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Implementing a perioperative efficiency initiative for orthopedic surgery instrumentation at an academic center: A comparative before-and-after study. [PDF]

, 2019
Optimizing surgical instrumentation may contribute to value-based care, particularly in commonly performed procedures. We report our experience in implementing a perioperative efficiency program in 2 types of orthopedic surgery (primary total-knee ...
Bini, Stefano A, Bowden, Dawn E, Callahan, Matt, Capra, Richard, Etter, Katherine, Smith, Richard T, Vail, Thomas Parker   +6 more
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Validity of a Wearable Digital Insole for Assessing Gait ON and OFF in Parkinson's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Gait impairment is a distinctive symptom of Parkinson's disease that negatively impact mobility. We assessed the validity of wearable digital insoles against a validated reference gait analysis system for measuring select gait characteristics in patients with Parkinson's disease. Methods A comparative analysis between digital insoles
Deborah A. Hall, Kimberly Kwei, Rolando J. Acosta, Bharatkumar Koyani, Erin Robertson, Pratyush Rai, Roland Barge, Emily Timm, Nicollette L. Purcell, Natasha Desai, Dhanesh Patel, Ana‐Maria Visoiu‐Knapp, Samuel Stuart, Rinol Alaj, Matthew F. Wipperman, Oren Levy, Joan A. O'Keefe   +16 more
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Occupational exposure in orthopedic procedures under fluoroscopic control

Medycyna Pracy, 2017
Background: In interventional radiology the highest radiation doses are usually recorded for both the medical staff and the patients. Interventional procedures with X-rays are implemented in a number of medical specializations.
Edyta Owsiak, Renata Kopeć, Maciej Budzanowski, Maria A. Staniszewska   +3 more
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Ankle arthrodesis through Meary's anterolateral access

Journal of the Foot & Ankle, 2021
Objective: This study aimed to assess indications for surgical treatment, position of the ankle, time and rate of fusion after arthrodesis; to ascertain whether the technique provides fusion rates similar to those described in the published literature ...
José Vicente Pansini, Cesar Augusto Baggio Pereira, Flamarion dos Santos Batista , Kauê Sabião, Cássio Hiraga   +4 more
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The Impact of the 2006 Massachusetts Healthcare Reform on Spine Surgery Patient Payer-Mix and Age [PDF]

, 2017
OBJECTIVE Several similarities exist between the Massachusetts health care reform law of 2006 and the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The authors’ prior neurosurgical research showed a decrease in uninsured surgeries without a significant change in surgical ...
Barbaro, Nicholas M., Villelli, Nicolas W., Yan, Hong, Zou, Jian   +3 more
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Preferences for Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis Prevention Strategies in Individuals With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective There is growing interest in evaluating new strategies to delay or prevent posttraumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) in individuals who have sustained anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. This study sought to determine characteristics of potential treatments that are acceptable to patients with ACL injury. Methods Participants with a history of
Kevin Kennedy, Lily Waddell, Adam Easterbrook, Jeffrey N. Katz, Cale Jacobs, Morgan Jones, Faith Selzer, Elena Losina, Liana Fraenkel, Nick Bansback   +9 more
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High Health Care Utilization Preceding Diagnosis With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Although early diagnosis improves long‐term outcomes, patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) often experience prolonged, circuitous paths to diagnosis. To inform diagnostic improvement, we sought to characterize health care utilization in the year preceding diagnosis. Methods We identified 10,021 patients with an incident diagnosis
Anna Costello, Rui Xiao, Xuemei Zhang, Jahan Jazayeri, Irit R. Rasooly, Pamela F. Weiss   +5 more
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Orthopedic surgery versus neurosurgery: Prevalence and surgical detail assessment of adult spinal fusion procedures

Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine
Background: A significant procedural overlap exists between orthopedic and neurosurgeons with both subspecialties performing adult spinal fusion procedures.
Frank A. Segreto, Oscar Krol, Samuel Gedailovich, Asher Ripp, George A. Beyer, David Kim, Daniel J. Alsoof, Hallie A. Tiburzi, Olivia Merola, Neil V. Shah, Peter G. Passias, Jad Bou Monsef, Alan H. Daniels, Carl B. Paulino, Bassel G. Diebo   +14 more
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Pattern of Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Surgical-site Infections in Most Common Surgical Procedures at Two Teaching Hospitals, Islamabad, Pakistan

Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2019
Objectives: To investigate the utilization pattern of Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) for the prevention of surgical infections in most common abdominal and orthopedic surgical procedures.Methods: A prospective observational and non-intervention ...
Zakir Khan, Naveed Ahmed, Faiz Ullah Khan, Asim ur-Rehman, Hazir Rahman   +4 more
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Physician-owned specialized facilities: focused factories or destructive competition?: a systematic review. [PDF]

, 2013
Multiple studies have investigated the business case of physician-owned specialized facilities (specialized hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers). However literature lacks integration.
Annemans, Lieven, De Regge, Melissa, Duyck, Philippe, Gemmel, Paul, Trybou, Jeroen   +4 more
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