2022
Risk 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansKnee InjuriesKnee JointObesityPostoperative ComplicationsRange of Motion, ArticularRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeVascular System InjuriesConceptsMultiligamentous 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
2021
COVID-positive ankle fracture patients are at increased odds of perioperative surgical complications following open reduction internal fixation surgery
Mercier MR, Galivanche AR, Brand JP, Pathak N, Medvecky MJ, Varthi AG, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. COVID-positive ankle fracture patients are at increased odds of perioperative surgical complications following open reduction internal fixation surgery. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0262115. PMID: 34972190, PMCID: PMC8719674, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-positive patientsAnkle fracture surgeryPerioperative adverse eventsAdverse eventsAnkle fracture patientsFracture surgeryFracture patientsOperative interventionAnkle fracturesPropensity matchingCOVID statusOpen reduction internal fixation surgeryPerioperative adverse outcomesPerioperative surgical complicationsMinor adverse eventsPostoperative adverse eventsSerious adverse eventsChronic kidney diseaseCOVID-19 Research DatabaseLong-term outcomesInternal fixation surgeryBasis of agePropensity-score matchingPostoperative complicationsNegative patients
2017
Similar 30-Day Complications for Septic Knee Arthritis Treated With Arthrotomy or Arthroscopy: An American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Analysis
Bovonratwet P, Nelson SJ, Bellamkonda K, Ondeck NT, Shultz BN, Medvecky MJ, Grauer JN. Similar 30-Day Complications for Septic Knee Arthritis Treated With Arthrotomy or Arthroscopy: An American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Analysis. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2017, 34: 213-219. PMID: 28866341, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2017.06.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgery treatment groupPerioperative complicationsSeptic kneeAdverse eventsTreatment groupsTreatment modalitiesOpen arthrotomyAmerican CollegeSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysisNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysisSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramMultivariate analysisSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramOperating roomSeptic knee arthritisSimilar perioperative complicationsMinor adverse eventsRate of readmissionSerious adverse eventsRetrospective comparative studyNSQIP data setsSignificant differencesQuality Improvement ProgramPatient demographics
2009
Extension Loss Secondary to Femoral-Sided Inverted Cyclops Lesion After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Rubin L, Yeh P, Medvecky M. Extension Loss Secondary to Femoral-Sided Inverted Cyclops Lesion After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. The Journal Of Knee Surgery 2009, 22: 360-363. PMID: 19902733, DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1247775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnterior Cruciate LigamentArthroscopyHumansJoint DiseasesKnee JointMalePostoperative ComplicationsRadiographyRange of Motion, ArticularConceptsAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionCruciate ligament reconstructionTerminal knee extensionCyclops lesionLigament reconstructionACL graftKnee extensionMagnetic resonance imaging arthrographyFemoral tunnel siteArthroscopic resectionClinical examinationTibial tunnelExtension lossRapid resolutionIntercondylar notchFibrous nodulesLesionsGraftResectionPatientsArthrography
2007
Arthrofibrosis of the knee.
Magit D, Wolff A, Sutton K, Medvecky MJ. Arthrofibrosis of the knee. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2007, 15: 682-94. PMID: 17989419, DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200711000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnterior Cruciate LigamentAnterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesArthroplastyContractureFibrosisHumansKnee JointPostoperative ComplicationsRange of Motion, ArticularRisk FactorsConceptsMotion lossAnterior cruciate ligament injuryCruciate ligament injuryReliable treatment optionControl of inflammationPathogenesis of arthrofibrosisArthroscopic lysisInflammatory mediatorsLigament injurySurgical débridementSurgical timingSalvage procedureFunctional outcomeRehabilitation protocolTreatment optionsMultiligament injuriesEarly motionNovel therapiesSurgical techniqueArthrofibrosisInjuryDébridementInflammationPatientsAnesthesiaBeginning Hip Arthroscopy: Indications, Positioning, Portals, Basic Techniques, and Complications
Smart LR, Oetgen M, Noonan B, Medvecky M. Beginning Hip Arthroscopy: Indications, Positioning, Portals, Basic Techniques, and Complications. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2007, 23: 1348-1353. PMID: 18063180, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2007.06.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArthroscopesArthroscopyEquipment DesignHip JointHumansJoint DiseasesPostoperative ComplicationsPosture