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
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