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Kevin Willits
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Latest papers
Quantitative MRI Analysis of Patellofemoral Joint Cartilage Health 2 Years After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis
American Journal of Sports Medicine · 2024
Multimodal analgesia did not improve post‐operative pain scores, reduce opioid consumption or reduce length of stay following hip arthroscopy
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy · 2023
The Effect of Staged Versus Usual Care Physiotherapy on Knee Function Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
Journal of Sport Rehabilitation · 2023
Latest funding
- $503,420
Prospective Evaluation of Sport Activity and the Development of Femoroacetabular Impingement in the Adolescent Hip (PREVIEW)
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
27 publications.
Quantitative MRI Analysis of Patellofemoral Joint Cartilage Health 2 Years After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis
Nakanishi Y, Hegarty P, Vivacqua T, Firth A, Milner JS, Pritchett S, Willits K, Litchfield R, Bryant D, Getgood AMJ
Multimodal analgesia did not improve post‐operative pain scores, reduce opioid consumption or reduce length of stay following hip arthroscopy
Degen RM, Firth A, Sehmbi H, Martindale A, Wanlin S, Chen C, Marsh JD, Willits K, Bryant D
The Effect of Staged Versus Usual Care Physiotherapy on Knee Function Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
McNeill K, Marmura H, Werstine M, Alcock G, Birmingham T, Willits K, Getgood A, LeBel M-E, Litchfield R, Bryant D
Predictors of Graft Failure in Young Active Patients Undergoing Hamstring Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With or Without a Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis: The Stability Experience
Firth AD, Bryant DM, Litchfield R, McCormack RG, Heard M, MacDonald PB, Spalding T, Verdonk PCM, Peterson D, Bardana D
Performance of 5-Strand Hamstring Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in the STABILITY Study: A Subgroup Analysis
Lodhia P, Nazari G, Bryant D, Getgood A, McCormack R, Group TS, Getgood AMJ, Bryant DM, Litchfield R, Willits K
Iliopsoas Release: A Systematic Review of Clinical Efficacy and Associated Complications.
Longstaffe R, Hendrikx S, Naudie D, Willits K, Degen RM
Association of Ligamentous Laxity, Male Sex, Chronicity, Meniscal Injury, and Posterior Tibial Slope With a High-Grade Preoperative Pivot Shift: A Post Hoc Analysis of the STABILITY Study
Batty LM, Firth A, Moatshe G, Bryant DM, Heard M, McCormack RG, Rezansoff A, Peterson DC, Bardana D, MacDonald PB
Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis Reduces Failure of Hamstring Tendon Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: 2-Year Outcomes From the STABILITY Study Randomized Clinical Trial
Getgood AMJ, Bryant DM, Litchfield R, Heard M, McCormack RG, Rezansoff A, Peterson D, Bardana D, MacDonald PB, Verdonk PCM
Trends in knee arthroscopy utilization: a gap in knowledge translation
Degen RM, Lebedeva Y, Birmingham TB, Marsh JD, Getgood AMJ, Giffin JR, Willits K, Litchfield RB, Bryant D
Association Between Knee Load and Pain: Within-Patient, Between-Knees, Case-Control Study in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis.
Birmingham TB, Marriott KA, Leitch KM, Moyer RF, Lorbergs AL, Walton DM, Willits K, Litchfield RB, Getgood A, Fowler PJ, Giffin JR
Prospective Evaluation of Sport Activity and the Development of Femoroacetabular Impingement in the Adolescent Hip (PREVIEW)
Principal investigators: Ayeni, Olufemi
Keywords: Adolescent; Etiology; Femoroacetabular Impingement; Longitudinal Cohort Study; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Sport Specialization
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Department of Surgery
- Surgery
- Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
- School of Physical Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Family Medicine
- Other
Co-authors at Western University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Dianne Bryant
Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
18 shared papers, latest 2024
Dianne Bryant
School of Physical Therapy
13 shared papers, latest 2024
Robert Litchfield
Department of Surgery
11 shared papers, latest 2024
Marie-Eve LeBel
Department of Surgery
5 shared papers, latest 2023
Trevor Birmingham
Physical Therapy
5 shared papers, latest 2023
Alan Getgood
Department of Surgery
4 shared papers, latest 2023
Devin Peterson
Surgery
4 shared papers, latest 2022
Jaydeep Moro
Surgery
3 shared papers, latest 2017
Darren Drosdowech
Department of Surgery
1 shared papers, latest 2016
Douglas Naudie
Department of Surgery
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Olufemi Ayeni
Surgery
1 shared papers, latest 2014
Lyndsay Somerville
Department of Surgery
1 shared papers, latest 2013
Mohit Bhandari
Surgery
1 shared papers, latest 2014
Gordon Guyatt
Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
1 shared papers, latest 2016
David Levy
Family Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Andrew Johnson
Occupational Therapy
1 shared papers, latest 2013
Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2016
David Robinson
Kinesiology
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Parth Lodhia
Centre for Hip Health and Mobility
1 shared papers, latest 2022
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