Publications by authors named "A Reema Lamba"
Background: Bucket-handle meniscal tears (BHMTs) are a common subtype of meniscal tears that represent a clinical challenge. Arthroscopic inside-out repair has been considered the gold standard in treatment; however, an all-inside approach has gained widespread popularity, with limited long-term evidence.
Purpose/hypothesis: The purpose of this study was to (1) compare long-term clinical outcomes and rates of failure after surgical repair of BHMTs using the all-inside versus inside-out technique, and 2) identify risk factors for failure at long-term follow-up.
Background: Abdominal musculature injuries comprise the third most prevalent time-loss injury across professional baseball. Despite increased awareness and prevention attempts in the recent decade, the trends of these abdominal injury numbers in Major League Baseball (MLB) are not fully understood.
Purposes: To update the trends in oblique and intercostal injuries, analyze the impact of these injuries based on time out of play, and identify factors that correlate with increased injury severity to help with recovery time prognostication for the sports medicine community.
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- The study aimed to assess how effective track cautery is during lung microwave ablation (MWA) in minimizing adverse events after the procedure.
- A total of 365 MWA sessions were analyzed, comparing patients who underwent track cautery during antenna removal to those who did not, evaluating post-procedural complications like pneumothorax and pleural effusion.
- Results indicated that track cautery significantly reduced rates of enlarging pneumothorax, delayed pneumothorax, and pleural effusion, while factors like emphysema and tumor size were linked to higher adverse event rates.
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- Previous research shows that repairing medial meniscus posterior root tears (MMPRTs) is more beneficial than just trimming the tissue (debridement), especially in terms of patient satisfaction and costs over time.
- This study followed 26 patients who had partial meniscectomy for MMPRTs for at least 10 years to assess their long-term recovery and the likelihood of needing total knee replacement (TKA).
- Results indicated that 72% of patients eventually needed TKA and 96% experienced poor outcomes, highlighting the challenges of managing MMPRTs with partial meniscectomy.