Complications and Outcomes of Chemically Treated Allograft in Preadolescent and Adolescent Patients Undergoing Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction.

Background: Chemically treated allografts (CTAs) have been developed with the goal of providing a graft that is fully sterilized while maintaining the structural integrity and biochemical properties of the graft without irradiation. Few studies have analyzed the complications and postoperative outcomes of CTA in medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction.

Hypothesis: The rate of complications and the outcomes of pediatric patients undergoing MPFL reconstruction would be similar between CTAs and low-dose irradiated allografts (IAs).

Patient-provider interactions about cannabis for therapeutic purposes vary as a function of provider type: A pilot study.

Background And Objectives: Limited evidence guides the efficacy and safety of cannabis for therapeutic purposes (CTP). Healthcare providers lack requisite knowledge to advise and support patients. This study aimed to describe and compare several aspects of initial CTP interactions across different provider types.

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: Associations with gender, race, and source of health information.

Introduction: Vaccinations for COVID-19 are being distributed, yet vaccine hesitance is placing many people at risk for infection, negative outcomes, and compromising public health. Given primary care clinics are where people most often interact with health care providers, understanding factors associated with this hesitance may help providers in integrated primary care settings best address this hesitance.

Method: Between September and November of 2020, a survey was sent to all primary care patients within a large southern California health system, with over 10,000 responding (22% response rate).