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
2023
The Bikini Approach is Safe and Effective for Direct Anterior Approach THA
Weiner T, Neuwirth A, Geller J, Shah R, Hickernell T, Cooper H. The Bikini Approach is Safe and Effective for Direct Anterior Approach THA. The Journal Of Hip Surgery 2023, 07: 081-085. DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1769085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical site complicationsDirect anterior approachBikini incisionMechanical complicationsNonobese patientsObese patientsLongitudinal incisionIncision orientationRate of reoperationTensor fasciae lataeChi-square testDAA-THAChart reviewAnterior approachSingle surgeonSite complicationsEntire cohortPrimary THAHip arthroplastyStudy groupComplicationsPatientsFasciae lataeReoperationIncision
2021
Intraoperative Scrub Nurse Handoffs Are Associated With Increased Operative Times for Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients
Kaidi A, Hammoor B, Tatka J, Neuwirth A, Levine W, Hickernell T. Intraoperative Scrub Nurse Handoffs Are Associated With Increased Operative Times for Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients. Arthroplasty Today 2021, 10: 35-40. PMID: 34286054, PMCID: PMC8274244, DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2021.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal knee arthroplastyTotal joint arthroplastyLonger operative timeOperative timeMultivariable linear regressionNurse handoffsTHA patientsIntraoperative handoffsTotal joint arthroplasty patientsPrimary total hipJoint arthroplasty patientsRetrospective chart reviewNurse staffing modelsLong caseTJA patientsChart reviewArthroplasty patientsTotal hipKnee arthroplastyMultiple confoundersJoint arthroplastySurgeon characteristicsSurgical casesPatientsPatient informationIntraoperative Scrub Nurse Handoffs Are Associated with Increased Operative Times for Lower Extremity Orthopaedic Sports Procedures
Hammoor B, Kaidi A, Crutchfield C, Ferrer X, Hickernell T, Ahmad C, Levine W, Lynch T. Intraoperative Scrub Nurse Handoffs Are Associated with Increased Operative Times for Lower Extremity Orthopaedic Sports Procedures. Arthroscopy Sports Medicine And Rehabilitation 2021, 3: e1105-e1112. PMID: 34430890, PMCID: PMC8365200, DOI: 10.1016/j.asmr.2021.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOperative timeACL reconstructionHip arthroscopyMultivariable linear regressionNurse handoffsPatient characteristicsSports medicine fellowship-trained surgeonsAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionUrban academic medical centerIncreased operative timeProcedure-specific informationRetrospective cohort studyCruciate ligament reconstructionRetrospective chart reviewFemoroacetabular impingement syndromeFellowship-trained surgeonsAcademic medical centerChart reviewCohort studyPatient demographicsLigament reconstructionSingle surgeonImpingement syndromeSurgical timeMedical Center