Publications by authors named "Anthony A Miniaci"
Background: Bone bruise patterns after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture may predict the presence of intra-articular pathology and help explain the mechanism of injury. Lateral femoral condyle (LFC) and lateral tibial plateau (LTP) bone bruises are pathognomic to ACL rupture. There is a lack of information regarding medial tibial plateau (MTP) and medial femoral condyle (MFC) bone bruises.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: It is unknown whether race- or insurance-based disparities in health care exist regarding baseline knee pain, knee function, complete meniscal tear, or articular cartilage damage in patients who undergo anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR).
Hypothesis: Black patients and patients with Medicaid evaluated for ACLR would have worse baseline knee pain, worse knee function, and greater odds of having a complete meniscal tear.
Study Design: Cross-sectional study; Level of evidence, 3.
Background: Opioid use and public insurance have been correlated with worse outcomes in a number of orthopaedic surgeries. These factors have not been investigated with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR).
Purpose/hypothesis: To evaluate if narcotic use, physical therapy location, and insurance type are predictors of patient-reported outcomes after ACLR.
Introduction: The objectives of this study are (1) to develop a provider-friendly, evidence-based data capture system for lower-limb orthopaedic surgeries and (2) to assess the performance of the data capture system on the dimensions of agreement with operative note and implant log, consistency of data, and speed of provider input.
Methods: A multidisciplinary team developed a database and user interfaces for Android and iOS operating systems. Branching logic and discrete fields were created to streamline provider data input.
Background: Shoulder pain and dysfunction are common indications for rotator cuff repair surgery, yet the factors that are associated with these symptoms are not fully understood.
Purpose/hypothesis: This study aimed to investigate the associations of patient and disease-specific factors with baseline patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in patients undergoing rotator cuff repair. We hypothesized that tear size and mental health status, as assessed by the Veterans RAND 12-Item Health Survey mental component score (VR-12 MCS), would be associated with baseline total Penn Shoulder Score (PSS) and its pain, function, and satisfaction subscale scores.
Background: Shoulder instability can cause both soft tissue injury and bone defects, requiring both computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for a thorough workup, which results in high patient costs and radiation exposure. Prior studies in cadaveric and nonclinical models have shown promise in assessing preoperative bone loss utilizing MRI.
Purpose: To evaluate the utility of MRI in detecting and evaluating glenoid bone defects in a clinical setting.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to perform a systematic review of the literature to compare outcomes of revision anterior stabilization surgeries based on technique. This study also sought to compare the impact of bone defects on outcomes.
Methods: A systematic review of the electronic databases PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Scopus was performed in July 2012 and March 2013.