2020
High Clinical Failure Rate After Latissimus Dorsi Transfer for Revision Massive Rotator Cuff Tears
Muench L, Kia C, Williams A, Avery D, Cote M, Reed N, Arciero R, Chandawarkar R, Mazzocca A. High Clinical Failure Rate After Latissimus Dorsi Transfer for Revision Massive Rotator Cuff Tears. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2020, 36: 88-94. PMID: 31864605, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2019.07.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Shoulder and Elbow SurgeonsClinical failure rateSimple Shoulder Test scoreFailed rotator cuff repairRotator cuff tearsLatissimus dorsi transferFatty infiltrationRisk factorsRotator cuff repairComplication rateClinical failurePostoperative Single Assessment Numerical Evaluation scoresFollow-upAcromiohumeral intervalCuff tearsAssociated with postoperative failurePostoperative American Shoulder and Elbow SurgeonsAmerican Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons scoreSingle Assessment Numeric Evaluation scoreDorsi transferClinical success ratePreoperative risk factorsRetrospective chart reviewCuff repairFollow-up time
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
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
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 hospitalCorrelation Between Changes in Tibial Tuberosity–Trochlear Groove Distance and Patellar Position During Active Knee Extension on Dynamic Kinematic Computed Tomographic Imaging
Tanaka M, Elias J, Williams A, Carrino J, Cosgarea A. Correlation Between Changes in Tibial Tuberosity–Trochlear Groove Distance and Patellar Position During Active Knee Extension on Dynamic Kinematic Computed Tomographic Imaging. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2015, 31: 1748-1755. PMID: 25940399, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2015.03.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKnee flexion angleKnee flexionFlexion angleTibial tuberosity-trochlear groove distancePatellar positionTibial tuberosity-trochlear grooveActive knee extensionPatellar tiltRepeated-measures analysisKnee extensionPatellar instabilityLinear regression modelsBisect offsetFlexionRepeated-measuresPrognostic case seriesSymptomatic patellar instabilitySymptomatic kneeTTTG distanceKneePatellar trackingLevel IVRegression modelsPatellofemoral instabilitySymptomatic instability
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