2023
Patients With Down Syndrome and Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty: Outcome Measures Show Increased Risk of Perioperative Complications
Halperin S, Dhodapkar M, Radford Z, Frumberg D, Rubin L, Grauer J. Patients With Down Syndrome and Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty: Outcome Measures Show Increased Risk of Perioperative Complications. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2023, 7: e23.00108. PMID: 38054749, PMCID: PMC10697628, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-23-00108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal knee arthroplastyTotal hip arthroplastyAcute kidney injuryUrinary tract infectionAdverse eventsDown syndromePostoperative eventsKnee arthroplastyRevision ratePerioperative risk assessmentMinor adverse eventsOutcomes of patientsMultivariable logistic regressionTotal joint arthroplastyPatient/family counselingKidney injuryPerioperative complicationsTKA patientsAdult patientsTract infectionsDS patientsIncreased riskTotal hipCare pathwayJoint arthroplasty
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
2021
COVID-positive ankle fracture patients are at increased odds of perioperative surgical complications following open reduction internal fixation surgery
Mercier MR, Galivanche AR, Brand JP, Pathak N, Medvecky MJ, Varthi AG, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. COVID-positive ankle fracture patients are at increased odds of perioperative surgical complications following open reduction internal fixation surgery. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0262115. PMID: 34972190, PMCID: PMC8719674, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-positive patientsAnkle fracture surgeryPerioperative adverse eventsAdverse eventsAnkle fracture patientsFracture surgeryFracture patientsOperative interventionAnkle fracturesPropensity matchingCOVID statusOpen reduction internal fixation surgeryPerioperative adverse outcomesPerioperative surgical complicationsMinor adverse eventsPostoperative adverse eventsSerious adverse eventsChronic kidney diseaseCOVID-19 Research DatabaseLong-term outcomesInternal fixation surgeryBasis of agePropensity-score matchingPostoperative complicationsNegative patientsRevision Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty are Associated With Lower Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Patient Satisfaction Scores Compared With Primary Arthroplasty
Mercier MR, Galivanche AR, Pathak N, Mets EJ, Molho DA, Elaydi AH, Grauer JN, Rubin LE. Revision Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty are Associated With Lower Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Patient Satisfaction Scores Compared With Primary Arthroplasty. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2021, 30: e336-e346. PMID: 34851861, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-21-00839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRevision total hip arthroplastyTotal knee arthroplastyTotal hip arthroplastyRevision THA patientsHospital Consumer AssessmentTHA patientsHCAHPS surveyHCAHPS scoresTKA patientsKnee arthroplastyRevision proceduresHealthcare providersPrimary total joint arthroplastyPrimary total knee arthroplastyPrimary total hip arthroplastyConsumer AssessmentLonger hospital lengthRevision TKA patientsHigher American SocietyPatient satisfaction outcomesPatient satisfaction scoresRate of revisionRevision total hipTotal joint arthroplastySystems Patient Satisfaction ScoresHospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey response rates are significantly affected by patient characteristics and postoperative outcomes for patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty
Mercier MR, Galivanche AR, David WB, Malpani R, Pathak N, Hilibrand AS, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey response rates are significantly affected by patient characteristics and postoperative outcomes for patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0257555. PMID: 34582475, PMCID: PMC8478166, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal knee arthroplastyPrimary total knee arthroplastyHospital Consumer AssessmentPostoperative outcomesPatient characteristicsHCAHPS survey resultsHCAHPS surveySurvey response rateKnee arthroplastyResponse rateHealthcare providersConsumer AssessmentHigher American SocietyMultivariate regression analysisAnesthesia scorePostoperative variablesTKA patientsAdult patientsPrimary outcomePatient factorsSurgical variablesPatient populationPatient satisfactionSingle institutionHospital experienceLong-term Corticosteroid Use Independently Correlates With Complications After Posterior Lumbar Spine Surgery.
Kebaish KJ, Galivanche AR, Varthi AG, Ottesen TD, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Long-term Corticosteroid Use Independently Correlates With Complications After Posterior Lumbar Spine Surgery. Orthopedics 2021, 44: 172-179. PMID: 34039214, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20210416-01.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term corticosteroid usePosterior lumbar spine surgeryPosterior lumbar surgeryLumbar spine surgeryPerioperative adverse outcomesCorticosteroid useAdverse eventsLumbar surgerySpine surgeryPropensity matchingAdverse outcomesNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseMinor adverse eventsEffect of immunosuppressionImprovement Program databaseLong-term corticosteroidsSerious adverse eventsBody mass indexMultiple surgical specialtiesAnesthesiologists classComparable patientsPerioperative outcomesSurgical factorsMore patientsPatient Factors and Perioperative Outcomes Affect Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Survey Response Rates After Primary Total Hip Replacement.
Mercier MR, Pathak N, Adrados M, Galivanche AR, Malpani R, Hilibrand AS, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Patient Factors and Perioperative Outcomes Affect Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Survey Response Rates After Primary Total Hip Replacement. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2021, 5 PMID: 33798127, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-21-00052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal hip arthroplastyHospital Consumer AssessmentSurvey response rateAdverse eventsHCAHPS surveyElective primary total hip arthroplastyResponse rateHealthcare providersPrimary total hip replacementPrimary total hip arthroplastyPatient satisfaction survey resultsConsumer AssessmentHigher American SocietyMajor adverse eventsMinority of patientsSurgical patient populationHCAHPS survey resultsTotal hip replacementMultivariate regression analysisHospital reimbursement ratesAnesthesia scorePerioperative outcomesPerioperative variablesAdult patientsPatient characteristics
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 surgeryCoagulopathies Are a Risk Factor for Adverse Events Following Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Malpani R, Mclynn RP, Bovonratwet P, Bagi PS, Yurter A, Mercier MR, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Coagulopathies Are a Risk Factor for Adverse Events Following Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty. Orthopedics 2020, 43: 233-238. PMID: 32674174, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20200624-02.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeBlood Coagulation DisordersDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsYoung AdultConceptsHigher international normalized ratioInternational normalized ratioMajor adverse eventsTotal hip arthroplastyPartial thromboplastin timeHigher partial thromboplastin timeMinor adverse eventsAdverse eventsLow plateletsHematological conditionsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseTotal knee arthroplasty (TKA) populationQuality Improvement Program databasePrimary total hip arthroplastyDependent functional statusImprovement Program databasePostsurgical adverse eventsTotal knee arthroplastyMultiple adverse eventsPreoperative coagulopathyTHA cohortTKA groupTKA patientsHospital readmission
2019
Admission NarxCare Narcotics Scores are not Associated With Adverse Surgical Outcomes or Self-reported Patient Satisfaction Following Elective Spine Surgery.
Galivanche AR, Mercier MR, Adrados M, Pathak N, McLynn RP, Anandasivam NS, Varthi AG, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Admission NarxCare Narcotics Scores are not Associated With Adverse Surgical Outcomes or Self-reported Patient Satisfaction Following Elective Spine Surgery. Spine 2019, 44: 1515-1522. PMID: 31356498, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000003120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariate logistic regressionPatient satisfactionAdverse eventsNarcotic scoreSurvey response rateSpine surgeryResponse rateLogistic regressionSelf-reported patient satisfactionElective spine surgeryPreoperative opioid usePostoperative patient satisfactionTime of admissionAdverse surgical outcomesSpine surgery casesHospital Consumer AssessmentHCAHPS survey resultsDifferent narcoticsNarcotic usagePerioperative outcomesNarcotic utilizationOpioid usePatient characteristicsPostoperative outcomesNarcotic group
2018
Dialysis is an independent risk factor for perioperative adverse events, readmission, reoperation, and mortality for patients undergoing elective spine surgery
Ottesen TD, McLynn RP, Zogg CK, Shultz BN, Ondeck NT, Bovonratwet P, Bellamkonda KS, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Dialysis is an independent risk factor for perioperative adverse events, readmission, reoperation, and mortality for patients undergoing elective spine surgery. The Spine Journal 2018, 18: 2033-2042. PMID: 30077772, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2018.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective spine surgeryNon-dialysis patientsDialysis-dependent patientsPerioperative adverse eventsAdverse eventsDialysis patientsSpine surgeryUnplanned readmissionCohort studyPatient demographicsRisk factorsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseRisk-adjusted multivariate regressionsQuality Improvement Program databaseOperating roomDialysis-independent patientsInstitutional cohort studyMinor adverse eventsRetrospective cohort studyElective spinal surgeryImprovement Program databaseIndependent risk factorMajor adverse eventsPercentage of complicationsAdministrative database study
2017
Outpatient and Inpatient Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Procedures Have Similar Short-Term Complication Profiles
Bovonratwet P, Ondeck NT, Tyagi V, Nelson SJ, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Outpatient and Inpatient Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Procedures Have Similar Short-Term Complication Profiles. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2017, 32: 2935-2940. PMID: 28602533, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2017.05.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAmbulatory Surgical ProceduresArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeCohort StudiesComorbidityDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansInpatientsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CareOutpatientsPatient ReadmissionPatient SatisfactionPostoperative ComplicationsPropensity ScoreQuality ImprovementUnited StatesConceptsUnicompartmental knee arthroplastyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseInpatient Unicompartmental Knee ArthroplastyQuality Improvement Program databaseLength of hospitalImprovement Program databasePerioperative complicationsProgram databaseOutpatient unicompartmental knee arthroplastyShort-term complication profileUnicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) proceduresNational patient populationPerioperative outcome measuresHigh patient satisfactionKnee arthroplasty proceduresPotential confounding factorsInpatient cohortPerioperative outcomesPostdischarge complicationsPatient characteristicsComplication profileOutpatient surgeryPatient populationKnee arthroplastyOutpatient procedureIntraoperative Femur Fracture Risk During Primary Direct Anterior Approach Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty With and Without a Fracture Table
Cohen EM, Vaughn JJ, Ritterman SA, Eisenson DL, Rubin LE. Intraoperative Femur Fracture Risk During Primary Direct Anterior Approach Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty With and Without a Fracture Table. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2017, 32: 2847-2851. PMID: 28511947, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2017.04.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraoperative femur fracturesTotal hip arthroplastyCementless total hip arthroplastyDirect anterior approachFracture tableHip arthroplastyNonfracture patientsDAA total hip arthroplastySurgical technique variationsStatistical differenceFemoral neck fracturesRevision femoral stemFemur fracture riskAnterior approachMale patientsRetrospective reviewNeck fracturesFemur fracturesFracture riskExclusion criteriaPatientsAverage ageHip surgeonsBone hookFemoral implants
2013
Total Hip Arthroplasty Followed by Traction and Delayed Reduction for Crowe IV Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
Flanagin BA, Dushey CH, Rubin LE, Keggi KJ. Total Hip Arthroplasty Followed by Traction and Delayed Reduction for Crowe IV Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2013, 28: 1052-1054. PMID: 23498873, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2012.11.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal hip arthroplastyHip arthroplastyDevelopmental dysplasiaNerve palsyDysplastic hipsCrowe IV developmental dysplasiaPrimary total hip arthroplastyPostoperative nerve palsySciatic nerve palsyLeg length discrepancyPotential catastrophic complicationsNerve dysfunctionAnterior approachCatastrophic complicationHip dislocationLength discrepancySelect populationGeneral populationUnreported techniqueHip dysplasiaArthroplastyDysplasiaDelayed reductionJoint functionHipManagement of the 'young' patient with hip disease.
Ritterman SA, Rubin LE. Management of the 'young' patient with hip disease. Rhode Island Medical Journal 2013, 96: 26-9. PMID: 23641435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHip diseaseTotal hip replacementNative bone stockOlder patientsYounger patientsAvascular necrosisGeriatric patientsHip arthritisMetabolic causesSurgical techniqueRevision arthroplastyBone stockHip replacementPatientsYoung populationDiseasePopulationArthritisOsteoarthritisArthroplastySymptomsNecrosisCare
2008
Metacarpophalangeal collateral ligament reconstruction after band saw amputation: case report with review of MCP anatomy and injury.
Rubin LE, Miki RA, Taksali S, Bernstein RA. Metacarpophalangeal collateral ligament reconstruction after band saw amputation: case report with review of MCP anatomy and injury. Iowa Orthopedic Journal 2008, 28: 53-7. PMID: 19223949, PMCID: PMC2603350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndex MCP jointIndex metacarpophalangeal jointRadial collateral ligamentCollateral ligament reconstructionAcute boneRestoration of stabilityLigament reconstructionSurgical repairRadial borderCase reportMCP jointsCollateral ligamentMetacarpophalangeal jointCorticocancellous boneMetacarpal headProximal phalanxRadial aspectOsseous integrationOptimal outcomesBone fragmentsAmputationInjuryBoneJointsOsteosynthesis
2007
Band saw injury in a butcher
Rubin LE, Miki RA, Taksali S, Bernstein RA. Band saw injury in a butcher. Occupational Medicine 2007, 57: 383-385. PMID: 17404393, DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqm019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistal fingertip amputationsOptimal patient outcomesRelevant search termsTranscutaneous inoculationWound infectionHand injuriesAntibiotic treatmentPatient outcomesFingertip amputationsAmputation injuriesTreatment planMeat workersMEDLINE databaseOccupational injuriesInjuryGreater riskMedical literatureOpen exposureBlade injuriesAmputationSearch termsOccupational environmentPorcine pathogensEnvironmental floraRaw pork meat
2003
Pediatric trauma caused by personal watercraft: a ten-year retrospective
Rubin LE, Stein PB, DiScala C, Grottkau BE. Pediatric trauma caused by personal watercraft: a ten-year retrospective. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2003, 38: 1525-1529. PMID: 14577080, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3468(03)00507-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric populationNational Pediatric Trauma RegistryPediatric Trauma RegistryIntensive care unitLong-term disabilityPediatric patientsPediatric traumaCare unitTrauma registryPersonal watercraftInjury diagnosisRetrospective analysisSurgical proceduresInjuryYoung adultsSignificant riskHelmet usePatientsSafety recommendationsSevere injuresDescriptive statisticsCommon mechanismAnonymous dataDisabilityTotal