Kinjal Vasavada, MD
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2026
Popliteal Artery Injury Risk in Total Knee Arthroplasty Related to Anatomic Variations: A Scoping Review
Parekh H, Zazulak B, Daniel A, Vasavada K, Mansour E, Medvecky M. Popliteal Artery Injury Risk in Total Knee Arthroplasty Related to Anatomic Variations: A Scoping Review. Arthroplasty Today 2026, 38: 101975. PMID: 41783333, PMCID: PMC12954335, DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2026.101975.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal knee arthroplastyInjury riskScoping ReviewInclusion criteriaMeta-Analyses extensionRisk factorsPreferred Reporting ItemsSystematic literature searchReporting ItemsCohort studySystematic reviewMeta-analysesNon-EnglishExtract dataLiterature searchCompartment syndromeExclusion criteriaKnee surgeryPA variationMagnetic resonance imagingPrevalencePA repairKnee arthroplastyKneePopliteal artery3D Planning and Patient-specific Instrumentation are Empowering Technologies in Pediatric Limb Reconstruction
Vasavada K, Smith-Voudouris J, Glennon A, Frumberg D. 3D Planning and Patient-specific Instrumentation are Empowering Technologies in Pediatric Limb Reconstruction. Orthopedic Clinics Of North America 2026, 57: 131-141. PMID: 41856747, DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2025.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research3D Surgical Planning and Patient-Specific Instrumentation to Treat Chronic Knee Instability
Vasavada K, Winter A, Glennon A, Frumberg D. 3D Surgical Planning and Patient-Specific Instrumentation to Treat Chronic Knee Instability. JBJS Case Connector 2026, 16: e25.00507. PMID: 41505569, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.cc.25.00507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKnee fracture-dislocationsKnee instabilityPositive dial testPosterior cruciate ligament reconstructionCruciate ligament reconstructionPatient-specific instrumentationChronic knee instabilityVarus thrust gaitPosterolateral corner reconstructionIntra-articular osteotomySurgical planningRotatory subluxationDial testLigament reconstructionFracture-dislocationKnee stabilityFemur fixationStaged treatmentExternal fixationJoint preservationHexapod external fixatorGradual correctionPainful instability
2025
Correlation between self-reported outcomes of the hip, knee, and ankle in elite Nordic jumping athletes
Vasavada K, Shankar D, Chen A, Borowski L, Milton H, Gonzalez-Lomas G. Correlation between self-reported outcomes of the hip, knee, and ankle in elite Nordic jumping athletes. Bulletin Of The NYU Hospital For Joint Disease 2025, 83: 162-165. PMID: 41637613, PMCID: PMC12742511, DOI: 10.1097/bh9.0000000000000028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFoot and Ankle Outcome ScoreNC athletesProximal-to-distal sequenceOutcome scoresAllied health personnelAnkle Outcome ScoreSelf-reported outcomesLower extremity outcomesOsteoarthritis Outcome ScoreRisk of injurySki jumpingCross-sectional studyQuality of life subscoresHigh riskBody mass indexAnkle outcomesAnkle biomechanicsHip strengthSports subscoreSymptom subscoreMale athletesHealth personnelTraining regimensAnkle painFemale athletesPrimary Diagnoses Associated With and Outcomes of Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients Aged 15 to 45 Years
Ratnasamy P, Kaszuba S, Maloy G, Vasavada K, Vasudevan R, Grauer J, Rubin L. Primary Diagnoses Associated With and Outcomes of Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients Aged 15 to 45 Years. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2025, 9: e25.00198. PMID: 41359919, PMCID: PMC12685397, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-25-00198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProsthetic joint infectionTotal knee arthroplasty patientsTotal knee arthroplastyAdverse eventsIndependent predictorsRheumatoid arthritisIndependent predictor of adverse outcomesKnee arthroplastyPredictor of adverse outcomesProsthetic joint infection rateKaplan-Meier survival analysisOutcome of total knee arthroplastyKaplan-Meier analysisPeriprosthetic fractureLong-term complicationsDiagnosis groupsPeriprosthetic fracture rateFracture ratesStudy cohortPosttraumatic arthritisTKA patientsYounger patientsImplant survivalNinety-dayAdverse outcomesCrutch use for 4 weeks vs. 1 week after hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement: A pseudorandomized clinical trial with 6-month follow-up
Shankar D, Mojica E, Blaeser A, Vasavada K, Bi A, Youm T. Crutch use for 4 weeks vs. 1 week after hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement: A pseudorandomized clinical trial with 6-month follow-up. Bulletin Of The NYU Hospital For Joint Disease 2025, 83: 129-134. PMID: 41637607, PMCID: PMC12742497, DOI: 10.1097/bh9.0000000000000020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient acceptable symptom stateModified Harris Hip ScoreMinimum clinically important differenceNonarthritic Hip ScoreBody mass indexFollow-upClinical trialsNo significant differenceMass indexArthroscopic treatmentMean body mass indexPreoperative to postoperative improvementHip scorePatient acceptable symptom state ratesSignificant differenceAcceptable symptom stateFisher's exact testMann-Whitney U testClinically Important DifferenceHip arthroscopy patientsPatient-reported outcomesHarris hip scorePostoperative improvementCrutch useCutoff valueMedial Gastrocnemius Recession
Oh I, Ansah-Twum J, Gianakos A, Vasavada K. Medial Gastrocnemius Recession. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2025, 10: 24730114251347265. PMID: 40547900, PMCID: PMC12181721, DOI: 10.1177/24730114251347265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Buford complex: a review of embryology, imaging, technical considerations, and clinical significance
Moran J, Joo P, Vasavada K, Cheng R, Levitt S, Manzi J, Patel S, Cecere R, Porrino J, Katz L, Jimenez A, Medvecky M. The Buford complex: a review of embryology, imaging, technical considerations, and clinical significance. JSES Reviews Reports And Techniques 2025, 5: 243-250. PMID: 40321863, PMCID: PMC12047549, DOI: 10.1016/j.xrrt.2024.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuperior labrum anterior-posteriorBuford complexMiddle glenohumeral ligamentClinical significanceCord-like middle glenohumeral ligamentBenign anatomical variantAnterosuperior labral tearReview of embryologyCongenital variantPreoperative imagingGeneral adult populationTechnical considerationsAnatomical variantsLabral tearsShoulder instabilityHigh riskLabral variantsAnterosuperior labrumExternal rotationAdult populationAnterior-posteriorGlenohumeral ligamentEarly childhoodTearsBuford
2024
The pathoanatomy of medial ligamentous disruption in the dislocated and multiple ligament injured knee
Park N, Moran J, Petit L, Kahan J, McLaughlin W, Joo P, Lee M, Green J, Vasavada K, Chalem I, Jokl P, Alaia M, Medvecky M. The pathoanatomy of medial ligamentous disruption in the dislocated and multiple ligament injured knee. The Knee 2024, 52: 246-254. PMID: 39642762, DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2024.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVastus medialis obliqueSuperficial medial collateral ligamentPosterior oblique ligamentInjury patternsMedial patellofemoral ligamentLigament injuriesMedial patellofemoral ligament tearMedial knee ligamentsLevel 1 trauma centerMechanism of injuryInjury detailsNeurovascular statusMultiple ligament injured kneeDistal avulsionInjured kneeLigament injured kneeTrauma centerMedial collateral ligamentZone of injuryKnee ligamentsLigament disruptionOblique ligamentMidsubstance tearsProximal avulsionPatellofemoral ligamentA Novel Machine Learning Model to Predict Revision ACL Reconstruction Failure in the MARS Cohort
Group M, Vasavada K, Vasavada V, Moran J, Devana S, Lee C, Hame S, Jazrawi L, Sherman O, Huston L, Haas A, Allen C, Cooper D, DeBerardino T, Spindler K, Stuart M, Amendola A, Annunziata C, Arciero R, Bach B, Baker C, Bartolozzi A, Baumgarten K, Berg J, Bernas G, Brockmeier S, Brophy R, Bush-Joseph C, Butler J, Carey J, Carpenter J, Cole B, Cooper J, Cox C, Creighton R, David T, Dunn W, Flanigan D, Frederick R, Ganley T, Gatt C, Gecha S, Giffin J, Hannafin J, Harris N, Hechtman K, Hershman E, Hoellrich R, Johnson D, Johnson T, Jones M, Kaeding C, Kamath G, Klootwyk T, Levy B, Benjamin C, Maiers G, Marx R, Matava M, Mathien G, McAllister D, McCarty E, McCormack R, Miller B, Nissen C, O’Neill D, Owens B, Parker R, Purnell M, Ramappa A, Rauh M, Rettig A, Sekiya J, Shea K, Slauterbeck J, Smith M, Spang J, Svoboda S, Taft T, Tenuta J, Tingstad E, Vidal A, Viskontas D, White R, Williams J, Wolcott M, Wolf B, Wright R, York J. A Novel Machine Learning Model to Predict Revision ACL Reconstruction Failure in the MARS Cohort. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2024, 12: 23259671241291920. PMID: 39555321, PMCID: PMC11565622, DOI: 10.1177/23259671241291920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRevision anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionMulticenter ACL Revision StudyGraft failureRisk of graft failureAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionLogistic regressionFollow-up dataCruciate ligament reconstructionACL reconstruction failureLevel of evidencePatient-reported outcomesCohort dataIntraoperative findingsTibial tunnel sizesModerate predictive abilityReconstruction failureFollow-upGraft typeAllograft useCohort studyPreoperative radiographsLigament reconstructionRisk factorsCohortPatients