2017
Treatments of Missing Values in Large National Data Affect Conclusions: The Impact of Multiple Imputation on Arthroplasty Research
Ondeck NT, Fu MC, Skrip LA, McLynn RP, Su EP, Grauer JN. Treatments of Missing Values in Large National Data Affect Conclusions: The Impact of Multiple Imputation on Arthroplasty Research. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2017, 33: 661-667. PMID: 29153865, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2017.10.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnicompartmental knee arthroplastyPreoperative albuminAdverse outcomesKnee arthroplastyNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramComplete case analysisHematocrit valuesSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramDemographics of patientsPreoperative laboratory valuesMultiple imputationQuality Improvement ProgramArthroplasty researchSelection biasHealthy patientsLaboratory valuesPotential selection biasPatientsJoint surgeonsComplete dataArthroplastyOnly caseNational datasetOutcomesConclusion
2012
Is it possible to train patients to limit weight bearing on a lower extremity?
Hustedt JW, Blizzard DJ, Baumgaertner MR, Leslie MP, Grauer JN. Is it possible to train patients to limit weight bearing on a lower extremity? Orthopedics 2012, 35: e31-7. PMID: 22229610, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20111122-14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight-bearing instructionsPartial weight-bearing instructionsOrthopedic patientsWeight bearingBathroom scaleBiofeedback deviceBiofeedback trainingAbility of patientsPostoperative extremityHealthy patientsLower extremitiesPatientsMedical literatureClinical interventionsVerbal instructionsSuperior complianceExtremitiesInterventionAverage weight