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
Management of Bilateral Synchronous Knee Prosthetic Joint Infection in a Patient with Infected Heart Transplant
Jeong S, Yang A, Rubin L, Arsoy D. Management of Bilateral Synchronous Knee Prosthetic Joint Infection in a Patient with Infected Heart Transplant. JBJS Case Connector 2023, 13: e23.00182. PMID: 37506219, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.cc.23.00182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart transplantKnee prosthetic joint infectionProsthetic knee infectionProsthetic joint infectionResection arthroplastyKnee infectionRadical debridementSeptic shockEnterococcal endocarditisJoint infectionProsthetic knee jointRegular implantsKnee jointTransplantInfectionPatientsFirst reportEndocarditisDebridementArthroplastyPlacementMagnetic Resonance Imaging in the Year Prior to Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Potential Overutilization of Healthcare Resources
Rudisill K, Ratnasamy P, Joo P, Rubin L, Grauer J. Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Year Prior to Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Potential Overutilization of Healthcare Resources. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2023, 7: e22.00262. PMID: 37205731, PMCID: PMC10566819, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-22-00262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal knee arthroplastyMagnetic resonance imagingElixhauser Comorbidity IndexComorbidity indexKnee arthroplastyDegenerative changesHigher Elixhauser comorbidity indexAdvanced degenerative changesLower extremity magnetic resonance imagingExtremity magnetic resonance imagingEvidence-based medicine
2022
Atypical knee pain.
Berger GK, Milligan K, Holder EK, Schwab JM, Rubin LE. Atypical knee pain. The Journal Of Family Practice 2022, 71: 181-184. PMID: 35730713, DOI: 10.12788/jfp.0404.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2013
Primary knee arthrodesis for severe crystalline arthropathy.
Vopat BG, Ritterman SA, Kayiaros S, Rubin LE. Primary knee arthrodesis for severe crystalline arthropathy. The American Journal Of Orthopedics 2013, 42: e91-3. PMID: 24278911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKnee arthrodesisPain-free kneesPeriarticular soft tissue massesSurgery of choiceSignificant bone lossSoft tissue massMonosodium urate crystalsKnee fusionKnee painInflammatory arthritisPatient factorsBone lossCrystalline arthropathyGouty arthritisLigamentous instabilityUncontrolled goutUrate crystalsDiarthroidal jointsHealth careCommon formArthritisArthrodesisGoutFunctional levelDifficult access