Publications by authors named "Andrew Schorfhaar"
Article Synopsis
- Early identification of knee osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms post-anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is important for timely interventions, but the changes in these symptoms between 6 and 12 months post-surgery are not well understood.
- A study involving 82 participants who underwent ACLR aimed to evaluate how early knee OA symptoms change over this 6-month period using specific classification criteria.
- Findings showed that 22% of participants had persistent early OA symptoms from 6 to 12 months, with 18% to 27% experiencing resolution of symptoms, while a smaller percentage developed new symptoms; understanding these trends may help tailor future interventions.
To describe age-, sex-, and graft source-specific reference values for patient-reported, physical function, and strength outcome measures in adolescents at 5 to 7 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Cross-sectional study. Data were collected at 3 universities and 2 children's hospitals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContext: Rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is challenging for adolescent patients concurrently experiencing growth and development, changes in attitudes and social interactions, and a gradual shift toward independence.
Objective: To examine the perceptions of information sharing and interpersonal communication among adolescent patients going through ACLR, their parents, and physical therapists (PTs) treating adolescent patients with ACLR.
Design: Cross-sectional study.
Article Synopsis
- This study aimed to compare how many people after ACL reconstruction meet different reported criteria for early osteoarthritis (OA), specifically using KOOS measurement tools.* -
- Results showed that more participants met the Luyten criteria for early OA (54%) compared to the Englund criteria (42%), indicating a significant discrepancy in how OA is defined.* -
- The findings highlight a concerning number of patients (28-54%) reporting significant symptoms within 6 months post-surgery, emphasizing the need for better, population-specific criteria to assess early OA.*
This article describes a simple and reproducible arthroscopic technique for passing sutures in the shoulder glenoid labrum in the lateral decubitus position for orthopaedic surgeons. Communicating and teaching surgeons how to perform certain maneuvers with precision can be challenging at times. This technique will simplify and more efficiently communicate the advanced arthroscopic motor skill of passing sutures in the shoulder.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To investigate the effect of sex on measures of quadriceps strength, rate of torque development, and knee function during the first year following ACLR.
Design: Cross-sectional; SETTING: University community; PARTICIPANTS: Sixty individuals (29 men) with unilateral ACLR in the last 12 months.
Main Outcome Measures: Participants completed bilateral knee extension maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC, Nm/kg) strength assessments.