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‘Real world’ clinical implementation of blood flow restriction therapy does not increase quadriceps strength after quadriceps tendon autograft ACL reconstruction by Herman, Zachary J., Greiner, Justin J., Kaarre, Janina, Drain, Nicholas P., Hughes, Jonathan D., Lesniak, Bryson P., Irrgang, James J., Musahl, Volker

“…Purpose To retrospectively compare strength outcomes of individuals undergoing postoperative rehabilitation following quadriceps tendon (QT) autograft anterior…”
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Administration of Tranexamic Acid Improves Long-Term Outcomes in Total Knee Arthroplasty by Drain, Nicholas P., Gobao, Valerie C., Bertolini, Dominique M., Smith, Clair, Shah, Neel B., Rothenberger, Scott D., Dombrowski, Malcolm E., O’Malley, Michael J., Klatt, Brian A., Hamlin, Brian R., Urish, Kenneth L.

“…Blood transfusion in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is associated with increased morbidity, including periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Tranexamic acid…”
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High Mortality After Total Knee Arthroplasty Periprosthetic Joint Infection is Related to Preoperative Morbidity and the Disease Process but Not Treatment by Drain, Nicholas P., Bertolini, Dominique M., Anthony, Austin W., Feroze, Muhammad W., Chao, Richard, Onyekweli, Tito, Longo, Sadie E., Hersh, Beverly L., Smith, Clair N., Rothenberger, Scott D., Shah, Neel B., Urish, Kenneth L.

“…Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) mortality rate is approximately 20%. The etiology for high mortality remains unknown. The objective of this study was to…”
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Knotted and knotless double row transosseous equivalent repair techniques for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair demonstrate comparable post-operative outcomes by Fox, Michael A., Hughes, Jonathan D., Drain, Nicholas P., Wagala, Nyaluma, Patel, Neel, Nazzal, Ehab, Popchak, Adam, Sabsevari, Soheil, Lesniak, Bryson P., Lin, Albert

“…Purpose To compare failure rates and outcomes after transosseous equivalent (TOE) double row (DR) knotted suture bridge versus knotless suture tape bridge…”
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Increased Failure Rates After Arthroscopic Bankart Repair After Second Dislocation Compared to Primary Dislocation With Comparable Clinical Outcomes by Fox, Michael A., Drain, Nicholas P., Rai, Ajinkya, Zheng, Aaron, Carlos, Noel B., Serrano Riera, Rafael, Sabzevari, Soheil, Hughes, Jonathan D., Popchak, Adam, Rodosky, Mark W., Lesniak, Bryson P., Lin, Albert

“…The purpose of this study was to compare rates of recurrent dislocation and postsurgical outcomes in patients undergoing arthroscopic Bankart repair for…”
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Overhead athletes have comparable intraoperative injury patterns and clinical outcomes to non-overhead athletes following surgical stabilization for first-time anterior shoulder instability at average 6-year follow-up by Herman, Zachary J., Nazzal, Ehab M., Engler, Ian D., Kaarre, Janina, Drain, Nicholas P., Sebastiani, Romano, Tisherman, Robert T., Rai, Ajinkya, Greiner, Justin J., Hughes, Jonathan D., Lesniak, Bryson P., Lin, Albert

“…Anterior shoulder instability is a common problem affecting young, athletic populations that results in potential career-altering functional limitations…”
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Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with all-soft tissue quadriceps tendon versus quadriceps tendon with bone block by Setliff, Joshua C., Nazzal, Ehab M., Drain, Nicholas P., Herman, Zachary J., Mirvish, Asher B., Smith, Clair, Lesniak, Bryson P., Musahl, Volker, Hughes, Jonathan D.

“…Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether there was a difference in clinical outcomes between patients who underwent primary ACL reconstruction…”
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How to build a sports medicine program—gridiron of western Pennsylvania—a Pitt orthopaedic tradition by Drain, Nicholas P., Murawski, Christopher D., Rothrauff, Benjamin B., Shaikh, Humza S., Lesniak, Bryson P., Musahl, Volker

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Self-Reported Outcomes in Early Postoperative Management After Shoulder Surgery Using a Home-Based Strengthening and Stabilization System With Telehealth by Greiner, Justin J., Drain, Nicholas P., Lesniak, Bryson P., Lin, Albert, Musahl, Volker, Irrgang, James J., Popchak, Adam J.

“…Background: Multiple rehabilitation protocols after shoulder surgery have been proposed. The coronavirus pandemic adds an extra layer of complexity to…”
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The posterior cruciate ligament inclination angle is higher in anterior cruciate ligament insufficiency by Gali, Julio Cesar, Almeida, Tyago Araujo, de Moraes Miguel, Daniela Cristina, Nassar, Samir Alexandre, Filho, Julio Cesar Gali, Drain, Nicholas P., Fu, Freddie F.

“…Purpose Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the gold standard image examination for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) lesion diagnosis. Our hypothesis was that…”
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Freddie Fu: A Leader of Leaders by Drain, Nicholas P., Murawski, Christopher D., Rothrauff, Benjamin B., Boden, Stephanie A., Wagala, Nyaluma N., Whicker, Emily A., Lesniak, Bryson P., Musahl, Volker

“…Freddie Fu had a profound and undeniable impact on the field of orthopaedic surgery. He was a leader both personally and professionally and dedicated his…”
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An Analysis of Radiographic Leg Length Discrepancy and Hip Offset in Patients at Risk of Developing Osteoarthritis by Carlos, Noel Bien T., Drain, Nicholas P., Byrapogu, Venkata Kalyan, Lippe, Daniel, Romano, Rachel, Kuzmishin, Sam, Rajesh, Darini, Angele, Sophia, Urish, Kenneth L.

“…Leg length and hip offset are important principles in total hip arthroplasty (THA). Patients may endorse leg length differences (LLD) postoperatively that may…”
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Outcomes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Quadriceps Tendon in Adolescent Athletes at Mean Follow-up of 4 Years by Dadoo, Sahil, Herman, Zachary J., Nazzal, Ehab M., Drain, Nicholas P., Finger, Logan, Reddy, Rajiv P., Miller, Liane, Lesniak, Bryson P., Musahl, Volker, Hughes, Jonathan D.

“…Background: Despite increasing use of quadriceps tendon (QT) autograft in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (ACLR), limited data exist regarding…”
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Factors Associated With Knee Extension Strength Symmetry After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Quadriceps Tendon Autograft by Greiner, Justin J., Drain, Nicholas P., Setliff, Joshua C., Sebastiani, Romano, Herman, Zachary J., Smith, Clair N., Irrgang, James J., Musahl, Volker, Lesniak, Bryson P., Hughes, Jonathan D.

“…Background: Diminished postoperative knee extension strength may occur after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) with quadriceps tendon (QT)…”
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Failure Rates and Complications After Multiple-Revision ACL Reconstruction: Comparison of the Over-the-Top and Transportal Drilling Techniques by Özbek, Emre Anil, Winkler, Philipp W., Nazzal, Ehab M., Zsidai, Bálint, Drain, Nicholas P., Kaarre, Janina, Sprague, Andrew, Lesniak, Bryson P., Musahl, Volker

“…Background: Multiple-revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) presents several technical challenges, often due to residual hardware, tunnel…”
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Myotendinous junction tears of the pectoralis major are occurring more frequently and discrepancies exist between intraoperative and radiographic assessments by Carlos, Noel Bien T., Drain, Nicholas P., Fatora, Gabrielle C., Nazzal, Ehab M., Herman, Zachary J., Hughes, Jonathan D., Rodosky, Mark W., Lin, Albert, Lesniak, Bryson P.

“…Pectoralis major (PM) tears have been shown to occur most frequently at the tendinous humeral insertion. However, no substantial updates on tear location have…”
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Strength symmetry after autograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction by Kaarre, Janina, Herman, Zachary J, Drain, Nicholas P, Ramraj, Raghav, Smith, Clair N, Nazzal, Ehab M, Hughes, Jonathan D, Lesniak, Bryson P, Irrgang, James J, Musahl, Volker, Sprague, Andrew L

“…To compare postoperative isometric quadriceps strength indices (QI%) and hamstring strength limb symmetry indices (HI%) between partial thickness quadriceps…”
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Depressive and Anxiety Disorders Increase Risk for Recurrent Anterior Shoulder Pain Following Arthroscopic Suprapectoral Biceps Tenodesis by Drain, Nicholas P., Greiner, Justin J., Simonian, Lauren E., Carlos, Noel Bien T., Hyre, Nathan D., Smith, Clair, Hughes, Jonathan D., Lin, Albert, Lesniak, Bryson P.

“…To evaluate factors associated with postoperative anterior shoulder pain following arthroscopic suprapectoral biceps tenodesis (ABT) and to determine the…”
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Autocrine C‐peptide protects INS1 β cells against palmitic acid‐induced oxidative stress in peroxisomes by inducing catalase by Luppi, Patrizia, Drain, Nicholas, To, Ramsey, Stolz, Donna, Wallace, Callen, Watkins, Simon, Drain, Peter

“…Aims C‐peptide, produced by pancreatic β cells and co‐secreted in the bloodstream with insulin, has antioxidant properties in glucose‐ and hydrogen peroxide…”
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Magnetic Resonance Arthrogram Outperforms Standard Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2 Weeks After First Shoulder Dislocation for Labral Tear Diagnosis by Cong, Ting, Charles, Shaquille, Greiner, Justin J., Cordle, Andrew, Andrews, Carol, Darwiche, Sophie, Reddy, Rajiv P., Como, Matthew, Drain, Nicholas, Hughes, Jonathan D., Lesniak, Bryson P., Lin, Albert

“…To determine the comparative accuracy and precision of routine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) versus magnetic resonance (MR) arthrogram in measuring labral…”
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