2023
Incidence of Early Adverse Events After Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy
Yalcin S, Seals K, McLaughlin W, Fulkerson J, Farrow L. Incidence of Early Adverse Events After Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2023, 11: 23259671231178345. PMID: 37441509, PMCID: PMC10334009, DOI: 10.1177/23259671231178345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTibial tubercle osteotomyMultivariable logistic regression analysisTibial tubercle distalizationCatheter-related complicationsIncidence of readmissionPredictors of readmissionBody mass indexLong-term outcomesLevel of evidenceLogistic regression analysisTTO procedureChondral proceduresNumber of screwsPerioperative complicationsPostoperative painWound complicationsAdverse eventsEpidural catheterPerioperative periodCase seriesMass indexSmoking statusPreoperative diagnosisTubercle osteotomyTourniquet use
2017
Patellofemoral Contact Pressures After Patellar Distalization: A Biomechanical Study
Yang JS, Fulkerson JP, Obopilwe E, Voss A, Divenere J, Mazzocca AD, Edgar CM. Patellofemoral Contact Pressures After Patellar Distalization: A Biomechanical Study. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2017, 33: 2038-2044. PMID: 28844344, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2017.06.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatellofemoral contact pressureBlackburne-Peel ratioLateral releaseEarly flexionPatella bajaNative kneeTibial tubercle distalizationWeighted pulley systemFresh-frozen cadaveric kneesIliotibial bandMedial trochleaCadaveric kneesLateral trochleaFlexionKneeBiomechanical studyDistalizationPressure-sensitive filmOsteotomyTrochlea