Featured Publications
AOA Critical Issues: Gender Justice in Academic Medicine
Day C, Lattanza L, Van Heest A, Templeton K, Fore J, Ode G. AOA Critical Issues: Gender Justice in Academic Medicine. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2023, 105: 1214-1219. PMID: 37027484, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.22.01204.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Trends in Open Versus Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release From 2010 to 2021
Ratnasamy P, Rudisill K, Joo P, Lattanza L, Grauer J. Trends in Open Versus Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release From 2010 to 2021. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2024, 8: e24.00077. PMID: 38885416, PMCID: PMC11191037, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-24-00077.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
AOA Critical Issues: Perceptions on the State of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Orthopaedic Surgery
Tabaie S, Schermerhorn J, Baird M, Lattanza L, Ode G, Mesfin A. AOA Critical Issues: Perceptions on the State of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Orthopaedic Surgery. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2023, 105: 1920-1926. PMID: 37651571, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.23.00392.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Orthopaedic AssociationOrthopaedic surgeryPhysician workforcePhysician recruitmentOrthopaedic AssociationEmail listservsMembership directoryFree-response questionsDemographic informationOrthopaedic residentsSurveyed membersPromote equityPositive attitudesSelf-identifyMultiple-choice questionsField of orthopaedicsSurvey populationOrthopaedicsResident selectionQuantitative dataSurveySurgeryInclusionPopulationPhysiciansRecruitment of the Next Generation of Diverse Hand Surgeons
Donnelley C, Halim A, Lattanza L. Recruitment of the Next Generation of Diverse Hand Surgeons. Hand Clinics 2023, 39: 111-118. PMID: 36402521, DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2022.08.009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
AOA Critical Issues Symposium: Deficit Recovery for the Orthopaedic Service Line
Day CS, Goldfarb CA, Lattanza LL, Yoshida MT, Levin LS. AOA Critical Issues Symposium: Deficit Recovery for the Orthopaedic Service Line. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2022, 105: 172-178. PMID: 35950756, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.21.01409.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital net incomeRevenue deficitHuman capitalNet incomeRevenue recoveryFinancial performanceFinancial recoveryFinancial statusCost reduction strategiesOngoing public health crisisStrategic actionsAdministrative proceduresHealth care systemCOVID-19 pandemicInstitutionsIncomeRevenueFinanceHealth care institutionsUnited StatesCapitalSubstantial portionAvailable resourcesCrisisPolicyAnatomic Radial Head Arthroplasty: The Importance of Implant Angle
Cherches MF, Halvorson R, Lalchandani G, Kandemir U, Lattanza LL, Lee N. Anatomic Radial Head Arthroplasty: The Importance of Implant Angle. The Journal Of Hand Surgery 2022, 47: 534-539. PMID: 35397935, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2022.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadial head arthroplastyImplant failureStress shieldingRadiocapitellar arthritisOptimal implant designSTUDY/LEVELImplant angleRadial head implantsStem-shaft angleImplant designAcute fracturesRetrospective reviewNeck fracturesImplant survivalInternal fixationProsthesis removalProsthesis positioningRadial headProximal radiusLateral radiographsAcademic centersElbow radiographsAnatomic designHead implantsIntact implantsThe Perry Initiative: Building the Pipeline for Women in Orthopaedics
Buckley J, Dearolf L, Lattanza L. The Perry Initiative: Building the Pipeline for Women in Orthopaedics. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2022, 30: 358-363. PMID: 35245255, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-21-01112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterobserver and Intraobserver Reliability of Classification Systems for Radiographic Complications After Radial Head Arthroplasty
Halvorson RT, Lalchandani GR, Cherches MF, Petit LM, Lattanza L, Lee NH, Kandemir U. Interobserver and Intraobserver Reliability of Classification Systems for Radiographic Complications After Radial Head Arthroplasty. The Journal Of Hand Surgery 2022, 48: 513.e1-513.e8. PMID: 35181176, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2021.11.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadial head arthroplastyHeterotopic ossificationRadiocapitellar arthritisRadiographic complicationsBrooker classificationInterobserver reliabilityIntraobserver reliabilityStress shieldingIntraclass correlation coefficientBroberg-MorreyRadiographic reviewHigh intraobserver reliabilityClassification systemRadiolucencyHigh interobserver reliabilityOrthopaedic surgeonsElbow radiographsArthritisSS classificationSurgeonsFleiss' kappaLevel of trainingComplicationsArthroplastyRadiographs
2021
Composite Vascularized Autograft Elbow Transplant
Pathak N, Sides EE, Piper SL, Lee CK, Hansen SL, Terry MJ, Lattanza LL. Composite Vascularized Autograft Elbow Transplant. JBJS Case Connector 2021, 11: e21.00220. PMID: 34319917, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.cc.21.00220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal elbow arthroplastyComplete brachial plexus injuryElbow jointBrachial plexus injuryRight upper extremityHand/wristRight elbow jointPlexus injuryElbow arthroplastySubsequent ankylosisUpper extremityDaily livingPatientsTransplantStandard techniquesAnkylosisArthroplastyInjuryExplantationInfectionExtremitiesTraumaWristPatient outcomes and costs after isolated flexor tendon repairs of the hand
Lalchandani GR, Halvorson RT, Zhang AL, Lattanza LL, Immerman I. Patient outcomes and costs after isolated flexor tendon repairs of the hand. Journal Of Hand Therapy 2021, 35: 590-596. PMID: 34016517, DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2021.04.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary flexor tendon repairFlexor tendon repairReoperation rateTendon repairTherapy utilizationAcute flexor tendon injuriesLate reoperation rateOdds of reoperationSurgeons counsel patientsRetrospective cohort studyPrimary tendon repairMultivariable logistic regressionFlexor tendon injuriesAmount of therapyChi-square testReoperation needTherapy visitsCohort studyCounsel patientsIndependent predictorsMedian timeMultivariable analysisSurgical optionsMale sexRehabilitation utilization
2020
An accessible method for screening aerosol filtration identifies poor-performing commercial masks and respirators
Schilling K, Gentner DR, Wilen L, Medina A, Buehler C, Perez-Lorenzo LJ, Pollitt KJG, Bergemann R, Bernardo N, Peccia J, Wilczynski V, Lattanza L. An accessible method for screening aerosol filtration identifies poor-performing commercial masks and respirators. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2020, 31: 943-952. PMID: 32764709, PMCID: PMC7406964, DOI: 10.1038/s41370-020-0258-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImproving Sexual, Racial, and Ethnic Diversity in Orthopedics: An Imperative.
Lin JS, Lattanza LL, Weber KL, Balch Samora J. Improving Sexual, Racial, and Ethnic Diversity in Orthopedics: An Imperative. Orthopedics 2020, 43: e134-e140. PMID: 32003842, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20200129-04.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Reporters of TCR signaling identify arthritogenic T cells in murine and human autoimmune arthritis
Ashouri JF, Hsu LY, Yu S, Rychkov D, Chen Y, Cheng DA, Sirota M, Hansen E, Lattanza L, Zikherman J, Weiss A. Reporters of TCR signaling identify arthritogenic T cells in murine and human autoimmune arthritis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 18517-18527. PMID: 31455730, PMCID: PMC6744919, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1904271116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnimalsArthritis, ExperimentalArthritis, RheumatoidBiopsyCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationDown-RegulationFemaleGenes, ReporterGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansInterleukin-17Interleukin-6MaleMiceMice, TransgenicMiddle AgedNuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 1Receptors, Antigen, T-CellSignal TransductionSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 ProteinSynovectomySynovial MembraneTh17 CellsZymosanConceptsCD4 T cellsRheumatoid arthritisT cellsSKG miceAutoimmune arthritisDifferentiation 4 (CD4) T cellsReceptor signalingHuman autoimmune arthritisIL-6 receptor signalingSKG mouse modelAutoreactive T cellsArthritogenic T cellsIL-6 cytokinesTCR signalingIL-6 signalingRA synoviumSuppressor of cytokineArthritogenic potentialInterleukin-17IL-6Autoantigen exposureEnhanced autoreactivityMouse modelAntigen receptor signalingNur77-eGFPOpen Surgical Release of Posttraumatic Elbow Contracture in Children and Adolescents
Piper SL, Lattanza LL, Shen TS, Wall LB, Goldfarb CA. Open Surgical Release of Posttraumatic Elbow Contracture in Children and Adolescents. Journal Of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2019, 39: 241-246. PMID: 30969254, PMCID: PMC6292736, DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000000923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic elbow contracturesContinuous passive motionOpen surgical releaseSurgical releaseContracture releaseElbow contractureLigament repairActive rangeOpen elbow contracture releasePostoperative continuous passive motionForearm rotation arcOpen contracture releasePostoperative ulnar neuropathyRetrospective chart reviewTime of surgeryElbow contracture releaseFlexion-extension arcSmall case seriesTime of injuryRemoval of hardwareUlnar nerve releaseArthroscopic releaseNerve releaseUlnar neuropathyChart review
2017
Preoperative Computer Simulation and Patient-specific Guides are Safe and Effective to Correct Forearm Deformity in Children
Bauer AS, Storelli DAR, Sibbel SE, McCarroll HR, Lattanza LL. Preoperative Computer Simulation and Patient-specific Guides are Safe and Effective to Correct Forearm Deformity in Children. Journal Of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2017, 37: 504-510. PMID: 26491911, DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000000673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForearm rotationCase seriesFracture malunionForearm deformityCorrective osteotomyPatient-specific surgical guidesSuperficial radial nerve distributionDistal radioulnar joint instabilityRadial nerve distributionTransient sensory lossMultiple hereditary exostosesDistal radioulnar instabilitySurgical guideRange of motionPreoperative angulationPreoperative arcNerve distributionPatient-specific guidesClinical outcomesHereditary exostosesSensory lossUnaffected sideSurgical correctionDeformity correctionRadioulnar instabilityDistal Forearm Fracture Open Reduction–Internal Fixation: Sonographic Detection of Hardware Malalignment and Associated Tendon Injuries Missed by Radiography
Morgan TA, Piper SL, Lattanza LL, Goldstein RB, Link T, Motamedi D. Distal Forearm Fracture Open Reduction–Internal Fixation: Sonographic Detection of Hardware Malalignment and Associated Tendon Injuries Missed by Radiography. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2017, 36: 2173-2177. PMID: 28503753, DOI: 10.1002/jum.14241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen reduction internal fixationReduction internal fixationTendon injuriesRadiographic findingsMusculoskeletal sonographyDistal radius open reduction internal fixationAssociated tendon injuryDistal forearm fracturesNegative radiographic findingsSymptomatic patientsForearm fracturesSurgical treatmentCase seriesTendon integritySonographic detectionHardware complicationsUseful modalityClinical utilityHardware positionSonographyInjuryComplicationsPatientsMusculoskeletal imagingTreatment
2016
Breast Radiation Exposure in Female Orthopaedic Surgeons
Valone LC, Chambers M, Lattanza L, James MA. Breast Radiation Exposure in Female Orthopaedic Surgeons. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2016, 98: 1808-1813. PMID: 27807113, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.15.01167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower inner quadrantUpper outer quadrantBreast radiation exposureBreast cancer prevalenceFemale orthopaedic surgeonsOrthopaedic surgeonsRadiation exposureCancer prevalenceAnteroposterior projectionLead protectionLateral projectionIntraoperative radiation exposureBreast cancer sitesStandard operating tableOuter quadrantInner quadrantIntraoperative radiationCancer sitesC-arm positionU.S. womenBreastSurgeon's positionSurgeonsOperating tableContinuous fluoroscopyThe Perry Initiative's Medical Student Outreach Program Recruits Women Into Orthopaedic Residency
Lattanza LL, Meszaros-Dearolf L, O'Connor MI, Ladd A, Bucha A, Trauth-Nare A, Buckley JM. The Perry Initiative's Medical Student Outreach Program Recruits Women Into Orthopaedic Residency. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2016, 474: 1962-1966. PMID: 27245771, PMCID: PMC4965379, DOI: 10.1007/s11999-016-4908-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrthopedic surgerySecond-year female medical studentsOrthopaedic residencyPercentage of womenMedical studentsMedical CenterOutreach programsMost womenFemale medical studentsAnnual followupProgram participantsOrthopaedic professionOrthopaedic surgery residencyLack of exposureSurgical specialtiesWomenWomen medical studentsSurgery residencyMedical schoolsSurgeryOrthopedicsPositive resultsPercentage of femalesParticipantsExposure
2015
In vivo flexor tendon forces generated during different rehabilitation exercises
Edsfeldt S, Rempel D, Kursa K, Diao E, Lattanza L. In vivo flexor tendon forces generated during different rehabilitation exercises. Journal Of Hand Surgery (European Volume) 2015, 40: 705-710. PMID: 26115682, DOI: 10.1177/1753193415591491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlexor tendon repairActive finger flexionTendon repairFinger flexionOpen carpal tunnel releaseFlexor digitorum superficialis tendonCarpal tunnel releaseFlexor digitorum profundusFlexor digitorum superficialisDifferent rehabilitation exercisesNeutral wrist positionCarpal canalSuperficialis tendonFlexor tendon forcesRehabilitation exercisesFlexor tendonsRehabilitation maneuversBuckle force transducerIndex fingerFlexionNeutral positionTendonWrist positionTendon forceVivo forcesThe Use of Computer-aided Design and 3-Dimensional Models in the Treatment of Forearm Malunions in Children
Storelli DA, Bauer AS, Lattanza LL, McCarroll HR. The Use of Computer-aided Design and 3-Dimensional Models in the Treatment of Forearm Malunions in Children. Techniques In Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery 2015, 19: 23-26. PMID: 25575188, DOI: 10.1097/bth.0000000000000070.Peer-Reviewed Original Research