ACL Reconstruction

Journal Articles

2024

Yang JS, Prentice HA, Reyes CE, Lehman CR, Maletis GB (2024). Risk of Revision and Reoperation After Quadriceps Tendon Autograft ACL Reconstruction Compared With Patellar Tendon and Hamstring Autografts in a US Cohort of 21,973 Patients Am J Sports Med, (Epub ahead of print): 1515-1524.

2023

Maletis GB, Prentice HA, Wyatt RWB, Paxton EW, Funahashi TT (2023). An Interrupted Time Series Analysis Measuring the Impact of Research and Education on Clinical Practice: Decreasing Allograft Use in Young Patients Using a Registry to Track Outcomes J Bone Joint Surg Am, (Epub ahead of print): .
Heffner M, Chang RN, Royse KE, Ding DY, Maletis GB (2023). Association Between Graft Type and Risk of Repeat Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Cohort Study of 1747 Patients Am J Sports Med, 51 (6): 1434-1440.
Mirzayan R, Chang RN, Royse KE, Prentice HA, Maletis GB (2023). No difference in revision risk between autologous hamstring graft less than 8 mm versus hybrid graft 8 mm or larger in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, 8 (): 3465-3473.

2022

Ding DY, Chang RN, Allahabadi S, Coughlan MJ, Prentice HA, Maletis GB (2022). Acute and subacute anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions are associated with a higher risk of revision and reoperation Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, 30 (10): 3311-3321.
Davis BR, Chang RN, Prentice HA, Tejwani SG, Morris AJ, Maletis GB (2022). Association Between Anteromedial Portal versus Tibial Tunnel Drilling and Meniscal Reoperation Risk Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Cohort Study Am J Sports Med, (Epub ahead of print): .

2021

Young EP, Chan PH, Prentice HA, Amar K, Hurvitz AP, Khan NA (2021). Aseptic Revision and Reoperation Risks After Meniscectomy at the Time of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Am J Sports Med, 49 (5): 1296-1304.
Maletis GB, Funahashi TT, Inacio MCS, Paxton LW (2021). Optimizing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Individualizing the decision-making process using data from the Kaiser Permanente ACLR Registry: 2018 OREF award paper J Orthop Res, 40 (): 29-42.

2020

Hurvitz AP, Prentice HA, Funahashi TT, Maletis GB (2020). Screw and Sheath Tibial Fixation Associated With a Higher Likelihood of Deep Infection After Hamstring Graft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Am J Sports Med, 48 (4): 806-811.
Mirzayan R, Prentice HA, Essilfie A, Burfeind WE, Ding DY, Maletis GB (2020). Revision Risk of Soft Tissue Allograft Versus Hybrid Graft After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Am J Sports Med, 48 (4): 799-805.

2019

Spragg LM, Prentice HA, Morris A, Funahashi TT, Maletis GB, Csintalan RP (2019). Femoral-tibial fixation affects risk of revision and reoperation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using hamstring autograft Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, 27 (11): 3518-3526.
Rao AG, Chan PH, Prentice HA, Paxton EW, Funahashi TT, Maletis GB (2019). Risk Factors for Opioid Use After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Am J Sports Med, 47 (9): 2130-2137.
Navarro RA, Prentice HA, Inacio MCS, Wyatt R, Maletis GB (2019). The Association Between Race/Ethnicity and Revision Following ACL Reconstruction in a Universally Insured Cohort J Bone Joint Surg Am, 101-A (17): 1546-1553.
Cooper JD, Wang W, Prentice HA, Funahashi TT, Maletis GB (2019). The Association Between Tibial Slope and Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Patients <=21 Years Old: A Matched Case-Control Study Including 317 Revisions Am J Sports Med, 47 (14): 3330-3338.

2018

Prentice HA, Lind M, Mouton C, Persson A, Magnusson H, Gabr A, Seil R, Engebretsen L, Samuelsson K, Karlsson J, Forssblad M, Haddad FS, Spalding T, Funahashi TT, Paxton LW, Maletis GB (2018). Patient demographic and surgical characteristics in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a description of registries from six countries Br J Sports Med, 52 (11): 716-722.
Maletis G, Inacio M, Love R, Cafri G, Funahashi T (2018). Increased Risk of ACL Revision With Soft Tissue Allografts: Response Am J Sports Med, 46 (4): .
Tejwani SG, Prentice HA, Wyatt RWB, Maletis GB (2018). Femoral Tunnel Drilling Method: Risk of Reoperation and Revision After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Am J Sports Med, 46 (14): 3378-3384.

2017

Maletis GB, Chen J, Inacio MC, Love RM, Funahashi TT (2017). Increased Risk of Revision After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Soft Tissue Allografts Compared With Autografts: Graft Processing and Time Make a Difference Am J Sports Med, 45 (8): 1837-1844.
Arianjam A, Inacio MC, Funahashi TT, Maletis GB (2017). Analysis of 2019 Patients Undergoing Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction From a Community- Based Registry Am J Sports Med, 45 (7): 1574-1580.
Wyatt RWB, Inacio MC, Bellevue KD, Schepps AL, Maletis GB (2017). Isolated ACL versus multiple knee ligament injury: associations with patient characteristics, cartilage status, and meniscal tears identified during ACL reconstruction. Phys Sportsmed, 45 (3): 323-328.
Maletis GB, Chen J, Inacio MC, Love RM, Funahashi TT (2017). Increased Risk of Revision After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Allografts Compared With Autografts Am J Sports Med, 45 (6): 1333-1140.
Davis BR, Chen J, Inacio MCS, Love R, Prentice HA, Maletis GB (2017). The Incidence of Subsequent Meniscal Surgery Is Higher in the Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Reconstructed Knee Than in the Contralateral Knee Am J Sports Med, 45 (14): 3216-3222.
Yu A, Prentice HA, Burfeind WE, Funahashi T, Maletis GB (2017). Risk of Infection After Allograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Are Nonprocessed Allografts More Likely to Get Infected? A Cohort Study of Over 10,000 Allografts Am J Sports Med, 46 (4): 846-851.

2016

Nelson I, Chen J, Love R, Davis B, Maletis G, Funahashi T (2016). A comparison of revision and rerupture rates of ACL reconstruction between autografts and allografts in the skeletally immature Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, 24 (3): 773-779.
Spragg L, Chen J, Mirzayan R, Love R, Maletis G (2016). The Effect of Autologous Hamstring Graft Diameter on the Likelihood for Revision of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Am J Sports Med, 44 (6): 1475-1481.
Inacio MC, Cafri G, Funahashi T, Maletis G, Paxton E (2016). Type and frequency of healthcare encounters can predict poor surgical outcomes in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction patients International Journal of Medical Informatics, 90 (): 32-39.
Tibor L, Chan PH, Funahashi T, Wyatt R, Maletis GB, Inacio MC (2016). Surgical Technique Trends in Primary ACL Reconstruction from 2007 to 2014 J Bone Joint Surg Am, 13 (98): 1079-1089.

2015

Tejwani SG, Chen J, Funahashi TT, Maletis GB, Love R (2015). Revision Risk After Allograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Association With Graft Processing Techniques, Patient Characteristics, and Graft Type Am J Sports Med, 43 (11): 2696-2705.
Inacio MC, Chen Y, Maletis GB, Ake CF, Fithian DC, Granan LP (2015). Injury pathology at the time of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction associations with self-assessment of knee function Clin J Sport Med, 24 (6): 461-467.
Navarro RA, Inacio MC, Maletis GB (2015). Does Racial Variation Influence Preoperative Characteristics and Intraoperative Findings in Patients Undergoing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction? Am J Sports Med, 43 (12): 2959-2965.
Maletis GB, Chen J, Inacio MC, Funahashi TT (2015). Age-Related Risk Factors for Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Cohort Study of 21,304 Patients From the Kaiser Permanente Anterior Cruciate Ligament Registry Am J Sports Med, 44 (2): 331-336.

2014

Funahashi KM, Moksnes H, Maletis GB, Csintalan RP, Inacio MC, Funahashi TT (2014). Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Adolescents With Open Physis: Effect Of Recurrent Injury and Surgical Delay On Meniscal and Cartilage Injuries Am J Sports Med, 42 (5): 1068-1073.
Granan LP, Baste V, Engebretsen L, Inacio MC (2014). Associations Between Inadequate Knee Function Detected By KOOS and Prospective Graft Failure in an Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Reconstructed Knee Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, 23 (4): 1135-1140.
Bojcic JL, Sue VM, Huon TS, Maletis GB, Inacio MC (2014). Comparison of paper and electronic surveys for measuring patient-reported outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction Perm J, 18 (3): 22-26.
Wyatt RW, Inacio MC, Liddle KD, Maletis GB (2014). Prevalence and Incidence of Cartilage Injuries and Meniscus Tears in Patients Who Underwent Both Primary and Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions Am J Sports Med, 42 (8): 1841-1846.
Maletis GB, Inacio MC, Funahashi TT (2014). Risk Factors Associated With Revision and Contralateral Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions in the Kaiser Permanente ACLR Registry Am J Sports Med, 43 (3): 641-647.

2013

Csintalan R, Inacio MC, Funahashi T, Maletis GB (2013). Risk Factors of Subsequent Operations After Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Am J Sports Med, 42 (3): 619-625.
Granan L, Inacio M, Maletis G, Funahashi T, Engebretsen L (2013). Sport Specific Injury Pattern Recorded During Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Am J Sports Med, 41 (12): 2814-2818.
Maletis GB, Inacio M, Reynolds S, Desmond J, Maletis M, Funahashi T (2013). Incidence of Postoperative Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Infections: Graft Choice Makes a Difference Am J Sports Med, 41 (8): 1780-1785.
Maletis GB, Inacio MC, Desmond JL, Funahashi TT (2013). Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament: Association of Graft Choice with Increased Risk of Early Revision Bone Joint J, 95-B (5): 623-628.
Maletis GB, Inacio MC, Funahashi TT (2013). Analysis of 16,192 Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions From a Community-Based Registry Am J Sports Med, 41 (9): 2090-2098.
Wyatt RWB, Inacio MC, Liddle KD, Maletis GB (2013). Factors Associated With Meniscus Repair in Patients Undergoing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Am J Sports Med, 41 (12): 2766-2771.
Paxton E, Inacio M, Maletis G, Desmond J, Funahashi T (2013). What Have We Learned from the Kaiser Permanente Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Registry (KP ACLRR) The ACL-Deficient Knee, 10-Mar (Springer-Verlag): 10-Mar.

2012

Csintalan RP, Inacio MCS, Desmond JL, Funahashi TT (2012). Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Patients with Open Physes: Early Outcomes J Knee Surg, 26 (4): 225-232.
Granan LP, Inacio MC, Maletis GB, Funahashi TT, Engebretsen L (2012). Intraoperative Findings and Procedures in Culturally and Geographically Different Patient and Surgeon Populations Acta Orthopaedica, 83 (6): 577-582.
Inacio M, Maletis G, Paxton E, Granan L, Csintalan R, Fithian D, Funahashi T (2012). Patient and Surgeon Characteristics Associated with Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Graft Selection Am J Sports Med, 40 (2): 339-345.

2011

Chhadia A, Inacio M, Maletis G, Csintalan R, Davis B, Funahashi T (2011). Are Meniscus and Cartilage Injury Related to Time to Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction? Am J Sports Med, 39 (9): 1894-1899.
Maletis G, Granan LP, Inacio M, Funahashi T, Engebretsen L (2011). Comparison of a Community Based Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Registry in the United States and Norway J Bone Joint Surg Am, 93 (Supplement 3): 31-36.

2009

Mehta VM, Paxton EW, Fithian DC (2009). Does the Use of Fluoroscopy and Isometry During Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Affect Surgical Decision Making? Clin J Sport Med, 19 (1): 46-48.

2008

Mehta VM, Young EP, Paxton EW, Fithian DC (2008). The Effect of Ketorolac on Anteroposterior Knee Laxity After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Orthopedics, 31 (6): 538-540.
Csintalan RP, Inacio MC, Funahashi TT, Csintalan RP, Inacio MCS, Funahashi TT (2008). Incidence Rate of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions Perm J, 12 (3): 17-21.

2007

Mehta VM, Paxton LW, Fornalski SX, Csintalan RP, Fithian DC (2007). Reliability of the International Knee Documentation Committee Radiographic Grading System Am J Sports Med, 35 (6): 933-935.

2005

Crain EH, Fithian DC, Paxton EW, Luetzow WF (2005). Variation in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Scar Pattern: Does The Scar Pattern Affect Anterior Laxity in Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Deficient Knees? J Arthroscopy, 21 (1): 19-24.
Fithian DC, Paxton EW, Stone ML, Luetzow WF, Csintalan RP, Phelan D, Daniel DM (2005). Prospective Trial of a Treatment Algorithm for the Management of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Injured Knee Am J Sports Med, 33 (3): 335-346.
Theodorou D TS, Fithian D, Paxton E, Garelick D, Resnick D (2005). Posterolateral Complex Knee Injuries: MRI with Surgical Correlation Acta Radiol, 46 (3): 297-305.

2003

Paxton EW, Fithian DC, Stone ML,Silva P (2003). The reliability and validity of knee-specific and general health instruments in assessing acute patellar dislocation outcomes Am J Sports Med, 31 (4): 487-492.
Ohara W, Paxton E, Fithian C (2003). Epidemiology of Knee Ligament Injuries "Pedowitz, Robert A., O'connor, John J., and Akeson, Wayne H.. Daniel's Knee Injuries : Ligament and Cartilage Structure, Function, Injury, and Repair", (2nd edition): 311-344.

2002

Fithian D, Paxton E, Goltz D (2002). Fate of the anterior cruciate ligament-injured knee Orthop Clin North Am, 33 (4): 621-636.