2022
Cost‐Effectiveness of Surgical Weight‐Loss Interventions for Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis and Class III Obesity
Kostic A, Leifer V, Gong Y, Robinson M, Collins J, Neogi T, Messier S, Hunter D, Selzer F, Suter L, Katz J, Losina E. Cost‐Effectiveness of Surgical Weight‐Loss Interventions for Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis and Class III Obesity. Arthritis Care & Research 2022, 75: 491-500. PMID: 35657632, PMCID: PMC9827536, DOI: 10.1002/acr.24967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomyClass III obesityUsual careLifetime costsHealth care sector perspectiveProbabilistic sensitivity analysesCost-effectiveness ratioQuality-adjusted life expectancyOsteoarthritis Policy ModelSurgical weight loss interventionsLong-term clinical benefitKnee OA patientsKnee osteoarthritis patientsSensitivity analysisSustainable weight lossWeight loss interventionWorse knee painKnee replacement outcomesPolicy modelSector perspectiveTotal knee replacement outcomesGastric bypassKnee painOpioid use
2016
Projecting Lifetime Risk of Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis and Total Knee Replacement in Individuals Sustaining a Complete Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear in Early Adulthood
Suter LG, Smith SR, Katz JN, Englund M, Hunter DJ, Frobell R, Losina E. Projecting Lifetime Risk of Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis and Total Knee Replacement in Individuals Sustaining a Complete Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear in Early Adulthood. Arthritis Care & Research 2016, 69: 201-208. PMID: 27214559, PMCID: PMC5121085, DOI: 10.1002/acr.22940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal knee replacementSymptomatic knee osteoarthritisAnterior cruciate ligament tearsACL injuryCruciate ligament tearsKnee osteoarthritisLifetime riskMeniscal tearsACL tearsInjury cohortLigament tearsMT cohortKnee replacementComplete anterior cruciate ligament tearsConcomitant meniscal tearsGreater lifetime riskInjury prevention interventionsAge 25 yearsOsteoarthritis Policy ModelCumulative incidenceKnee injuriesIncident injuryTreatment modalitiesPrevention interventionsOsteoarthritis