Quality & Outcomes

Carreira DS, Garden S, Huffman A, Ueland T. Cannabinoids in the Orthopedic Setting: A Literature Review. Orthopedics. 2022 Jul-Aug;  Carreira DS, Shaw DB. All- Arthroscopic Brostrom Lateral Ligament Repair. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orthopaedic Video Theater. Published 15 March 2022.

Carreira DS, Robison JW, Robison S, Fitch A. Obesity Treatment in Orthopedic Surgery: What the Orthopedist Should Know.  J Am Acad Orthop Surg. Accepted for Publication. 2022.

Carreira, DS, Shaw, DB, Wolff, AB, Christoforetti JJ, Salvo JP, Kivlan BR, Matsuda DK. Symptom duration predicts inferior mid-term outcomes following hip arthroscopy.International Orthopaedics (SICOT) (2022).

Carreira DS, Shaw DB, Wolff AB, Christoforetti JJ, Salvo JP, Kivlan BR, Matsuda DK. Labral Degeneration Predicts Inferior Mid-Term Outcomes in Hip Labral Repair: A Multicenter Comparative Analysis. Arthroscopy. 2022 Sep.

McGovern RP, Martin RL, Christoforetti JJ, Disantis A, Kivlan BR, Wolff AB, Nho SJ, Salvo JP, Van Thiel GS, Matsuda DK, Carreira DS. Relationship of Average Outcomes Scores and Change in Status Requires Further Interpretation Between 1 and 2 Years Following Hip Arthroscopy. Am J Sports Med. 2022.

Shaw DB, Carreira DS. Contemporary Review: The Impacts of Anxiety and Depression on Outcomes in Foot and Ankle Surgery. Foot and Ankle International. Accepted for Publication. 2022.

Bodendorfer BM, Alter TD, Carreira DS, Wolff AB, Kivlan BR, Christoforetti JJ, Salvo JP, Matsuda DK, Nho SJ. Multicenter Outcomes After Primary Hip Arthroscopy: A Comparative Analysis of Two-Year Outcomes After Labral Repair, Segmental Labral Reconstruction, or Circumferential Labral Reconstruction. Arthroscopy. 2022 Feb.

Dominic S. Carreira, MD, et al. The Reliability of Commonly Used Radiographic Parameters in the Evaluation of the Pre-Arthritic Hip. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, Volume 7, Issue 2, February 2019

Dominic S. Carreira, MD, et al. Operative Approaches to Ankle and Hindfoot Arthroscopy. American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society. Vol. 5(1) I-II, 2020

Emmons BR, Carreira DS. Outcomes Following Interposition Arthroplasty of the First Metatarsophalangeal Joint for the Treatment of Hallux Rigidus: A Systematic Review. American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society. Vol. 4(2) I-II

Kivlan BR, Martin RRL, Christoforetti JJ, Wolff AB, Nho SJ, Salvo JP, Ellis TJ, Van Thiel G, et al. The Patient Acceptable Symptomatic State of the 12-Item International Hip Outcome Tool at 1-Year Follow-Up of Hip-Preservation Surgery. The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, Vol. 35, No. 5,

Martin RRL, Kivlan BR, Christoforetti JJ, Wolff AB, Nho SJ, Salvo JP, Ellis TJ, Van Thiel G, et al. Minimal Clinically Important Difference and Substantial Clinical Benefit Values for the 12-Item International Hip. The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, Vol.35, No. 2, February 2019

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Xavier A. Duralde, MD, James S. Kercher, MD, et al. Posterior Labral Repairs of the Shoulder Among Baseball Players. American Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 47, No. 7, 2019

Xavier A. Duralde, MD, Timothy Griffith, MD, et al. Successful Performance After Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction: An Analysis of 88 Drafted Professional Baseball Pitcher with a Matched Comparison Cohort. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine,

Xavier A. Duralde, MD, et al. CORR Insights: Biocomposite Suture Anchors Remain Visible Two Years after Rotator Cuff Repair. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, Vol. 477, No. 6, June 2019

Xavier A. Duralde, MD, Timothy Griffith, MD, James S. Kercher, MD, et al. Elbow Injuries in the Adolescent Thrower. Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine. February 2018

Xavier A. Duralde MD, Timothy Griffith, MD, Troy Jones, PT. Challenges of Medical Care Delivery in Professional Sports: Lessons from Professional Baseball. Journal of AAOS, Vol. 26, No. 24, December 2018

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Finney FT, Irwin TA. Recognition of failure modes of lateral ankle ligament reconstruction. Foot and Ankle Clinics. 2021;26(1):137-153.

Gossett TD, Finney FT, Hu HM, et al. Factors associated with new persistent opioid use after ankle sprain: A cross-sectional analysis. Current Orthopaedic Practice. 2021;32(5):432-440.

Singer NV, Saunders NE, Holmes JR, Finney FT, et al. Presence of neovascularization in torn plantar plates of the lesser metatarsophalangeal joints. Foot & Ankle International. 2021;42(7):944-951.

Letha Y. Griffin, MD. Section Editor, The Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care Book, 6th Edition.

Timothy Griffith, MD, et al. Comparison of Outcomes Based on Graft Type and Tunnel Configuration for Primary Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction in Professional Baseball Pitchers. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol

Griffith T, Duralde XA, MD, et al. Successful Performance After Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction: An Analysis of 88 Drafted Professional Baseball Pitcher with a Matched Comparison Cohort. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine,

Timothy Griffith, MD, et al. Revision Ulner Collateral Ligament Reconstruction in Professional Baseball: Current Trends, Surgical Techniques, and Outcomes. The Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, August 2019

Griffith TB, Kercher J, Willimon CS, Perkins C, Duralde XA. Elbow Injuries in the Adolescent Thrower. Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine. February 2018

Duralde XA, Jones T, Griffith T Challenges of Medical Care Delivery in Professional Sports: Lessons from Professional Baseball. Journal of AAOS, Vol. 26, No. 24, December 2018

Schafer KA, Tucker S, Griffith T, et al. Distribution of Force in the Medial Collateral Ligament Complex During Simulated Clinical Test of Knee Stability. American Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 44, No. 5

Kercher JS, Runner RP, McCarthy TP, Duralde XA Posterior Labral Repairs of the Shoulder Among Baseball Players. American Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 47, No. 7, 2019

Alexee M, Kercher JS Treatment of full thickness osteochondral defects: Osteochondral autograft or allograft? JAAOS Now. October 2019

James S. Kercher, MD, Xavier A. Duralde, MD, Timothy Griffith, MD, et al. Elbow Injuries in the Adolescent Thrower. Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine. February 2018

Alexeev M, Kercher JS, Levina Y, Duralde XA Variability of glenoid labral tear patterns: a study of 280 sequential surgical cases

Rogozinski Z, Alexeev M, Kimmerly W, Murray H. Management of Periarticular Injuries in Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Patients, GA Orthopaedic Society, 2020

Mehl A, Kimmerly WS. Sports Medicine General Principles. AAOS Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care. 6th Edition. Jones and Bartlett Learning. August 2021. ISBN: 9781284223347

Walter B. McClelland, Jr, MD, Stephen M. McCollam, MD. Impact of the Current United States Health Care Environment on Practice: A Private Practice Viewpoint. Hand Clinics Journal, Vol. 36, Issue 2, May 2020

Walter B. McClelland, Jr, MD, et al. Misdiagnosis and Radial Tunnel Syndrome: Considering the Distal Biceps Tendon. Southern Orthopaedic Association, Vol. 28, No. 1, Spring 2019

Walter B. McClelland, Jr, MD, et al. Isolated loss of active external rotation: a distinct entity and results of L’Episcopo tendon transfer. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Vol. 27, No. 3, March 2018

Book Chapters: Walter B. McClelland, Jr, MD. (2019). Scapular Fractures. In: Weiss APC (ed). The American Society for Surgery of the Hand Textbook of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, 2nd Ed. Chicago, IL, American Society for Surgery of the Hand

Lectures: Choosing a Career in Private Practice” Faculty, Residents & Fellows Conference, American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, September 2020

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Stephen M. McCollam, MD, Walter B. McClelland, Jr, MD. Impact of the Current United States Health Care Environment on Practice: A Private Practice Viewpoint. Hand Clinics Journal, Vol. 36, Issue 2, May 2020

Herndon Murray, MD, William Kimmerly, MD, et al. Management of Periarticular Injuries in Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Patients, GA Orthopaedic Society, 2020