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Kendall Elizabeth Bradley

Kendall Elizabeth Bradley

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery
kendall.bradley@duke.edu
Department of Orthopedics, Box 104002, Durham, NC 27710
3475 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27705

Selected Publications

Artificial Intelligence Has Varied Diagnostic and Predictive Performance in Diagnosing Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis, Trochlear Dysplasia, and Patellofemoral Tracking Abnormalities: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil · December 2025 PURPOSE: To systematically review and evaluate the diagnostic efficacy and predictive power of artificial intelligence (AI) models in detecting patellofemoral (PF) compartment pathology and to compare their performance against ground-truth human clinical e ... Full text Link to item Cite

A Mechanistic Classification for Superior Labral Injuries Guides Operative Management.

Journal Article Arthroscopy · October 2025 The purpose of this article is to provide a clinically oriented classification system for superior labral injuries based on etiology, pathoanatomy, and associated biceps-labrum anchor complex injuries. The proposed classification system is based primarily ... Full text Link to item Cite

Telehealth physical examinations show comparable accuracy and results to clinical exams for MRI confirmed shoulder pathologies.

Journal Article J Telemed Telecare · September 25, 2025 IntroductionThe purpose of this study is to measure the comparative diagnostic accuracy of telehealth diagnostic examinations for pathologies of the shoulder against an in-person examination. The telehealth examinations were hypothesized to be non-inferior ... Full text Link to item Cite

Open Latarjet Results in Lower Recurrent Instability and Revision Rates Than Arthroscopic Bankart Repair at a 10-Year Follow-Up: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article Arthroscopy · September 2025 PURPOSE: To compare arthroscopic Bankart repair versus the open Latarjet procedure at a minimum of a 10-year follow-up evaluating recurrence and arthropathy development rates. METHODS: A systematic review was performed in concordance with Preferred Reporti ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cost-Effectiveness of Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction for First-Time Patellar Dislocations: A Markov Analysis.

Journal Article Am J Sports Med · August 2025 BACKGROUND: Nonoperative management versus medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction (MPFLR) for first-time patellar dislocations remains controversial, and it is unclear whether the increased up-front costs from MPFLR are justified. PURPOSE: To compar ... Full text Link to item Cite

Insurance Payor Status and Outcomes in Pediatric Sports-Related Injuries: A Rapid Review.

Journal Article Clin Pract · March 4, 2025 Introduction: The rise in youth sports participation has led to an increase in pediatric sports-related injuries in the United States, contributing to growing healthcare costs and exacerbating socioeconomic disparities. Insurance payor status is a critical ... Full text Link to item Cite

Expert Care of Adolescent Transgender and Gender-diverse Athletes.

Journal Article Sports Med Arthrosc Rev · March 1, 2025 As a population, transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) adolescents face higher rates of discrimination than their cisgender peers, both in their personal lives and while seeking health care. Negative experiences with health care can be discouraging for mino ... Full text Link to item Cite

Posterior Shoulder Instability, Part I-Diagnosis, Nonoperative Management, and Labral Repair for Posterior Shoulder Instability-An International Expert Delphi Consensus Statement.

Journal Article Arthroscopy · February 2025 PURPOSE: To establish consensus statements on the diagnosis, nonoperative management, and labral repair for posterior shoulder instability. METHODS: A consensus process on the treatment of posterior shoulder instability was conducted, with 71 shoulder/spor ... Full text Link to item Cite

Posterior Shoulder Instability, Part II-Glenoid Bone Grafting, Glenoid Osteotomy, and Rehabilitation/Return to Play-An International Expert Delphi Consensus Statement.

Journal Article Arthroscopy · February 2025 PURPOSE: To establish consensus statements on glenoid bone grafting, glenoid osteotomy, rehabilitation, return to play, and follow-up for posterior shoulder instability. METHODS: A consensus process on the treatment of posterior shoulder instability was co ... Full text Link to item Cite

Bioinductive Collagen Implant Has Potential to Improve Rotator Cuff Healing: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article Arthroscopy · February 2025 PURPOSE: To systematically review the literature to evaluate the clinical studies on bioinductive collagen implant (BCI) for the treatment of rotator cuff tears. METHODS: A literature search of MEDLINE, Embase, and the Cochrane Library was performed based ... Full text Link to item Cite

Editorial: Knee cartilage injuries—an international Delphi consensus

Journal Article Journal of Cartilage and Joint Preservation · September 1, 2024 Full text Cite

Fixation for knee cartilage injuries—an international Delphi consensus statement

Journal Article Journal of Cartilage and Joint Preservation · September 1, 2024 Introduction: Articular cartilage injuries of the knee are a complex and challenging clinical pathology. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to establish consensus statements via a Delphi process on cartilage fixation techniques and indications. Meth ... Full text Cite

Achilles Tendon Injuries in the Pediatric Population.

Journal Article J Pediatr Orthop · August 1, 2023 BACKGROUND: Achilles tendon injuries are common in adults, and there is extensive literature describing the injury characteristics and treatment of these adult injuries. However, Achilles injuries are rare in the pediatric population and as a result, there ... Full text Link to item Cite

Orthopaedic Knowldege Update 14: Chapter 45 (pgs 571-578): Meniscal Pathology, Repair, and Transplant.

Chapter · March 9, 2023 Orthopaedic Knowledge Update® 14, edited by Leesa M. Galatz, MD, MBA, FAAOS, and Frederick M. Azar, MD, FAAOS, brings you a comprehensive synthesis of the latest clinical thinking and best practices across all orthopaedic specialty areas. ... Cite

Younger Patients Are More Likely to Undergo Arthroscopic Meniscal Repair and Revision Meniscal Surgery in a Large Cross-Sectional Cohort.

Journal Article Arthroscopy · October 2022 PURPOSE: To evaluate recent trends in the treatment of meniscal tears with arthroscopic repair and debridement and to assess revision surgery within 2 years using a large cross-sectional database. METHODS: Patients with a diagnosis of meniscal tear from 20 ... Full text Link to item Cite

Surgical Complications After Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty and Total Shoulder Arthroplasty in the United States.

Journal Article J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev · July 20, 2021 INTRODUCTION: Shoulder arthroplasty has become popular in the treatment of degenerative shoulder conditions in the United States. Shoulder arthroplasty usage has expanded to younger patients with increased surgical indications. METHODS: Reverse total shoul ... Full text Link to item Cite

Comparison of the accuracy of telehealth examination versus clinical examination in the detection of shoulder pathology.

Journal Article J Shoulder Elbow Surg · May 2021 HYPOTHESIS/BACKGROUND: In 2017, the American Orthopaedic Association advocated for the increased use of telehealth as an assessment and treatment platform, and demand has significantly increased during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Diagnostic effe ... Full text Link to item Cite

Ulnar nerve dysfunction at the elbow after platelet-rich plasma treatment for partial ulnar collateral ligament injuries

Journal Article Jses Reviews Reports and Techniques · February 1, 2021 Background: Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has been used for the treatment of partial ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) tears of the elbow in throwing athletes. Very few studies have focused on the complication profile of PRP in this application.The purpose of t ... Full text Cite

The Female Basketball Player

Chapter · May 1, 2020 Cite

Successfully Navigating the Physician Job Interview.

Journal Article J Grad Med Educ · October 2019 Full text Link to item Cite

Tranexamic acid or epsilon-aminocaproic acid in total joint arthroplasty? A randomized controlled trial.

Journal Article Bone Joint J · September 2019 AIMS: Antifibrinolytic agents, including tranexamic acid (TXA) and epsilon-aminocaproic acid (EACA), have been shown to be safe and effective for decreasing perioperative blood loss and transfusion following total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arth ... Full text Link to item Cite

A pilot study of orthopaedic resident self-assessment using a milestones' survey just prior to milestones implementation.

Journal Article Int J Med Educ · January 11, 2016 OBJECTIVE: To pilot test if Orthopaedic Surgery residents could self-assess their performance using newly created milestones, as defined by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education. METHODS: In June 2012, an email was sent to Program Directo ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Staple fixation for akin proximal phalangeal osteotomy in the treatment of hallux valgus interphalangeus.

Journal Article Foot Ankle Int · April 2015 BACKGROUND: The Akin proximal phalangeal osteotomy is commonly used in conjunction with metatarsal osteotomies to treat hallux valgus. Multiple fixation methods including suture, wire, screw, and staple fixation have been described. The aims of this study ... Full text Link to item Cite