(2025) Resiliency is a Predictor of Clinical Outcomes in a Chronic Pain Cohort

This study explored whether or not medical records and/or mental health screening tools could be utilized to predict pain reporting and a need for add...

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(2025) Impact of Range of Motion Trajectory on Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

This study focused on determining the recovery trajectory for knee range of motion (ROM) during the first year following primary total knee arthroplas...

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(2025) Preoperatively predicting failure to achieve the minimum clinically important difference and the substantial clinical benefit in patient-reported outcome measures for total hip arthroplasty patients using machine learning

This study focused on preoperatively predicting failure to achieve the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) and substantial clinical benefit...

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(2024) Psychometric Analysis of the Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS)

This study focused on the assessment of the structural validity of the HOOS in patients who underwent a total hip arthroplasty. Findings of this study...

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(2024) Return to Play After an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in the Collegiate Athlete: A Systematic Review Evaluating Return to Play Proportions and Associated Factors

This study focused on the available research performed on NCAA student-athletes related to recovery from ACL surgery. Of the population studied, 84% r...

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(2024) Whipstitch and Locking Stitch Show Equivalent Elongation and Load to Failure Across 3 Suture Systems in a Biomechanical Model of Quadriceps Tendon Grafts for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

This study compared the strength of different stitching techniques on grafts used when reconstructing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).   Ext...

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(2024) Quantification of the Cellular Content of Platelet Rich Plasma Harvested After Injection of Filgrastim Versus Pegfilgrastim Biosimilars: A Prospective, Single Center, Crossover Study

The purpose of this study was to determine if different medications would stimulate changes in the content of a patient’s blood used for platele...

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Mindfulness in the Clinic Waiting Room May Decrease Pain: Results from Three Pilot Randomized Controlled Trials (2024)

The purpose of this study was to determine if a brief mindfulness session (i.e., 5 minutes) can improve pain intensity, pain unpleasantness, depressio...

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Online Brief Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Subacute Pain After Total Hip or Knee Replacement: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (2024)

The purpose of this study was to determine if brief mindfulness practice (i.e., 4 weeks) can improve post-operative pain intensity, pain interference,...

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