Publications by authors named "Katie Mcilquham"
Article Synopsis
- The study focused on the effectiveness of percutaneous synovial biopsy (PSB) and joint aspiration in diagnosing prosthetic infections in patients undergoing revision shoulder arthroplasty, comparing their results to those from open culture biopsies.
- Conducted across four medical centers with 69 patients, the research found that 19% tested positive for infection with PSB, while 23% tested positive through open biopsy, showing that PSB had lower sensitivity but fairly good specificity.
- Results indicated that while PSB is somewhat reliable, its diagnostic accuracy is limited, highlighted by a 37% sensitivity rate and 81% specificity, and the study also explored how the biopsy location within the shoulder might relate to infection
Background: There is ongoing controversy regarding the effect of bone channeling in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. Since the most recent systematic reviews in 2019, several large high-level trials have been completed. This study assessed all available level I randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with and without bone marrow channeling.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Despite recent advances in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, the retear rate remains high. New methods to optimize healing rates must be sought. Bone channeling may create a quicker and more vigorous healing response by attracting autologous mesenchymal stem cells, cytokines, and growth factors to the repair site.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Several techniques have been described for mobilizing the subscapularis tendon in anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA). The purpose of this study was to compare subscapularis tendon healing rates, as determined by ultrasound, in patients following anatomic TSA with either a subscapularis tenotomy or subscapularis peel.
Methods: This study was a secondary analysis of patients from a previous randomized controlled trial in which patients underwent anatomic TSA and were randomized to either a tenotomy or peel approach.
Background: The long-term outcomes of single- versus double-row fixation in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair are not currently known.
Purpose: To compare the treatment effects of the single- versus double-row suture technique in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair of full-thickness tears at 10-year follow-up.
Study Design: Randomized controlled trial; Level of evidence, 1.
Aims: Despite recent advances in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, re-tear rates remain high. New methods to improve healing rates following rotator cuff repair must be sought. Our primary objective was to determine if adjunctive bone marrow stimulation with channelling five to seven days prior to arthroscopic cuff repair would lead to higher Western Ontario Rotator Cuff (WORC) scores at 24 months postoperatively compared with no channelling.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImportance: Video learning prior to surgery is common practice for trainees and surgeons, and immersive virtual reality (IVR) simulators are of increasing interest for surgical training. The training effectiveness of IVR compared with video training in complex skill acquisition should be studied.
Objectives: To evaluate whether IVR improves learning effectiveness for surgical trainees and to validate a VR rating scale through correlation to real-world performance.