Publications by authors named "A Edelstein"
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with hardware around the knee is a challenge to preserve bone while boney landmarks are distorted. Robotic assisted (RA) TKA may assist in simultaneous hardware removal and TKA due to preoperative planning and retention of bone. The aim of this study is to identify if there are differences in component fixation, component constraint and functional outcomes dependent during simultaneous removal of hardware (ROH) around the knee and TKA comparing RA-TKA to manual.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Minority patients have been shown to underutilize total knee arthroplasty (TKA) compared to non-Hispanic White patients. Specific drivers of this underutilization have not been identified. We sought to determine if racial concordance between patient and physician is associated with the surgeon's likelihood to recommend TKA.
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- The study examines the impact of preoperative high calcium levels (hypercalcemia) on the outcomes of total hip and knee replacements in patients, particularly in the context of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT).
- A retrospective review analyzed 495 patients, comparing those with elevated calcium levels to those with normal levels, finding no significant differences in postoperative recovery or complications.
- The findings suggest hypercalcemic patients do not have worse outcomes after surgery; however, a majority did not have their parathyroid hormone levels checked, indicating a need for further investigation into PHPT in these patients.
Background: The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) for Surgical Management of Osteoarthritis of the Knee (2016) and Management of Osteoarthritis of the Hip (2017) are intended to provide treatment recommendations for osteoarthritis (OA). This study examined the agreement of AUC appropriateness classifications with arthroplasty surgeon recommendations for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA).
Methods: The cohort included 558 OA patients (397 knee, 161 hip) referred to a specialty arthroplasty clinic.
Introduction: Antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein are a critical immune determinant for protection against the virus. While virus neutralization is a key function of spike-specific antibodies, antibodies also mediate Fc-dependent activities that can play a role in protection or pathogenesis.
Methods: This study characterized serum antibody responses elicited after two doses of heterologous adenovirus-vectored (Ad26/ Ad5) vaccines.