2024
Poster 291: Entry Point-Transition Point Angle as a Novel 3-Dimensional Metric of Patellar Instability
Park N, Sieberer J, Rancu A, Manafzadeh A, McDonald C, Yu K, Wiznia D, Fulkerson J. Poster 291: Entry Point-Transition Point Angle as a Novel 3-Dimensional Metric of Patellar Instability. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2024, 12: 2325967124s00258. PMCID: PMC11328264, DOI: 10.1177/2325967124s00258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatellar instabilityComputed tomographyTrochlear dysplasiaGeneral populationRecurrent dislocationDegree of dysplasiaRecurrent patellar dislocationMann-Whitney U testInstitutional review board exemptionDistal femurGeneral population cohortPatellofemoral painPatellar dislocationMann-WhitneyU testCT imagesDysplasiaAnteroposterior viewPatientsTrochlear morphologyInterclass correlationPopulation cohortNew Mexico Decedent Image DatabaseCohortFemurThe Morphologic Patella Entry Point Into The Proximal Trochlea Is More Lateral in Recurrent Dislocators Than Controls as Measured by Entry Point-Trochlear Groove Angle
Beitler B, Sieberer J, Islam W, McDonald C, Yu K, Tommasini S, Fulkerson J. The Morphologic Patella Entry Point Into The Proximal Trochlea Is More Lateral in Recurrent Dislocators Than Controls as Measured by Entry Point-Trochlear Groove Angle. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2024 PMID: 38697328, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2024.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecurrent patella instabilityPatella instabilityLevel III-case-control studyRecurrent dislocationRecurrent dislocation groupMann-Whitney U testCase-control studyRecurrent patella dislocationIntraclass correlation coefficientDistal femurCT scanOptimal treatmentProximal trochleaPatellar dislocationU testControlled studiesInclusion criteriaPatella dislocationSenior authorRight kneeKnee pathologyControl groupSimpleware ScanIPBayesian mixed effects modelsAP images
2022
Reconceptualization of Trochlear Dysplasia in Patients With Recurrent Patellar Dislocation Using 3-Dimensional Models
Yu K, Cooperman D, Schneble C, McLaughlin W, Beitler B, Kaliney R, Wang A, Fulkerson J. Reconceptualization of Trochlear Dysplasia in Patients With Recurrent Patellar Dislocation Using 3-Dimensional Models. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2022, 10: 23259671221138257. PMID: 36458105, PMCID: PMC9706073, DOI: 10.1177/23259671221138257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecurrent patellar dislocationPatellar dislocationTrochlear dysplasiaProximal trochleaTomography scanControl kneesTrochlear grooveFemoral condyleHealthy control kneesIntercondylar notch roofProximal trochlear grooveComputed tomography scanCross-sectional studyLevel of evidenceDistal femoral condylePosterior femoral condylesLateral trochlear ridgeNotch roofMediolateral positioningNovel 3D measurement methodPatientsKneeDysplasiaSurgical planningOsseous anatomy
2021
The Patellofemoral Joint: A Case-Based Approach
Abdelkafy A, Fulkerson J, Kuroda R. The Patellofemoral Joint: A Case-Based Approach. 2021, 111-115. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-81545-5_10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatellar dislocationAcute traumatic patellar dislocationsSurgical treatment optionsDifferent surgical optionsAcute patellar dislocationHigh recurrence rateTraumatic patellar dislocationConservative treatmentDefinitive managementSurgical optionsRecurrence rateTreatment optionsPatellofemoral jointArthroscopy resultsCase-based approachPainPatientsOptionsPathoanatomy
2020
Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Patients.
Sidharthan S, Wang G, Schlichte LM, Fulkerson JP, Green DW. Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Patients. JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques 2020, 10: e0110. PMID: 32368409, PMCID: PMC7161734, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.st.18.00110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedial patellofemoral ligament reconstructionDistal femoral physisPatellofemoral ligament reconstructionImmature patientsTendon harvesterLigament reconstructionFemoral physisMPFL reconstructionPatellofemoral instabilitySkeletally Immature PatientsDouble-bundle reconstructionTraumatic patellar dislocationRecurrent patellar instabilityMPFL injuryReconstructed MPFLTenodesis screwDistal medial aspectSemitendinosus graftHamstring autograftPreoperative levelsFemoral socketSurgical interventionGraft placementQuadriceps tendonPatellar dislocation
2019
Combined Soft Tissue Reconstruction of the Medial Patellofemoral Ligament and Medial Quadriceps Tendon–Femoral Ligament
Espregueira-Mendes J, Andrade R, Bastos R, Joseph S, Fulkerson J, Silva L. Combined Soft Tissue Reconstruction of the Medial Patellofemoral Ligament and Medial Quadriceps Tendon–Femoral Ligament. Arthroscopy Techniques 2019, 8: e481-e488. PMID: 31194085, PMCID: PMC6551554, DOI: 10.1016/j.eats.2019.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedial quadriceps tendon-femoral ligamentMedial patellofemoral ligamentPatellofemoral ligamentSurgical techniqueCadaveric dissection studyKnee extensor mechanismSoft tissue reconstructionType of fixationOrthopedic concernsSurgical optionsExtensor mechanismPatellar dislocationBony proceduresFemoral drillingMedial femurAdult populationTendon componentsDifferent graftsDissection studiesLigamentCombined reconstructionTissue reconstruction
2014
MQTFL Reconstruction
Fulkerson J. MQTFL Reconstruction. 2014, 143-145. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-54965-6_18.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Restoration of Native Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Support After Patella Dislocation
Tom A, Fulkerson JP. Restoration of Native Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Support After Patella Dislocation. Sports Medicine And Arthroscopy Review 2007, 15: 68-71. PMID: 17505320, DOI: 10.1097/jsa.0b013e31803035d3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial patellofemoral ligamentFemoral insertionVastus medialis obliquus advancementMini-open techniqueAnterior talofibular ligamentMost patientsConsecutive casesLateral ankleMPFL reconstructionPatellar dislocationTalofibular ligamentLigament supportPatella stabilityRecurrent dislocationPatella dislocationPatellofemoral ligamentPatellofemoral stabilityPatientsLigament