Publications by authors named "Wesley G Lackey"
Background: Influences on anterior knee pain, stair climbing limitations, and function such as rising from sitting are poorly understood in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA). Original indications for UKA excluded patients who had patello-femoral disease, while more recent studies have expanded the indications to include these patients. This study examined the influence of the patello-femoral joint degeneration on patient-reported outcome measures relating to anterior knee pain and function after UKA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The influence of patellar resurfacing on anterior knee pain, stair climbing, and functional activity outcomes following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are incompletely understood. This study examined the influence of patellar resurfacing on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) relating to anterior knee pain and function.
Methods: The Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score of Joint Replacement (KOOS, JR.
Background: Perhaps, the most significant developments in joint arthroplasty in the past decade have been in the area of multimodal perioperative management reducing pain, nausea, and length of stay leading to outpatient arthroplasty.
Methods: Over a 2-year period, we performed 1230 arthroplasty cases including partial knee, total hip, total knee, and selected revision cases.
Results: Patient satisfaction ranged from 98% to 100% great/good.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how to use the Harris Hip Score (HHS) to identify early signs of failure in total hip arthroplasties (THAs), aiming to improve postoperative follow-up schedules.
- Researchers analyzed data from nearly 9,949 THA procedures to find clinical predictors of failure, focusing on various functional scores.
- Key findings indicate that low pain scores, walking distances, stair-climbing ability, and limp severity are significant indicators of potential THA failure, suggesting that surgeons should increase follow-up for patients showing these warning signs.
Revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is becoming increasingly common as the population ages and the number of existing primary TKAs continues to increase. Revision TKA systems use a greater range of component modularity than primary TKA systems, including stems, augments, and varying levels of constraint. The purpose of this study was to retrospectively review the authors' institution's use of one specific revision knee implant system and its midterm results.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To analyze the musculoskeletal trauma content domain of the Orthopaedic In-Training Examination (OITE) over a 5-year period (2005-2009) to better understand the question content and distribution of references cited.
Methods: The questions, answers, and recommended readings from the musculoskeletal trauma portion (as defined by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) of the OITE were reviewed from the five examinations. The total number of questions, presence/modality of images, topics covered, taxonomic classification, and references listed were compiled and analyzed.