Andrew Jimenez, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics & RehabilitationCards
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Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation
Biography
Dr. Jimenez is a dual fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine and hip preservation.
He graduated from Brown University where he was a collegiate wrestler in the 174-pound weight division. He then attended the University of Cincinnati for medical school and residency where he was awarded the Peter J. Stern Chief Resident Leadership Award. He completed a sports medicine fellowship at the University of Connecticut and dedicated an extra year of training in hip arthroscopy at the American Hip Institute in Chicago.
Dr. Jimenez is an avid clinical and basic science researcher with a specialized research interest in outcomes of hip arthroscopy in the athlete and the biomechanics of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI).
In his time outside of work, Dr. Jimenez enjoys spending time with his family, hiking, skiing, golfing, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Appointments
Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation
Assistant ProfessorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Clinical Faculty
- Hip Preservation Program
- Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation
- Sports Medicine
- SportSafe Soccer Medicine Program
- Yale Medicine
Education & Training
- Hip Preservation Fellowship
- American Hip Institute
- Sports Medicine Fellowship
- University of Connecticut
- Residency
- University of Cincinnati
- MD
- University of Cincinnati
- BA
- Brown University
Research
Publications
Featured Publications
Athletes Undergoing Concomitant Hip Arthroscopy and Periacetabular Osteotomy Demonstrate Greater Than 80% Return-to-Sport Rate at 2-Year Minimum Follow-Up
Jimenez AE, Lee MS, Owens JS, Maldonado DR, LaReau JM, Domb BG. Athletes Undergoing Concomitant Hip Arthroscopy and Periacetabular Osteotomy Demonstrate Greater Than 80% Return-to-Sport Rate at 2-Year Minimum Follow-Up. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2022, 38: 2649-2658. PMID: 35257741, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2022.02.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonarthritic Hip ScoreConcomitant hip arthroscopyPatient-reported outcomesHip arthroscopyPeriacetabular osteotomyHOS-SSSHip scoreSport ratesAcetabular dysplasiaHip Outcome Score-SportPercentage of patientsHarris hip scorePrimary hip arthroscopyRetrospective case seriesBody mass indexIntra-articular pathologyMean followMinimum followPostoperative scoresCase seriesConsecutive athletesMass indexRTS rateCam deformityLabral tearsHip Capsular Management in Patients With Femoroacetabular Impingement or Microinstability: A Systematic Review of Biomechanical Studies
Jimenez AE, Owens JS, Shapira J, Saks BR, Ankem HK, Sabetian PW, Lall AC, Domb BG. Hip Capsular Management in Patients With Femoroacetabular Impingement or Microinstability: A Systematic Review of Biomechanical Studies. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2021, 37: 2642-2654. PMID: 33940133, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2021.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCapsular releaseCoronal planeTotal ROMHip capsular managementMini-open surgeryMeta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelinesPreferred Reporting ItemsFemoral head translationAllograft reconstructionSurgical dislocationEmbase databasesFemoroacetabular impingementTraumatic dislocationCapsular reconstructionCapsular repairRepair groupHip capsuleReporting ItemsHip biomechanicsReorientation osteotomySystematic reviewCapsular managementDistractive forceBiomechanical resultsHead translationAchieving Successful Outcomes in High-Level Athletes With Borderline Hip Dysplasia Undergoing Hip Arthroscopy With Capsular Plication and Labral Preservation: A Propensity-Matched Controlled Study
Jimenez AE, Monahan PF, Miecznikowski KB, Saks BR, Ankem HK, Sabetian PW, Lall AC, Domb BG. Achieving Successful Outcomes in High-Level Athletes With Borderline Hip Dysplasia Undergoing Hip Arthroscopy With Capsular Plication and Labral Preservation: A Propensity-Matched Controlled Study. The American Journal Of Sports Medicine 2021, 49: 2447-2456. PMID: 34156875, DOI: 10.1177/03635465211021001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient acceptable symptom statePatient-reported outcomesHip Outcome Score-Sports Specific SubscaleNormal acetabular coveragePrimary hip arthroscopyHigh-level athletesBorderline dysplasiaHip arthroscopyControl groupAcetabular coverageHip scoreCapsular plicationRTS rateLabral pathologyFavorable patient-reported outcomesPropensity-matched control groupSpecific SubscaleNon-Arthritic Hip ScoreBorderline hip dysplasiaHigh RTS rateAcceptable symptom stateHarris hip scoreVisual analog scaleLevel of evidenceMCID rates
2024
Three-dimensional analysis of age and sex differences in femoral head asphericity in asymptomatic hips in the United States.
Hassan MM, Feroe AG, Douglass BW, Jimenez AE, Kuhns B, Mitchell CF, Parisien RL, Maranho DA, Novais EN, Kim YJ, Kiapour AM. Three-dimensional analysis of age and sex differences in femoral head asphericity in asymptomatic hips in the United States. World J Orthop 2024, 15: 754-763. PMID: 39165879, DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v15.i8.754.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInvestigating the Bone Bruise Patterns in Pediatric Patients With Contact and Noncontact Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears: A Multicenter Study.
Moran J, Amaral J, Lee M, Jones R, Gross P, Katz L, Wang A, Carrino J, Jimenez A, Chhabra B, Kan J, Smith B, Gladstein A, McKay S, LaPrade R, Fabricant P, Medvecky M. Investigating the Bone Bruise Patterns in Pediatric Patients With Contact and Noncontact Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears: A Multicenter Study. The American Journal Of Sports Medicine 2024, 3635465241264282. PMID: 39101652, DOI: 10.1177/03635465241264282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMagnetic resonance imagingMechanism of injuryBone bruise patternPreoperative MRI scansACL tearsBone bruisesNoncontact ACL tearsPediatric patientsPresence of bone bruiseMeniscus tearsFat-suppressed T2-weighted imagesAcute anterior cruciate ligament tearsLocation of bone bruisesMRI scansAnterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tearsIpsilateral knee injuriesAnterior cruciate ligament tearsPrimary ACL reconstruction surgeryMagnetic resonance imaging scansConcomitant medial meniscus tearLateral meniscus tearsMedial meniscus tearCruciate ligament tearsT2-weighted imagesNoncontact mechanism of injuryVariations in the Anatomic Morphology of the Scapular Spine and Implications on Fracture After Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty.
Archambault SD, Kakazu R, Jimenez AE, Polisetty T, Cusano A, Berthold DP, Muench LN, Cote M, Slater MG, Levy JC, Mazzocca AD. Variations in the Anatomic Morphology of the Scapular Spine and Implications on Fracture After Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2024, 32: 712-718. PMID: 38739868, DOI: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-22-00557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEditorial Commentary: Endoscopic and Open Techniques Can Achieve Successful Outcomes With Hip Abductor Tendon Repair but Retracted Tears With High-Grade Fatty Atrophy May Benefit From an Open Approach.
Moran J, Jimenez AE. Editorial Commentary: Endoscopic and Open Techniques Can Achieve Successful Outcomes With Hip Abductor Tendon Repair but Retracted Tears With High-Grade Fatty Atrophy May Benefit From an Open Approach. Arthroscopy 2024 PMID: 38971543, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2024.06.035.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersMid- to Long-Term Outcomes in Patients After Hip Arthroscopy With Labral Reconstruction: A Systematic Review
Kim D, Fong S, Park N, Simington J, Atadja L, Pettinelli N, Lee M, Gillinov S, Maldonado D, Jimenez A. Mid- to Long-Term Outcomes in Patients After Hip Arthroscopy With Labral Reconstruction: A Systematic Review. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2024, 12: 23259671241232306. PMID: 38831872, PMCID: PMC11144364, DOI: 10.1177/23259671241232306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEditorial Commentary: Postless Hip Arthroscopy May Help Optimize Outcomes, but Use of a Post Is Acceptable and Is Indicated in Select Cases.
Moran J, Jimenez AE. Editorial Commentary: Postless Hip Arthroscopy May Help Optimize Outcomes, but Use of a Post Is Acceptable and Is Indicated in Select Cases. Arthroscopy 2024 PMID: 38762051, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2024.05.004.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersAutologous Matrix-Induced Chondrogenesis for the Treatment of Hip Acetabular Chondral Lesions Demonstrates Improved Outcomes: A Systematic Review
Mahatme R, Lee M, Fong S, George T, Pettinelli N, Kardestuncer K, Gillinov S, Park N, Surucu S, Jimenez A. Autologous Matrix-Induced Chondrogenesis for the Treatment of Hip Acetabular Chondral Lesions Demonstrates Improved Outcomes: A Systematic Review. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2024 PMID: 38735412, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2024.04.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutologous matrix-induced chondrogenesisModified Harris Hip ScoreFemoroacetabular impingement syndromeMatrix-induced chondrogenesisFollow-upHip arthroscopyAMIC groupChondral lesionsTreatment of femoroacetabular impingement syndromeRate of secondary surgerySystematic reviewShort-term follow-upPatient-reported outcome scoresOutcomes of patientsPostoperative follow-upResults of microfractureTreating chondral lesionsAcetabular chondral lesionsPatient-reported outcomesHarris hip scoreStatistically significant improvementPatient agePostoperative valuesPreoperative valuesRevision arthroscopy
Clinical Trials
Current Trials
STaR Trial: Multiple Ligament Knee Injuries
HIC ID2000030264RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date09/30/2024Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge16 years - 55 years
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
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Overview
Andrew Jimenez, MD, is an orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in sports medicine and hip preservation.
Hip preservation, he explains, is applying operative or nonoperative techniques to treat non-arthritic hip pain with the goal of pain-free function and preventing a hip replacement in the future.
“Sports medicine surgery has historically focused on the shoulder and the knee, but the hip is the next frontier,” Dr. Jimenez says, adding that hip arthroscopy (a minimally invasive way to treat and diagnose hip joint problems) is becoming increasingly popular. “There has been an explosion in literature and huge advances in the surgical technology for this.”
Before hip arthroscopy became mainstream, it was a joint that was hard to access, Dr. Jimenez says. “People in their 30s or 40s would start to have hip pain, and we would think it was early arthritis. We would give them injections until they maybe needed a hip replacement sometime in the future,” he says. “But now, with greater understanding of the hip and better technology, we are able to make repairs, such as fix a labral tear or hip impingement.”
The best part of his job, Dr. Jimenez says, are the relationships he builds with patients. “Building trust with them at that initial visit is important. I always try to talk less and listen more to what the patient is saying in order to understand their goals, so we can determine treatment,” he says. “Whether it’s a high school athlete who wants to be ready for the season, or someone who just wants to be able to play with their kids, I’m a big believer in trying nonoperative approaches first.”
A wrestler in high school and college, Dr. Jimenez says he always appreciated the trainers and surgeons he came to know. “I never had any serious injuries, but I liked seeing how they could help athletes get back to their sport,” he says. “And now, I enjoy working with everyone from college athletes to weekend warriors who just want to get back to their activity, which is sometimes a part of their identity.”
Dr. Jimenez’s research interests include studying athletes and outcomes in hip arthroscopy. “There has been research on the general population, but less so in athletics and it’s important that we have a better understanding of the needs of athletes,” he says.
Clinical Specialties
Fact Sheets
Hip Labral Tears
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Board Certifications
Orthopaedic Surgery
- Certification Organization
- AB of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Original Certification Date
- 2023
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