2016
Primary Care Physician and Patient Perceptions of Reimbursement for Total Knee and Hip Replacement
Wiznia DH, Kim CY, Wang Y, Swami N, Pelker RR. Primary Care Physician and Patient Perceptions of Reimbursement for Total Knee and Hip Replacement. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2016, 31: 1395-1399. PMID: 27036921, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2015.12.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal knee arthroplastyTotal hip arthroplastyOrthopaedic surgeonsOrthopaedic servicesPrimary care physicians' perceptionsHigher reimbursementPrimary care physiciansPostoperative patientsCare physiciansKnee arthroplastyPatients' perceptionsTotal kneePhysicians' perceptionsHip arthroplastyOrthopedic proceduresHip replacementWeb-based surveyPatientsSurgeonsReimbursement valuesLarger practicesPaper-based surveyFurther studiesSignificant differencesArthroplasty
1997
Rollback in posterior cruciate ligament—retaining total knee arthroplasty A radiographic analysis
Kim H, Pelker R, Gibson D, Irving J, Lynch J. Rollback in posterior cruciate ligament—retaining total knee arthroplasty A radiographic analysis. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 1997, 12: 553-561. PMID: 9268796, DOI: 10.1016/s0883-5403(97)90179-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior cruciate ligament-retaining total knee arthroplastyTotal knee arthroplastyPostoperative tibiofemoral anglePreoperative tibiofemoral angleTibiofemoral contact pointTibiofemoral angleKnee arthroplastyTibial trayPosterior tiltInterobserver reliability testDegree of translationRadiographic studiesPosterior translationDegrees flexionRadiographic analysisMean differenceRadiographic measurementsFull extensionArthroplastyTibiaAverage translationSame observerPatients
1991
The Noncemented Porous-Coated Hip Prosthesis
BANDS R, PELKER R, SHINE J, BRADBURN H, MARGOLIS R, LEACH J. The Noncemented Porous-Coated Hip Prosthesis. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 1991, 269: 209-219. PMID: 1864041, DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199108000-00030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal hip arthroplastyPorous-coated componentsFemoral stemHip arthroplastyMean Harris hip scorePorous-coated femoral stemDistal cortical hypertrophyHarris hip scoreExcellent resultsBipolar acetabular componentMean followPorous-coated femoralHip scoreThigh painRoentgenographic findingsCortical hypertrophyRetrospective studyRoentgenographic changesProximal femurBipolar endoprosthesesEntire groupAcetabular componentPatientsBone bridgingArthroplasty
1987
Biomechanical Aspects of Bone Autografts and Allografts
Pelker R, Friedlaender G. Biomechanical Aspects of Bone Autografts and Allografts. Orthopedic Clinics Of North America 1987, 18: 235-239. PMID: 3561975, DOI: 10.1016/s0030-5898(20)30387-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMechanical propertiesLarge torsional loadsLocal biomechanical environmentCompressive loadTorsional loadsFreeze-dried graftsFreeze-dried boneMechanical issuesBiomechanical responseLoadBiomechanical environmentBiomechanical aspectsBiomechanical perspectivePropertiesNormal biomechanicsFixation devicesBone graftDonor boneDevicesFrozen boneSkeletal reconstruction
1986
Indium-111 platelet scintigraphy for the diagnosis of acute venous thrombosis.
Ezekowitz M, Pope C, Sostman H, Smith E, Glickman M, Rapoport S, Sniderman K, Friedlaender G, Pelker R, Taylor F. Indium-111 platelet scintigraphy for the diagnosis of acute venous thrombosis. Circulation 1986, 73: 668-674. PMID: 3948370, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.73.4.668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlatelet scintigraphyContrast venographyGroup IIVenous thrombosisLower limb venous thrombosisGroup IIndium-111 platelet scintigraphyAcute venous thrombosisHigh-risk patientsMajor orthopedic proceduresPositive venogramsIntravenous heparinSymptomatic patientsConsecutive patientsActive thrombosisOrthopedic proceduresSingle injectionScintigraphyVenographyPatientsBlinded observersIndium-111Positive findingsFurther evaluationThrombosisThree‐dimensional load‐displacement curves due to froces on the cervical spine
Panjabi M, Summers D, Pelker R, Videman T, Friedlaender G, Southwick W. Three‐dimensional load‐displacement curves due to froces on the cervical spine. Journal Of Orthopaedic Research® 1986, 4: 152-161. PMID: 3712124, DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100040203.Peer-Reviewed Original Research