2022
Prosthetic Joint Infections of the Hip and Knee Among the Elderly: A Retrospective Study
Spichler-Moffarah A, Rubin LE, Bernstein JA, O'Bryan J, McDonald E, Golden M. Prosthetic Joint Infections of the Hip and Knee Among the Elderly: A Retrospective Study. The American Journal Of Medicine 2022, 136: 100-107. PMID: 36063860, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProsthetic joint infectionJoint infectionTotal joint arthroplasty increasesMortality of patientsTertiary medical centerPeriprosthetic joint infectionYears of ageClinical characteristicsOlder patientsGeriatric populationArthroplasty increasesRisk factorsMedical CenterPopulation agesPatientsInfectionMortalityAgeEtiologyHipPrevalenceKnee
2018
Aseptic revision total hip arthroplasty in the elderly : quantifying the risks for patients over 80 years old.
Bovonratwet P, Malpani R, Ottesen TD, Tyagi V, Ondeck NT, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Aseptic revision total hip arthroplasty in the elderly : quantifying the risks for patients over 80 years old. The Bone & Joint Journal 2018, 100-B: 143-151. PMID: 29437055, DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.100b2.bjj-2017-0895.r1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAseptic revision total hip arthroplastyRevision total hip arthroplastyTotal hip arthroplastySerious adverse eventsAdverse eventsRisk factorsProcedural characteristicsHip arthroplastyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseImprovement Program databaseIndependent risk factorUrinary tract infectionMultivariate regression analysisAnesthesiologists (ASA) scoreMedical optimizationPerioperative complicationsPerioperative mortalityPostoperative complicationsTract infectionsYounger patientsBlood transfusionGeneral anesthesiaVulnerable patientsBone Joint