Karen K. Briggs

TL;DR: Patients 45 years and younger who underwent the microfracture procedure for full-thickness chondral defects, without associated meniscus or ligament pathology, showed statistically significant improvement in function and indicated that they had less pain.

TL;DR: Hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement, accompanied by suitable rehabilitation, gives a good short-term outcome and high patient satisfaction and the predictors of a better outcome were the pre-operative modified HHS, joint space narrowing >or= 2 mm, and repair of labral pathology instead of debridement.

TL;DR: The Lysholm knee score and the Tegner activity scale demonstrated acceptable psychometric parameters as patient-administered scores and showed acceptable responsiveness to be used in early return to function after anterior cruciate ligament treatment.

TL;DR: The senior author has developed a procedure referred to as the "microfracture" technique to enhance chondral resurfacing by providing a suitable environment for tissue regeneration by producing much less thermal necrosis of the bone than would a hand-driven or motorized drill.

TL;DR: The pivot-shift examination may be a better measure of “functional instability” than instrumented knee laxity or Lachman examination after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.