2025
Patient Perceptions of Medication Therapy for Prevention of Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Qualitative Content Analysis
Waddell L, Mitchener D, Frier K, Jones M, Losina E, Bansback N, Fraenkel L, Kim J, Katz J, Selzer F, Easterbrook A. Patient Perceptions of Medication Therapy for Prevention of Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Qualitative Content Analysis. Arthritis Care & Research 2025 PMID: 39936242, DOI: 10.1002/acr.25508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic osteoarthritisAnterior cruciate ligament injuryQualitative content analysis approachParticipants expressed greater interestPrevention of posttraumatic osteoarthritisOsteoarthritis Outcome Score pain scoreUptake of preventive treatmentsContent analysis approachQualitative content analysisCruciate ligament injuryYear of enrollmentMedical therapyAudio transcriptsAnterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tearsPatients' perceptionsSemistructured interviewsOsteoarthritis incidenceACL injuryKnee injuriesFocus groupsLigament injuriesComponent of treatmentContent analysisPreventive therapyPain scores
2024
Most Patients Report Acceptable Knee Function, Satisfaction, and Clinical Outcomes at a Minimum Ten Years Following Quadriceps Free Tendon Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Hewitt C, Kostyun R, Fulkerson J, Shuman M, Rios C. Most Patients Report Acceptable Knee Function, Satisfaction, and Clinical Outcomes at a Minimum Ten Years Following Quadriceps Free Tendon Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Arthroscopy Sports Medicine And Rehabilitation 2024, 101062. DOI: 10.1016/j.asmr.2024.101062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionTime of surgeryClinical outcomesCruciate ligament reconstructionKnee functionRe-injuryMental healthSubjective functionFollow-upOutcomes of anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionLigament reconstructionHealth and WellbeingConcomitant cartilage proceduresContralateral ACL injuryTherapeutic case seriesSubjective knee functionMulti-ligament reconstructionLong-term outcomesRetrospective chart review designPhysical functionACL injuryConcomitant proceduresCase seriesConcomitant injuriesHealth conclusionsRate and Timing of Revision and Contralateral Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Relative to Index Surgery
Halperin S, Dhodapkar M, McLaughlin W, Hewett T, Grauer J, Medvecky M. Rate and Timing of Revision and Contralateral Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Relative to Index Surgery. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2024, 12: 23259671241274671. PMID: 39376746, PMCID: PMC11457252, DOI: 10.1177/23259671241274671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructionContralateral reconstructionRevision ACLRContralateral ACL injuryACL injuryMultivariate logistic regressionLevel of evidenceIpsilateral revisionsCross-sectional studyPatient cohortIpsilateral reconstructionFemale sexMultivariate analysisPatient counselingInjury-prevention programsPatientsTime of revisionYounger ageGraft reinjuryAdministrative databasesLogistic regressionStudy periodACLInjuryPearlDiverSex specific considerations in anterior cruciate ligament injuries in the female athlete: State of the art
Gianakos A, Arias C, Batailler C, Servien E, Mulcahey M. Sex specific considerations in anterior cruciate ligament injuries in the female athlete: State of the art. Journal Of ISAKOS Joint Disorders & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine 2024, 9: 100325. PMID: 39343300, DOI: 10.1016/j.jisako.2024.100325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuryFemale athletesSex-specific considerationsACL injuryNon-contact ACL injuryRate of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuryIncreasing participation of femalesParticipation of femalesRehabilitation treatment strategiesReturn to sportIdentified risk factorsIncreased participationAthletesRisk factorsSportsACL reconstructionSex-specificACLTreatment strategiesInjuryReturnEnvironmental factorsSpecific considerations
2023
Examining the Distribution of Bone Bruise Patterns in Contact and Noncontact Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Moran J, Lee M, Kunze K, Green J, Katz L, Wang A, McLaughlin W, Gillinov S, Jimenez A, Hewett T, LaPrade R, Medvecky M. Examining the Distribution of Bone Bruise Patterns in Contact and Noncontact Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries. The American Journal Of Sports Medicine 2023, 51: 1155-1161. PMID: 36867053, DOI: 10.1177/03635465231159899.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone bruise patternsAcute anterior cruciate ligament injuryMagnetic resonance imagingAnterior cruciate ligament injuryCruciate ligament injuryBone bruiseNoncontact injuriesLigament injuryContact injuriesACL injuryBruise patternsMedial collateral ligament injuryNoncontact mechanismFat-suppressed T2-weighted imagesMultivariate logistical regression modelIpsilateral knee injuriesCollateral ligament injuriesACL reconstruction surgeryMechanism of injuryBody mass indexNoncontact ACL injuryMedial tibiofemoral compartmentPreoperative MRI scansACL injury mechanismsPosterior cruciate ligamentPaper 20: Prior Isolated Meniscus Surgery Significantly Increases the Risk for Future Ipsilateral Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction up to 5 Years: An Analysis of over 100,000 Patients
McLaughlin W, Gillinov S, Joo P, Moran J, Grauer J, Gardner E. Paper 20: Prior Isolated Meniscus Surgery Significantly Increases the Risk for Future Ipsilateral Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction up to 5 Years: An Analysis of over 100,000 Patients. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2023, 11: 2325967123s00020. PMCID: PMC10071215, DOI: 10.1177/2325967123s00020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeniscus tearsPopulation incidenceHigher oddsSurgical treatmentACL reconstructionMeniscus injuryGeneral populationAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionACL injury preventionACL-R surgeryIncidence of aCLIsolated meniscus tearSubsequent ACL injuryCruciate ligament reconstructionMultivariate logistic regressionGeneral population incidenceICD-10 codesSignificant higher oddsBucket-handle tearYear age rangeACL injuryACL tearsLigament reconstructionRehabilitation protocolConcurrent fractureThe incidence of anterior cruciate ligament injury in youth and male soccer athletes: an evaluation of 17,108 players over two consecutive seasons with an age‐based sub‐analysis
Astur D, Margato G, Zobiole A, Pires D, Funchal L, Jimenez A, Freitas E, Cohen M. The incidence of anterior cruciate ligament injury in youth and male soccer athletes: an evaluation of 17,108 players over two consecutive seasons with an age‐based sub‐analysis. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 2023, 31: 2556-2562. PMID: 36779987, DOI: 10.1007/s00167-023-07331-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cruciate ligament injuryCruciate ligament injuryACL injuryLigament injuryAge categoriesPrimary ACL injuryACL injury ratesOlder age groupsMale soccer athletesSoccer playersMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examsOverall incidenceYoung male soccer playersMale soccer playersHigh incidenceInjury ratesNumber of athletesImaging examsInjuryAge groupsSoccer athletesIncidenceMale athletesYouth soccer playersAthletes
2022
Posteromedial tibial plateau bone bruises are associated with medial meniscal ramp lesions in patients with concomitant anterior cruciate ligament ruptures: a systematic review & meta-analysis
Green JS, Moran J, Marcel A, Joo PY, McLaughlin WM, Manzi JE, Yalcin S, Wang A, Porrino J, Jimenez AE, Medvecky MJ, Katz LD. Posteromedial tibial plateau bone bruises are associated with medial meniscal ramp lesions in patients with concomitant anterior cruciate ligament ruptures: a systematic review & meta-analysis. The Physician And Sportsmedicine 2022, 51: 531-538. PMID: 35915996, DOI: 10.1080/00913847.2022.2108350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial meniscal ramp lesionsMeniscal ramp lesionsMagnetic resonance imagingPreoperative magnetic resonance imagingRamp lesionsEgger's linear regression testBone bruisingACL ruptureBone bruiseGreater oddsPublication biasPre-operative magnetic resonance imagingAcute ACL injuryBone bruise patternsConcomitant ACL ruptureConcomitant anterior cruciate ligamentAnterior cruciate ligamentFunnel plot analysisLinear regression testTimes greater oddsWeb of ScienceACL injuryCochrane LibraryMethodological IndexPooled studiesA Novel MRI Mapping Technique for Evaluating Bone Bruising Patterns Associated With Noncontact ACL Ruptures
Moran J, Katz LD, Schneble CA, Li DT, Kahan JB, Wang A, Porrino J, Fosam A, Cheng R, Jokl P, Hewett TE, Medvecky MJ. A Novel MRI Mapping Technique for Evaluating Bone Bruising Patterns Associated With Noncontact ACL Ruptures. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2022, 10: 23259671221088936. PMID: 35480066, PMCID: PMC9036340, DOI: 10.1177/23259671221088936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNoncontact ACL injuryAnterior cruciate ligamentBone bruise patternsIntraclass correlation coefficientBone bruiseACL injuryTibial plateauFemoral condylePrevious knee injuryMechanism of injuryAnterior tibial translationBruise patternsCross-sectional studyLevel of evidenceInternal tibial rotationLateral femoral condyleNoncontact ACL ruptureLateral tibial plateauMedial tibial plateauPosterior regionMedial femoral condyleIntrarater intraclass correlation coefficientsContusion patternACL ruptureACL reconstruction
2021
Higher Meniscal Slope Is a Risk Factor for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in Skeletally Immature Patients
Freitas EV, Perez MK, Jimenez AE, Lopes JR, Yamada AF, Cohen M, Astur DC. Higher Meniscal Slope Is a Risk Factor for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in Skeletally Immature Patients. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2021, 37: 2582-2588. PMID: 33771692, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2021.03.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACL reconstruction failureAnterior cruciate ligament injuryMedial meniscal slopeMeniscal slopeACL injuryCruciate ligament injuryImmature patientsTibial slopeReconstruction failureControl groupLigament injuryPrimary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuryLateral meniscal slopePrimary ACL injuryRetrospective comparative trialSkeletally Immature PatientsRatio of patientsLateral tibial slopeMedial tibial slopeACL injury historySignificant differencesKnee magnetic resonancePrimary injuryRetrospective studyRisk factors
2020
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears: The Impact of Increased Time From Injury to Surgery on Intra-articular Lesions
Chavez A, Jimenez AE, Riepen D, Schell B, Khazzam M, Coyner KJ. Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears: The Impact of Increased Time From Injury to Surgery on Intra-articular Lesions. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2020, 8: 2325967120967120. PMID: 33354580, PMCID: PMC7734524, DOI: 10.1177/2325967120967120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntra-articular lesionsTime of surgeryAnterior cruciate ligamentFemoral condyle lesionsACL injuryMedial meniscal tearsMeniscal tearsCruciate ligamentChondral lesionsLateral femoral condyle lesionsCartilage lesionsMedial femoral condyle lesionsRetrospective chart reviewBody mass indexCross-sectional studyLevel of evidenceLateral tibial plateauArticular cartilage lesionsChart reviewACL reconstructionDeficient kneeMass indexUnderwent reconstructionSurgeryTibial plateau
2019
Partial 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 angleSurgical Treatment of Combined ACL and Medial-Sided Knee Injuries: Acute and Chronic
Cravez E, Ibe I, Medvecky M. Surgical Treatment of Combined ACL and Medial-Sided Knee Injuries: Acute and Chronic. 2019, 139-152. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-05396-3_10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnterior cruciate ligamentMagnetic resonance imagingInjury patternsCruciate ligamentMedial collateral ligament injuryMedial-sided knee injuriesCombined Anterior Cruciate LigamentThird-degree sprainsCollateral ligament injuriesZone of injuryMedial-sided injuriesComplete knee dislocationClassification of injuryCommon ligamentous injuryExtent of injuryJoint motionCadaveric biomechanical testingACL injuryMCL injuryKnee dislocationOperative treatmentSurgical treatmentKnee injuriesLigament deficiencyLigament injury
2016
Projecting Lifetime Risk of Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis and Total Knee Replacement in Individuals Sustaining a Complete Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear in Early Adulthood
Suter LG, Smith SR, Katz JN, Englund M, Hunter DJ, Frobell R, Losina E. Projecting Lifetime Risk of Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis and Total Knee Replacement in Individuals Sustaining a Complete Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear in Early Adulthood. Arthritis Care & Research 2016, 69: 201-208. PMID: 27214559, PMCID: PMC5121085, DOI: 10.1002/acr.22940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal knee replacementSymptomatic knee osteoarthritisAnterior cruciate ligament tearsACL injuryCruciate ligament tearsKnee osteoarthritisLifetime riskMeniscal tearsACL tearsInjury cohortLigament tearsMT cohortKnee replacementComplete anterior cruciate ligament tearsConcomitant meniscal tearsGreater lifetime riskInjury prevention interventionsAge 25 yearsOsteoarthritis Policy ModelCumulative incidenceKnee injuriesIncident injuryTreatment modalitiesPrevention interventionsOsteoarthritisAccuracy 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
2015
Management of Acute Combined ACL-Medial and Posteromedial Instability of the Knee
Medvecky MJ, Tomaszewski P. Management of Acute Combined ACL-Medial and Posteromedial Instability of the Knee. Sports Medicine And Arthroscopy Review 2015, 23: e7-e14. PMID: 25932883, DOI: 10.1097/jsa.0000000000000067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cruciate ligamentInjury patternsCruciate ligamentMedial collateral ligament injuryThird-degree sprainsCollateral ligament injuriesMedial-sided injuriesClassification of injuryCommon ligamentous injuryExtent of injuryJoint motionCadaveric biomechanical testingMCL injuryACL injuryLigament deficiencyLigament injuryOperative treatmentLigamentous injuriesPhysical examinationKnee subluxationPosteromedial instabilityInjuryMedial structuresActive individualsBiomechanical testing
2013
Surgical Treatment of Combined ACL and Medial-Sided Knee Injuries: Acute and Chronic
Medvecky M. Surgical Treatment of Combined ACL and Medial-Sided Knee Injuries: Acute and Chronic. 2013, 131-145. DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-49289-6_10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnterior cruciate ligamentInjury patternsCruciate ligamentMedial collateral ligament injuryMedial-sided knee injuriesCombined Anterior Cruciate LigamentThird-degree sprainsCollateral ligament injuriesMedial-sided injuriesComplete knee dislocationClassification of injuryCommon ligamentous injuryExtent of injuryJoint motionCadaveric biomechanical testingACL injuryMCL injuryKnee dislocationOperative treatmentSurgical treatmentKnee injuriesLigament deficiencyLigament injuryLigamentous injuriesPhysical exam
2005
Gender comparison of hip muscle activity during single-leg landing.
Zazulak BT, Ponce PL, Straub SJ, Medvecky MJ, Avedisian L, Hewett TE. Gender comparison of hip muscle activity during single-leg landing. Journal Of Orthopaedic And Sports Physical Therapy 2005, 35: 292-9. PMID: 15966540, DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2005.35.5.292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHip muscle activitySingle-leg landingMuscle activityAnterior cruciate ligament injuryCruciate ligament injuryRectus femoris activityFemale athletesDifferent muscular activation patternsRelative muscle activityDivision I collegiate athletesMuscular activation patternsACL injuryFemoris activityLigament injuryQuadriceps activityElectromyographic activityGender differencesMuscle activationPostcontact phaseCollegiate athletesSurface EMGActivation patternsPrecontact phaseDrop landingAnalysis of variance
2000
Gender disparity of anterior cruciate ligament injury. Etiological theories in the female athlete.
Medvecky M, Bosco J, Sherman O. Gender disparity of anterior cruciate ligament injury. Etiological theories in the female athlete. Bulletin Of The NYU Hospital For Joint Disease 2000, 59: 217-26. PMID: 11409241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cruciate ligament injuryFemale ACL injuryCruciate ligament injuryACL injuryLigament injuryFemale athletesInjury ratesNumerous etiological factorsACL injury ratesGender disparitiesEtiological factorsNeuromuscular factorsKnee flexionInjuryMovement trainingDefinitive causationAthletesEtiological theoriesTraining programIntrinsic factorsDisparitiesHamstringsEtiologyFactorsPhysicians
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