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Clinical examination of the rotator cuffNitin B Jain
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA02115, USA
PM R 5:45-56. 2013..This protocol is thorough yet time efficient for a busy clinical practice. It is useful in the diagnosis of rotator cuff tears, impingement syndrome, and biceps pathology...
Surgeon volume is associated with cost and variation in surgical treatment of proximal humeral fracturesNitin B Jain
Orthopedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research, Brigham and Women s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, BC 4 016, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Clin Orthop Relat Res 471:655-64. 2013..BACKGROUND : The issue of rising costs will likely dominate the healthcare debate in the forthcoming years...
Association of shoulder pain with the use of mobility devices in persons with chronic spinal cord injuryNitin B Jain
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, 125 Nashua St, Boston, MA 02114, USA
PM R 2:896-900. 2010..To assess the prevalence of shoulder pain and its association with the use of assistive devices for mobility in persons with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI)...
Trends in surgical management of femoral neck fractures in the United StatesNitin B Jain
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Clin Orthop Relat Res 466:3116-22. 2008..Level of Evidence: Level II, diagnostic study. See the Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence...
Lead levels and ischemic heart disease in a prospective study of middle-aged and elderly men: the VA Normative Aging StudyNitin B Jain
Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Environ Health Perspect 115:871-5. 2007..Lead exposure has been associated with higher blood pressure, hypertension, electrocardiogram abnormalities, and increased mortality from circulatory causes...
Factors associated with health-related quality of life in chronic spinal cord injuryNitin B Jain
VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 86:387-96. 2007..Therefore, we assessed whether these factors were associated with HRQoL in SCI using an SCI-specific HRQoL questionnaire...
Trends in the epidemiology of total shoulder arthroplasty in the United States from 1990-2000Nitin B Jain
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Arthritis Rheum 55:591-7. 2006..We evaluated trends in the distribution of age, race, hospital volume and teaching status, outcomes, and indications for TSA during the last decade...
Determinants of lung volumes in chronic spinal cord injuryEvan L Stepp
Research and Development Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, MA 02132, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89:1499-506. 2008..To characterize determinants of lung volumes in chronic spinal cord injury (SCI)...
Association between mobility mode and C-reactive protein levels in men with chronic spinal cord injuryLeslie R Morse
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89:726-31. 2008..To assess clinical determinants of systemic inflammation in persons with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI)...
Predictors of cardiopulmonary hospitalization in chronic spinal cord injuryAnthony C Waddimba
Research and Development Service, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 90:193-200. 2009..Circulatory and respiratory system illnesses are leading causes of death in patients with chronic SCI, yet risk factors for related hospitalizations have not been characterized...
Dyspnea during daily activities in chronic spinal cord injuryNoel F Grandas
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, MA 02132, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 86:1631-5. 2005....
Dietary calcium as a potential modifier of the relationship of lead burden to blood pressureSahar F Elmarsafawy
Occupational Health Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
Epidemiology 17:531-7. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: High bone and blood lead increased the likelihood of hypertension, particularly among subjects with low dietary calcium intake. Dietary calcium may be helpful in prevention of hypertension induced by elevated lead burden...
Determinants of forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), and FEV1/FVC in chronic spinal cord injuryNitin B Jain
Research Service, VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, MA 02132, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 87:1327-33. 2006..In SCI, FEV(1), FVC, and FEV(1)/FVC may be less sensitive to factors associated with change in airway size and not reliably detect the severity of airflow obstruction...
Trends in epidemiology of knee arthroplasty in the United States, 1990-2000Nitin B Jain
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Arthritis Rheum 52:3928-33. 2005....
Smoking behavior in trucking industry workersNitin B Jain
Channing Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Am J Ind Med 49:1013-20. 2006..Our study also suggests that an assessment of methods to control for smoking should be considered in the design of retrospective occupational health studies...
Total arthroplasty versus hemiarthroplasty for glenohumeral osteoarthritis: role of provider volumeNitin B Jain
Center for Excellence in Surgical Outcomes, Durham, NC, USA
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 14:361-7. 2005..Definitive treatment guidelines for glenohumeral osteoarthritis are needed...
Childhood correlates of blood lead levels in Mumbai and DelhiNitin B Jain
Channing Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Environ Health Perspect 114:466-70. 2006..Our study may help in targeting susceptible populations and identifying correctable factors for elevated BLLs in Mumbai and Delhi...
Influence of provider volume on length of stay, operating room time, and discharge status for rotator cuff repairNitin B Jain
Center for Excellence in Surgical Outcomes, Durham, NC, USA
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 14:407-13. 2005..The mean operating room times for low- and intermediate-volume surgeons were significantly higher than that for high-volume surgeons (P < .001). We conclude that high-volume providers use health care resources more efficiently...
Are there racial disparities in trauma care?Frederick Millham
Department of Surgery, Newton Wellesley Hospital, 2014 Washington Street, Newton, MA 02462, USA
World J Surg 33:23-33. 2009..A number of recent studies have demonstrated disparity between racial groups in both outcome and processes of trauma care. These were not controlled for the presence of shock...
Economic evaluations in shoulder pathologies: a systematic review of the literatureIfedayo O Kuye
Harvard Shoulder Service, Department of Orthopedics, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114, USA
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 21:367-75. 2012..This study reviewed the quality of published economic evaluations for shoulder pathologies...
Association between body mass index and functional independence measure in patients with deconditioningNitin B Jain
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 87:21-5. 2008..We also examined whether the association was different for motor and cognitive subscales of the FIM instrument...
Relation between blood lead levels and childhood anemia in IndiaNitin B Jain
VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, MA 02132, USA
Am J Epidemiol 161:968-73. 2005..7 (95% confidence interval: 1.1, 2.6). Health agencies in India should note the association of elevated blood lead levels with anemia and make further efforts to curb lead pollution and childhood anemia...
High hospital volume is associated with better outcomes for breast cancer surgery: analysis of 233,247 patientsUlrich Guller
Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, University of Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, CH 4031, Basel, Switzerland
World J Surg 29:994-9; discussion 999-1000. 2005..The objective of this investigation was to assess the relationship between hospital volume and outcomes for breast cancer surgery...
