2021
Higher Meniscal Slope Is a Risk Factor for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in Skeletally Immature Patients
Freitas EV, Perez MK, Jimenez AE, Lopes JR, Yamada AF, Cohen M, Astur DC. Higher Meniscal Slope Is a Risk Factor for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in Skeletally Immature Patients. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2021, 37: 2582-2588. PMID: 33771692, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2021.03.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACL reconstruction failureAnterior cruciate ligament injuryMedial meniscal slopeMeniscal slopeACL injuryCruciate ligament injuryImmature patientsTibial slopeReconstruction failureControl groupLigament injuryPrimary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuryLateral meniscal slopePrimary ACL injuryRetrospective comparative trialSkeletally Immature PatientsRatio of patientsLateral tibial slopeMedial tibial slopeACL injury historySignificant differencesKnee magnetic resonancePrimary injuryRetrospective studyRisk factors
2020
Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction and Lateral Retinacular Lengthening in the Skeletally Immature Patient
Levy BJ, Jimenez AE, Fitzsimmons KP, Pace JL. Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction and Lateral Retinacular Lengthening in the Skeletally Immature Patient. Arthroscopy Techniques 2020, 9: e737-e745. PMID: 32577346, PMCID: PMC7301218, DOI: 10.1016/j.eats.2020.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMedial patellofemoral ligamentMPFL reconstructionMedial patellofemoral ligament reconstructionAnatomic MPFL reconstructionSkeletally Immature PatientsDistal femoral physisPatellofemoral ligament reconstructionLateral retinacular lengtheningImmature patientsLigament reconstructionPediatric populationFemoral physisFluoroscopic guidancePatellofemoral ligamentPatellar instabilitySafe placementLateral lengtheningImmature populationSafe zone