Dr. David Trofa

David P. Trofa, MD, is an orthopedic sports medicine surgeon specializing in the operative and non-operative treatment of athletes of all ages and skill levels.

[Arthroscopy Journal @ArthroscopyJ]

...and ACL Friday: What is the significance of the lateral femoral notch sign? #ACLR #ACLFriday https://t.co/Nye7a6z3SG

[Dr. David Trofa @DavidTrofaMD]

Honored to be an Avant-Garde Health "Top 1% Orthopedic Surgery Research All-Star" for 2025. Research is a team sport and would be impossible without my amazing team and partners at @OrthoColumbia, and collaborators @DrBryanSaltzman and @RobertLParisien

https://t.co/HrupLmZfbs

[Mike Mastroianni, MD @MikeMastroMD]

Baseball is back! Our publication in OJSM highlights our findings looking at several modern analytic + pitch-tracking metrics as potential risk factors for Tommy John Surgery.

In modern baseball, we have more info than ever to evaluate the rise in UCL injuries ⚾️

@drchrisahmad

[Bryan M. Saltzman, MD FAAOS @DrBryanSaltzman]

We were very excited to have our study entitled "Is Formal Physical Therapy Necessary After RTSA? A Single-Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial" recognized at @AAOS1 last week as the **Best Shoulder and Elbow Poster** at the 2025 AAOS Annual Meeting!

[Arthroscopy Journal @ArthroscopyJ]

Particulated Juvenile Articular Cartilage Allograft Transplantation for Patellofemoral Defects Shows Favorable Return-to-Sport Rates and Patient-Reported Outcomes
@DavidTrofaMD @drlaurenredler @drcharliepopkin @drchrisahmad @DrBryanSaltzman

https://t.co/7uC8saEtqz

[Bryan M. Saltzman, MD FAAOS @DrBryanSaltzman]

@DavidTrofaMD @drchrisahmad

[Bryan M. Saltzman, MD FAAOS @DrBryanSaltzman]

Our newest #publication in @ShoulderElbowJ reviews #PRP for #partial #UCL #tears in athletes:

✅ 5 studies, 156 athletes
✅ 75% #returntosport at mean 82.1 days
✅ Reconstitution of UCL on MRI in 87%

BUT: heterogeneous data, overall low quality - we need higher-level studies!

[Bryan M. Saltzman, MD FAAOS @DrBryanSaltzman]

🚨 Our newest publication (@OJSM_SportsMed) evaluated patient #graft #preferences for #ACLR:

✅100 patients; mean age, 28
✅Most popular graft: BTB (56%),Quad (29%)
✅No diff in preference whether asked before/after surgeon consult
✅81.7% selected graft recommended by surgeon

[NYSATA @GO_NYSATA]

Kicking of #NYSATA2024 with a bang, first up @DavidTrofaMD Head Team Physician for @GoColumbiaLions 🦁

As an expert in arthroscopic and open surgery of the knee, Dr. Trofa will be discussing ACL Reconstruction and Femoral Tunnel Placement 🦵

#kneeinjuries #sportsmedicine #ACL👍

[Dr. David Trofa @DavidTrofaMD]

Excited to share this latest blog on the regenerative power of PJAC allograft transplantation for treating patellofemoral articular cartilage defects! At NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia, we’re transforming knee treatments and helping athletes get back.
https://t.co/UNvuDtwi2U

[Dr. David Trofa @DavidTrofaMD]

I'm honored to be named a 2024 #OrthopedicResearch All-Star by Avant-garde Health. Representing NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia in pioneering research in sports medicine is a true privilege. https://t.co/8M15Ah3ohn #SportsMedicine #HealthcareInnovation

[AAOS @AAOS1]

Watch an #Arthroscopic interstitial #RotatorCuff repair with #BubbleSign on #OVT:
https://t.co/3sVTalHBNv

Submit your video for #AAOS2025 at https://t.co/4U26C5MQWl

#OrthoTwitter
#MedTwitter
#OVTFridays
@drchrisahmad
@DavidTrofaMD
@OrthoColumbia
@JSonnenfeldMD
@columbiamed

[Bryan M. Saltzman, MD FAAOS @DrBryanSaltzman]

🚨Our recent pub in #OAJSM shows impact of #COVID19 on #mentalhealth of #studentathletes:

✅515 athletes, 5/2020-7/2020
✅Females: ⬇️PROMIS10 Depression & VR12 mental
✅Males: ⬇️VR12 physical
✅Strong association w/ athletics as central to personal identity = ⬆️psych impact

[Bryan M. Saltzman, MD FAAOS @DrBryanSaltzman]

@DavidTrofaMD @drchrisahmad

[Official JAAOS @OfficialJAAOS]

Maybe we should take a second look at RCTs of sham surgery say @billlevinemd @davidtrofamd @robertlparisien; find out more HERE https://t.co/gsnNMSHL28

[Bryan M. Saltzman, MD FAAOS @DrBryanSaltzman]

Check out our new publication in @OJSM_SportsMed on our Early #Postop #Complications after #TibialTubercleOsteotomy:

✅334 knees
✅141 complications (34.3%) including stiffness (16.3%) & superficial wound issues (8.1%)
✅Risks: ⬆️age,⬆️CCI, smoking, inpatient surg, prior surg

[Bryan M. Saltzman, MD FAAOS @DrBryanSaltzman]

An important paper we were pleased to publish through @AJSM_SportsMed to guide surgeons in counseling their patients undergoing #osteotomy on early postoperative expectations!

@DavidTrofaMD @OrthoCarolina @OCResearchInst @AtriumMSKI

[Bryan M. Saltzman, MD FAAOS @DrBryanSaltzman]

In our new @AJSM_SportsMed pub we eval #early #postop #complications after #HTO/#DFO at our Institution:

✅ 243 knees
✅ Most common: Stiffness (17.7%), wound issues (13.2%), hemarthrosis req aspiration (6.6%)
✅ ⬆️risk w/ smoking, concurrent ligament recon

@OCResearchInst

[Bryan M. Saltzman, MD FAAOS @DrBryanSaltzman]

Check out our newest publication in #OJSM reviewing the variability and trends in #PRO utilization in #ACL #Reconstruction literature:

✅ 510 studies --> 72 unique PROs
✅ IKDC (63.3%), Tegner (52.4%), Lysholm (51.0%)
✅ Only 20.6% of studies reported RTS

@OrthoCarolina

[Bryan M. Saltzman, MD FAAOS @DrBryanSaltzman]

Our newest publication in @JSESMedia reviews data on #Subacromial #Balloon #Spacer for #Irreparable #Cuff #Tears:

✅894 shoulders, mean age 67.4 yrs; f/u 30.4 mo
✅Improvement in Constant, ASES, VAS/NPRS
✅Improved FE, Abd, ER
✅Complications, 3.6%
✅5% --> RTSA

@OrthoCarolina