2018
A quantitative method for the radiological assessment of skeletal maturity using the distal femur.
Knapik D, Sanders J, Gilmore A, Weber D, Cooperman D, Liu R. A quantitative method for the radiological assessment of skeletal maturity using the distal femur. The Bone & Joint Journal 2018, 100-B: 1106-1111. PMID: 30062944, PMCID: PMC6152884, DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.100b8.bjj-2017-1489.r1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge Determination by SkeletonBody HeightBone DevelopmentChildFemaleFemurHumansMaleRadiographyConceptsPyle bone ageDistal femoral physisBone ageFinal heightFemoral physisDistal femurSkeletal maturityChronological ageBone Joint JMean ageHealthy childrenRadiological assessmentSerial radiographsLinear regression analysisCentral peak valuePhysisAgeRegression analysisThree yearsRadiographsFemurGreulichGenderChildren
2017
The Uniform Pattern of Growth and Skeletal Maturation during the Human Adolescent Growth Spurt
Sanders JO, Qiu X, Lu X, Duren DL, Liu RW, Dang D, Menendez ME, Hans SD, Weber DR, Cooperman DR. The Uniform Pattern of Growth and Skeletal Maturation during the Human Adolescent Growth Spurt. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 16705. PMID: 29196711, PMCID: PMC5711808, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-16996-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBody HeightChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantMaleProspective StudiesSkeletonConceptsAdolescent growth spurtFinal heightGrowth spurtHealthy childrenSkeletal maturityPeak height velocityLongitudinal PopulationPeak Height Velocity TimingSkeletal maturationHeight velocityGrowth patternChild growthLongitudinal studyChildrenAdolescent growthFuture studiesAgeSpurtAmerican populationIndividual childrenDifferent agesSimilar patternNorth American populations
2016
Axial and appendicular body proportions for evaluation of limb and trunk asymmetry
Weinberg DS, Liu RW, Li SQ, Sanders JO, Cooperman DR. Axial and appendicular body proportions for evaluation of limb and trunk asymmetry. Acta Orthopaedica 2016, 88: 1-7. PMID: 27998211, PMCID: PMC5385114, DOI: 10.1080/17453674.2016.1265876.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpine heightYears of ageHemi-hypertrophyHealthy childrenUpper extremityLower extremitiesHeight ratioTrunk asymmetryClinical measurementsClinical ratiosStudy periodBody proportionsChild growthLimbAsymmetric limbLongitudinal studyTotal arm lengthChildrenExtremitiesShort limbsDeficitsProportionYearsPatientsLong limbs
2015
The relationship of calcaneal apophyseal ossification and Sanders hand scores to the timing of peak height velocity in adolescents.
Nicholson AD, Sanders JO, Liu RW, Cooperman DR. The relationship of calcaneal apophyseal ossification and Sanders hand scores to the timing of peak height velocity in adolescents. The Bone & Joint Journal 2015, 97-B: 1710-7. PMID: 26637689, DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.97b12.36574.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
No Correlation of Height or Gender with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Footprint Size
Wu E, Chen M, Cooperman D, Victoroff B, Goodfellow D, Farrow L. No Correlation of Height or Gender with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Footprint Size. The Journal Of Knee Surgery 2011, 24: 039-044. PMID: 21618937, DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1275402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnterior Cruciate LigamentBody HeightFemaleFemurHumansMaleRegression AnalysisSex CharacteristicsConceptsAnterior cruciate ligamentDouble-bundle reconstructionLateral intercondylar ridgeIntercondylar ridgeAnatomic double-bundle reconstructionPatient sexFemoral tunnelPatient heightCruciate ligamentFemoral attachmentBivariate regression analysisPreoperative planningRegression analysisGenderPrincipal findingsHuman femurPatientsLigamentGender differences in the anatomy of the distal femur.
Gillespie R, Levine A, Fitzgerald S, Kolaczko J, DeMaio M, Marcus R, Cooperman D. Gender differences in the anatomy of the distal femur. The Bone & Joint Journal 2011, 93: 357-63. PMID: 21357958, DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.93b3.24708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistal femurMedial flangeTotal knee replacementKnee replacementMechanical axisAnteroposterior heightMediolateral widthAnterior flangeArticular widthFemoral lengthGender-specific designFemurKnee prosthesisSignificant differencesCadaver femursEffect of genderAnatomical differencesFemale femoraAgeGender differencesAnatomyGenderMale femurStatistical analysisDifferences