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The Current Proposed Total Hip Arthroplasty Surgical Planning Guidelines Based on Classification of Spine Stiffness May be Flawed Due to Incorrect Assumptions
Pour A, Green J, Christensen T, Muthusamy N, Schwarzkopf R. The Current Proposed Total Hip Arthroplasty Surgical Planning Guidelines Based on Classification of Spine Stiffness May be Flawed Due to Incorrect Assumptions. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2023, 38: 1075-1081. PMID: 36863577, PMCID: PMC10200739, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2023.02.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSagittal pelvic tiltTotal hip arthroplastyPostoperative changesSacral slopeHip arthroplastyPrimary total hip arthroplastyPreoperative planningPossible postoperative changesSignificant postoperative changesPreoperative planning toolFull-body imagingPostoperative measurementsPreoperative radiographsRetrospective analysisPelvic tiltPatientsCurrent classificationNormal spineSpine stiffnessStiff spinePosthoc power analysisSignificant differencesT-testArthroplastyRadiographsHip Abduction Can Be Considered the Sole Posterior Precaution Strategy to Lower the Rate of Impingement After Posterior Approach Total Hip Arthroplasty With Large Femoral Head: A Computer Simulation Study
Eslam Pour A, Tung W, Donnelley C, Tommasini S, Wiznia D. Hip Abduction Can Be Considered the Sole Posterior Precaution Strategy to Lower the Rate of Impingement After Posterior Approach Total Hip Arthroplasty With Large Femoral Head: A Computer Simulation Study. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2023, 38: 1385-1391. PMID: 36709882, PMCID: PMC10257737, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2023.01.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal hip arthroplastyAnterior pelvic tilt angleHip abductionPelvic tilt angleHip arthroplastyHip precautionsPosterior approach total hip arthroplastyPrimary total hip arthroplastyAnterior inferior iliac spineLarger prosthetic headsHip internal rotationRisk of dislocationHip external rotationCup anteversion angleLarge femoral headsAbsolute riskBony impingementHip flexionIliac spineFemoral headExternal rotationProsthetic headAnteversion anglePatientsAcetabular implantsHow much change in pelvic sagittal tilt can result in hip dislocation due to prosthetic impingement? A computer simulation study
Pour AE, Schwarzkopf R, Patel KPK, Anjaria MP, Lazennec JY, Dorr LD. How much change in pelvic sagittal tilt can result in hip dislocation due to prosthetic impingement? A computer simulation study. Journal Of Orthopaedic Research® 2021, 39: 2604-2614. PMID: 33749925, PMCID: PMC8455710, DOI: 10.1002/jor.25022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal hip arthroplastySagittal pelvic tiltProsthetic impingementPelvic retroversionPelvic tiltHip motionAnterior pelvic tiltNeck-shaft anglePelvic sagittal tiltHigher neck-shaft angleLarge femoral headsTHA dislocationHip dislocationHip arthroplastySpinal fusionFemoral offsetLarge diameter headsSpinal pathologyHip flexionPelvic anteversionFemoral headSagittal tiltBone impingementDiameter headsImplant orientationIs Combined Anteversion Equally Affected by Acetabular Cup and Femoral Stem Anteversion?
Pour AE, Schwarzkopf R, Patel KP, Anjaria M, Lazennec JY, Dorr LD. Is Combined Anteversion Equally Affected by Acetabular Cup and Femoral Stem Anteversion? The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2021, 36: 2393-2401. PMID: 33653630, PMCID: PMC8197737, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2021.02.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-operative urinary retention after lower extremity arthroplasty and the peri-operative role of selective alpha-1 adrenergic blocking agents in adult male patients: a propensity-matched retrospective cohort study.
Schubert MF, Thomas JR, Yashar J, Lee JJ, Urquhart AG, Gagnier JJ, Pour AE. Post-operative urinary retention after lower extremity arthroplasty and the peri-operative role of selective alpha-1 adrenergic blocking agents in adult male patients: a propensity-matched retrospective cohort study. International Orthopaedics 2020, 44: 39-44. PMID: 31641804, DOI: 10.1007/s00264-019-04420-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe AAHKS Clinical Research Award: Prophylactic Tamsulosin Does Not Reduce the Risk of Urinary Retention Following Lower Extremity Arthroplasty: A Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.
Schubert MF, Thomas JR, Gagnier JJ, McCarthy CM, Lee JJ, Urquhart AG, Pour AE. The AAHKS Clinical Research Award: Prophylactic Tamsulosin Does Not Reduce the Risk of Urinary Retention Following Lower Extremity Arthroplasty: A Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2019, 34: S17-S23. PMID: 30982761, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2019.03.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDoes Patients' Perception of Leg Length After Total Hip Arthroplasty Correlate With Anatomical Leg Length?
Lazennec JY, Folinais D, Florequin C, Pour AE. Does Patients' Perception of Leg Length After Total Hip Arthroplasty Correlate With Anatomical Leg Length? The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2018, 33: 1562-1566. PMID: 29310921, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2017.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhat is the Impact of a Spinal Fusion on Acetabular Implant Orientation in Functional Standing and Sitting Positions?
Lazennec JY, Clark IC, Folinais D, Tahar IN, Pour AE. What is the Impact of a Spinal Fusion on Acetabular Implant Orientation in Functional Standing and Sitting Positions? The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2017, 32: 3184-3190. PMID: 28578842, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2017.04.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcetabular and Femoral Anteversions in Standing Position are Outside the Proposed Safe Zone After Total Hip Arthroplasty.
Lazennec JY, Thauront F, Robbins CB, Pour AE. Acetabular and Femoral Anteversions in Standing Position are Outside the Proposed Safe Zone After Total Hip Arthroplasty. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2017, 32: 3550-3556. PMID: 28697862, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2017.06.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAre advanced three-dimensional imaging studies always needed to measure the coronal knee alignment of the lower extremity?
Lazennec JY, Chometon Q, Folinais D, Robbins CB, Pour AE. Are advanced three-dimensional imaging studies always needed to measure the coronal knee alignment of the lower extremity? International Orthopaedics 2017, 41: 917-924. PMID: 27844117, DOI: 10.1007/s00264-016-3340-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevious arthroscopic repair of femoro-acetabular impingement does not affect outcomes of total hip arthroplasty.
Charles R, LaTulip S, Goulet JA, Pour AE. Previous arthroscopic repair of femoro-acetabular impingement does not affect outcomes of total hip arthroplasty. International Orthopaedics 2017, 41: 1125-1129. PMID: 27785537, DOI: 10.1007/s00264-016-3330-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComplicated Outcomes After Emergent Lower Extremity Surgery in Patients With Solid Organ Transplants.
Reid AT, Perdue A, Goulet JA, Robbins CB, Pour AE. Complicated Outcomes After Emergent Lower Extremity Surgery in Patients With Solid Organ Transplants. Orthopedics 2016, 39: e1063-e1069. PMID: 27459137, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20160719-05.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrends in primary and revision knee arthroplasty among orthopaedic surgeons who take the American Board of Orthopaedics part II exam.
Pour AE, Bradbury TL, Horst P, Harrast JJ, Erens GA, Roberson JR. Trends in primary and revision knee arthroplasty among orthopaedic surgeons who take the American Board of Orthopaedics part II exam. International Orthopaedics 2016, 40: 2061-2067. PMID: 26899485, DOI: 10.1007/s00264-016-3137-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDo Patients' Perceptions of Leg Length Correlate With Standing 2- and 3-Dimensional Radiographic Imaging?
Lazennec JY, Brusson A, Rousseau MA, Robbins CB, Pour AE. Do Patients' Perceptions of Leg Length Correlate With Standing 2- and 3-Dimensional Radiographic Imaging? The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2016, 31: 2308-13. PMID: 27235329, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2016.03.065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrends in Primary and Revision Hip Arthroplasty Among Orthopedic Surgeons Who Take the American Board of Orthopedics Part II Examination
Eslam Pour A, Bradbury TL, Horst PK, Harrast JJ, Erens GA, Roberson JR. Trends in Primary and Revision Hip Arthroplasty Among Orthopedic Surgeons Who Take the American Board of Orthopedics Part II Examination. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2016, 31: 1417-1421. PMID: 27004678, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2015.12.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal hip arthroplastyAdult reconstruction fellowship trainingRevision hip arthroplastyFellowship-trained surgeonsHip arthroplastyRevision surgeryRevision total hip arthroplastyFellowship trainingEarly postoperative complicationsSecure Internet databaseCurrent Procedural Terminology codesMore revision surgeriesPrimary hip arthroplastyHigh-volume surgeonsManagement of infectionsJoint replacement surgeryPart II examinationAmerican BoardProcedural Terminology codesPostoperative complicationsReplacement surgeryOral examinationTerminology codesOperative casesOrthopaedic surgeonsHigh Risk of Failure With Bimodular Femoral Components in THA.
Pour AE, Borden R, Murayama T, Groll-Brown M, Blaha JD. High Risk of Failure With Bimodular Femoral Components in THA. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research 2016, 474: 146-53. PMID: 26324837, PMCID: PMC4686519, DOI: 10.1007/s11999-015-4542-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOffset and anteversion reconstruction after cemented and uncemented total hip arthroplasty: an evaluation with the low-dose EOS system comparing two- and three-dimensional imaging.
Lazennec JY, Brusson A, Dominique F, Rousseau MA, Pour AE. Offset and anteversion reconstruction after cemented and uncemented total hip arthroplasty: an evaluation with the low-dose EOS system comparing two- and three-dimensional imaging. International Orthopaedics 2015, 39: 1259-67. PMID: 25522799, DOI: 10.1007/s00264-014-2616-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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Using preoperative planning software to assess the effect of head length on prosthetic range of motion in a high-risk population: a three-dimensional modeling study
Eslam Pour A, Tung W, Donnelley C, Tommasini S, Wiznia D. Using preoperative planning software to assess the effect of head length on prosthetic range of motion in a high-risk population: a three-dimensional modeling study. International Orthopaedics 2024, 1-8. PMID: 38767711, DOI: 10.1007/s00264-024-06191-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProsthetic range of motionPreoperative planning softwareRange of motionMethodsForty-three patientsTotal hip arthroplastyExternal rotationPlanning softwareHigh-risk populationPreoperative templatingCT-based modelSurgical planningPrimary total hip arthroplastyHip extensionMaximum external rotationProsthetic head diameterOutcome variablesRisk of impingementSurgeonsHipHip arthroplastyProsthetic impingementHow Do Spino-pelvic Characteristics Change Post-Total Hip Arthroplasty? A Longitudinal Assessment Raising Awareness of The Postoperative Period
Pour A, Innmann M, Reichel F, Schaper B, Renkawitz T, Merle C, Grammatopoulos G. How Do Spino-pelvic Characteristics Change Post-Total Hip Arthroplasty? A Longitudinal Assessment Raising Awareness of The Postoperative Period. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2024 PMID: 38460739, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2024.02.079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSacral slopePre-THAPelvic incidenceLumbar lordosisProximal femoral anglePost-THAYears post-THASpino-pelvic parametersPelvic tilt changesPre-operative planning toolFixed-flexion contracturesPost-total hip arthroplastyStanding lumbar lordosisPreoperative measurementsPostoperative periodPatient characteristicsClinical valuePatientsUnilateral THABiplanar imagingLongitudinal assessmentFemoral angleImplementation of the New Medicare-Mandated Patient Reported Outcomes After Joint Arthroplasty Performance Measure.
Plate JF, Deen JT, Deans CF, Pour AE, Yates AJ, Sterling RS. Implementation of the New Medicare-Mandated Patient Reported Outcomes After Joint Arthroplasty Performance Measure. J Arthroplasty 2024 PMID: 38278185, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2024.01.038.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters