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Value-based purchasing of medical devicesWilliam T Obremskey
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Institute Center for Health Policy, 1215 21st Avenue, Medical Center East Suite 4200, Nashville, TN 37232 8774, USA
Clin Orthop Relat Res 470:1054-64. 2012..We provide a model of a physician-engaged process to decrease cost and increase review of physician preference items...- Symposium. The introduction of biologics in orthopaedics: issues of cost, commercialism, and ethicsWilliam T Obremskey
Vanderbilt Orthopedic Trauma, Medical Center East-South Tower, Suite 4200, Nashville, TN 37232-8774, USA
J Bone Joint Surg Am 89:1641-9. 2007 - Detection of orthopaedic implants by airport metal detectorsWilliam T Obremskey
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232 8774, USA
J Orthop Trauma 21:129-32. 2007.... - Level of evidence in orthopaedic journalsWilliam T Obremskey
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University, 131 Medical Center South, 2100 Pierce Avenue, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
J Bone Joint Surg Am 87:2632-8. 2005..The purpose of this study was to assess the type and level of evidence found in nine different orthopaedic journals by applying this level-of-evidence rating system... - Research: getting started in an academic settingWilliam T Obremskey
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
J Orthop Trauma 25:S124-7. 2011..Established teams can also greatly facilitate orthopaedic research by joining groups that are doing multicenter studies with established studies. This can be a great learning experience and introduction into multicenter research... - A modified judet approach to the scapulaWilliam T Obremskey
Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Division of Orthopaedic Trauma, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232 3450, USA
J Orthop Trauma 18:696-9. 2004..The main advantage of the exposure is limiting muscular dissection, which can potentially improve rehabilitation and limit morbidity of the operation... - Internal fixation versus arthroplasty of comminuted fractures of the distal humerusWilliam T Obremskey
Orthopedic Trauma Division Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
J Orthop Trauma 17:463-5. 2003..STUDY IDENTIFICATION: 1. Computerized data search 1969-2003, Cochrane Database, OVID Search Engine. 2. Reviews of bibliographies of selected articles... - The association of reamed intramedullary nailing and long-term cognitive impairmentJustin E Richards
Division of Orthopaedic Trauma, Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Institute, Nashville, TN, USA
J Orthop Trauma 25:707-13. 2011..To examine the association of reamed intramedullary nailing (IMN) and long-term cognitive impairment in trauma intensive care unit survivors... - Functional outcome after treatment of lower-extremity nonunionsMichael Zlowodzki
Division of Orthopedic Trauma, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
J Trauma 58:312-7. 2005..S. population. CONCLUSION: The results of this study can be used to guide patients' expectations regarding the functional outcome of treatment for a nonunion of the lower extremity... - Maintenance of hardware after early postoperative infection following fracture internal fixationMarschall Berkes
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
J Bone Joint Surg Am 92:823-8. 2010..The purpose of the present study was to determine the prevalence of osseous union with maintenance of hardware after the development of postoperative infection within six weeks after internal fixation of a fracture... - Hardware removal: indications and expectationsMatthew L Busam
Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 14:113-20. 2006..Surgeons and patients should be aware of appropriate indications and have realistic expectations of the risks and benefits of implant removal... - Long-term functional outcomes after intra-articular distal femur fractures: ORIF versus retrograde intramedullary nailingA Brian Thomson
Vanderbilt University, Department of Orthopedic Trauma, 2100 Pierce Ave, 131 MCS, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
Orthopedics 31:748-50. 2008..No patient has had a subsequent total knee arthroplasty... - Rate of return of functional outcome after open reduction and internal fixation of unstable ankle fracturesWilliam T Obremskey
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ) 38:227-31. 2009..All groups reached a relatively stable functional outcome by 6 months after injury, but their mobility did not return to population norms over the same period... - Steroids in the treatment of group A streptococcal necrotizing soft tissue infectionAddison K May
Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1211 21st Ave South, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
Surg Infect (Larchmt) 12:77-81. 2011..Group A streptococcal necrotizing soft-tissue infection with toxic shock is a life-threatening disease. Corticosteroid use in the treatment of this process has been reported rarely... - Does hypoxia affect intensive care unit delirium or long-term cognitive impairment after multiple trauma without intracranial hemorrhage?Oscar D Guillamondegui
Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
J Trauma 70:910-5. 2011..We hypothesize that intensive care unit (ICU) delirium and long-term cognitive impairment (LTCI) are more likely in patients who have a hypoxic event within the first 48 hours of ICU admission... - Retrograde intramedullary nailing in treatment of bilateral femur fracturesLisa K Cannada
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75390 8883, USA
J Orthop Trauma 22:530-4. 2008..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of retrograde nailing to treat patients with bilateral femur fractures... - Long-term functional outcomes after intra-articular distal femur fractures: ORIF versus retrograde intramedullary nailingA Brian Thomson
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
Orthopedics 31:748. 2008..No patient has had a subsequent total knee arthroplasty... - Level of evidence in Spine compared to other orthopedic journalsRichard Wupperman
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212 3450, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 32:388-93. 2007..The ratings were compared to previously published ratings of 2 orthopedic journals with similar impact factors... - Incidence and costs of defensive medicine among orthopedic surgeons in the United States: a national survey studyManish K Sethi
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ) 41:69-73. 2012..Orthopedic surgeons' defensive medicine is a significant factor in health care costs and is of marginal benefit to patients. Policies aimed at managing liability risk may be useful in containing such practices... - Pain and satisfaction in hospitalized trauma patients: The importance of self-efficacy and psychological distressKristin R Archer
Baltimore, Maryland From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation K R A, C M A, W T O, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee Department of Health Policy and Management R C, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation S T W, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
J Trauma Acute Care Surg 72:1068-77. 2012..A secondary objective was to examine whether patient self-efficacy and psychologic distress were associated with pain and satisfaction... - Plate fixation of femoral nonunions over an intramedullary nail with autogenous bone graftingWilliam M Hakeos
Division of Orthopaedic Trauma, Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
J Orthop Trauma 25:84-9. 2011..To describe a novel approach for the treatment of nonunions of diaphyseal femur fractures... - Predicting blood loss in isolated pelvic and acetabular high-energy traumaRobert A Magnussen
Division of Orthopaedic Trauma, Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Institute, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 8774, USA
J Orthop Trauma 21:603-7. 2007..To quantify transfusion requirements in patients with isolated acetabular or pelvic fractures and correlate these requirements with fracture classification... - Prevention of perioperative infectionNicholas Fletcher
Vanderbilt Orthopedic Trauma, Medical Center East-South Tower, Suite 4200, Nashville, TN 37232-8774, USA
J Bone Joint Surg Am 89:1605-18. 2007 - Unstable pertrochanteric femoral fracturesPhilip J Kregor
Division of Orthopaedic Trauma, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
J Orthop Trauma 19:63-6. 2005..OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of fixation technique for the AO/OTA 31-A3 fracture on rates of union, infection, risk of reoperation, and functional outcomes... - Comparison of intramedullary nailing of distal third tibial shaft fractures: before and after traumatologistsWilliam T Obremskey
Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Division of Orthopedic Trauma, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-3450, USA
Orthopedics 27:1180-4. 2004..042. Patients treated by the community orthopedic surgeons had a higher incidence of malalignment, as compared to those treated by orthopedic trauma specialists... - Comparison of SF-36 and Short Musculoskeletal Functional Assessment in recovery from fixation of unstable ankle fracturesWilliam T Obremskey
University of North Carolina, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Orthopedics 30:145-51. 2007.... - Change over time of SF-36 functional outcomes for operatively treated unstable ankle fracturesWilliam T Obremskey
University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
J Orthop Trauma 16:30-3. 2002..Patients continue to have improvement in function after we have routinely released them from orthopaedic follow-up. Maximal medical improvement appears to be longer than four months from this injury...