2024
ACE Inhibitor Use Does Not Significantly Affect Occurrence of Manipulation Under Anesthesia Following Total Knee Arthroplasty
Frederick J, Gazgalis A, Peterson J, Hickernell T, Cooper H, Shah R, Geller J, Neuwirth A. ACE Inhibitor Use Does Not Significantly Affect Occurrence of Manipulation Under Anesthesia Following Total Knee Arthroplasty. Journal Of Orthopaedic Experience & Innovation 2024, 5 DOI: 10.60118/001c.89993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorsAngiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor medicationRange of motionPost-operative stiffnessTotal knee arthroplastyAmerican Society of Anesthesiologists classACE inhibitor useConverting enzyme inhibitorsStudent's t-testAttenuated fibroblast proliferationKnee arthroplastyChi-square testScar tissue formationInhibitor useNo significant differenceCohort patientsChart reviewControl patientsPost-operativelyFollow-upControl cohortCommon medicationsOdds ratioPatientsEnzyme inhibitors
2023
Is There an Implicit Racial Bias in the Case Order of Elective Total Joint Arthroplasty?
Kaidi A, Hammoor B, Tyler W, Geller J, Cooper H, Hickernell T. Is There an Implicit Racial Bias in the Case Order of Elective Total Joint Arthroplasty? Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2023, 11: 1-6. PMID: 37095288, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-022-01492-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical start timeTotal joint arthroplastyTotal hip arthroplastyMultivariable logistic regressionOdds ratioJoint arthroplastyArthroplasty fellowship-trained surgeonsElective total joint arthroplastyNon-Hispanic black patientsElective total hip arthroplastyPrimary total joint arthroplastySurgical case orderLarge academic medical centerFellowship-trained surgeonsAcademic medical centerSelf-reported raceTKA patientsBlack patientsAdverse outcomesSurgical typePatient raceTotal kneeInclusion criteriaHip arthroplastyMedical Center