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Robert Theodore Tisherman

Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery

Selected Publications


Comparison of Revision and Redislocation Rates After First-Time Anterior Shoulder Instability Between Subluxators and Dislocators: A Midterm Outcome Study.

Journal Article Orthop J Sports Med · December 2024 BACKGROUND: Anterior shoulder instability is a common pathology seen especially in young men and highly active patient populations. Subluxation is a commonly encountered clinical issue, yet little is known about the effects of first-time subluxation compar ... Full text Link to item Cite

Conflict of Interest Disclosure in American Arthroplasty Surgical Literature.

Journal Article Arthroplast Today · December 2024 BACKGROUND: Relationships between industry and physicians are critical for innovation in the field of arthroplasty surgery. However, these relationships can present a conflict of interest (COI) for medical research and are required to be disclosed by most ... Full text Link to item Cite

Glenohumeral capsular injury rate in patients with glenohumeral instability: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal Article JSES Rev Rep Tech · November 2024 BACKGROUND: Glenohumeral instability is a complex clinical problem with underlying pathology in the bony, labral, and capsular tissues. The rate of specific capsular injuries varies widely in the literature and the clinical importance of these specific inj ... Full text Link to item Cite

Bioaugmentation demonstrates similar outcomes and failure rates for arthroscopic revision rotator cuff repair compared to revision without bioaugmentation.

Journal Article JSES Int · September 2024 BACKGROUND: Arthroscopic revision rotator cuff repairs (RCRs) exhibit lower healing rates and inferior outcomes compared to primary repairs. There is limited evidence regarding the use of bioaugmentation in the setting of revision RCRs. Autologous conditio ... Full text Link to item Cite

There is high variability in quantitative measurement techniques in glenohumeral capsular measurements for shoulder instability: A systematic review.

Journal Article Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc · August 2024 PURPOSE: Instability of the glenohumeral joint remains a complex clinical issue with high rates of surgical failure and significant morbidity. Advances in specific radiologic measurements involving the glenoid and the humerus have provided insight into gle ... Full text Link to item Cite

Overhead athletes have comparable intraoperative injury patterns and clinical outcomes to non-overhead athletes following surgical stabilization for first-time anterior shoulder instability at average 6-year follow-up.

Journal Article J Shoulder Elbow Surg · June 2024 BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS: Anterior shoulder instability is a common problem affecting young, athletic populations that results in potential career-altering functional limitations. However, little is known regarding the differences in clinical outcomes aft ... Full text Link to item Cite

Open Ischiofemoral Impingement Decompression.

Journal Article Arthrosc Tech · July 2022 Ischiofemoral impingement is a relatively rare cause of posterior hip pain associated with narrowing of the space between the lateral aspect of the ischium and the lesser trochanter. Symptoms typically consist of lower buttock, groin, and/or medial thigh p ... Full text Link to item Cite

Conflict of interest disclosure in orthopaedic and general surgical trauma literature.

Journal Article Injury · August 2021 SIGNIFICANCE: Financial relationships between industry and physicians are a key aspect for the advancement of surgical practice and training, but these relationships also result in a conflict of interest with respect to research. Financial payments to phys ... Full text Link to item Cite

Under Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest Is Less Frequent in Senior Authors: A Cross-sectional Review of All Authors Submitting to JAAOS Between 2014 and 2018.

Journal Article J Am Acad Orthop Surg · June 1, 2021 The interactions between physicians and industry are necessary for advancement of clinical practice and improvement in medical devices. Physician-industry relationships also introduces financial conflicts of interest into research publications. Payments to ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mobile application for quantification of the pivot shift examination: Intraoperative usability and utility during real-world deployment

Journal Article Journal of Isakos · November 1, 2020 Objective The objective of the current study was to evaluate the utility and ease of use of a novel non-invasive tablet-based application for quantification of the pivot shift (QPS) in a multicentre setting. Methods Nine senior orthopaedic surgeons were re ... Full text Cite

Biomechanical contribution of the alar ligaments to upper cervical stability.

Journal Article J Biomech · January 23, 2020 Acute and chronic whiplash-associated disorders pose a significant healthcare burden due to chronic pain, which is associated with upper cervical instability resulting from ligamentous injury. No standard measure exists for diagnosing alar ligament injury ... Full text Link to item Cite

Allograft for knee ligament surgery: an American perspective.

Journal Article Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc · June 2019 PURPOSE: Allografts are frequently use for ligamentous reconstruction at the knee. In the United States, tissue donation and distribution are highly regulated processes with thorough oversight from private and government entities. Allograft is widely avail ... Full text Link to item Cite

Alpha-actinin-4 and CLP36 protein deficiencies contribute to podocyte defects in multiple human glomerulopathies.

Journal Article J Biol Chem · September 2, 2011 Genetic alterations of α-actinin-4 can cause podocyte injury through multiple mechanisms. Although a mechanism involving gain-of-α-actinin-4 function was well described and is responsible for a dominantly inherited form of human focal segmental glomerulosc ... Full text Link to item Cite