2023
Emergency Department Visits Following Patellofemoral Arthroplasty
Ratnasamy P, Halperin S, Dhodapkar M, Rubin L, Grauer J. Emergency Department Visits Following Patellofemoral Arthroplasty. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2023, 7: e23.00054. PMID: 37947430, PMCID: PMC10635600, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-23-00054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatellofemoral arthroplastyED utilizationPFA patientsPostoperative painED visitsPredictive factorsHigher Elixhauser comorbidity indexPerioperative pain managementElixhauser Comorbidity IndexEmergency department utilizationPostoperative metricsComorbidity indexIndependent predictorsPain managementMedicaid insuranceEmergency departmentOrthopedic patientsPayer typePatient carePatientsYounger ageVisitsPainArthroplastyDays
2017
Reported Litigation Associated With Primary Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Bokshan SL, Ruttiman RJ, DePasse JM, Eltorai AEM, Rubin LE, Palumbo MA, Daniels AH. Reported Litigation Associated With Primary Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2017, 32: 3573-3577.e1. PMID: 28781019, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2017.07.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKnee arthroplastyNerve injuryCommon complicationTechnical complicationsPhysician lossTotal joint arthroplastyCauses of litigationMalpractice lawsuitsPrimary hipTotal hipLikely complicationsJoint arthroplastyRetrospective analysisHip arthroplastyComplicationsArthroplasty surgeonsArthroplastyPainPatientsInjuryHipSurgeonsAverage paymentVerdictSearchCases
2014
Rapid‐Onset Diffuse Skeletal Fluorosis from Inhalant Abuse
Cohen E, Hsu RY, Evangelista P, Aaron R, Rubin LE. Rapid‐Onset Diffuse Skeletal Fluorosis from Inhalant Abuse. JBJS Case Connector 2014, 4: e108. PMID: 29252776, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.cc.n.00085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInhalant abuseThirty-year-old manSkeletal fluorosisUnexplained joint painJoint-preserving surgerySerum fluoride levelsHeterotopic bone formationHip painJoint painLeft hipDiffuse osteosclerosisDifferential diagnosisHip rangeBone formationFluoride levelsFluorosisPainOsteosclerosisAbusePatientsSurgeryAnkylosis