2016
Ceramic-on-Ceramic Total Hip Arthroplasty in a Twelve-Year-Old Patient: Case Report with a 27-Year Follow-Up.
Save AV, Varthi A, Talusan PG, Gala R, Nelson S, Keggi KJ. Ceramic-on-Ceramic Total Hip Arthroplasty in a Twelve-Year-Old Patient: Case Report with a 27-Year Follow-Up. Connecticut Medicine 2016, 80: 341-5. PMID: 27509640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal hip arthroplastyCeramic total hip arthroplastyHip arthroplastyJuvenile patientsCase reportTwelve-year-old patientLong-term pain reliefJuvenile rheumatoid arthritisFemoral component looseningPain reliefRheumatoid arthritisExcellent outcomesRevision surgeryComponent looseningPatientsArthroplastyAge 12Hip prosthesisReportArthritisSurgeryYearsHip
2013
Recovery Room Radiographs Not Found to Have Incremental Utility Above Intraoperative Images After Lumbar Fusion Procedures
Bohl DD, Gruskay JA, Miller CP, Varthi A, Ruiz FK, Whang PG, Grauer JN. Recovery Room Radiographs Not Found to Have Incremental Utility Above Intraoperative Images After Lumbar Fusion Procedures. Spine 2013, 38: 1927-1933. PMID: 23883831, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e3182a527be.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLumbar fusion proceduresLumbar interbody fusionClinical utilityRecovery roomInterbody fusionFusion proceduresSurgical constructTransforaminal lumbar interbody fusionAnterior lumbar interbody fusionAnterior-posterior fusionRetrospective case seriesPosterolateral lumbar fusionLow clinical utilityPlain film imagesRecovery room radiographsIntraoperative imagesIncremental clinical utilityCase seriesConsecutive seriesLumbar fusionBACKGROUND DATAIntraoperative fluoroscopic imagesWound closureRadiation exposureIncremental utilityOsteonecrosis of the Knee — Which Joint Preservation Procedures Work?
Lieberman JR, Varthi AG, Polkowski GG. Osteonecrosis of the Knee — Which Joint Preservation Procedures Work? The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2013, 29: 52-56. PMID: 23725928, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2013.04.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMulti-center randomized trialsAdditional surgical treatmentJoint preservation proceduresCore decompressionSurgical treatmentAdditional surgeryRandomized trialsInclusion criteriaSystematic reviewKnee jointOsteochondral graftsKneePreservation proceduresOsteonecrosisFailure rateBest procedurePatientsSurgeryGraftDiseaseTrialsDecompression
2012
Physical examination and radiographic interpretation of carpal anatomy in orthopedic residents and emergency medicine physicians.
Russo GS, Olson RL, Varthi A, Patel N, Leger R, Rodner CM. Physical examination and radiographic interpretation of carpal anatomy in orthopedic residents and emergency medicine physicians. The American Journal Of Orthopedics 2012, 41: 262-7. PMID: 22837989.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency medicine physiciansMedicine physiciansOrthopaedic residentsEmergency medicine residentsRadiographic interpretationCarpal bonesMedicine residentsEmergency medicine groupCarpal anatomyOrthopaedic surgery residentsPhysical examinationMedicine groupAssessment scoresBony landmarksPhysiciansSurgery residentsEducational interventionResident cohortResident involvementEmergency medicineCohortPalpationYear medical studentsAnatomyRadiographic anatomy