2024
Clinical and Functional Outcomes of Documented Knee Dislocation Versus Multiligamentous Knee Injury: A Comparison of KD3 Injuries at Mean 6.5 Years Follow-up
Hughes A, Li Z, Garra S, Green J, Chalem I, Triana J, Jazrawi L, Medvecky M, Alaia M. Clinical and Functional Outcomes of Documented Knee Dislocation Versus Multiligamentous Knee Injury: A Comparison of KD3 Injuries at Mean 6.5 Years Follow-up. The American Journal Of Sports Medicine 2024, 52: 961-967. PMID: 38400667, DOI: 10.1177/03635465241231032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncidence of neurovascular injuryMultiligamentous knee injuriesVisual analog scaleTegner activity levelFollow-upKnee injuriesNeurovascular injuryCohort studyActivity levelsDocumented dislocationSubgroup analysisInternational Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) scoreKnee dislocationVisual analog scale painFunctional outcomesMulticenter retrospective cohort studyLong-term follow-upTegner activity scaleMultivariate linear regressionLevel of evidencePoor clinical outcomesRetrospective cohort studyPredictive of outcomeActivity ScaleInjury patterns
2022
Predictors Using Machine Learning of Complete Peroneal Nerve Palsy Recovery After Multiligamentous Knee Injury: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study
Vasavada K, Shankar DS, Bi AS, Moran J, Petrera M, Kahan J, Alaia EF, Medvecky MJ, Alaia MJ. Predictors Using Machine Learning of Complete Peroneal Nerve Palsy Recovery After Multiligamentous Knee Injury: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2022, 10: 23259671221121410. PMID: 36172267, PMCID: PMC9511346, DOI: 10.1177/23259671221121410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiligamentous knee injuriesBody mass indexPN palsyKnee injuriesMale sexMulticenter retrospective cohort studyElevated body mass indexPeroneal nerve palsyRetrospective cohort studyUrban hospital systemCase-control studyLevel of evidenceMagnetic resonance imagingLarge patient data setsNonrecovery groupNerve palsyNerve recoveryPostoperative variablesCohort studyKnee dislocationRetrospective reviewFoot dropMass indexNerve contusionPhysical examinationRisk of Postoperative Stiffness Following Multiligamentous Knee Injury Surgery Is Not Affected by Obesity: A Multicenter Study
Bi AS, Mojica ES, Markus DH, Blaeser AM, Kahan J, Moran J, Jazrawi LM, Medvecky MJ, Alaia MJ. Risk of Postoperative Stiffness Following Multiligamentous Knee Injury Surgery Is Not Affected by Obesity: A Multicenter Study. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2022, 38: 3175-3181. PMID: 35777677, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2022.06.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiligamentous knee injuriesBody mass indexPostoperative stiffnessVascular injuryIndex surgerySurgical managementExact testLevel 1 academic trauma centerBMI of patientsMulticenter retrospective cohort studyMean body mass indexLogistic regressionRate of MUATwo-center cohortRetrospective cohort studyEffect of obesityAcademic trauma centerGrade of obesityMultivariate logistic regressionExternal fixator useFisher's exact testSignificant differencesCovariates of ageMUA proceduresSchenck classification