2022
Operative Techniques to Reduce Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Complications in Morbidly Obese Patients
Rankin KA, Gibson D, Schwarzkopf R, O’Connor M, Wiznia DH. Operative Techniques to Reduce Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Complications in Morbidly Obese Patients. Arthroplasty Today 2022, 17: 120-125. PMID: 36082285, PMCID: PMC9445224, DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2022.07.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal joint arthroplastyBody mass indexObese patientsMorbidly obese patientsPatient selection criteriaPostoperative complicationsMass indexObese populationArthroplasty complicationsFunctional outcomeJoint arthroplastyOperative techniquePostoperative considerationsHigh riskKnee surgeonsLife metricsOrthopaedic surgeonsPatientsSurgeonsComplicationsHipRiskAmerican AssociationComprehensive literature reviewLiterature review
2021
Management of Foreign Organic Material Identified During Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty
Radford Z, Newman-Plotnick H, Wiznia D. Management of Foreign Organic Material Identified During Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty. JBJS Case Connector 2021, 11: e21.00393. PMID: 35102061, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.cc.21.00393.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsPeriprosthetic joint infectionTotal knee arthroplastyKnee arthroplastyPrimary total knee arthroplastyAntibiotic-loaded bone cementInfection prevention strategiesPostoperative antibiotic therapyPostoperative antibioticsAntibiotic therapyJoint infectionAntibiotic cementHigh riskExtended coursePrevention strategiesPrepatellar bursaArthroplastyBone cementRiskImproved mobilityReasonable courseTissue contaminationCoursePainPatientsTherapyMovement is Life—Optimizing Patient Access to Total Joint Arthroplasty: HIV and Hepatitis C Disparities
Wiznia DH, Morgan RC, Gibson D. Movement is Life—Optimizing Patient Access to Total Joint Arthroplasty: HIV and Hepatitis C Disparities. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2021, 30: 1011-1016. PMID: 34723921, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-21-00427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal joint arthroplastyHepatitis CJoint arthroplastyChronic hepatitis CHIV-positive patientsHepatitis C infectionInfectious disease specialistsLow complication rateNew HIV diagnosesPrimary care teamsHalf of individualsAfrican AmericansC infectionPostoperative complicationsComplication rateHIV diagnosisSurgical complicationsViral loadDisease specialistsComplex comorbiditiesTreatment modalitiesCare teamTreatment accessHigh riskVulnerable cohort