2016
Primary Care Physician and Patient Perceptions of Reimbursement for Total Knee and Hip Replacement
Wiznia DH, Kim CY, Wang Y, Swami N, Pelker RR. Primary Care Physician and Patient Perceptions of Reimbursement for Total Knee and Hip Replacement. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2016, 31: 1395-1399. PMID: 27036921, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2015.12.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal knee arthroplastyTotal hip arthroplastyOrthopaedic surgeonsOrthopaedic servicesPrimary care physicians' perceptionsHigher reimbursementPrimary care physiciansPostoperative patientsCare physiciansKnee arthroplastyPatients' perceptionsTotal kneePhysicians' perceptionsHip arthroplastyOrthopedic proceduresHip replacementWeb-based surveyPatientsSurgeonsReimbursement valuesLarger practicesPaper-based surveyFurther studiesSignificant differencesArthroplasty
1991
The Noncemented Porous-Coated Hip Prosthesis
BANDS R, PELKER R, SHINE J, BRADBURN H, MARGOLIS R, LEACH J. The Noncemented Porous-Coated Hip Prosthesis. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 1991, 269: 209-219. PMID: 1864041, DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199108000-00030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal hip arthroplastyPorous-coated componentsFemoral stemHip arthroplastyMean Harris hip scorePorous-coated femoral stemDistal cortical hypertrophyHarris hip scoreExcellent resultsBipolar acetabular componentMean followPorous-coated femoralHip scoreThigh painRoentgenographic findingsCortical hypertrophyRetrospective studyRoentgenographic changesProximal femurBipolar endoprosthesesEntire groupAcetabular componentPatientsBone bridgingArthroplasty