Total knee arthroplasty: Variables affecting 90-day overall reimbursement

SJ Halperin, MM Dhodapkar, ZJ Radford, M Li… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is commonly considered to address
symptomatically limiting knee osteoarthritis. With increasing utilization, understanding the …

Evolving trends in the use of sacroiliac fusion from 2015 to 2020

SJ Halperin, MM Dhodapkar, W Jiang, A Elaydi… - Spine, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective cohort analysis. Objective. To assess the evolution of patients
undergoing sacroiliac (SI) fusion with minimally invasive surgery (MIS) relative to open …

Adverse events after ankle fracture open reduction internal fixation among patients with and without documented cannabis and tobacco use

MM Dhodapkar, OP Oghenesume… - Foot & Ankle …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Ankle fractures are common orthopaedic injuries that may be indicated for
open reduction internal fixation (ORIF). Although the negative impact of tobacco use on …

Single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion results in lower five-year revisions than posterior cervical foraminotomy in a large national cohort

RH Jayaram, PY Joo, MJ Gouzoulis, PP Ratnasamy… - Spine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective cohort study using the 2010–2020 MSpine PearlDiver
administrative data set. Objective. To compare perioperative adverse events and five-year …

Total hip arthroplasty imageless navigation does not reduce 90-day adverse events or five-year revisions in a large national cohort

RH Jayaram, SM Gillinov, DL Caruana… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Computer navigation is an increasingly utilized technology that is considered
with total hip arthroplasty (THA). However, the evidence to support this practice is mixed …

Rheumatoid arthritis patients are at increased risk for adverse events following lumbar discectomy

PP Ratnasamy, KE Rudisill, MJ Gouzoulis… - The Spine Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Lumbar discectomy is a common procedure for which patients
with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may be considered. RA is an autoinflammatory disease that …

The burden of revision total ankle replacement has increased from 2010 to 2020

PP Ratnasamy, GC Maloy… - Foot & Ankle …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Total ankle replacement (TAR) surgery has increased in recent decades. The
aim of this study was to investigate the evolving burden of revision surgery and risk factors …

Urgent care visits sought after primary total hip arthroplasty: A potentially overlooked resource

MM Dhodapkar, MJ Gouzoulis, SJ Halperin… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Following total hip arthroplasty (THA), readmissions and emergency
department (ED) visits have been studied. Urgent care utilization is not well-characterized …

Following carpel tunnel release, what factors affect whether patients return to the same or different hand surgeon for a subsequent procedure?

SJ Halperin, MM Dhodapkar, N Pathak, PY Joo, X Luo… - PloS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Following carpal tunnel release (CTR), patients may be indicated for
subsequent hand surgery (contralateral CTR and/or trigger finger release [TFR]). While …

Emergency department visits within 90 days of total ankle replacement

PP Ratnasamy, AJ Kammien… - Foot & Ankle …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Total ankle replacement (TAR) utilization in the United States has steeply
increased in recent decades. Emergency department (ED) visits following TAR impacts …