Jack Porrino, MD
Professor of Radiology and Biomedical ImagingCards
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Research
Publications
2026
Concomitant Lateral Meniscal Tears in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients Undergoing Combined Medial Meniscal Ramp Lesion Repair and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Are Frequently Missed on MRI, Are Often Vertical or Root Tears, and Are Usually Repaired: A Multicenter Study
Moran J, Amaral J, Tollefson L, Jones R, Dave U, Lee M, LaPrade C, Katz L, Porrino J, Salandra J, Allen C, Gardner E, Jimenez A, Medvecky M, Hewett T, Verma N, Chahla J, Fabricant P, McKay S, LaPrade R. Concomitant Lateral Meniscal Tears in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients Undergoing Combined Medial Meniscal Ramp Lesion Repair and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Are Frequently Missed on MRI, Are Often Vertical or Root Tears, and Are Usually Repaired: A Multicenter Study. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2026, 14: 23259671251396140. PMID: 41732223, PMCID: PMC12924988, DOI: 10.1177/23259671251396140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedial meniscal ramp lesionsLateral meniscal tearsAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionPreoperative magnetic resonance imagingLateral meniscus root tearsMagnetic resonance imagingAdolescent patientsRoot tearsSurgical managementCruciate ligament reconstructionBucket-handle tearPosterior hornPediatric patientsMulticenter studyTreated with partial meniscectomyMeniscal tearsLigament reconstructionRadial tearsPosterior rootMeniscal ramp lesionsLateral meniscal repairRamp lesion repairTime of surgeryTreated with repairSignificant risk factorsClinical Outcomes After Medial Meniscal Ramp Lesion Repair and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients: A Multicenter Study With a Mean Follow-up of 5 Years
Moran J, Amaral J, Jones R, Dave U, Lee M, Ferrell S, Tollefson L, LaPrade C, Katz L, Porrino J, Gardner E, Allen C, Jimenez A, Fulkerson J, Hewett T, Verma N, Chahla J, Medvecky M, Fabricant P, McKay S, LaPrade R. Clinical Outcomes After Medial Meniscal Ramp Lesion Repair and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients: A Multicenter Study With a Mean Follow-up of 5 Years. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2026, 14: 23259671251398436. PMID: 41522462, PMCID: PMC12783542, DOI: 10.1177/23259671251398436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedial meniscal ramp lesionsMedial meniscal surgeryAnterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructionReturn to sportInternational Knee Documentation CommitteeMeniscal surgeryFollow-upAdolescent patientsRisk factorsPediatric patientsClinical outcomesInternational Knee Documentation Committee scoreNo significant risk factorsReturn to sport ratesHigh-grade pivot shiftMid-term clinical outcomesAt-risk patient populationsExamination under anaesthesiaIntact ACL graftMeniscal ramp lesionsLateral meniscal tearsAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionPostoperative outcome measuresRamp lesion repairTime of surgery
2025
The current state of radiology residency lectures: Requirements, institutional approach, challenges, and solutions
Porrino J, Bokhari S, Mathur M. The current state of radiology residency lectures: Requirements, institutional approach, challenges, and solutions. Current Problems In Diagnostic Radiology 2025, 54: 405-407. PMID: 40263010, DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2025.04.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVariability of the posteromedial meniscocapsular junction of the knee on MRI: Pitfall to imaging diagnosis of ramp lesions
Porrino J, Marten E, Richardson M, Moran J, Shreve C, Lee H, Haims A. Variability of the posteromedial meniscocapsular junction of the knee on MRI: Pitfall to imaging diagnosis of ramp lesions. European Journal Of Radiology Open 2025, 14: 100647. PMID: 40585065, PMCID: PMC12206330, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejro.2025.100647.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRamp lesionsMeniscocapsular junctionMedial meniscusAnterior cruciate ligament deficiencyPatient ageRoutine MRIMRI findingsCruciate ligament deficiencyClinical historyClinical indicationsACL insufficiencyFemale sexAncillary findingsKnee MRILesionsNormal appearancePosteromedial joint capsuleMRIImaging diagnosisKnee studiesLigament deficiencyGeneral populationPosteromedial capsuleKneeJoint capsuleThe Buford complex: a review of embryology, imaging, technical considerations, and clinical significance
Moran J, Joo P, Vasavada K, Cheng R, Levitt S, Manzi J, Patel S, Cecere R, Porrino J, Katz L, Jimenez A, Medvecky M. The Buford complex: a review of embryology, imaging, technical considerations, and clinical significance. JSES Reviews Reports And Techniques 2025, 5: 243-250. PMID: 40321863, PMCID: PMC12047549, DOI: 10.1016/j.xrrt.2024.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuperior labrum anterior-posteriorBuford complexMiddle glenohumeral ligamentClinical significanceCord-like middle glenohumeral ligamentBenign anatomical variantAnterosuperior labral tearReview of embryologyCongenital variantPreoperative imagingGeneral adult populationTechnical considerationsAnatomical variantsLabral tearsShoulder instabilityHigh riskLabral variantsAnterosuperior labrumExternal rotationAdult populationAnterior-posteriorGlenohumeral ligamentEarly childhoodTearsBuford
2024
Lipohemarthrosis in the detection of intraarticular fractures: Looking beyond the tibial plateau
Porrino J, Shreve C, Marten E, Lee H, Haims A. Lipohemarthrosis in the detection of intraarticular fractures: Looking beyond the tibial plateau. PM&R 2024, 16: 1041-1048. PMID: 38984513, DOI: 10.1002/pmrj.13220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal spine MRI for the preoperative evaluation of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Part 2 – spinal cord tumors, dysraphisms, diastematomyelia, and vertebral anomalies
Lee H, Janjua F, Ragab A, Moran J, Haims A, Rubio D, Tuason D, Porrino J. Total spine MRI for the preoperative evaluation of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Part 2 – spinal cord tumors, dysraphisms, diastematomyelia, and vertebral anomalies. Current Problems In Diagnostic Radiology 2024, 53: 415-421. PMID: 38262798, DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2024.01.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal spine MRISpinal cord tumorsAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisCord tumorsSpine MRIIdiopathic scoliosisEvaluation of adolescent idiopathic scoliosisVertebral anomaliesNeural axis abnormalitiesArnold-Chiari malformationTime of diagnosisTethered cordAxis abnormalitiesChiari malformationPreoperative evaluationScreening examinationDiastematomyeliaDysraphismTumorScoliosisAbnormalitiesMRIMalformationsSyringomyeliaCordTotal spine MRI for the preoperative evaluation of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: part 1
Lee H, Janjua F, Ragab A, Moran J, Haims A, Rubio D, Tuason D, Porrino J. Total spine MRI for the preoperative evaluation of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: part 1. Current Problems In Diagnostic Radiology 2024, 53: 405-414. PMID: 38246795, DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2024.01.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal spine MRIAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisSpine MRIIdiopathic scoliosisEvaluation of adolescent idiopathic scoliosisNeural axis abnormalitiesSpinal cord tumorsTime of diagnosisArnold-Chiari malformationCord tumorsTethered cordAxis abnormalitiesChiari malformationPreoperative evaluationScreening examinationVertebral anomaliesScoliosisAbnormalitiesMRIDiastematomyeliaDysraphismSyringomyeliaMalformationsTumor
2023
Magnetic resonance imaging quality in the context of a knee-spanning external fixator placed inside the MR bore: a literature review
Marcel A, Green J, Porrino J, Katz L, Medvecky M. Magnetic resonance imaging quality in the context of a knee-spanning external fixator placed inside the MR bore: a literature review. Skeletal Radiology 2023, 53: 629-636. PMID: 37955679, DOI: 10.1007/s00256-023-04505-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKnee-spanning external fixatorExternal fixatorNoise ratioMR boreSoft tissue repairDevice compositionKnee injury patientsLimb-threatening injuriesSoft tissue injuriesUtility of MRIMagnetic resonance imagingMagnetic field strengthImage qualityField strengthKnee dislocationInjury patientsTissue injuryAnatomical assessmentUseful diagnostic informationResonance imagingLigamentous structuresFixatorMRIEmergent assessmentMRI sequencesInternal Derangement of the Wrist
Porrino J, Lee H, Brown E, Snyder T, Haims A. Internal Derangement of the Wrist. 2023, 1-29. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-57376-8_14-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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Overview
Jack Porrino, MD, is a musculoskeletal radiologist who specializes in imaging and diagnosing conditions that affect bones, joints, muscles, and ligaments. He provides specialized evaluations for issues such as wrist injuries and serious knee problems, including multi-ligament knee injuries, a condition in which multiple knee ligaments are damaged.
As a professor of radiology and biomedical imaging at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Porrino pursues research on various musculoskeletal pathologies. He completed his medical training at the University of Nevada Reno, followed by a radiology residency at the University of Arizona and a fellowship in musculoskeletal imaging at the University of Washington.
Clinical Specialties
Musculoskeletal Imaging