2024
Complications and Radiographic Outcomes of Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy at Minimum 5-Year Follow-up
Yalcin S, Seals K, Joo P, Fulkerson J, Farrow L. Complications and Radiographic Outcomes of Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy at Minimum 5-Year Follow-up. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2024, 12: 23259671241278722. PMID: 39430114, PMCID: PMC11489970, DOI: 10.1177/23259671241278722.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMidterm follow-upTibial tubercle osteotomyComplication rateFollow-upLogistic regression analysisRadiographic outcomesYears of clinical follow-up dataClinical follow-up dataRisk factorsUnivariate logistic regression analysisMultivariate logistic regression analysisGrades 3 to 4Tubercle osteotomyTreatment of patellofemoral instabilityHistory of smokingCase series studyFollow-up periodRate of patientsLong-term outcomesFollow-up dataLevel of evidenceRegression analysisPatient demographicsCase seriesPatellofemoral instabilityAnalyzing Alignment Error in Tibial Tuberosity–Trochlear Groove Distance in Clinical Scans Using 2D and 3D Methods
Sieberer J, Park N, Rancu A, Desroches S, McDonald C, Manafzadeh A, Tommasini S, Wiznia D, Fulkerson J. Analyzing Alignment Error in Tibial Tuberosity–Trochlear Groove Distance in Clinical Scans Using 2D and 3D Methods. The American Journal Of Sports Medicine 2024, 52: 2996-3003. PMID: 39320426, DOI: 10.1177/03635465241279852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTibial tuberosity-trochlear groove distanceSurgical decision-makingPatellofemoral instabilityIntraclass correlation coefficientGroove distanceTreatment of patellofemoral instabilityComputed tomography scanTT-TG distanceScans of patientsPatient's legsTT-TG measurementsTibial tubercle transferKnees of patientsInterrater reliabilityGt;5 mmTomography scanSurgical planningTubercle transferScanner gantryPatientsClinical scansClinical literatureTopographic landmarksKneeDecision-makingVisualization of Trochlear Dysplasia using Three-Dimensional Curvature Analysis in Patients with Patellar Instability Facilitates Understanding and Improves the Reliability of the Entry-Point to Trochlea Groove Angle
Sieberer J, Park N, Manafzadeh A, Desroches S, Brennan K, McDonald C, Tommasini S, Wiznia D, Fulkerson J. Visualization of Trochlear Dysplasia using Three-Dimensional Curvature Analysis in Patients with Patellar Instability Facilitates Understanding and Improves the Reliability of the Entry-Point to Trochlea Groove Angle. Arthroscopy Sports Medicine And Rehabilitation 2024, 101010. DOI: 10.1016/j.asmr.2024.101010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatellofemoral instability patientsInterclass correlation coefficientInterrater reliabilityPatellofemoral instabilityLevel III-retrospective cohort studyResults Qualitative analysisIII-retrospective cohort studyTrochlear grooveClinical decision-makingRetrospective cohort studyAge-sex matched controlsCohort studyMann-Whitney U testAge-sexRecurrent patellar instabilityPatient's kneeControl kneesAP viewMatched controlsKneePatellar instabilityCT scanTrochlear dysplasiaMann-WhitneyU test
2023
Three-Dimensional Reproductions for Surgical Decision-Making in the Treatment of Recurrent Patella Dislocation
Yu K, Beitler B, Cooperman D, Frumberg D, Schneble C, McLaughlin W, Fulkerson J. Three-Dimensional Reproductions for Surgical Decision-Making in the Treatment of Recurrent Patella Dislocation. Arthroscopy Techniques 2023, 12: e807-e811. PMID: 37424639, PMCID: PMC10323671, DOI: 10.1016/j.eats.2023.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecurrent patella dislocationPatellofemoral jointPatella dislocationTrochlea dysplasiaSurgical decisionPatellofemoral instabilityJoint stabilityPatellar trackingOsseous factorsComplex anatomyDysplasiaSurgical planningFemoral trochleaSoft tissuePatientsTreatmentThree-dimensional reproductionClassification systemSurgicalLocalization of the Adductor Tubercle in the Skeletally Immature: A Computed Tomography Study With Patellofemoral Surgical Implications
Jabbouri S, McLaughlin W, Joo P, Cooperman D, Fulkerson J, Frumberg D. Localization of the Adductor Tubercle in the Skeletally Immature: A Computed Tomography Study With Patellofemoral Surgical Implications. The American Journal Of Sports Medicine 2023, 51: 1792-1798. PMID: 37093662, DOI: 10.1177/03635465231166027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial patellofemoral ligamentAdductor magnus tendonAdductor tubercleTendon insertionMQTFL reconstructionPediatric patientsTomography scanDistal femurAnchor placementMale pediatric patientsDistal femoral physisFellowship-trained musculoskeletal radiologistsComputed tomography studyMale cadaveric specimensProximal-distal orientationAnterior-posterior distanceDescriptive laboratory studyImmature patientsSkeletally immatureLigament reconstructionFemoral physisPatellofemoral ligamentSurgical implicationsPatellofemoral instabilityMusculoskeletal radiologists
2020
Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Patients.
Sidharthan S, Wang G, Schlichte LM, Fulkerson JP, Green DW. Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Patients. JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques 2020, 10: e0110. PMID: 32368409, PMCID: PMC7161734, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.st.18.00110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedial patellofemoral ligament reconstructionDistal femoral physisPatellofemoral ligament reconstructionImmature patientsTendon harvesterLigament reconstructionFemoral physisMPFL reconstructionPatellofemoral instabilitySkeletally Immature PatientsDouble-bundle reconstructionTraumatic patellar dislocationRecurrent patellar instabilityMPFL injuryReconstructed MPFLTenodesis screwDistal medial aspectSemitendinosus graftHamstring autograftPreoperative levelsFemoral socketSurgical interventionGraft placementQuadriceps tendonPatellar dislocation
2011
Technical Failure of Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction
Bollier M, Fulkerson J, Cosgarea A, Tanaka M. Technical Failure of Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2011, 27: 1153-1159. PMID: 21664791, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2011.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial patellofemoral ligament reconstructionPatellofemoral ligament reconstructionLigament reconstructionChronic patellofemoral instabilityRecurrent lateral instabilityTunnel malpositioningClinical presentationMedial restraintsMPFL graftRevision surgeryMedial subluxationPatellar instabilityMPFL insertionPatellofemoral instabilityNormal alignmentTechnical failureGraftPatientsSurgeryLateral instabilitySubluxationBest optionMalpositioningSymptoms