2024
Analyzing Alignment Error in Tibial Tuberosity–Trochlear Groove Distance in Clinical Scans Using 2D and 3D Methods
Sieberer J, Park N, Rancu A, Desroches S, McDonald C, Manafzadeh A, Tommasini S, Wiznia D, Fulkerson J. Analyzing Alignment Error in Tibial Tuberosity–Trochlear Groove Distance in Clinical Scans Using 2D and 3D Methods. The American Journal Of Sports Medicine 2024, 52: 2996-3003. PMID: 39320426, DOI: 10.1177/03635465241279852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTibial tuberosity-trochlear groove distanceSurgical decision-makingPatellofemoral instabilityIntraclass correlation coefficientGroove distanceTreatment of patellofemoral instabilityComputed tomography scanTT-TG distanceScans of patientsPatient's legsTT-TG measurementsTibial tubercle transferKnees of patientsInterrater reliabilityGt;5 mmTomography scanSurgical planningTubercle transferScanner gantryPatientsClinical scansClinical literatureTopographic landmarksKneeDecision-makingFabricating patient-specific 3D printed drill guides to treat femoral head avascular necrosis
Bell C, Feizi A, Roytman G, Ramji A, Tommasini S, Wiznia D. Fabricating patient-specific 3D printed drill guides to treat femoral head avascular necrosis. 3D Printing In Medicine 2024, 10: 10. PMID: 38564090, PMCID: PMC10986134, DOI: 10.1186/s41205-024-00208-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOff-the-Shelf Tibial Cone Sizes May Not Accommodate All Patients’ Bone Morphology and May Lead to Cortical Breaches in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: A 3D Modeling Study
Tung W, Kunsel K, Roytman G, Donnelley C, Pratola D, Tommasini S, Bernstein J, Wiznia D. Off-the-Shelf Tibial Cone Sizes May Not Accommodate All Patients’ Bone Morphology and May Lead to Cortical Breaches in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: A 3D Modeling Study. Arthroplasty Today 2024, 26: 101340. PMID: 38455865, PMCID: PMC10918480, DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2024.101340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe feasibility of a novel 3D-Printed patient specific cutting guide for extended trochanteric osteotomies
Bergemann R, Roytman G, Ani L, Ramji A, Leslie M, Tommasini S, Wiznia D. The feasibility of a novel 3D-Printed patient specific cutting guide for extended trochanteric osteotomies. 3D Printing In Medicine 2024, 10: 7. PMID: 38427157, PMCID: PMC10905807, DOI: 10.1186/s41205-024-00204-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient-specific cutting guidesCutting guidesPlanned osteotomySoft tissue injuriesTotal hip arthroplasty surgeryCT scanSurgical techniqueRevision total hip arthroplasty surgeryClinical trialsPerformed osteotomyHip arthroplasty surgeryTissue injuryNon-unionPatientsCadaveric testingSimpleware ScanIPOsteotomySoft tissueTrochanteric osteotomyProximal femurArthroplasty surgeryIntramedullary canalHuman subjectsExtended trochanteric osteotomyFemoral canalA review of the design, manufacture, and outcomes of custom total joint replacement implants available in the United States
Kaszuba S, Hurley M, Beitler B, Abraham P, Tommasini S, Schwarzkopf R, Wiznia D. A review of the design, manufacture, and outcomes of custom total joint replacement implants available in the United States. Journal Of Clinical Orthopaedics And Trauma 2024, 49: 102354. PMID: 38361508, PMCID: PMC10865390, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2024.102354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal joint replacement implantsTotal joint replacementJoint replacement implantsManufacturing processDesign considerationsReplacement implantsPrimary total joint replacementImprove functional outcomesBone defectsJoint replacementCustomized implantsTreated patientsRevision surgeryTotal hipManufacturingRevision casesKnee arthroplasty implantsArthroplasty implantsImplantationDesignPatientsPrimary deformationSurgeons
2023
Hip Abduction Can Be Considered the Sole Posterior Precaution Strategy to Lower the Rate of Impingement After Posterior Approach Total Hip Arthroplasty With Large Femoral Head: A Computer Simulation Study
Eslam Pour A, Tung W, Donnelley C, Tommasini S, Wiznia D. Hip Abduction Can Be Considered the Sole Posterior Precaution Strategy to Lower the Rate of Impingement After Posterior Approach Total Hip Arthroplasty With Large Femoral Head: A Computer Simulation Study. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2023, 38: 1385-1391. PMID: 36709882, PMCID: PMC10257737, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2023.01.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal hip arthroplastyAnterior pelvic tilt angleHip abductionPelvic tilt angleHip arthroplastyHip precautionsPosterior approach total hip arthroplastyPrimary total hip arthroplastyAnterior inferior iliac spineLarger prosthetic headsHip internal rotationRisk of dislocationHip external rotationCup anteversion angleLarge femoral headsAbsolute riskBony impingementHip flexionIliac spineFemoral headExternal rotationProsthetic headAnteversion anglePatientsAcetabular implants