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Examining the Bone Bruise Patterns in Multiligament Knee Injuries With Peroneal Nerve Injury
Moran J, Schneble CA, Katz LD, Fosam A, Wang A, Li DT, Kahan JB, McLaughlin WM, Jokl P, Hewett TE, LaPrade RF, Medvecky MJ. Examining the Bone Bruise Patterns in Multiligament Knee Injuries With Peroneal Nerve Injury. The American Journal Of Sports Medicine 2022, 50: 1618-1626. PMID: 35384729, DOI: 10.1177/03635465221087406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiligament knee injuriesBone bruise patternsPeroneal nerve injuryMagnetic resonance imagingCPN injuryPhysical examinationBone bruisingNerve injuryBone bruisePLC injuriesKnee injuriesBruise patternsCommon peroneal nerve injuryLevel 1 trauma centerBoard-certified musculoskeletal radiologistsHigh-energy traumaPosterolateral corner injuriesLevel of evidenceCPN palsySchenck classificationInjury subtypesKnee dislocationCase seriesTrauma centerLigamentous injuriesOver One-Third of Patients With Multiligament Knee Injuries and an Intact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Demonstrate Medial Meniscal Ramp Lesions on Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Moran J, Schneble C, Katz L, Jimenez A, McLaughlin W, Vasavada K, Wang A, Kunze K, Chahla J, LaPrade R, Alaia M, Medvecky M. Over One-Third of Patients With Multiligament Knee Injuries and an Intact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Demonstrate Medial Meniscal Ramp Lesions on Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2022, 39: 592-599. PMID: 36575108, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2022.10.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial meniscus ramp lesionsIntact anterior cruciate ligamentMultiligament knee injuriesAnterior cruciate ligamentMagnetic resonance imagingRamp lesionsBone bruiseBone bruisingKnee injuriesCruciate ligamentMedial meniscal ramp lesionsResonance imagingPreoperative magnetic resonance imagingMeniscal ramp lesionsRetrospective case seriesPosterior cruciate ligamentOne-thirdIntraclass correlation coefficientConsecutive patientsRetrospective reviewCase seriesLigament reconstructionOperative reportsLevel IVLevel IExamining 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 ligamentArthroscopic Synovectomy for Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor/Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis in the Posterior Knee Using the Posterior Trans-Septal Portal Technique
Moran J, Miller MD, Schneble CA, Yalcin S, Katz LD, Medvecky MJ. Arthroscopic Synovectomy for Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor/Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis in the Posterior Knee Using the Posterior Trans-Septal Portal Technique. JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques 2022, 12: e21.00051. PMID: 35685235, PMCID: PMC9173520, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.st.21.00051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArthroscopic synovectomyMacrophage-colony stimulating factorPosteromedial portalPosterior septumPosterolateral portalPopliteal arteryVillonodular synovitisPortal techniqueAnterolateral portalPosterior portalInternational Knee Documentation CommitteeBaseline magnetic resonance imagingPosterior compartmentTenosynovial giant cell tumorGood functional outcomeExcellent clinical resultsExternal beam radiationGiant cell tumorPosterior cruciate ligamentPigmented villonodular synovitisFull knee functionMagnetic resonance imagingScar tissue formationUncommon benign proliferationAsymptomatic recurrenceExamining Preoperative MRI for Medial Meniscal Ramp Lesions in Patients Surgically Treated for Acute Grade 3 Combined Posterolateral Corner Knee Injury
Moran J, Jimenez A, Katz L, Wang A, McLaughlin W, Gillinov S, Patel R, Kunze K, Hewett T, Alaia M, LaPrade R, Medvecky M. Examining Preoperative MRI for Medial Meniscal Ramp Lesions in Patients Surgically Treated for Acute Grade 3 Combined Posterolateral Corner Knee Injury. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2023, 11: 23259671221144767. PMID: 36756171, PMCID: PMC9900669, DOI: 10.1177/23259671221144767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreoperative magnetic resonance imagingMedial meniscal ramp lesionsAcute grade 3Meniscal ramp lesionsMultiligament knee injuriesMagnetic resonance imagingPosterolateral corner knee injuriesRamp lesionsPLC injuriesIntraclass correlation coefficientGrade 3Knee injuriesBone bruisingBone bruiseAnterior cruciate ligament injuryLevel 1 trauma centerCruciate ligament injuryDays of injuryCross-sectional studyLevel of evidenceMeniscocapsular tearsConsecutive patientsLigament injuryTrauma centerMultiligament reconstruction
2024
Inside-Out Repair of Medial Meniscal Ramp Lesions in Patients Undergoing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Moran J, LaPrade C, LaPrade R. Inside-Out Repair of Medial Meniscal Ramp Lesions in Patients Undergoing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques 2024, 14: e22.00037. PMID: 39364325, PMCID: PMC11444584, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.st.22.00037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute anterior cruciate ligamentMedial meniscal ramp lesionsMeniscal ramp lesionsRamp lesionsPosterior horn of the medial meniscusACL graft failureMeniscocapsular junctionPosterior hornMagnetic resonance imagingGraft failureMeniscectomy rateDiagnostic sensitivity of magnetic resonance imagingInside-out repairPosteromedial incisionPosterior cruciate ligamentSurgical siteAcute anterior cruciate ligament injuryAnterolateral portalKnee instabilityAcute anterior cruciate ligament tearsRamp repairCombined posterior cruciate ligamentIsolated ACLR groupTime of ACLRYears of follow-upInvestigating the Bone Bruise Patterns in Pediatric Patients With Contact and Noncontact Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears: A Multicenter Study
Moran J, Amaral J, Lee M, Jones R, Gross P, Katz L, Wang A, Carrino J, Jimenez A, Chhabra B, Kan J, Smith B, Gladstein A, McKay S, LaPrade R, Fabricant P, Medvecky M. Investigating the Bone Bruise Patterns in Pediatric Patients With Contact and Noncontact Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears: A Multicenter Study. The American Journal Of Sports Medicine 2024, 52: 2456-2463. PMID: 39101652, DOI: 10.1177/03635465241264282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMagnetic resonance imagingMechanism of injuryBone bruise patternPreoperative MRI scansACL tearsBone bruisesNoncontact ACL tearsPediatric patientsPresence of bone bruiseMeniscus tearsFat-suppressed T2-weighted imagesAcute anterior cruciate ligament tearsLocation of bone bruisesMRI scansAnterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tearsIpsilateral knee injuriesAnterior cruciate ligament tearsPrimary ACL reconstruction surgeryMagnetic resonance imaging scansConcomitant medial meniscus tearLateral meniscus tearsMedial meniscus tearCruciate ligament tearsT2-weighted imagesNoncontact mechanism of injury
2022
Predictors Using Machine Learning of Complete Peroneal Nerve Palsy Recovery After Multiligamentous Knee Injury: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study
Vasavada K, Shankar DS, Bi AS, Moran J, Petrera M, Kahan J, Alaia EF, Medvecky MJ, Alaia MJ. Predictors Using Machine Learning of Complete Peroneal Nerve Palsy Recovery After Multiligamentous Knee Injury: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2022, 10: 23259671221121410. PMID: 36172267, PMCID: PMC9511346, DOI: 10.1177/23259671221121410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiligamentous knee injuriesBody mass indexPN palsyKnee injuriesMale sexMulticenter retrospective cohort studyElevated body mass indexPeroneal nerve palsyRetrospective cohort studyUrban hospital systemCase-control studyLevel of evidenceMagnetic resonance imagingLarge patient data setsNonrecovery groupNerve palsyNerve recoveryPostoperative variablesCohort studyKnee dislocationRetrospective reviewFoot dropMass indexNerve contusionPhysical examinationPosteromedial 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 studies