Featured Publications
Increased complications in geriatric patients with a fracture of the hip whose postoperative weight-bearing is restricted: an analysis of 4918 patients.
Ottesen TD, McLynn RP, Galivanche AR, Bagi PS, Zogg CK, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Increased complications in geriatric patients with a fracture of the hip whose postoperative weight-bearing is restricted: an analysis of 4918 patients. The Bone & Joint Journal 2018, 100-B: 1377-1384. PMID: 30295535, DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.100b10.bjj-2018-0489.r1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight-bearing restrictionsLength of stayAdverse eventsPostoperative weight-bearing restrictionsMajor adverse eventsEvidence-based guidelinesBone Joint JOperating theatreMultivariate regression analysisMultivariate oddsFrail patientsThromboembolic eventsElderly patientsHip fractureGeriatric patientsProcedural characteristicsInclusion criteriaPatientsGreater riskProcedural factorsHipReadmissionDeliriumTransfusionSurgery
2024
90-Day Complication and Readmission Rates for Geriatric Patients With Hip Fracture at Different Time Points From COVID-19 Positivity: A Database Study
Sanchez J, Jiang W, Dhodapkar M, Radford Z, Rubin L, Grauer J. 90-Day Complication and Readmission Rates for Geriatric Patients With Hip Fracture at Different Time Points From COVID-19 Positivity: A Database Study. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2024, 8: e24.00069. PMID: 39330875, PMCID: PMC11412709, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-24-00069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHip fracture surgeryHip fractureGeriatric patientsFracture surgeryAdverse eventsRate of minor adverse eventsCOVID-19 diagnosisWeeks of surgeryMinor adverse eventsTime pointsAssociated with increased oddsComplication rateAssess complicationsCOVID-19 positivityCOVID-19 infectionMultivariate analysisSurgeryComplicationsPatientsDatabase studyReadmission ratesCare algorithmWeeksDiagnosisCOVID-19
2023
Comparing Race/Ethnicity and Zip Code Socioeconomic Status for Surgical versus Nonsurgical Management of Proximal Humerus Fractures in a Medicare Population
Joo P, Wilhelm C, Adeclat G, Halperin S, Moran J, Elaydi A, Rubin L, Grauer J. Comparing Race/Ethnicity and Zip Code Socioeconomic Status for Surgical versus Nonsurgical Management of Proximal Humerus Fractures in a Medicare Population. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2023, 7: e22.00205. PMID: 37141180, PMCID: PMC10162786, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-22-00205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProximal humerus fracturesRace/ethnicityHumerus fracturesNonsurgical managementSocioeconomic statusSurgical utilizationMedian household incomeHigher Elixhauser comorbidity indexElixhauser Comorbidity IndexMultivariable logistic regressionLower median household incomeComorbidity indexMedicare cohortRace/ethnicity dataProximal humerusSurgical decisionMedicare populationIndependent significanceLogistic regressionPatientsHealth equityRacial disparitiesHousehold incomeEthnicity dataSurgery
2022
Adverse Events After Total Hip Arthroplasty are not Sufficiently Characterized by 30-Day Follow-Up: A Database Study
Maloy GC, Kammien AJ, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Adverse Events After Total Hip Arthroplasty are not Sufficiently Characterized by 30-Day Follow-Up: A Database Study. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2022, 38: 525-529. PMID: 36272511, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2022.10.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal hip arthroplastyPostoperative adverse eventsAdverse eventsDay of surgeryHip arthroplastyDays of THAHigher Elixhauser-Comorbidity Index scoresElixhauser comorbidity index scoreComorbidity Index scoreLate adverse eventsTime of diagnosisPostoperative day 31THA patientsPredictive factorsPatient counselingPatient riskDatabase studyPrevention strategiesIndex scoreDay 31SurgeryInterquartile rangeAdministrative datasetsPatientsArthroplasty
2020
Patients' and Physicians' Knowledge of Radiation Exposure Related to Spine Surgery.
Scott MC, Galivanche AR, Mets EJ, Pathak N, Kahan JB, Burroughs PJ, Varthi AG, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Patients' and Physicians' Knowledge of Radiation Exposure Related to Spine Surgery. Spine 2020, 45: e1507-e1515. PMID: 32858741, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000003650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpine surgeryMagnetic resonance imagingRadiation exposureOutpatient settingPhysicians' knowledgeLumbar radiographsO-armCT imagingIntraoperative radiation exposureCross-sectional imagingCross-sectional surveyPhysician estimatesSpine proceduresBACKGROUND DATACare settingsIntraoperative fluoroscopyLumbar imagingPatientsSurgeryResonance imagingIntraoperative CTSurgeonsAwareness/knowledgeIntraoperative imagingRobotic spine surgery
2016
Modifiable Risk Factors in Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Pilot Study.
DeFroda SF, Rubin LE, Jenkins DR. Modifiable Risk Factors in Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Pilot Study. Rhode Island Medical Journal 2016, 99: 28-31. PMID: 27128514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexTotal joint arthroplastyRisk factorsJoint arthroplastyLevel III retrospective studiesModifiable risk factorsIndex surgeonMorbid obesityDiabetes mellitusHemoglobin A1cMass indexPoor outcomeRetrospective studyArthroplasty surgeonsRisk reduction strategiesTobacco productsPilot studyReplacement proceduresStudy periodPatientsSurgeryArthroplastySignificant proportionSurgeonsOutcomes
2014
Rapid‐Onset Diffuse Skeletal Fluorosis from Inhalant Abuse
Cohen E, Hsu RY, Evangelista P, Aaron R, Rubin LE. Rapid‐Onset Diffuse Skeletal Fluorosis from Inhalant Abuse. JBJS Case Connector 2014, 4: e108. PMID: 29252776, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.cc.n.00085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInhalant abuseThirty-year-old manSkeletal fluorosisUnexplained joint painJoint-preserving surgerySerum fluoride levelsHeterotopic bone formationHip painJoint painLeft hipDiffuse osteosclerosisDifferential diagnosisHip rangeBone formationFluoride levelsFluorosisPainOsteosclerosisAbusePatientsSurgeryAnkylosis
2013
Rehabilitation for total joint arthroplasty.
Ritterman S, Rubin LE. Rehabilitation for total joint arthroplasty. Rhode Island Medical Journal 2013, 96: 19-22. PMID: 23641458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative medical preparationSuccessful elective surgeryTotal joint arthroplastyPhysical deconditioningPostoperative therapyPostoperative rehabilitationElective surgeryTotal hipElective proceduresJoint arthroplastyKnee replacementTobacco useSpecific surgerySuccessful outcomeSurgeryMedical preparationsRehabilitationOutcomesObesityPatientsArthroplastyDeconditioningTherapyHipIndependent activityBrief report: total knee arthroplasty performed with patient-specific, pre-operative CT-guided navigation.
Rubin LE, Murgo KT. Brief report: total knee arthroplasty performed with patient-specific, pre-operative CT-guided navigation. Rhode Island Medical Journal 2013, 96: 34-7. PMID: 23641437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal knee arthroplastyKnee arthroplastyOutcomes of TKALong-term outcomesMixed clinical resultsCT-guided navigationPre-operative CTTKA surgeryClinical resultsImplant placementClinical successOrthopaedic surgeonsImplant positioningSurgical hardwarePatientsComputer navigationRobotic surgeryBony anatomyLimited seriesSurgeon's abilityProsthetic implantsSurgeryArthroplastyOutcomesImplants