Machine learning and primary total knee arthroplasty: patient forecasting for a patient-specific payment model

SM Navarro, EY Wang, HS Haeberle, MA Mont… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Value-based and patient-specific care represent 2 critical areas of focus that
have yet to be fully reconciled by today's bundled care model. Using a predictive naïve …

Patients who have cannabis use disorder have higher rates of venous thromboemboli, readmission rates, and costs following primary total knee arthroplasty

RM Vakharia, N Sodhi, HK Anis, JO Ehiorobo… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Studies have shown that cannabis can interfere with hematological parameters
and platelet morphology. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether patients with …

Trends in utilization, demographics, and costs of platelet-rich plasma injections: a ten-year nationwide investigation

ML Magruder, S Caughey, AM Gordon… - The Physician and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) has become one of the most popular
biologic treatments in orthopedic surgery. Despite this, its utilization over the last decade has …

The association between cannabis use disorder and the outcome following primary total hip arthroplasty: analysis of a nationwide administrative claims database

RM Vakharia, A Mannino, HS Salem… - The Bone & Joint …, 2021 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Aims Although there is increasing legalization of the use of cannabis in the USA, few well-
powered studies have evaluated the association between cannabis use disorder and …

Implant-related complications among patients with opioid use disorder following primary total hip arthroplasty: a matched-control analysis of 42,097 Medicare patients

RM Vakharia, KG Sabeh, N Sodhi, Q Naziri… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Opioid use disorders (OUD) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The
authors of this study hypothesize that patients who have an OUD will have greater relative …

'Bundle busters': who is at risk of exceeding the target payment and can they be optimized?

AJ Wodowski, CE Pelt, JA Erickson… - The bone & joint …, 2019 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Aims The Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) initiative has identified pathways
for improving the value of care. However, patient-specific modifiable and non-modifiable risk …

The importance of oral history: does dental implant placement or caries one year before or after primary total knee arthroplasty increase medical complications and …

AM Gordon, MK Ng, O Erez, CH Wong… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Consensus regarding prior dental problems on the outcomes of total knee
arthroplasty (TKA) patients is lacking. Therefore, our objectives were to determine the …

Impact of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease on outcomes after total joint arthroplasty: a Meta-analysis and systematic review

KH Shin, JU Kim, IT Jang, SB Han, SB Kim - Indian Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Comorbid chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is increasingly
common and may have an adverse impact on outcomes in patients undergoing total joint …

Comparison of patient demographics and utilization trends of robotic-assisted and non-robotic-assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty

RM Vakharia, N Sodhi, WB Cohen-Levy… - The Journal of Knee …, 2021 - thieme-connect.com
Robotic-assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (RAUKA) is an emerging area of
interest. The purpose of this study was to compare (1) different patient demographic …

National trends in post-acute care costs following total knee arthroplasty from 2007 to 2016

RA Burnett III, J Serino, JW Yang, CJ Della Valle… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Post-acute care continues to represent a target for cost savings with increasing
popularity of value-based payment models in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Rapid recovery …