2019
Does quality of life influence retear rate following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?
Zakko P, Scheiderer B, Beitzel K, Shoji M, Williams A, DiVenere J, Cote M, Mazzocca A, Imhoff F. Does quality of life influence retear rate following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair? Journal Of Shoulder And Elbow Surgery 2019, 28: s124-s130. PMID: 31196505, DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2019.03.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFull-thickness tearsRotator cuff repairArthroscopic rotator cuff repairCuff repairIntact rotator cuff repairRetear rateRandomized clinical trialsRotator cuffMonths of rehabilitationMagnetic resonance imagingDouble-row rotator cuff repairProtocol patientsCompliant patientsShoulder immobilizationWORC scoreClinical trialsPostoperative qualityPatientsResonance imagingTorn rotator cuffMonthsWeeksSecondary analysisRetearTears
2016
Characterization of patellar maltracking using dynamic kinematic CT imaging in patients with patellar instability
Tanaka M, Elias J, Williams A, Demehri S, Cosgarea A. Characterization of patellar maltracking using dynamic kinematic CT imaging in patients with patellar instability. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 2016, 24: 3634-3641. PMID: 27358051, DOI: 10.1007/s00167-016-4216-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatellar instability symptomsInstability symptomsIncreased lateral translationLateral translationPatellar maltrackingPatellar instabilityKnee flexionPatellar motionBisect offsetActive flexionFlexionPatellofemoral jointIntervals of knee flexionBilateral symptomsKneePatellofemoral instabilityComputed tomographyMaltrackingPatientsCT imagesSymptomsPoor image qualityTrochlear groovePatellaSeverityCalcific Tendinitis of the Gluteus Maximus in a Golfer.
Williams A, Stang T, Fritz J, Papp D. Calcific Tendinitis of the Gluteus Maximus in a Golfer. Orthopedics 2016, 39: e997-e1000. PMID: 27337668, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20160616-08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalcific tendinitisNonoperative managementCalcific depositsCase of calcific tendinitisAnti-inflammatory medicationsReturn to sportGluteus maximusLocal inflammatory reactionMagnetic resonance imagingOperative debridementGluteus maximus tendonNonoperative treatmentCase reportTreatment optionsApproximately 2 yearsUnusual caseAdequate reliefPlain radiographsGluteus maximus insertionPatientsActivity modificationInflammatory reactionResonance imagingRepetitive microtraumaSevere symptoms
2015
The Relationship Between Tibial Tuberosity–Trochlear Groove Distance and Abnormal Patellar Tracking in Patients With Unilateral Patellar Instability
Williams A, Elias J, Tanaka M, Thawait G, Demehri S, Carrino J, Cosgarea A. The Relationship Between Tibial Tuberosity–Trochlear Groove Distance and Abnormal Patellar Tracking in Patients With Unilateral Patellar Instability. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2015, 32: 55-61. PMID: 26440373, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2015.06.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTibial tuberosity-trochlear groove distanceTibial tuberosity-trochlear grooveDynamic computed tomography scanLateral patellar tiltBisect offsetPatellofemoral instabilityAsymptomatic kneesContralateral asymptomatic kneesAbnormal patellar trackingScans of patientsActive knee extensionTertiary care hospitalPatellar trackingKnee extensionTomography scanLevel IVMaximum flexionInstability episodesPatellofemoral kinematicsPatellar instabilitySymptomatic kneePatellar tiltDiagnostic studiesPatientsCare hospital
2014
Imaging characteristics of contralateral asymptomatic patellofemoral joints in patients with unilateral instability.
Demehri S, Thawait G, Williams A, Kompel A, Elias J, Carrino J, Cosgarea A. Imaging characteristics of contralateral asymptomatic patellofemoral joints in patients with unilateral instability. Radiology 2014, 273: 821-30. PMID: 25153158, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.14140295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContralateral asymptomatic jointsFour-dimensional CTTibial tuberosity-trochlear groovePatellofemoral instabilityPatellar height ratioAsymptomatic jointsOA osteoarthritisComputed tomographyTT-TGAbnormal morphologyWilcoxon rank sum testRank sum testInstitutional review boardPatellar lateral displacementMultidetector CTRadiological recordsTrochlear groove depthImaging features of osteoarthritisBisect offsetYounger patientsImage featuresPatientsUnilateral instabilityControl groupCT data