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
2018
Should Cannabinoids Be Added to Multimodal Pain Regimens After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty?
Hickernell T, Lakra A, Berg A, Cooper H, Geller J, Shah R. Should Cannabinoids Be Added to Multimodal Pain Regimens After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty? The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2018, 33: 3637-3641. PMID: 30170713, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.07.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAnalgesics, OpioidArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeCannabinoid Receptor AgonistsCannabinoidsClinical ProtocolsCohort StudiesDronabinolFemaleHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedMorphinePain ManagementPain MeasurementPain, PostoperativePatient SatisfactionPhysical Therapy ModalitiesRetrospective StudiesConceptsLength of stayNausea/vomitingMorphine equivalentsTotal joint arthroplastyDronabinol groupTJA patientsPhysical therapyVisual analog scale pain scoreVisual analog scale scoreMultimodal pain regimenOpioid morphine equivalentsPost-arthroplasty patientsPrimary TJA patientsTotal morphine equivalentsScale pain scoresAnalog scale scoreBody mass indexEffects of dronabinolMann-Whitney U testT-testStudent's t-testAnesthesiologists (ASA) scoreMultimodal painPain regimenPain scores