Featured Publications
Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in Patients Older Than Age 80 Years
Rubin LE, Blood TD, Defillo-Draiby JC. Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in Patients Older Than Age 80 Years. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2016, 24: 683-690. PMID: 27579814, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-15-00278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal hipKnee arthroplastyOlder patientsLength of hospitalRisk of morbidityAge 80 yearsTotal knee arthroplastyPain reliefElderly patientsMinor complicationsPerioperative safetyYounger patientsClinical outcomesFunctional outcomePatient satisfactionRevision surgeryAdvanced ageMortality ratePatientsOrthopaedic surgeonsArthroplastyHipMorbidityDemographic profileSurgeons
2023
Comparison of Differences in Surgical Complications Between Fellowship-Trained Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgeons and All Other Orthopedic Surgeons Using the ABOS Database.
Ottesen T, Pathak N, Mercier M, Kirwin D, Lukasiewicz A, Grauer J, Rubin L. Comparison of Differences in Surgical Complications Between Fellowship-Trained Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgeons and All Other Orthopedic Surgeons Using the ABOS Database. Orthopedics 2023, 46: e237-e243. PMID: 36719412, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20230125-05.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical complicationsOrthopaedic surgeonsFellowship trainingBinary multivariate logistic regressionFellowship-trained orthopedic footFellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeonsAnkle fracture repairSpecific patient comorbiditiesSurgeon-reported complicationsTrauma fellowship trainingMultivariate logistic regressionFellowship-trained surgeonsOrthopaedic Surgery databaseComplexity of casesAmerican BoardOrthopaedic FootAdverse eventsPatient comorbiditiesComorbidity dataABOS databaseAnkle surgeryPatient complicationsSurgery DatabaseSurgical complexityInclusion criteria
2022
The case for decreased surgeon-reported complications due to surgical volume and fellowship status in the treatment of geriatric hip fracture: An analysis of the ABOS database
Ottesen TD, Mercier MR, Brand J, Amick M, Grauer JN, Rubin LE. The case for decreased surgeon-reported complications due to surgical volume and fellowship status in the treatment of geriatric hip fracture: An analysis of the ABOS database. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0263475. PMID: 35213546, PMCID: PMC8880652, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHip fracture patientsSurgical complicationsFracture patientsHip fractureCase volumeFellowship trainingBinary multivariate logistic regressionSurgeon-reported complicationsGeriatric hip fracturesOdds of complicationsSurgical adverse eventsMultivariate logistic regressionFellowship statusAdverse eventsComplication riskSurgical interventionSurgical outcomesABOS databaseSurgical volumeSurgeon cohortComplicationsType of fellowshipIndependent factorsPatientsOrthopaedic surgeons
2018
Total knee arthroplasty in osteogenesis imperfecta
Brand J, Tyagi V, Rubin L. Total knee arthroplasty in osteogenesis imperfecta. Arthroplasty Today 2018, 5: 176-180. PMID: 31286040, PMCID: PMC6588802, DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2018.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal knee arthroplastyKnee arthroplastyPrimary total knee arthroplastyOsteogenesis imperfectaMultiple clinical manifestationsAbnormal collagen formationSurgical treatmentClinical manifestationsSevere osteoarthritisPatient populationExtramedullary guideRare caseOrthopaedic surgeonsPatientsArthroplastyCollagen formationLife expectancyBone defectsImperfectaSpecial considerationGenetic diseasesFrequent basisOsteoarthritisAbnormalitiesDisease
2013
Brief report: total knee arthroplasty performed with patient-specific, pre-operative CT-guided navigation.
Rubin LE, Murgo KT. Brief report: total knee arthroplasty performed with patient-specific, pre-operative CT-guided navigation. Rhode Island Medical Journal 2013, 96: 34-7. PMID: 23641437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal knee arthroplastyKnee arthroplastyOutcomes of TKALong-term outcomesMixed clinical resultsCT-guided navigationPre-operative CTTKA surgeryClinical resultsImplant placementClinical successOrthopaedic surgeonsImplant positioningSurgical hardwarePatientsComputer navigationRobotic surgeryBony anatomyLimited seriesSurgeon's abilityProsthetic implantsSurgeryArthroplastyOutcomesImplants