Publications by authors named "R Danilkowicz"
Background: Impaired sleep quality often drives patients with rotator cuff tears (RCT) to seek surgical intervention. This meta-analysis reviews the impact of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR) on sleep quality beyond six months and identifies influencing factors, primarily narcotics, on sleep quality.
Methods: The search spanned PubMed, Google Scholar, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register, targeting articles evaluating rotator cuff injury and sleep quality.
A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Trial to Investigate the Efficacy of Autologous Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate During Arthroscopic Meniscectomy in Patients With Early Knee Osteoarthritis.
Am J Sports Med
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of injecting autologous bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) during arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) in patients with meniscal tears and mild knee osteoarthritis (OA), as there had been little prior research on this combined treatment.
- Patients were randomly assigned to receive either the BMAC injection or no injection during surgery, with the main goal of comparing knee function and radiographic results one year post-operation.
- The findings showed no significant differences in patient-reported outcomes or radiographic results between the two groups after the surgery, suggesting that adding BMAC may not offer additional benefits in this context.
Purpose: To compare time to achievement of clinically significant outcomes (CSOs) between patients undergoing primary and revision hip arthroscopy (HA) for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome.
Methods: Patients undergoing primary and revision HA for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome with complete 6-month, 1-year, and 2-year Hip Outcome Score-Activities of Daily Living (HOS-ADL) and Sport Subscale (HOS-SSS) were identified. Revision patients were propensity matched 1:4 to primary patients with HA, controlling for age, sex, and body mass index (BMI).
Background: The revolution of orthopedic implant manufacturing is being driven by 3D printing of titanium implants for large bony defects such as those caused by diabetic Charcot arthropathy. Unlike traditional subtractive manufacturing of orthopedic implants, 3D printing fuses titanium powder layer-by-layer, creating a unique surface roughness that could potentially enhance osseointegration. However, the metabolic impairments caused by diabetes, including negative alterations of bone metabolism, can lead to nonunion and decreased osseointegration with traditionally manufactured orthopedic implants.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the educational reliability and quality of videos shared on YouTube regarding medial collateral ligament (MCL) injuries of the knee.
Methods: Using the search keywords "medial collateral ligament" on YouTube, the first 50 videos were evaluated by two independent reviewers. Video characteristics were extracted, and each video was categorized by upload source and content type.