2021
Underweight Patients Are the Greatest Risk Body Mass Index Group for 30-Day Perioperative Adverse Events After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.
Ottesen TD, Hsiang WR, Malpani R, Nicholson AD, Varthi AG, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Underweight Patients Are the Greatest Risk Body Mass Index Group for 30-Day Perioperative Adverse Events After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2021, 29: e132-e142. PMID: 32568997, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-20-00049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexPerioperative adverse eventsTotal shoulder arthroplastyNormal weight patientsAdverse eventsTSA patientsBMI categoriesUnderweight patientsShoulder arthroplastyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseElective total shoulder arthroplastyOverweight/obese categoriesRisk-adjusted multivariate regressionsQuality Improvement Program databaseElevated body mass indexBody mass index groupsLower body mass indexPrimary total shoulder arthroplastyNormal BMI patientsComplications of patientsSerious adverse eventsImprovement Program databaseNormal-weight subjectsBMI patientsFragile cohort
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