2019
Does quality of life influence retear rate following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?
Zakko P, Scheiderer B, Beitzel K, Shoji M, Williams A, DiVenere J, Cote M, Mazzocca A, Imhoff F. Does quality of life influence retear rate following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair? Journal Of Shoulder And Elbow Surgery 2019, 28: s124-s130. PMID: 31196505, DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2019.03.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFull-thickness tearsRotator cuff repairArthroscopic rotator cuff repairCuff repairIntact rotator cuff repairRetear rateRandomized clinical trialsRotator cuffMonths of rehabilitationMagnetic resonance imagingDouble-row rotator cuff repairProtocol patientsCompliant patientsShoulder immobilizationWORC scoreClinical trialsPostoperative qualityPatientsResonance imagingTorn rotator cuffMonthsWeeksSecondary analysisRetearTears
2016
Calcific Tendinitis of the Gluteus Maximus in a Golfer.
Williams A, Stang T, Fritz J, Papp D. Calcific Tendinitis of the Gluteus Maximus in a Golfer. Orthopedics 2016, 39: e997-e1000. PMID: 27337668, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20160616-08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalcific tendinitisNonoperative managementCalcific depositsCase of calcific tendinitisAnti-inflammatory medicationsReturn to sportGluteus maximusLocal inflammatory reactionMagnetic resonance imagingOperative debridementGluteus maximus tendonNonoperative treatmentCase reportTreatment optionsApproximately 2 yearsUnusual caseAdequate reliefPlain radiographsGluteus maximus insertionPatientsActivity modificationInflammatory reactionResonance imagingRepetitive microtraumaSevere symptoms