Research
Research and publications
9 peer-reviewed papers, and 10 poster presentations at national and regional meetings between 2018-2023. Each citation below links to the original article on PubMed.
9
Peer-reviewed papers
10
Poster presentations
2018–2023
National and regional meetings
For patients
Why this matters to a patient
A surgeon who publishes is a surgeon whose reasoning has been examined by other surgeons. It is not a guarantee on its own.
Publications
- 01
Spine
Migration of a Lumbar Spinal Fusion Rod Into the Posterolateral Knee: A Case ReportLong MK, Enders T, Leven D, Cappellino A · Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 2021 Feb 1A piece of hardware from a previous lumbar fusion traveled from the lower back to the back of the knee. A rare event, reported so that surgeons recognize it — and a reminder that implants from earlier surgery are part of the picture when new symptoms appear.PubMed → - 02
Surgical care and recovery
Unnecessary Preoperative Cardiology Evaluation and Transthoracic Echocardiogram Delays Time to Surgery for Geriatric Hip FracturesHoehmann CL, Thompson J, Long M, DiVella M, Munnangi S, Ruotolo C, Galos DK · J Orthop Trauma, 2021 Apr 1Older patients with a broken hip were waiting longer for surgery because of heart tests that did not change their care. Delay to surgery in this group is associated with worse outcomes, so the study argued for ordering those tests only when they would alter the plan.PubMed → - 03
Surgical care and recovery
Fascia Iliaca Block Decreases Hip Fracture Postoperative Opioid Consumption: A Prospective Randomized Controlled TrialThompson J, Long M, Rogers E, Pesso R, Galos D, Dengenis RC, Ruotolo C · J Orthop Trauma, 2020 JanA randomised trial of a nerve block given before hip fracture surgery. Patients who received it needed significantly fewer opioids afterwards — relevant to anyone worried about pain control and about being sent home on strong painkillers.PubMed → - 04
Shoulder, elbow and hand
Radiographic Predictors of Delayed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome After Distal Radius Fracture in the ElderlyKim KH, Duell B, Munnangi S, Long M, Morrison E · Hand (N Y), 2022 JulWhich features on a wrist X-ray predict carpal tunnel symptoms developing later after a broken wrist in older patients, so that the ones at risk can be watched rather than missed.PubMed → - 05
Shoulder, elbow and hand
Transosseous Repair With Nice Knot Augmentation Versus Knotless Suture Anchor Repair With Suture Tape for Quadriceps Tendon Rupture: A Cadaveric StudyDuell B, Long MK, Divella M, Fogel J, Ruotolo C · Orthopedics, 2023 MayA laboratory comparison of two ways of repairing a ruptured quadriceps tendon, testing which construct held better under load.PubMed → - 06
Shoulder, elbow and hand
Injuries of the Pectoralis Major: Diagnosis and ManagementLong MK, Ward T, DiVella M, Enders T, Ruotolo C · Orthop Rev (Pavia), 2022A review of how pectoralis major injuries are diagnosed and treated, written for clinicians assessing them.PubMed → - 07
Shoulder, elbow and hand
Pectoralis major tendon reconstruction using semitendinosus allograft following rupture at the musculotendinous junctionLong M, Enders T, Trasolini R, Schneider W, Cappellino A, Ruotolo C · JSES Open Access, 2019 DecA technique for reconstructing a pectoralis major tendon using donor tissue when the tendon has torn where muscle meets tendon.PubMed → - 08
Surgical technique
Use of a Safety Clamp When Performing Arthroscopic Knot Tying Preserves the Suture When It Is Placed Under Excessive TensionKim KH, Long MK, McCormack R, Ruotolo C · Orthopedics, 2019 Jan 1A small practical change to arthroscopic knot tying that stops the suture being damaged when it is pulled too tight.PubMed → - 09
Basic science
Protection against Experimental Stroke by Ganglioside GM1 Is Associated with the Inhibition of AutophagyLi L, Tian J, Long MK, Chen Y, Lu J, Zhou C, Wang T · PLoS One, 2016Laboratory research, carried out before medical training, on a compound that appeared to protect brain tissue after experimental stroke.PubMed →
Poster presentations
Presented at national and regional meetings between 2018-2023. They are summarised rather than listed one by one because most are the same studies presented at successive meetings — which is ordinary academic practice, and listing each separately would overstate the record rather than describe it.
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