2023
Urgent Care Visits Sought After Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Potentially Overlooked Resource
Dhodapkar M, Gouzoulis M, Halperin S, Radford Z, Rubin L, Grauer J. Urgent Care Visits Sought After Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Potentially Overlooked Resource. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2023, 38: 2361-2365. PMID: 37196730, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2023.05.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrgent care visitsTotal hip arthroplastyPrimary total hip arthroplastyUrgent care utilizationCare visitsED utilizationCare utilizationUrgent careHip arthroplastyLess comorbidity burdenEmergency department visitsLarge national databaseLow-acuity diagnosesComorbidity burdenPostoperative EDED visitsDepartment visitsIndependent predictorsTHA patientsMultivariable analysisPostoperative weekUrgent evaluationSurgical sitePatient needsGreater incidence
2022
Jump in Elective Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Numbers at Age 65 Years: Evidence for Moral Hazard?
Rankin KA, Freedman IG, Moore HG, Halperin SJ, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Jump in Elective Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Numbers at Age 65 Years: Evidence for Moral Hazard? JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2022, 6: e22.00035. PMID: 35315795, PMCID: PMC8942773, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-22-00035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal knee arthroplastyTotal hip arthroplastyAge 65 yearsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseIncidence of TKAElective total knee arthroplastyQuality Improvement Program databaseLower body mass indexElective total hipPostoperative adverse eventsPreoperative American SocietyImprovement Program databaseLower functional statusBody mass indexNon-Hispanic whitesNumber of proceduresAnesthesiologists classPreoperative characteristicsOlder patientsAdverse eventsTHA patientsMass indexTotal hipFunctional statusKnee arthroplasty