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What Factors Affect Whether Patients Return to the Same Surgeon to Replace the Contralateral Joint? A Study of Over 200,000 Patients
Moore HG, Schneble CA, Kahan JB, Sculco PK, Grauer JN, Rubin LE. What Factors Affect Whether Patients Return to the Same Surgeon to Replace the Contralateral Joint? A Study of Over 200,000 Patients. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2021, 37: 425-430. PMID: 34871749, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2021.11.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBilateral total hip arthroplastyTotal knee arthroplastyTotal hip arthroplastyContralateral total hip arthroplastySame surgeonDifferent surgeonsAdverse eventsContralateral jointGreater oddsSurgery-related adverse eventsBilateral total knee arthroplastyNational Provider Identifier numberFirst joint replacementFirst total hip arthroplastyPossible independent predictorsContralateral replacementIndependent predictorsSicker patientsKnee arthroplastyAdministrative databasesHip arthroplastyLower oddsPatientsArthroplastyJoint replacement
2022
Comparing Venous Thromboembolism Prophylactic Agents After Hip Fracture Surgery: A National Database Study
Joo P, Modrak M, Park N, Brand J, Rubin L, Grauer J, Bernstein J. Comparing Venous Thromboembolism Prophylactic Agents After Hip Fracture Surgery: A National Database Study. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2022, 6: e22.00228. PMID: 36732301, PMCID: PMC9746777, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-22-00228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHip fracture surgeryFracture surgeryAdverse eventsOdds ratioProphylactic agentGreater oddsAnticoagulant-naïve patientsDifferent anticoagulant agentsVenous thromboembolism chemoprophylaxisVTE prophylactic agentNational database studyDistal femoral fracturesCoumadin groupLower transfusionVTE prophylaxisVTE ratesPatient characteristicsComorbidity profilesFemoral fracturesChemoprophylactic agentAnticoagulant agentsCoumadinDatabase studyLower oddsPatients