Publications by authors named "J A Yellin"
Background: Despite representing over half of all pediatric patella fractures, inferior pole patellar sleeve fractures (PSFs) are a relatively uncommon pediatric injury. As a result, existing literature on PSFs is limited to case reports and small case series. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the radiographic and clinical characteristics of operatively treated PSFs as well as outcomes following surgical management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This study aims to report the epidemiology of patellar sleeve injuries, describe diagnostic findings and treatment, and assess functional outcomes following different treatments.
Methods: A medical database was queried from 1990 to 2016 to identify patients ≤18 years presenting to a single pediatric institution with a patellar sleeve injury. Patients with significant comorbidities or previously operatively treated for ipsilateral knee injuries were excluded.
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- The study investigates the presentation and treatment outcomes of patients with osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) lesions in the patella and trochlea, addressing previously limited research with small sample sizes.
- Conducted at a single institution from 2008 to 2021, it included 68 patients and evaluated their return to sports, pain resolution, imaging results, and overall treatment success after a minimum follow-up of 12 months.
- Results showed that while 62% of patients returned to sports and 54% experienced pain resolution, many still had lingering symptoms, indicating a need for improved treatment strategies for these conditions.
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- The study looked at young patients (under 18) who had knee pain on one side and checked how many had problems on the other side too.
- They found that 15% of these patients actually had issues on both knees, but there were no big differences in things like age or type of injury between the two groups.
- Most of the patients who had problems in one knee needed surgery, and a lot of those with issues in both knees ended up needing surgery on the other knee too.