2024
Low Rates of Postoperative Complications and Revision Surgery After Primary Medial Elbow Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair
Moran J, Kammien A, Cheng R, Amaral J, Santos E, Modrak M, Kunze K, Vaswani R, Jimenez A, Gulotta L, Dines J, Altchek D. Low Rates of Postoperative Complications and Revision Surgery After Primary Medial Elbow Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair. Arthroscopy Sports Medicine And Rehabilitation 2024, 6: 100828. PMID: 38313860, PMCID: PMC10835117, DOI: 10.1016/j.asmr.2023.100828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncidence of early postoperative complicationsMedial ulnar collateral ligamentEarly postoperative complicationsUlnar nerve surgeryPostoperative complicationsFollow-upNerve surgeryLow rate of postoperative complicationsRevision surgeryRate of postoperative complicationsUlnar neuropathyConcomitant elbow fracturesTherapeutic case seriesPostoperative complication rateMedial ulnar collateral ligament injuryDay of surgeryUlnar collateral ligament repairUlnar nerve transpositionMedial epicondyle fracturesMedial ulnar collateral ligament reconstructionNational insurance databaseYears of agePostoperative ulnar neuropathyCollateral ligament repairRetrospective review
2023
Factors 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