2019
Preoperative IDEAL (Iterative Decomposition of Echoes of Asymmetrical Length) magnetic resonance imaging rotator cuff muscle fat fractions are associated with rotator cuff repair outcomes
Lansdown DA, Morrison C, Zaid MB, Patel R, Zhang AL, Allen CR, Feeley BT, Ma CB. Preoperative IDEAL (Iterative Decomposition of Echoes of Asymmetrical Length) magnetic resonance imaging rotator cuff muscle fat fractions are associated with rotator cuff repair outcomes. Journal Of Shoulder And Elbow Surgery 2019, 28: 1936-1941. PMID: 31371160, DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2019.05.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRotator cuff repairPostoperative PROMIS scoresPROMIS scoresFatty infiltrationCuff repairFat fractionRotator cuff muscle fatty infiltrationRotator cuff repair outcomesOnly significant independent predictorArthroscopic rotator cuff repairPreoperative fatty infiltrationInferior clinical outcomesSignificant independent predictorsIntramuscular fat fractionMuscle fatty infiltrationMuscle fat fractionMagnetic resonance imagingQuantitative magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imaging sequencePostoperative outcomesIndependent predictorsClinical outcomesTear sizePatientsResonance imagingPartial Transphyseal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Clinical, Functional, and Radiographic Outcomes
Chambers CC, Monroe EJ, Allen CR, Pandya NK. Partial Transphyseal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Clinical, Functional, and Radiographic Outcomes. The American Journal Of Sports Medicine 2019, 47: 1353-1360. PMID: 30995077, DOI: 10.1177/0363546519836423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMechanical lateral distal femoral angleMedial proximal tibial angleTransphyseal ACL reconstructionMechanical axis deviationACL reconstructionGraft failureGrowth disturbanceReoperation rateACL injuryRadiographic outcomesFunctional outcomePediatric International Knee Documentation Committee scoreInternational Knee Documentation Committee scoreSubsequent revision ACL reconstructionAnterior cruciate ligament injuryLateral distal femoral angleOptimal reconstruction techniquePostoperative growth disturbanceGraft failure rateCruciate ligament injuryGood functional outcomeProximal tibial angleSubset of patientsRevision ACL reconstructionDistal femoral angle
2016
Accuracy of MRI evaluation of meniscus tears in the setting of ACL injuries
Dufka FL, Lansdown DA, Zhang AL, Allen CR, Ma CB, Feeley BT. Accuracy of MRI evaluation of meniscus tears in the setting of ACL injuries. The Knee 2016, 23: 460-464. PMID: 26917035, DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2016.01.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingLateral meniscus tearsMedial meniscus tearPre-operative magnetic resonance imagingNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueACL reconstructionMeniscus tearsACL injuryPredictive valueAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionNPV of MRIConcomitant meniscus injuryDiagnostic performancePrimary ACL reconstructionCruciate ligament reconstructionPre-operative detectionHigh diagnostic performanceOperative interventionACL tearsLigament reconstructionOperative treatmentInitial injuryMRI evaluationMeniscus injury
2011
Patients' attitudes and factors in their selection of grafts for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Cheung SC, Allen CR, Gallo RA, Benjamin C, Feeley BT. Patients' attitudes and factors in their selection of grafts for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. The Knee 2011, 19: 49-54. PMID: 21211979, DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2010.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnterior Cruciate LigamentAnterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesAttitude of Health PersonnelChoice BehaviorFemaleHumansKnee InjuriesMalePatient Acceptance of Health CarePhysician's RolePlastic Surgery ProceduresProstheses and ImplantsRetrospective StudiesTransplantation, AutologousTransplantation, HomologousConceptsGraft choiceSurgeon recommendationACL reconstructionAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionCruciate ligament reconstructionHalf of patientsSelection of graftsDonor site morbidityMean followOlder patientsLigament reconstructionMedical websitesPatients' attitudesPatientsSite morbidityDifferent graftsGraftAllograftsDemographic factorsLikert scaleUrban settingsHigh levelsMorbidityFactorsRecommendations