Publications by Alan L Schepps

Publications by authors named "Alan L Schepps"

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Isolated ACL versus multiple knee ligament injury: associations with patient characteristics, cartilage status, and meniscal tears identified during ACL reconstruction.

Ronald W B Wyatt Maria C S Inacio Kate D Bellevue Alan L Schepps Gregory B Maletis

Phys Sportsmed

September 2017

Article Synopsis

The study aimed to compare patient characteristics and injury prevalence between those with isolated ACL tears and those with ACL tears alongside multiple knee ligament tears (MKL).
Among 21,377 patients, the MKL group had a higher proportion of males and higher BMI, but similar rates of articular cartilage injury compared to the isolated ACL group.
However, the MKL group exhibited a lower likelihood of meniscus tears, especially medial meniscus tears, than the isolated ACL group.

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Revision total hip arthoplasty: factors associated with re-revision surgery.

Monti Khatod Guy Cafri Maria C S Inacio Alan L Schepps Elizabeth W Paxton

J Bone Joint Surg Am

March 2015

Background: The survivorship of implants after revision total hip arthroplasty and risk factors associated with re-revision are not well defined. We evaluated the re-revision rate with use of the institutional total joint replacement registry. The purpose of this study was to determine patient, implant, and surgeon factors associated with re-revision total hip arthroplasty.

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