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 contaminationCoursePainPatientsTherapyDiagnosis of Guillain-Barré Syndrome After Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Case Report.
Tesoriero P, Feng JE, Anoushiravani AA, Kiprovski K, Marwin S, Wiznia D. Diagnosis of Guillain-Barré Syndrome After Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connector 2021, 11 PMID: 34038913, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.cc.20.00848.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsTotal hip arthroplastyCase reportHip arthroplastyGuillain-Barré syndrome variantsAcute periprosthetic infectionLower extremity weaknessSingle-stage revisionGuillain-Barré syndromeElectrodiagnostic studiesExtremity weaknessIntravenous immunoglobulinClinical suspicionSurgical debridementPostsurgical complicationsPeriprosthetic infectionNeuromuscular deficitsDisease progressionSyndrome variantLiner exchangeArthroplastyReportDebridementPainComplicationsAmbulation
2019
Total Joint Arthroplasty Is Associated With a Decreased Risk of Traumatic Falls: An Analysis of 499,094 Cases.
Driesman A, Paoli AR, Wiznia DH, Oh C, Mahure SA, Long WJ, Schwarzkopf R. Total Joint Arthroplasty Is Associated With a Decreased Risk of Traumatic Falls: An Analysis of 499,094 Cases. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2019, 28: 838-846. PMID: 31834037, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-19-00541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal joint arthroplastyTraumatic fallDecreased riskHazard ratioKnee osteoarthritisPrimary diagnosisJoint arthroplastyResearch Cooperative System databaseRetrospective case-control studyNew York Statewide PlanningLower extremity osteoarthritisCase-control studyProportional hazards modelLong-term riskExtremity osteoarthritisSeventeen patientsClinical characteristicsElderly patientsPatient demographicsPrimary TKAHip osteoarthritisPrimary THAStatewide PlanningAge 40Group 2