No evidence to support lowering surgeon reimbursement for total joint arthroplasty based on operative time: an institutional review of 12,567 cases

M Chughtai, AF Kamath, JL Schaffer… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has recently added
primary total joint arthroplasty (TJA) codes to the 2019 Potentially Misvalued Codes List. The …

Outcome of spinal versus general anesthesia in revision total hip arthroplasty: a propensity score-matched cohort analysis

V Tirumala, G Bounajem, C Klemt… - JAAOS-Journal of the …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Methods: A total of 2,656 consecutive patients who underwent revision THA were evaluated.
Propensity-score-adjusted multivariate logistic regression analyses were applied to control …

Identifying preoperative predictors of operative time and their impact on outcomes in robot-assisted partial nephrectomy

NK Krishnan, J Zappia, AC Calaway… - Journal of …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Objective: To identify preoperative characteristics in patients with renal masses that
influence operative time during robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) and evaluate the …

[HTML][HTML] Factores de riesgo en artroplastia total y parcial de cadera: infección y mortalidad

A Hernández-Aceituno, M Ruiz-Álvarez… - Revista Española de …, 2021 - Elsevier
Antecedentes Los sistemas de vigilancia permiten analizar las tendencias de las
infecciones asociadas con la artroplastia de cadera. El objetivo de este estudio fue …

[HTML][HTML] The necessity of routine postoperative laboratory tests after total hip arthroplasty for hip fracture in a semi-urgent clinical setting

XD Wu, JC Liu, YJ Li, JW Wang, GX Qiu… - Journal of Orthopaedics …, 2020 - Springer
Background Recent studies suggest that routine postoperative laboratory tests are not
necessary after primary elective total hip arthroplasty (THA). This study aims to evaluate the …

Wound management following total knee arthroplasty: an updated review

BH Naylor, JM Tarazi, HS Salem… - The Journal of Knee …, 2023 - thieme-connect.com
Optimal wound closure techniques following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have focused on
enhancing healing potential, preventing infection, yielding satisfactory cosmesis, and …

Direct superior approach for total hip arthroplasty

HJ Leonard, NE Ohly - The Bone & Joint Journal, 2021 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Aims The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical, radiological, and patient-
reported outcome measures (PROMs) in the first 100 consecutive patients undergoing total …

Robotics in hip and knee arthroplasty: real innovation or marketing ruse

RE Booth, PF Sharkey, J Parvizi - The Journal of …, 2019 - arthroplastyjournal.org
We have just entered the second half century of total hip and total knee arthroplasty, surgical
procedures that are arguably among the greatest feats of modern civilization. Despite the …

Significant reduction in short-term complications following unicompartmental versus total knee arthroplasty: a propensity score matched analysis

CN O'Neill, AK Gowd, BR Waterman, SL Kates… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a gold standard surgical treatment for end-
stage arthritis and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is an alternative for localized …

Increase in operative time is associated with postoperative complications in revision total knee arthroplasty

AZ Chen, A Gu, C Wei, KT Nguyen, SC Fassihi… - …, 2021 - journals.healio.com
Given the growing rate of revision total knee arthroplasties (TKAs), it is important to
understand the potential risk factors associated with postoperative complications. The aim of …