2024
Adverse Events After Isolated Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A National Database Study
Kammien A, Price R, McLaughlin W, Park N, Richter D, Schenck R, Grauer J, Medvecky M. Adverse Events After Isolated Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A National Database Study. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2024, 12: 23259671231222123. PMID: 38249782, PMCID: PMC10798085, DOI: 10.1177/23259671231222123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRate of adverse eventsSurgical site infectionIsolated PCL reconstructionAdverse eventsPCL reconstructionPulmonary embolismSite infectionCompartment syndromePosterior cruciate ligamentVariable rates of complicationsOdds ratioVascular eventsOptimal managementIsolated posterior cruciate ligament reconstructionConcomitant ligament surgeryEmergency departmentNational cohortDeep vein thrombosesRate of complicationsElixhauser Comorbidity Index scoreDay of surgeryDeep vein thrombosisCalculate odds ratiosPosterior cruciate ligament reconstructionComorbidity Index score
2022
Spontaneous Healing of a Posteriorly Displaced Lateral Meniscus Bucket-Handle Tear in a Multiligament Knee Injury
Green J, Seddio A, Roybal D, Moran J, Katz L, Medvecky M. Spontaneous Healing of a Posteriorly Displaced Lateral Meniscus Bucket-Handle Tear in a Multiligament Knee Injury. JBJS Case Connector 2022, 12: e22.00503. PMID: 36821095, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.cc.22.00503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBucket-handle meniscus tearsMultiligament knee injuriesKnee injuriesSpontaneous healingAtypical magnetic resonanceAnterior cruciate ligamentBucket-handle tearPolytrauma patientsCompartment syndromeCruciate ligamentMeniscus tearsConcomitant ruptureUnusual caseMedial meniscusMeniscal repairFragment reductionLateral meniscusInjuryTearsHealingMagnetic resonancePainPatientsSyndromeExtravasation