2024
Orthopaedic Nurse Navigators and Total Joint Arthroplasty Preoperative Optimization
Kebeh M, Dlott C, Kurek D, Tung W, Morris J, Wiznia D. Orthopaedic Nurse Navigators and Total Joint Arthroplasty Preoperative Optimization. Orthopaedic Nursing 2024, 43: 195-201. PMID: 39047269, PMCID: PMC11279383, DOI: 10.1097/nor.0000000000001039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNurse navigatorPayer statusMedical managementMedical management guidelinesMedication reconciliationResource referralsPatient educationInsurance statusPreoperative optimization protocolFinancial concernsInsurance coveragePatient outcomesLiterature searchNursesTJA patientsManagement guidelinesPayersMedicationStatusInsuranceFinancial resourcesEducationPatientsRecommendationsReferralSustentaculum fracture fixation with lateral plate or medial screw fixation are equivalent
Roytman G, Salameh M, Rizzo S, Dhodapkar M, Tommasini S, Wiznia D, Yoo B. Sustentaculum fracture fixation with lateral plate or medial screw fixation are equivalent. Injury 2024, 55: 111532. PMID: 38614015, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2024.111532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubtalar jointCadaveric anklesSustentaculum tali fracturesFresh-frozen cadaveric anklesT-testAssess patient outcomesPaired t-testUn-paired t-testAnkle modelAnkleRight ankleLeft ankleMid-tibiaPatient outcomesRetrospective observational studyScrew fixationObservational studyMethod of fixationFracture fixationBiomechanical functionMedial approachBody massFixation methodsInterosseous ligamentNo significant difference
2023
Metrics for Monitoring Preoperative Optimization Programs for Total Joint Arthroplasty
Dlott C, Miguez S, Wilkins S, Khunte A, Johnson C, Kurek D, Wiznia D. Metrics for Monitoring Preoperative Optimization Programs for Total Joint Arthroplasty. Orthopaedic Nursing 2023, 42: 158-164. PMID: 37262375, DOI: 10.1097/nor.0000000000000942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative optimization programsTotal joint arthroplastySurgical factorsJoint arthroplastyOutcomes of patientsLength of stayElectronic medical recordsPatient characteristicsOrthopaedic nursesMedical recordsPatient outcomesLong-term effectsPatientsArthroplastyOutcomesReadmissionStayFactorsNursesLimited research