Publications by authors named "Michael DiNenna"

Background: The study aims to update the specific classification of mechanisms of death in swimming and to demonstrate these categories are reasonable, by analyzing more characteristics of death cases, evaluating the available evidence and determining their quality.

Methods: Original articles were queried from PubMed, Web of Science, Embase databases, Cochrane Library, and Scopus. Included studies, which were evaluated as level 4 evidence or higher according to the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, discussed hypothesized mechanisms of death in swimming.

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Background: Knee laxity increases with medial meniscectomy in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-reconstructed knees; however, the biomechanical effect of an additional lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET) is unknown.

Purpose/hypothesis: The purpose of this study was to determine the kinematic effect of a LET in knees that underwent combined ACL reconstruction (ACL-R) and partial medial meniscus posterior horn (MMPH) meniscectomy. It was hypothesized that the addition of LET would reduce laxity in the ACL-reconstructed knee.

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Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair is an alternative to reconstruction; however, suture tape support may be necessary to achieve adequate outcomes.

Purposes: To investigate the influence of suture tape augmentation (STA) of proximal ACL repair on knee kinematics and to evaluate the effect of the 2 flexion angles of suture tape fixation.

Study Design: Controlled laboratory study.

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Objective: Our object was to comprehensively analyze the existing body of evidence to evaluate the Stop the Bleed (STB) course effectiveness and satisfaction and find the direction of improvement for the future.

Study Design: A literature search with the term "Stop the Bleed" in the electronic databases PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, Cochrane Library was performed, retrieving records from January 1, 2013 to April 13, 2022 based on Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses flow diagram. In addition, all selected papers' references were examined for qualified studies that were missed during the first search.

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Background: For combined reconstruction of both the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), there is no consensus regarding which graft should be tensioned and fixed first.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine which sequence of graft tensioning and fixation better restores normal knee kinematics. The hypothesis was that ACL-first fixation would more closely restore normal knee kinematics, graft force, and the tibiofemoral orientation in the neutral (resting) position compared with PCL-first fixation.

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of arthroscopic meniscal centralization reinforcement for a medial meniscus (MM) posterior root defect on knee kinematics and meniscal extrusion in the anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed (ACLR) knee. The hypothesis was that the medial meniscus centralization would reduce extrusion and anterior laxity in ACLR knee with a medical meniscal defect.

Methods: Fourteen fresh-frozen human cadaveric knees were tested using a six-degrees-of-freedom robotic system under the following loading conditions: (a) an 89.

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Background: The "Stop the Bleed" (STB) campaign has achieved remarkable results since it was launched in 2016, but there is no report on the teaching of an STB course combined with a trauma patient simulator. This study proposes the "problem-, team-, and evidence-based learning" (PTEBL) teaching method combined with Caesar (a trauma patient simulator) based on the STB course and compares its effect to that of the traditional teaching method among outstanding doctoral candidates training in haemostasis skills.

Method: Seventy-eight outstanding doctoral candidate program students in five and eight-year programs were selected as the research subjects and were randomly divided into a control group (traditional teaching method, n = 34) and an experimental group (PTEBL teaching method combined with Caesar, n = 44).

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