[HTML][HTML] A randomized trial of arthroscopic surgery for osteoarthritis of the knee

…, RB Litchfield, JR Giffin, KR Willits… - … England Journal of …, 2008 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The efficacy of arthroscopic surgery for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the
knee is unknown. Methods We conducted a single-center, randomized, controlled trial of …

Operative versus nonoperative treatment of acute Achilles tendon ruptures: a multicenter randomized trial using accelerated functional rehabilitation

K Willits, A Amendola, D Bryant, NG Mohtadi, JR Giffin… - JBJS, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background: To date, studies directly comparing the rerupture rate in patients with an
Achilles tendon rupture who are treated with surgical repair with the rate in patients treated …

Lateral extra-articular tenodesis reduces failure of hamstring tendon autograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: 2-year outcomes from the STABILITY study …

…, STABILITY Study Group, K Willits… - … American journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Persistent anterolateral rotatory laxity after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
reconstruction (ACLR) has been correlated with poor clinical outcomes and graft failure. …

Adverse event rates and classifications in medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy

R Martin, TB Birmingham, K Willits… - … American journal of …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Previously reported complications in medial opening wedge (MOW) high tibial
osteotomy (HTO) vary considerably in both rate and severity. Purpose: (1) To determine the …

Medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy: a prospective cohort study of gait, radiographic, and patient‐reported outcomes

…, DM Bryant, RB Litchfield, K Willits… - Arthritis Care & …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate the effect of medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy on gait,
radiographic, and patient‐reported outcomes over a 2‐year postoperative period in patients with …

Outcome of posterior ankle arthroscopy for hindfoot impingement

K Willits, H Sonneveld, A Amendola, JR Giffin… - … : The Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To provide short-term clinical results of posterior ankle arthroscopy in the treatment
of posterior ankle impingement. METHODS: This was a retrospective evaluation of the …

Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of the rotator cuff tendons in the asymptomatic shoulder

A Miniaci, PA Dowdy, KR Willits… - The American journal of …, 1995 - journals.sagepub.com
Thirty shoulders in 20 volunteers (average age, 29 years; range, 17 to 49) with no shoulder
symptoms or known abnormalities were scanned using magnetic resonance imaging. All …

Predictors of graft failure in young active patients undergoing hamstring autograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with or without a lateral extra-articular …

…, AMJ Getgood, K Willits… - … American Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (ACLR) has higher failure rates
in young active patients returning to sports as compared with older, less active individuals. …

Cost-effectiveness analysis of arthroscopic surgery compared with non-operative management for osteoarthritis of the knee

…, JS Hoch, BG Feagan, R Litchfield, K Willits… - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To determine the cost-effectiveness of arthroscopic surgery in addition to non-operative
treatments compared with non-operative treatments alone in patients with knee …

No difference in functional outcomes when lateral extra-articular tenodesis is added to anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in young active patients: The stability …

…, M Heard, G Buchko, LA Hiemstra, KR Willits… - … : The Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose To assess the functional outcomes of patients included in the Stability Study randomized
controlled trial comparing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) alone with …