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
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 groovePatellaSeverity
2015
Correlation 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