Publications by authors named "Bennett Propp"
Background: Radiological risk factors for an osteochondral fracture (OCF) associated with patellar instability are rarely studied, particularly in patients with recurrent instability.
Purpose: To identify specific radiological characteristics that relate to the increased prevalence of OCFs associated with patellar instability.
Study Design: Case-control study; Level of evidence, 3.
Background: It remains unclear which subset of patients with recurrent patellofemoral instability would benefit from a concomitant bony realignment procedure in addition to a medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction.
Purpose: To provide midterm results for patients who underwent an isolated MPFL reconstruction as part of an ongoing prospective trial.
Study Design: Case series; Level of evidence, 4.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how the number of patellar dislocations relates to the severity of chondral injuries in patients undergoing patellar stabilization procedures.
- Data was collected from a multicenter cohort, analyzing cartilage damage using the ICRS classification system, with results showing that out of 938 knees, a majority exhibited some level of chondral injury.
- While no significant overall correlation was found between the number of dislocations and the presence or severity of injuries, those with more than five dislocations showed a higher incidence of trochlear chondral lesions.
Background: Cartilage restoration procedures for patellar cartilage defects have produced inconsistent results, and optimal management remains controversial. Particulated juvenile articular cartilage (PJAC) allograft tissue is an increasingly utilized treatment option for chondral defects, with previous studies demonstrating favorable short-term outcomes for patellar chondral defects.
Purpose: To identify whether there is an association between defect fill on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with functional outcomes in patients with full-thickness patellar cartilage lesions treated with PJAC.
Case: A 29-year-old woman presented with bilateral tarsal tunnel syndrome caused by bilateral flexor digitorum accessorius longus, experiencing immediate relief of symptoms after surgical intervention through 1 year.
Conclusion: Accessory muscles can cause compressive neuropathies in multiple areas of the body. In patients who have FDAL as the cause of their tarsal tunnel syndrome, surgeons should have a high index of suspicion of bilateral FDAL if the same patient develops similar contralateral symptoms.
Background: Loss of initial reduction of the acromioclavicular joint after coracoclavicular (CC) ligament reconstruction remains a challenge for various repair techniques. Previous studies using polydioxanone suture cerclage augments for CC ligament reconstruction demonstrated poor clinical and biomechanical outcomes. Tape-style sutures have recently gained popularity because of their added stiffness and strength relative to traditional sutures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Despite their clinical importance in maintaining the stability of the pinch mechanism, injuries of the radial collateral ligament (RCL) of the index finger may be underrecognized and underreported. The purpose of this biomechanical study was to compare the repair of index finger RCL tears with either a standard suture anchor or suture tape augmentation.
Methods: The index fingers from 24 fresh-frozen human cadavers underwent repair of torn RCLs using either a standard suture anchor or suture tape augmentation.
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are usually the most frequent genomic variants. Directly pedigree-phased multi-SNP haplotypes provide a more accurate view of polymorphic population genomic structure than individual SNPs. The former are, therefore, more useful in genetic correlation with subject phenotype.
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