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Women's Sports Medicine Research and News

HSS Women's Sports Medicine Center clinicians are at the forefront of their fields, driving progress through impactful research and publications. They are frequently asked to comment on players' injuries and current hot topics. See featured publications below and mentions of WMSC in the media.

Featured Publications

Women’s Health

Afifi T, Barrack MT, Casey E, Huddle M, Kliethermes SA, Kraus E, Toresdahl BG, Wasfy MM, Tenforde AS. Infographic. Head to toe considerations for the postpartum endurance athlete.  Br J Sports Med. 2024 May 28;58(11):630-632. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2023-107624. 

Ling DI, Hannafin JA, Prather H, Skolnik H, Chiaia TA, de Mille P, Lewis CL, Casey E. The Women's Soccer Health Study: From Head to Toe. Sports Med. 2023 Oct;53(10):2001-2010. doi: 10.1007/s40279-023-01860-x. Epub 2023 May 17. 

Fryar C, Tilley D, Casey E, Vincent H. A Research and Clinical Framework for Understanding Achilles Injury in Female Collegiate Gymnasts. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2023 Jul 1;22(7):260-267. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000001082

Bonanno J, Cheng J, Tilley D, Abutalib Z, Casey E.Sports Health. Factors Associated With Achilles Tendon Rupture in Women's Collegiate Gymnastics. 2022 May-Jun;14(3):358-368. doi: 10.1177/19417381211034510. Epub 2021 Jul 31. 
 
Cheng J, Santiago KA, Abutalib Z, Temme KE, Hulme A, Goolsby MA, Esopenko CL, Casey EK. Menstrual Irregularity, Hormonal Contraceptive Use, and Bone Stress Injuries in Collegiate Female Athletes in the United States. PM R. 2021 Nov;13(11):1207-1215. doi: 10.1002/pmrj.12539. Epub 2021 Feb 3. 
 
Cheng J, Ammerman B, Santiago K, Jivanelli B, Lin E, Casey E, Ling D. Sex-Based Differences in the Incidence of Sports-Related Concussion: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Sports Health. 2019 Nov/Dec;11(6):486-491. doi: 10.1177/1941738119877186. Epub 2019 Sep 30. 
 
Lin CY, Casey E, Herman DC, Katz N, Tenforde AS. Sex Differences in Common Sports Injuries
PM R. 2018 Oct;10(10):1073-1082. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2018.03.008. Epub 2018 Mar 14. 

Ammerman BM, Ling D, Callahan LR, Hannafin JA, Goolsby MA. Prevalence of Vitamin D Insufficiency and Deficiency in Young, Female Patients With Lower Extremity Musculoskeletal Complaints. Sports Health. 2021 Mar;13(2):173-180. doi: 10.1177/1941738120953414. Epub 2020 Dec 10. PMID: 33301353; PMCID: PMC8167354.

Goolsby MA and Smith M. “Medical Considerations and Risk Management: The Female Athlete.” Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Sports Medicine, 5th edition. Published December 2015."

Goolsby MA and Lister J. “Female Athlete.” The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Sports Medicine Field Manual. Published June 2015."

ACL

Kew ME, Bodkin S, Diduch DR, Brockmeier SF, Lesevic M, Hart J, Werner BC. Reinjury Rates in Adolescent Patients Two Years Following ACL-Reconstruction. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 2022;42(2):90-95.

Kew ME, Bodkin S, Smith M, Wiggins A, Diduch D, Brockmeier SF, Hart J. The Influence of Peri-Operative Nerve Block on Strength and Functional Return to Sports After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2020;48(7):1689-1695.

Swensen Buza S, Meyers KN, Adamec D, Ode GE, Maher SA, Sutton K. Patellar Fracture Forces Are Not Affected by Proximal Versus Distal Bone Block Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Harvest Sites in a Cadaveric Model. Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil. 2023;6(1):100824. Published 2023 Dec 12. doi:10.1016/j.asmr.2023.100824

Patellofemoral

Dennis ER, Marmor WA, Propp BE, Erickson BJ, Gruber S, Brady JM, Nguyen JT, Shubin Stein BE. Isolated Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction for Recurrent Patellar Instability Regardless of Tibial Tubercle Trochlear Groove Distance and Patellar Height. Minimum 5-Year Outcomes. Am J Sports Med. Accepted 2024 May, in press.

Parikh SN, Schlechter JA, Veerkamp MW, et al. Consensus-Based Guidelines for Management of First-Time Patellar Dislocation in Adolescents. J Pediatr Orthop. 2024;44(4):e369-e374. doi:10.1097/BPO.0000000000002616

LeBrun DG, Nwachukwu BU, Buza SS, Gruber S, Marmor WA, Dennis ER, Shubin Stein BE. Particulated Juvenile Articular Cartilage and Matrix-Induced Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation are Cost-Effective for Patellar Chondral Lesions. Arthroscopy. August 2021.

Bishop ME, Brady JM, Gruber S, Veerkamp M, Nguyen JT, Green DW, Wall EJ, Parikh S, Shubin Stein BE; the JUPITER Group. DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY STUDY OF THE JUSTIFYING PATELLAR INSTABILITY TREATMENT BY EARLY RESULTS (JUPITER) COHORT. Orthop J Sports Med. 2021 Jul 14;9(7 suppl3):2325967121S00144. doi: 10.1177/2325967121S00144. PMCID: PMC8738884.

Fabricant PD, Heath MR, Veerkamp M, et al. Reliability of Radiologic Assessments of Clinically Relevant Growth Remaining in Knee MRI of Children and Adolescents With Patellofemoral Instability: Data From the JUPITER Cohort. Orthop J Sports Med. 2021;9(4):2325967121991110. Published 2021 Apr 13. doi:10.1177/2325967121991110

Ling DI, Brady JM, Arendt E, Tompkins M, Agel J, Askenberger M, Balcarek P, Parikh S, Shubin Stein BE. Development of a Multivariable Model Based on Individual Risk Factors for Recurrent Lateral Patellar Dislocation. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2021;103(7):586-592. doi:10.2106/JBJS.20.00020

Fabricant PD, Heath MR, Mintz DN, Emery K, Veerkamp M, Gruber S, Green DW, Strickland SM, Wall EJ, JUPITER Study Group. Many Radiographic and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessments for Surgical Decision Making in Pediatric Patellofemoral Instability Patients Demonstrate Poor Interrater Reliability. Arthroscopy. 2022;38(9):2702-2713. doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2022.03.033

Belkin NS, Meyers KN, Redler LH, Maher SA, Nguyen JT, Shubin Stein BE. Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Isometry in the Setting of Patella Alta. Arthroscopy. 2020 Dec;36(12):3031-3036. Epub 2020 Feb 5. PMID: 32035170.

Black SR, Meyers KN, Nguyen JT, Green DW, Brady JM, Maher SA, Shubin Stein BE. Comparison of Ligament Isometry and Patellofemoral Contact Pressures for Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction Techniques in Skeletally Immature Patients. Am J Sports Med. 2020 Dec;48(14):3557-3565. doi: 10.1177/0363546520966609. Epub 2020 Nov 2. PMID: 33135907.

Erickson BJ, Nguyen J, Gasik K, Gruber S, Brady J, Shubin Stein BE. Isolated Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction for Patellar Instability Regardless of Tibial Tubercle-Trochlear Groove Distance and Patellar Height: Outcomes at 1 and 2 Years. Am J Sports Med. 2019;47(6):1331-1337. doi:10.1177/0363546519835800

Hurley ET, Sherman SL, Chahla J, et al. A modified Delphi consensus statement on patellar instability: part II. Bone Joint J. 2023;105-B(12):1265-1270. Published 2023 Dec 1. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.105B12.BJJ-2023-0110.R1 

Hurley ET, Hughes AJ, Savage-Elliott I, et al. A modified Delphi consensus statement on patellar instability: part I. Bone Joint J. 2023;105-B(12):1259-1264. Published 2023 Dec 1. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.105B12.BJJ-2023-0109.R1 

Lamplot JD, Jahandar A, Meyers KN, Gomoll AH, Maher SA, Strickland SM. Anteromedialization Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy Improves Patellar Contact Forces: A Cadaveric Model of Patellofemoral Dysplasia. Am J Sports Med. 2023;51(2):453-460. doi:10.1177/03635465221138287

Lee H, Fletcher C, Hartwell M, Strickland SM. Effect of Patellofemoral Arthroplasty on Patellar Height in Patients with Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis. J Knee Surg. 2023;36(12):1283-1288. doi:10.1055/s-0042-1755354

Anatone AJ, Uppstrom TJ, Fletcher C, Baral E, Gomoll AH, Strickland SM. Patellofemoral arthroplasty conversion to total knee arthroplasty: An updated retrieval analysis and clinical outcomes. Knee. 2023;43:28-33. doi:10.1016/j.knee.2023.04.019

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Medical Profession

Ononuju UC, Morgan JB, Ode GE. The Role of Inclusion in Increasing Diversity and Retention Across Surgical Residencies: a Literature Review. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2023;16(11):557-562. doi:10.1007/s12178-023-09866-8

Amen TB, Chatterjee A, Rudisill SS, Joseph GP, Nwachukwu BU, Ode GE, Williams III RJ. National Patterns in Utilization of Knee and Hip Arthroscopy: An Analysis of Racial, Ethnic, and Geographic Disparities in the United States. Orthop J Sports Med. 2023;11(8):23259671231187447. Published 2023 Aug 16. doi:10.1177/23259671231187447

Brooks JT, Porter SE, Middleton KK, Carson EW, Ode GE. The Majority of Black Orthopaedic Surgeons Report Experiencing Racial Microaggressions During Their Residency Training. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2023;481(4):675-686. doi:10.1097/CORR.0000000000002455

Mercurio AM, Lynch OL, Shubin Stein BE, Matzkin EG, Hannafin JA, LaPorte D, Ammerman BM. Very Few ACGME-accredited Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Programs Have Web-accessible Leave Policies Dedicated to Parental Leave for Residents, Despite ACGME Requirements. Clin Orthop Relat Res. Published online April 25, 2024. doi:10.1097/CORR.0000000000003091

Shoulder

Kew ME, Mathew J, Wimberly A, Fu MC, Taylor SA, Blaine T, Carli A, Dines J, Dines D, Gulotta L. “Outcomes after Debridement, Antibiotics, and Implant Retention for Prosthetic Joint Infection in Shoulder Arthroplasty”. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2024;33(2)e68-e78.

Kew ME, Mathew J, Moran J, Fu MC, Taylor SA, Dines J, Blaine T, Dines D, Gulotta L. “Factors Associated with Humeral Stem Revision in Anatomic to Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Revision”. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2023;32(9):1867-1875.  

Eliasberg CD, Carballo CB, Piacentini A, et al. Effect of CCR2 Knockout on Tendon Biomechanical Properties in a Mouse Model of Delayed Rotator Cuff Repair. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023;105(10):779-788. doi:10.2106/JBJS.22.01160

Sports Medicine

Novak M, Goolsby M. Sports and exercise medicine rising to the challenge. Br J Sports Med. 2023 Feb;57(3):130-131. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-106192. Epub 2022 Nov 15. PMID: 36379675.

Lower Extremity Injury Epidemiology

Lynch O, Sutton K, Kraszewski A912 EP086 – Pilot self-reported questionnaire related to playing surface, footwear, and non-contact lower extremity injuries in lacrosse players British Journal of Sports Medicine 2024;58:A114-A115.

WSMC in the News