroscopy Sports Medicine And Rehabilitation 2023, 5: 100740. PMID: 37645399, PMCID: PMC10461142, DOI: 10.1016/j.asmr.2023.04.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionOpioid-naïve patientsOpioid prescriptionsCruciate ligament reconstructionOrthopaedic surgeonsMean MMEOpioid useLigament reconstructionPreoperative diagnosisArthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionMedical providersFollowing Anterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionOlder ageRetrospective cohort studyCollateral ligament repairSubstance use disordersMean morphineNaïve patientsOpioid dosesPrescriber specialtyCohort studyPatient factorsChronic painAverage MMEPhysician specialty