Publications by authors named "Mathew D Hargreaves"
Purpose: To evaluate the effect of tourniquet use during ACL reconstruction on quadriceps strength, intraoperative and postoperative blood loss, operative time, thigh girth or calf girth, and postoperative pain.
Methods: A systematic review using PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews was conducted following the PRISMA guidelines. Randomized controlled trials and nonrandomized studies that evaluated intraoperative and postoperative effects of tourniquet usage during arthroscopic ACL reconstruction published between November 1996 and January 2023 were included.
Heterotopic Ossification After Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review.
J Am Acad Orthop Surg
June 2025
Article Synopsis
- Shoulder arthroplasty is becoming more common, but heterotopic ossification (HO) is a less investigated complication that involves abnormal bone growth in soft tissues after surgery.
- A systematic review analyzed six studies involving over 1,000 patients, finding that HO developed in 28% of cases, with men at a higher risk, and most instances were asymptomatic.
- The review found no significant differences in recovery for patients with or without HO and indicated that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were not effective in preventing HO formation after shoulder surgery.
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to measure the biomechanical stability of two fixation methods (suture button and suture tape cerclage) for anterior glenoid bone grafts, comparing hand tensioning to device tensioning.
- - Researchers tested artificial bone blocks and recorded how much displacement occurred under various forces while using a cyclic loading protocol.
- - Results showed that device tensioning provided significantly better stability than hand tensioning for both methods, particularly at forces over 100 N, with suture buttons performing better than suture tape at higher loads.
Introduction: Massive irreparable rotator cuff tears (MIRCT) are a significant cause of shoulder disability and pain, presenting a unique challenge in terms of management with multiple options for care ranging from debridement alone to partial rotator cuff repair. In this study we investigate how clinical outcomes and complications of partial rotator cuff repair compare to simple debridement in the treatment of irreparable rotator cuff tears.
Materials And Methods: A total of 1594 publications were identified on PubMed from 1946 to 2017 with 16 level III to level IV studies that were reviewed according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.