Publications by authors named "Aamir A Bhimani"
Background: Total hip arthroplasty (THA) in patients with severe chronic pubic diastasis from either congenital or acquired causes presents an exceptionally difficult challenge that has rarely been addressed in the arthroplasty literature. The purpose of this paper is to present a series of THAs in patients with severe chronic pubic diastasis, asking the following research questions: (1) What is the survivorship and clinical outcomes after THA in patients with severe chronic pubic diastasis? And (2) What is the rate of complications after THA surgery in this challenging patient population? We additionally describe our algorithm for preoperative planning and rationale for surgical technique and implant position.
Material And Methods: We retrospectively queried the prospective arthroplasty database of 2 high-volume referral centers, yielding 6 THA in 4 patients with severe chronic pubic diastasis (minimum 8 cm) with a mean follow-up of 2.
Triaging Total Hip Arthroplasty During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med
August 2020
Article Synopsis
- The review aims to assess literature on urgent indications for total hip arthroplasty during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the challenges in classifying procedures as "elective" or "urgent."
- The authors differentiate between urgent and elective procedures by considering patient harm from delay versus risks associated with surgery during the pandemic, leading to a decision-making algorithm for urgent cases.
- Ultimately, the decision to proceed with surgery requires collaboration among healthcare professionals and should account for local healthcare resources and PPE availability.
Objective: Investigate the efficiency/accuracy of surgical automation versus manual component implantation in DA THA.
Methods: Retrospective review of 111 hips: 51 hips via automation and 60 hips via manual technique for DA THA.
Results: OR time averaged 8 min faster in the Automated group, compared to Manual group ( = 0.
Objective: Assessing financial effects of removal of TKA from CMS inpatient-only list on physician-owned bundles.
Methods: We determined whether Medicare TKAs remained inpatient, versus changed to observational. We used CMS data to determine savings.