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Pediatric ACL research

  • Matava MJ, Siegel MG (1997). Arthroscopic reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament with a semitendinosus-gracilis autograft in skeletally immature adolescent patients. Am J Knee Surg 10(2): 60-69
  • Micheli, L. J.,Rask, B., & Gerberg, L. (1999). Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in patients who are prepubescent. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, (364), 40–47.
  • Matava MJ, Patton CM, Luhmann S, Gordon JE, Schoenecker PL. (1999). Knee pain as the initial symptom of slipped capital femoral epiphysis: an analysis of initial presentation and treatment. J Pediatr Orthop19(4): 455-460.
  • Micheli, L. J., Metzl, J. D., Di Canzio, J., & Zurakowski, D. (1999). Anterior cruciate ligament reconstructive surgery in adolescent soccer and basketball players. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine : Official Journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine, 9(3), 138–141.
  • Lee K, Siegel MJ, Lau DM, Hildebolt CF, Matava MJ(1999). Anterior cruciate ligament tears: MR imaging-based diagnosis in the pediatric population. Radiology 213(3): 697-704.
  • Aronowitz, E. R., Ganley, T. J., Goode, J. R., Gregg, J. R., & Meyer, J. S. (2000). Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Adolescents with Open Physes. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 28(2), 168–175.
  • Kocher, M. S., Micheli, L. J., Zurakowski, D., & Luke, A. (2002). Partial Tears of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament in Children and Adolescents . The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 30(5), 697–703.
  • Kocher, M. S., Saxon, H. S., Hovis, W. D., & Hawkins, R. J. (2002). Management and complications of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in skeletally immature patients: survey of the Herodicus Society and The ACL Study Group. Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics, 22(4), 452–457.
  • Shea, K. G., Apel, P. J., Pfeiffer, R. P., Showalter, L. D., & Traughber, P. D. (2002). The tibial attachment of the anterior cruciate ligament in children and adolescents: analysis of magnetic resonance imaging. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, 10(2), 102-108.
  • Shea, K. G.,Apel, P. J., & Pfeiffer, R. P. (2003). Anterior cruciate ligament injury in pediatric and adolescent patients: a review of basic science and clinical research. Sports Med, 33(6), 455-471.
  • Guarino, J., Tennyson, S., Barrios, Y., Shea, K., Pfeiffer, R., & Sabick, M. (2004). Modeling the growth plates in the pediatric knee: implications for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Comput Med Imaging Graph, 28(7), 419-424.
  • Kocher, M. S.,Mandiga, R., Klingele, K., Bley, L., & Micheli, L. J. (2004). Anterior cruciate ligament injury versus tibial spine fracture in the skeletally immature knee: a comparison of skeletal maturation and notch width index. Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics, 24(2), 185–188.
  • Shea, K. G.,Pfeiffer, R., Wang, J. H., Curtin, M., & Apel, P. J. (2004). Anterior cruciate ligament injury in pediatric and adolescent soccer players: an analysis of insurance data. J Pediatr Orthop, 24(6), 623-628.
  • Shea K. G., P., Pfeiffer R. P., & Hutt N. (2004 ). Anterior cruciate ligament in skeletally immature patients. Minerva Ortopedica e Traumatologica, 55(5), 169-184.
  • Kocher, M. S., Hovis, W. D., Curtin, M. J., & Hawkins, R. J. (2005). Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in skeletally immature knees: an anatomical study. American Journal of Orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.), 34(6), 285–290.
  • Kocher, M. S., Garg, S., & Micheli, L. J.(2005). Physeal Sparing Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament in Skeletally Immature Prepubescent Children and Adolescents. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American), 87(11), 2371.
  • Tran, K. M., Ganley, T. J.,Wells, L., Ganesh, A., Minger, K. I., & Cucchiaro, G. (2005). Intraarticular bupivacaine-clonidine-morphine versus femoral-sciatic nerve block in pediatric patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 101(5), 1304–1310.
  • Sankar, W. N., Wells, L., Sennett, B. J., Wiesel, B. B., & Ganley, T. J. (2006). Combined anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament injuries in adolescents. Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics, 26(6), 733–736.
  • Thompson, M., Flynn, J., Wells, L., & Ganley, T. J. (2006). Single incision arthroscopic ACL reconstruction in skeletally immature patients with direct visualization of the femoral and tibial physes. Orthopedics, 29(6), 488–492.
  • Kocher, M. S., Garg, S., & Micheli, L. J.(2006). Physeal Sparing Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament in Skeletally Immature Prepubescent Children and Adolescents: Surgical Technique. JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques, os-88(1_suppl_2), 283–293.
  • Kocher, M. S., Smith, J. T., Zoric, B. J., Lee, B., & Micheli, L. J.(2007). Transphyseal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Pubescent Adolescents. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume, 89(12), 2632–2639.
  • Sankar, W. N., Carrigan, R. B., Gregg, J. R., & Ganley, T. J. (2008). Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in adolescents: a survivorship analysis. American Journal of Orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.), 37(1), 47–49.
  • Shea, K. G., Belzer, J., Apel, P. J., Nilsson, K., Grimm, N. L., & Pfeiffer, R. P. (2009). Volumetric injury of the physis during single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in children: a 3-dimensional study using magnetic resonance imaging. Arthroscopy, 25(12), 1415-1422.
  • Anderson, A. F., & Anderson, C. N. (2009). Transepiphyseal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Pediatric Patients: Surgical Technique. Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach, 1(1), 76–80.
  • Myer GD, Ford KR, Divine JG, Wall EJ, Kahanov L, Hewett TE. (2009). Longitudinal assessment of noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injury risk factors during maturation in a female athlete: a case report. J Athl Train, Jan-Feb 44(1),101-109.
  • Lawrence, J. T. R., Bowers, A. L., Belding, J., Cody, S. R., & Ganley, T. J. (2010). All-epiphyseal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Patients. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®, 468(7), 1971–1977
  • Matava MJ, Kim YM. (2010). Tibial avulsion fracture of the posterior root of the medial meniscus in a skeletally-immature child: A case report. Knee 18(1):62-65, 2010.
  • Finlayson, C. J., Nasreddine, A., & Kocher, M. S.(2010). Current Concepts of Diagnosis and Management of ACL Injuries in Skeletally Immature Athletes. The Physician and Sportsmedicine, 38(2), 90–101.
  • Nwachukwu, Benedict U., Eric D. McFeely, Adam Nasreddine, John H. Udall, Craig Finlayson, David W. Shearer, Lyle J. Micheli, & Mininder S. Kocher(2011). Arthrofibrosis After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Children and Adolescents. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 31(8), 811–817.
  • Schub, D., & Saluan, P. (2011). Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in the Young Athlete. Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review, 19(1), 34–43.
  • Wall EJ, Myer GD, May MM. (2011). Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction timing in children with open growth plates: new surgical techniques including all-epiphyseal. Clin Sports Med, Oct 30(4), 789-800.
  • Chicorell, A. M., Nasreddine, A. Y., & Kocher, M. S.(2011). Physeal-Sparing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Iliotibial Band. Clinics in Sports Medicine, 30(4), 767–777.
  • Busch, M. T., Fernandez, M. D., & Aarons, C. (2011). Partial Tears of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament in Children and Adolescents. Clinics in Sports Medicine,30(4), 743-750
  • Yoo, W. J., Kocher, M. S., & Micheli, L. J.(2011). Growth Plate Disturbance After Transphyseal Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament in Skeletally Immature Adolescent Patients. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 31(6), 691–696.
  • Lawrence, J. T. R., Argawal, N., & Ganley, T. J. (2011). Degeneration of the Knee Joint in Skeletally Immature Patients With a Diagnosis of an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 39(12), 2582–2587.
  • Parikh SN.(2011). Transepiphyseal replacement of the anterior cruciate ligament in skeletally immature patients: a preliminary report. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 93(4).
  • Ganley, T. J.(2011). Preface: ACL injuries in the young athlete: a focus on prevention and treatment. Clinics in Sports Medicine, 30(4), xv–xviii.
  • Lawrence, J. T. R., West, R. L., & Garrett, W. E. (2011). Growth disturbance following ACL reconstruction with use of an epiphyseal femoral tunnel: a case report. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume, 93(8), e39.
  • Milewski MD, Beck NA, Lawrence JT, & Ganley TJ (2011). Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in the young athlete: a treatment algorithm for the skeletally immature. Clin Sports Med; 30(4):801-810.
  • Shea, K. G., Grimm, N. L., Ewing, C. K., & Aoki, S. K. (2011). Youth sports anterior cruciate ligament and knee injury epidemiology: who is getting injured? In what sports? When? Clin Sports Med, 30(4), 691-706.
  • Ganley, T. J.(2011). ACL Reconstruction in Adolescent and Preadolescent Patients. Orthopedics, 32(11), 833–834
  • McCarthy MM, Graziano J, Green DW,& Cordasco FA. (2012). All-Epiphyseal, All-Inside Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Technique for Skeletally Immature Patients. Arthroscopy Tech, 1(2):231-9.
  • Carter, C. W., & Micheli, L. J.(2012). Prevention of anterior cruciate ligament injuries. Pediatric Annals, 41(11), 447.
  • Reinhardt KR, Hammoud S, Bowers AL, Umunna BP, & Cordasco FA. (2012). Revision ACL reconstruction in skeletally mature athletes younger than 18 years. Clin Orthop Relat Res., 470(3):835-42.
  • Magnussen, R. A., Lawrence, J. T. R., West, R. L., Toth, A. P., Taylor, D. C., & Garrett, W. E. (2012). Graft size and patient age are predictors of early revision after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with hamstring autograft. Arthroscopy : The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery : Official Publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association, 28(4), 526–531.
  • Lykissas MG, Nathan ST, Wall EJ. (2012). All-epiphyseal anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in skeletally immature patients: a surgical technique using a split tibial tunnel. Arthrosc Tech, Jul 27, 133-139.
  • Greenberg, E. M., Albaugh, J., Ganley, T. J.,& Lawrence, J. T. R. (2012). Rehabilitation considerations for all epiphyseal acl reconstruction. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, 7(2), 185–196.
  • Nepple JJ, Dunn WR, Wright RW. (2012). Meniscal repair outcomes at greater than five years: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume, 94(24): 2222-7
  • GrazianoJ, Cordasco F, & Green DW. (2013). ACL Injury Prevention in the Young Athlete: Evidence Based Ap Strength and Conditioning Journal, 35:89-97.
  • Mather, R. C., Koenig, L., Kocher, M. S., Dall, T. M., Gallo, P., Scott, D. J., Bernard R Bach, Kurt P Spindler & MOON Knee Group. (2013). Societal and Economic Impact of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume, 95(19), 1751–1759.
  • FabricantPD, McCarthy MM, Cordasco FA, & Green DW. (2013). Inside, All-Epiphyseal Autograft Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament in the Skeletally Immature JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques, 3(2):e9 1-13
  • Nathan ST, Lykissas MG, Wall EJ. (2013). Growth Stimulation Following an All-Epiphyseal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in a Child: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect, Jan-Mar 3 (1), e14.
  • McCarthy MM, TuckerS, Nguyen JT, Green DW, Irnhauser CW, & Cordasco, FA.(2013). Contact Stress and Kinematic Analysis of All-Epiphyseal and Over-the-Top Pediatric Reconstruction Techniques for the Anterior Cruciate Ligament. Am J Sports Med, 41(6): 1330-9
  • Fabricant PD, Jones KJ, Delos D, Cordasco FA, Marx RG, Pearle AD, Warren RF, & Green DW.(2013). Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament in the skeletally immature athlete: a review of current concepts: AAOS exhibit selection. J Bone Joint Surg Am. Mar 6;95(5):e28
  • Ramski, D. E., Kanj, W. W., Franklin, C. C., Baldwin, K. D., & Ganley, T. J.(2014). Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears in Children and Adolescents. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 42(11), 2769–2776.
  • Christino, M. A., Vopat, B. G., Waryasz, G. R., Mayer, A., Reinert, S. E., & Shalvoy, R. M. (2014). Adolescent differences in knee stability following computer-assisted anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Orthopedic Reviews, 6(4), 5653.
  • Mistovich, R. J., O’Toole, P. O. J., & Ganley, T. J.(2014). Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Femoral Fixation: The Trans-Iliotibial Band Endoscopic Portal for Direct Visualization of Ideal Button Placement. Arthroscopy Techniques, 3(3), e335–e338.
  • Mistovich, R. J., & Ganley, T. J.(2014). Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Low-Profile Hybrid Tibial Fixation. Orthopedics, 37(5), 325–328.
  • Lee, Rushyuan Jay, & Ganley, T. J.(2014). The 5-Strand Hamstring Graft in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Arthroscopy Techniques, 3(5), e627–e631.
  • Cordasco FA.(2014). CORR Insights®: Meniscal injury after adolescent anterior cruciate ligament injury: how long are patients at risk? Clin Orthop Relat Res, 472(3):998-1000.
  • DodwellER, Lamont LE, Green DW, Pan TJ, Marx RG, & Lyman (2014). 20 years of pediatric anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in New York State. Am J Sports Med, 42(3):675-680.
  • Swart E, Redler L, Fabricant PD,Mandelbaum BR, Ahmad CS, & Wang YC. (2014). Prevention and Screening Programs for Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries in Young Athletes: A Cost Effectiveness Analysis. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 96(9):705-11.
  • Greenberg, E. M., Greenberg, E. T., Ganley, T. J., & Lawrence, J. T. R. (2014). Strength and Functional Performance Recovery After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Preadolescent Athletes. Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach, 6(4), 309–312.
  • Grimm, N. L., Jacobs, J. C., Jr., Kim, J., Denney, B. S., & Shea, K. G.(2015). Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Knee Injury Prevention Programs for Soccer Players: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Am J Sports Med, 43(8), 2049-2056.
  • Dare DM, Fabricant PD, McCarthy MM, Rebolledo BJ, Green DW,Cordasco FA, & Jones, KJ (2015). Increased Lateral Tibial Slope is a Risk Factor for Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: An MRI-Based Case-Control Study of 152 Patients. Am J Sports Med 2015; 43(7).
  • Fitzgerald, J., Saluan, P., Richter, D. L., Huff, N., & Schenck, R. C. (2015). Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using a Flexible Reamer System. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 3(7), 232596711559287.
  • Zbojniewicz AM, Meyers AB, Wall EJ. (2015) Post-operative imaging of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction techniques across the spectrum of skeletal maturity. Skeletal Radiol. Apr 45(4),517-30
  • Archibald-Seiffer, N., Jacobs, J. C., Jr., Saad, C., Jevsevar, D. S., & Shea, K. G. (2015). Review of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction cost variance within a regional health care system. Am J Sports Med, 43(6), 1408-1412.
  • Gausden EB, Calcei JG, Fabricant PD,& Green DW. (2015) Surgical options for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in the young child. Curr Opin Pediatr; 27(1): 82-91.
  • Carey, J. L., & Shea, K. G.(2015). AAOS Clinical Practice Guideline: Management of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries: Evidence-Based Guideline. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 23(5), e6-8.
  • Skelley N, Friedman M, McGinnis M, Smith C, Hillen T, and Matava M. Inter- andintraobserver reliability in the MRI measurement of the tibial tubercle-trochlear groove distance and trochlea dysplasia. Am J Sports Med. 43:873-8, 2015.
  • Shea, Kevin G., James L. Carey, John Richmond, Robert Sandmeier, Ryan T. Pitts, John D. Polousky, Constance Chu, Sandra J. Shultz, Mark Ellen, Angela Smith, Cynthia R. LaBella, Allen F. Anderson, Volker Musahl, Gregory D. Myer, Gregory D. Meyer, David Jevsevar, Kevin J. Bozic, William Shaffer, Deborah Cummins, Jayson N. Murray, Nilay Patel, Peter Shores, Anne Woznica, Yasseline Martinez, Leeaht Gross, Kaitlyn Sevarino, & American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. (2015). The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons evidence-based guideline on management of anterior cruciate ligament injuries. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 97(8), 672-674.
  • O'Malley MP, Milewski MD, Solomito MJ, Erwteman AS, & Nissen CW (2015). The association of tibial slope and anterior cruciate ligament rupture in skeletally immature patients. Arthroscopy; 31(1):77-82.
  • Shea, K. G., & Carey, J. L. (2015). Management of anterior cruciate ligament injuries: evidence-based guideline. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 23(5), e1-5.
  • Myer, G. D., Ford, K. R., Di Stasi, S. L., Foss, K. D. B., Micheli, L. J.,& Hewett, T. E. (2015). High knee abduction moments are common risk factors for patellofemoral pain (PFP) and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in girls: Is PFP itself a predictor for subsequent ACL injury? British Journal of Sports Medicine, 49(2), 118–122.
  • Willimon, S. C., Jones, C. R., Herzog, M. M., May, K. H., Leake, M. J., & Busch, M. T. (2015). Micheli Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Youths. The American Journal of Sports Medicine,43(12), 2974-2981.
  • Stracciolini, A., Stein, C. J., Zurakowski, D., Meehan, W. P., Myer, G. D., & Micheli, L. J.(2015). Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Pediatric Athletes Presenting to Sports Medicine Clinic. Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach, 7(2), 130–136.
  • Christino, M. A., Fantry, A. J., & Vopat, B. G. (2015). Psychological Aspects of Recovery Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 23(8), 501–509.
  • Anderson, A. F., & Anderson, C. N.(2015). Correlation of Meniscal and Articular Cartilage Injuries in Children and Adolescents with Timing of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 43(2), 275–281
  • Fitzgerald, J., Saluan, P., Richter, D. L., Huff, N., & Schenck, R. C. (2016). Avoidance of Reamer Breakage During ACL Reconstruction With Flexible Reamer System. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 4(4), 232596711664490.
  • Samora W1, Beran MC, Parikh SN. (2016). Intercondylar Roof Inclination Angle: Is It a Risk Factor for ACL Tears or Tibial Spine Fractures? J Pediatr Orthop. 36(6),71-74.
  • Sugimoto, D., Howell, D. R., Micheli, L. J., & Meehan, W. P. (2016). Single-leg postural stability deficits following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in pediatric and adolescent athletes. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics B, 25(4), 338–342.
  • Parikh SN, Shrivastava RK. (2016). Evaluation of Children with Injuries Around the Knee. Indian J Pediatr. Aug 83(8), 844-51.
  • Rothermich MA, Nepple JJ, Raup VT, O'Donnell JC, Luhmann SJ. (2016). A Comparative Analysis of International Knee Documentation Committee Scores for Common Pediatric and Adolescent Knee Injuries. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 36(3): 274-7.
  • Chicorelli, A. M., Micheli, L. J., Kelly, M., Zurakowski, D., & MacDougall, R. (2016). Return to Sport After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in the Skeletally Immature Athlete. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 26(4), 266–271.
  • Yellin, J. L., Fabricant, P. D., Gornitzky, A., Greenberg, E. M., Conrad, S., Dyke, J. A., & Ganley, T. J. (2016). Rehabilitation Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears in Children. JBJS Reviews, 4(1), e41–e415.
  • Fabricant, P. D., & Kocher, M. S.(2016). Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Children and Adolescents. Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 47(4), 777–788.
  • Park, K., Brusalis, C. M., & Ganley, T. J. (2016). The 8-Strand Hamstring Autograft in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Arthroscopy Techniques, 5(5), e1105–e1109.
  • Cruz, A. I., Lakomkin, N., Fabricant, P. D.,& Lawrence, J. T. R. (2016). Transphyseal ACL Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Patients. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 4(6), 232596711665043.
  • Cruz AI, Lakomkin N, Fabricant PD, & Lawrence JT. (2016). Transphyseal ACL Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Patients: Does Independent Femoral Tunnel Drilling Place the Physis at Greater Risk Compared with Transtibial drilling? Orthop J Sports Med, 4(6): 1-6.
  • Fabricant PD, Lakomkin N, Cruz AI, Spitzer E, & Marx RG. (2016). ACL Reconstruction in Youth Athletes Results in an Improved Rate of Return to Athletic Activity when Compared with Non-Operative Treatment: A Systematic Review of the Literature. JISAKOS,1(2): 62-69.
  • Price MJ, Tuca M, Cordasco FA,& Green DW. (2016). Nonmodifiable risk factors for anterior cruciate ligament injury. Curr Opin Pediatr. 29(1), 55-64
  • Shifflett GD, Green DW,Widmann RF, & Marx RG. (2016). Growth Arrest Following ACL Reconstruction with Hamstring Autograft in Skeletally Immature Patients: A Review of Four Cases. J Pediatr Orthop, 36(4), 355-361.
  • Tuca M, Hayter C, Potter H, Marx R, & Green DW. (2016). Anterior cruciate ligament and intercondylar notch growth plateaus prior to cessation of longitudinal growth: an MRI observational study. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 24(3), 780-787
  • Fabricant PD, Lakomkin N, Cruz AI, Spitzer E, Lawrence JT, & Marx RG. (2016). Early ACL Reconstruction in Children Leads to Less Meniscal and Articular Cartilage Damage when Compared with Conservative or Delayed Treatment. JISAKOS,(1):10-15.
  • Pennock, A., Murphy, M. M., & Wu, M. (2016). Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in skeletally immature patients. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med, 9(4), 445-453.
  • Liu Y, Li Y, March ME, Nguyen K, Xu K, Wang F, Guo Y, Keating B, Glessner J, Li J, Ganley TJ, ZZhang J, Deardorff MA, Xu X, & Hakonarson H. (2016). Erratum to: Copy number variation in CEP57L1 predisposes to congenital absence of bilateral ACL and PCL ligaments. Human Genomics, 10(1), 5.
  • Price MJ, Lazaro L, Cordasco FA,& Green DW. (2017) Surgical options for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in the young child. Minerva Pediatr. Aug;69(4):337-347
  • Graziano J, Chiaia T, de Mille P, Nawabi DH, Green DW, & Cordasco FA. (2017) Return to Sport for Skeletally Immature Athletes After ACL Reconstruction: Preventing a Second Injury Using a Quality of Movement Assessment and Quantitative Measures to Address Modifiable Risk Factors.Orthop J Sports Med. 20; 5(4):2325967117700599.
  • Brusalis CM, Lakomkin N, Suryavanshi JR, Cruz AI Jr, Green DW,Jones KJ, & Fabricant PD. (2017). Clinical Outcome Reporting in Youth ACL Literature Is Widely Variable. Orthop J Sports Med. 11; 5(8). Ecollection
  • Cordasco FA, Mayer SW, & Green DW.(2017). All-Inside, All-Epiphyseal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Athletes: Return to Sport, Incidence of Second Surgery, and 2-year Clinical Outcomes. Am J Sports Med. 45(4):856-863
  • Cruz AI Jr, & Fabricant PD. (2017). Hamstring Graft for ACL Reconstruction: Does Size Matter? Ann Transl Med, 5(3): 65. PMID: 28251144
  • Ramkumar PN, La T, Fisch E, Fabricant PD, Jones KJ, & Taylor SA. (2017). Integrating Social Media and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery: An Analysis of Patient, Surgeon, and Hospital Use. Arthroscopy,33(3): 579-585.
  • Williams AA, Mancini NS, Solomito MJ, Nissen CW,& Milewski MD (2017). Chondral Injuries and Irreparable Meniscal Tears Among Adolescents With Anterior Cruciate Ligament or Meniscal Tears Are More Common in Patients With Public Insurance. Am J Sports Med; 45(9):2111-2115.
  • Lang, P. J., Sugimoto, D., & Micheli, L. J.(2017). Prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in children. Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine, Volume 8, 133–141.
  • Pennock, A. T.,Ho, B., Parvanta, K., Edmonds, E. W., Chambers, H. G., Roocroft, J. H., & Bastrom, T. P. (2017). Does Allograft Augmentation of Small-Diameter Hamstring Autograft ACL Grafts Reduce the Incidence of Graft Retear? Am J Sports Med, 45(2), 334-338.
  • Fabricant, P. D., & Kocher, M. S.(2017). Management of ACL Injuries in Children and Adolescents. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 99(7), 600–612.
  • DeFrancesco, C. J., Storey, E. P., Flynn, J. M., & Ganley, T. J.(2017). Pediatric ACL Reconstruction and Return to the Operating Room. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 1.
  • Wall EJ, Ghattas PJ, Eismann EA, Myer GD, Carr P. (2017). Outcomes and Complications After All-Epiphyseal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Patients. Orthop J Sports Med. Mar 13; 5(3).eCollection
  • Cruz, A. I., Fabricant, P. D., McGraw, M., Rozell, J. C., Ganley, T. J., & Wells, L. (2017). All-Epiphyseal ACL Reconstruction in Children. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 37(3), 204–209.
  • Anderson, C. N., & Anderson, A. F. (2017). Management of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament–Injured Knee in the Skeletally Immature Athlete. Clinics in Sports Medicine, 36(1), 35–52.
  • Parikh, S. N., Jaquith, B. P., Brusalis, C. M., Redler, L. H., Ganley, T. J., & Kocher, M. S.(2017). Skeletally Immature Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries: Controversies and Management. Instructional Course Lectures, 66, 461–474.
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