2024
Using preoperative planning software to assess the effect of head length on prosthetic range of motion in a high-risk population: a three-dimensional modeling study
Eslam Pour A, Tung W, Donnelley C, Tommasini S, Wiznia D. Using preoperative planning software to assess the effect of head length on prosthetic range of motion in a high-risk population: a three-dimensional modeling study. International Orthopaedics 2024, 48: 2403-2410. PMID: 38767711, DOI: 10.1007/s00264-024-06191-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProsthetic range of motionPreoperative planning softwareRange of motionMethodsForty-three patientsTotal hip arthroplastyExternal rotationPlanning softwareHigh-risk populationPreoperative templatingCT-based modelSurgical planningPrimary total hip arthroplastyHip extensionMaximum external rotationProsthetic head diameterOutcome variablesRisk of impingementSurgeonsHipHip arthroplastyProsthetic impingement
2023
Healthcare Market-Level and Hospital-Level Disparities in Access to and Utilization of High-Quality Hip and Knee Replacement Hospitals Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Oddleifson D, Xu X, Wiznia D, Gibson D, Spatz E, Desai N. Healthcare Market-Level and Hospital-Level Disparities in Access to and Utilization of High-Quality Hip and Knee Replacement Hospitals Among Medicare Beneficiaries. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2023, 31: e961-e973. PMID: 37543752, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-23-00183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUtilization of hospitalKnee replacementMedicaid ServicesHospital-level disparitiesLow-income patientsCross-sectional studyHospital-level analysisHospital referral regionsHigh-quality hospitalsReplacement hospitalNational averageCare measuresHospital's percentageReferral regionsMedicare beneficiariesHospitalLevel IIIPatient accessHipSocioeconomic disparitiesSurgical processQuartileLogit linkHigh social vulnerabilityAssociationSimulating movements of daily living in robot-assisted total hip arthroplasty with 3D modelling
Tung W, Donnelley C, Pour A, Tommasini S, Wiznia D. Simulating movements of daily living in robot-assisted total hip arthroplasty with 3D modelling. Bone & Joint Open 2023, 4: 416-423. PMID: 37263587, PMCID: PMC10234721, DOI: 10.1302/2633-1462.46.bjo-2023-0046.r1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal hip arthroplastyPreoperative protocolHip arthroplastyExternal rotationPrimary total hip arthroplastyRobot-assisted total hip arthroplastyPatient's preoperative imagingRisk of impingementPreoperative planning softwareHip abduction/adductionPreoperative imagingMost hipsSacral slopePostoperative stabilityDaily livingHip flexion/extensionAbduction/adductionFlexion/extensionPlanning platformKnee positionPatient safetyPatient positionMaximum external rotationPlanning softwareHip
2022
The Use of Race in Risk Assessment Tools Contributes to Systemic Racism
Dlott C, O’Connor M, Wiznia D. The Use of Race in Risk Assessment Tools Contributes to Systemic Racism. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2022, 10: 1-3. PMID: 36414930, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-022-01451-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal joint arthroplastyRisk of complicationsRisk of surgeryTotal joint replacementRisk assessment toolPerioperative riskRisk calculatorPatient raceJoint arthroplastyDecision-making discussionsJoint replacementInclusion of raceComplicationsPatientsSurgeryRiskAssessment toolReadmissionArthroplastyOsteoarthritisHipRaceSurgeonsOperative Techniques to Reduce Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Complications in Morbidly Obese Patients
Rankin KA, Gibson D, Schwarzkopf R, O’Connor M, Wiznia DH. Operative Techniques to Reduce Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Complications in Morbidly Obese Patients. Arthroplasty Today 2022, 17: 120-125. PMID: 36082285, PMCID: PMC9445224, DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2022.07.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal joint arthroplastyBody mass indexObese patientsMorbidly obese patientsPatient selection criteriaPostoperative complicationsMass indexObese populationArthroplasty complicationsFunctional outcomeJoint arthroplastyOperative techniquePostoperative considerationsHigh riskKnee surgeonsLife metricsOrthopaedic surgeonsPatientsSurgeonsComplicationsHipRiskAmerican AssociationComprehensive literature reviewLiterature review
2021
Movement is Life—Optimizing Patient Access to Total Joint Arthroplasty: The Relationship Between Preoperative Optimization and Healthcare Disparities
Wiznia DH, O'Connor MI, Clarke HD. Movement is Life—Optimizing Patient Access to Total Joint Arthroplasty: The Relationship Between Preoperative Optimization and Healthcare Disparities. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2021, 30: 1005-1006. PMID: 35452425, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-21-00730.Peer-Reviewed Original Research