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| Carl W NissenSummaryAffiliation: Connecticut Children's Medical Center Country: USA Publications
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Type III acromioclavicular separation: results of a recent survey on its managementCarl W Nissen
Connecticut Children s Medical Center, Avon, CT 06001, USA
Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ) 36:89-93. 2007..Furthermore, the surgical approach to reconstruction, when necessary, has also undergone relatively few changes, with the exception of an increased preference for primary distal clavicle excision...
Adolescent baseball pitching technique: a detailed three-dimensional biomechanical analysisCarl W Nissen
Connecticut Children s Medical Center, Hartford, CT, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 39:1347-57. 2007..Document the biomechanics of the pitching motion to help provide insight about the etiology of common injuries seen in adolescent baseball pitchers...
A biomechanical comparison of the fastball and curveball in adolescent baseball pitchersCarl W Nissen
Elite Sports Medicine, Connecticut Children s Medical Center, 399 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, Connecticut 06032, USA
Am J Sports Med 37:1492-8. 2009..One leading theory about this increase is that breaking pitches (such as the curveball) place increased moments on the dominant arm and thereby increase the risk of injury...
Valgus medial collateral ligament rupture causes concomitant loading and damage of the anterior cruciate ligamentAugustus D Mazzocca
Dept of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Connecticut Health Center, 10 Talcott Notch Rd, MC 4037, Farmington, CT 06034-4037, USA
J Knee Surg 16:148-51. 2003..These data indicate that the ACL can be compromised in isolated grade III MCL injuries...
Adolescent baseball pitching technique: lower extremity biomechanical analysisMatthew D Milewski
Connecticut Children s Medical Center, Hartford, CT, USA
J Appl Biomech 28:491-501. 2012..Differences and similarities were also noted between the adolescent lower extremity kinematics and adult pitchers; however, a more comprehensive analysis using similar methods is needed for a complete comparison...
Effectiveness of interference screw fixation in ulnar collateral ligament reconstructionCarl W Nissen
Elite Sports Medicine, Connecticut Children s Medical Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06032, USA
Orthopedics 31:646. 2008..Results are similar to those achieved with a traditional reconstructive method. The study also demonstrates that tourniquet time and, therefore, operative time is less for the DANE procedure...
Biomechanical comparison of patellar tendon repairs in a cadaver model: an evaluation of gap formation at the repair site with cyclic loadingRichard V Ravalin
University of Connecticut, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
Am J Sports Med 30:469-73. 2002..Clinical Relevance: Gap formation seen in repair without augmentation could lead to clinical failure with resultant patella alta and extensor mechanism lag...
