2024
Visualization of Trochlear Dysplasia using Three-Dimensional Curvature Analysis in Patients with Patellar Instability Facilitates Understanding and Improves the Reliability of the Entry-Point to Trochlea Groove Angle
Sieberer J, Park N, Manafzadeh A, Desroches S, Brennan K, McDonald C, Tommasini S, Wiznia D, Fulkerson J. Visualization of Trochlear Dysplasia using Three-Dimensional Curvature Analysis in Patients with Patellar Instability Facilitates Understanding and Improves the Reliability of the Entry-Point to Trochlea Groove Angle. Arthroscopy Sports Medicine And Rehabilitation 2024, 101010. DOI: 10.1016/j.asmr.2024.101010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatellofemoral instability patientsInterclass correlation coefficientInterrater reliabilityPatellofemoral instabilityLevel III-retrospective cohort studyResults Qualitative analysisIII-retrospective cohort studyTrochlear grooveClinical decision-makingRetrospective cohort studyAge-sex matched controlsCohort studyMann-Whitney U testAge-sexRecurrent patellar instabilityPatient's kneeControl kneesAP viewMatched controlsKneePatellar instabilityCT scanTrochlear dysplasiaMann-WhitneyU testPoster 251: Tibial Tuberosity to Trochlear Groove Distance (TT-TG): A Patellar Instability Gold Standard Prone to Errors?
Sieberer J, Park N, Rancu A, Manafzadeh A, Tommasini S, Wiznia D, Fulkerson J. Poster 251: Tibial Tuberosity to Trochlear Groove Distance (TT-TG): A Patellar Instability Gold Standard Prone to Errors? Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2024, 12: 2325967124s00220. PMCID: PMC11328310, DOI: 10.1177/2325967124s00220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical decision-makingAngular malalignmentLongitudinal tibial axisDistal pointTT-TGClinical practiceTrochlear grooveAxial alignmentLateral patellofemoral instabilityPatellar instabilityError prevalenceKnee alignmentPatient careTibial axisDecision-makingKneeMann-Whitney U testRadiological protocolPatient's kneeFemoral posterior condylesInstitutional review boardTT-TG distanceCoronal angleExclusion criteriaControl kneesPoster 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 DatabaseCohortFemur
2023
Poster 270: Joint Preservation and Complications of Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy at a Minimum of 5- Year Follow-up
Seals K, Joo P, Saluan P, Fulkerson J, Farrow L, Yalcin S. Poster 270: Joint Preservation and Complications of Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy at a Minimum of 5- Year Follow-up. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2023, 11: 2325967123s00248. PMCID: PMC10392429, DOI: 10.1177/2325967123s00248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTibial tubercle osteotomyRate of progressionLogistic regression analysisComplication rateKnee osteoarthritisPatellar instabilityPostoperative complicationsLigament reconstructionTubercle osteotomyMultivariable modelConcomitant anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionKellgren-Lawrence grade IIIAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionMultivariable logistic regression analysisMedial patellofemoral ligament reconstructionTTO procedureOverall complication rateIncidence of complicationsMajor complication rateRate of patientsCruciate ligament reconstructionRisk of complicationsPatellofemoral ligament reconstructionTotal knee arthroplastyDistal femoral osteotomy
2020
Current Concepts Regarding Patellofemoral Trochlear Dysplasia
Levy BJ, Tanaka MJ, Fulkerson JP. Current Concepts Regarding Patellofemoral Trochlear Dysplasia. The American Journal Of Sports Medicine 2020, 49: 1642-1650. PMID: 33021814, DOI: 10.1177/0363546520958423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent patellar instabilityTrochlear dysplasiaPatellar instabilityPatellofemoral jointMedial quadriceps tendon-femoral ligamentMajority of patientsTibial tubercle transferMajority of casesArticular cartilageSurgical stabilizationMedial patellofemoralOptimal treatmentTubercle transferDysplasiaPatientsComplex structural anomaliesPatellofemoral trackingSurgical planningTrochleoplastyStructural anomaliesSpecific deficitsCartilagePatellofemoralMajority
2019
Fifteen-Year Minimum Follow-Up of Anteromedial Tibial Tubercle Transfer for Lateral and/or Distal Patellofemoral Arthrosis
Klinge SA, Fulkerson JP. Fifteen-Year Minimum Follow-Up of Anteromedial Tibial Tubercle Transfer for Lateral and/or Distal Patellofemoral Arthrosis. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2019, 35: 2146-2151. PMID: 31272635, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2019.02.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnteromedial tibial tubercle transferTibial tubercle transferTherapeutic case seriesTubercle transferPatellofemoral arthrosisCase seriesInclusion criteriaPatellar instabilityAdditional proceduresAverage pain scorePatients' subjective evaluationRemoval of hardwareMedial patellar subluxationLateral patellar instabilitySeverity of arthrosisMedial patellar facetRetropatellar painMinimum followPain scoresJoint preservationFacet arthrosisMean ageGrade IArthroplasty proceduresLevel IV
2018
Medial Quadriceps Tendon Femoral Ligament Reconstruction Technique and Surgical Anatomy
Joseph SM, Fulkerson JP. Medial Quadriceps Tendon Femoral Ligament Reconstruction Technique and Surgical Anatomy. Arthroscopy Techniques 2018, 8: e57-e64. PMID: 30899652, PMCID: PMC6408716, DOI: 10.1016/j.eats.2018.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedial quadriceps tendon-femoral ligamentPatellar fracturesQuadriceps tendonSurgical anatomyMedial patellofemoral ligament reconstructionLigament reconstruction techniquesVastus medialis obliquusPatellofemoral ligament reconstructionLateral patellar subluxationMedial patellofemoral complexMQTFL reconstructionLigament reconstructionAllograft tendonMedial restraintsFemoral originTreatment strategiesPatellar subluxationPatellar instabilityAnatomic studyPatellar attachmentTendonLateral instabilityAnatomyFracturesSubluxation
2011
Technical Failure of Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction
Bollier M, Fulkerson J, Cosgarea A, Tanaka M. Technical Failure of Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2011, 27: 1153-1159. PMID: 21664791, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2011.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial patellofemoral ligament reconstructionPatellofemoral ligament reconstructionLigament reconstructionChronic patellofemoral instabilityRecurrent lateral instabilityTunnel malpositioningClinical presentationMedial restraintsMPFL graftRevision surgeryMedial subluxationPatellar instabilityMPFL insertionPatellofemoral instabilityNormal alignmentTechnical failureGraftPatientsSurgeryLateral instabilitySubluxationBest optionMalpositioningSymptoms
2007
Indications and Technique of Distal Tibial Tubercle Anteromedialization
Bicos J, Fulkerson J. Indications and Technique of Distal Tibial Tubercle Anteromedialization. Operative Techniques In Orthopaedics 2007, 17: 223-233. DOI: 10.1053/j.oto.2007.10.002.Chapters