2019
Recurrent Shoulder Instability: Do Morbidity and Treatment Differ Based on Insurance?
Williams A, Mancini N, Kia C, Wolf M, Gupta S, Cote M, Arciero R. Recurrent Shoulder Instability: Do Morbidity and Treatment Differ Based on Insurance? Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2019, 7: 2325967119841079. PMID: 31065553, PMCID: PMC6487768, DOI: 10.1177/2325967119841079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTraumatic anterior shoulder instabilityAnterior shoulder instabilityExtensive surgical proceduresTime of surgeryGlenoid bone lossBone lossShoulder instabilitySurgical stabilizationSurgical proceduresAssociated with increased bone lossRecurrent traumatic anterior shoulder instabilityHistory of instabilityPreoperative imaging studiesLevel of evidenceMedicaid patientsNon-Medicaid insuranceSevere bone lossIntraoperative findingsSports medicine practiceDelayed careCohort studyInstability episodesSurgeryArthroscopic repairImaging studies
2017
Chondral Injuries and Irreparable Meniscal Tears Among Adolescents With Anterior Cruciate Ligament or Meniscal Tears Are More Common in Patients With Public Insurance
Williams A, Mancini N, Solomito M, Nissen C, Milewski M. Chondral Injuries and Irreparable Meniscal Tears Among Adolescents With Anterior Cruciate Ligament or Meniscal Tears Are More Common in Patients With Public Insurance. The American Journal Of Sports Medicine 2017, 45: 2111-2115. PMID: 28530851, DOI: 10.1177/0363546517707196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternational Knee Documentation CommitteePreoperative IKDC scoreAnterior cruciate ligamentMeniscal tearsChondral injuriesIrreparable meniscal tearsCurrent Procedural TerminologyIKDC scoreDelayed presentationPreoperative International Knee Documentation CommitteeRetrospective study of patientsPrognosis of young patientsAnterior cruciate ligament tearsOffice visitsIsolated ACL tearsAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionIsolated meniscal tearsStudy of patientsPublic insurancePrivate insuranceIncidence of chondral injuryCruciate ligamentLevel of evidenceSports medicine centerYears of age
2012
The Benefits of Implant Removal from the Foot and Ankle
Williams A, Witten D, Duester R, Chou L. The Benefits of Implant Removal from the Foot and Ankle. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2012, 94: 1316-1320. PMID: 22810403, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.j.01756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual analog scaleOrthopaedic surgical proceduresShort-Form McGill Pain QuestionnaireBenefits of implant removalImplant removalWeight-bearing activitiesPatients' pain experienceMcGill Pain QuestionnaireRatings of painRemoval of symptomatic implantsPostoperative painDescription of levels of evidenceSurgical proceduresLevel of evidenceShoe wearTherapeutic Level IVRate of patient satisfactionSoft tissue cushionPain QuestionnairePain intensitySymptomatic implantsRemoval of implantsPatient satisfactionRelief of symptomsPain experience