Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH, FAOA, FAOS & Orthopaedic Foundation Manuscript Published

New York and Greenwich, CT
May 9, 2022

The Journal of The American Journal of Sports Medicine recently published the article Return to Sport in Middle-aged and Older Athletes After Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty at a Mean 10-Year Follow-up: Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes written by the research team at the Orthopaedic Foundation, founded by. Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH. FAOA, FAOS. This article is currently available for download online, ahead- of-print.

The purpose of this study was to determine if athletes are able to return to the same level of vigorous and moderate sports after fixed-bearing intramedullary nonrobotic UKA and the specific sports activities that these athletes continued to participate in at a minimum of 5 years. We hypothesized that UKA in the appropriately selected middle- aged/older athlete would yield high return to sport after UKA with high patient satisfaction. We also hypothesized that UKA would allow athletes to return to their sports of choice.

Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH, FAOA, FAOS is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and founder of Plancher Orthopaedics. Dr. Plancher is a Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, at the Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University in New York. Since 2001, he has been listed annually in the Castle Connolly directory as a “top doctor” in his field.

Plancher Orthopaedics is a comprehensive orthopaedics and sports medicine practice, specializing in arthroplasty with offices in New York City and Greenwich, CT. Leaders in orthopaedics, sports medicine, and acute emergency treatment of sports injuries and rehabilitation utilizing the latest techniques in orthopaedic care. plancherortho.com