JEFFREY NEIL KATZ

..Whether arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for symptomatic patients with a meniscal tear and knee osteoarthritis results in better functional outcomes than nonoperative therapy is uncertain...

..There is poor understanding of the pre-operative risk factors for poor intra-operative hemodynamic control. The purpose of this study is to identify risk factors for poor hemodynamic control during TJA...

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..There is limited population-based literature on rates and risk factors for revision following primary total hip replacement...

..The goal of this paper is to provide the clinical rationale for MeTeOR and to highlight salient design features, with particular attention to those that present clinical and methodologic challenges...

..However, this hypothesis has not been tested in large-scale hand OA cohorts. Our study aimed to determine whether there is a cross-sectional relationship between serum leptin levels and hand OA in a population-based sample of US adults...

..There is little prior research on the burden of arthritis in the developing world. We sought to document how patients with advanced arthritis living in the Dominican Republic are affected by and cope with their disease...

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..We conducted a study to examine whether the view that spinal degeneration begins with the anterior spinal structures is supported by epidemiologic observations of degeneration in a community-based population...

..The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties and clinical sensibility of a patient self report instrument, to measure the quality of decisions about total joint replacement for knee or hip osteoarthritis...

..The objective of this study was to assess the effects of bias due to prior knowledge of lumbar spine magnetic resonance imaging findings (MRI) on perceived diagnostic accuracy of the physical examination for lumbar radiculopathy...

..We assessed the association of pathological change in multiple articular structures involved in the pathoanatomy of osteoarthritis...

..The objective of this study was to determine whether high levels of psychopathology are predictive of pain relief after MBB injections in the lumbar or cervical spine...

..However, pathway effectiveness is difficult to determine given methodological flaws, such as small or single center cohorts. We studied the effect of critical pathways on total knee replacement outcomes in a large population-based study...

..Identifying a high risk cohort such as older adults with comorbidities and co-occurring comorbidities who might benefit most from high potency prophylaxis would improve how we currently perform preoperative assessment...

..Health care utilization databases have been increasingly used for studies of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, the accuracy of RA diagnoses in these data has been inconsistent...

..The RARBIS has both face and convergent validity for patients with RA and relevant subgroups and may have application for medical records studies in patients with RA...

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..These methodologic challenges notwithstanding, the toll of lumbar disc disorders is enormous, underscoring the critical importance of identifying strategies to prevent these disorders and their consequences...

..Little is known about how often patients have revision total hip replacement in the same hospital in which they had the primary procedure...

..To study the association between procedure volume and patient-centered outcomes such as functional status...

..The review is particularly timely given the rapidly expanding range of indications for diagnostic and therapeutic arthroscopic procedures involving virtually every peripheral joint...

..To assess the impact of selective enrollment on the results of randomized controlled trials (RCTs)...

..To examine patient characteristics and outcomes of total knee replacement (TKR) in orthopaedic specialty hospitals...

..This paper reports on the development and preliminary validation of a self administered musculoskeletal functional limitations index...

..This chapter will address surgical options for advanced osteoarthritis of the hips and knees and will focus primarily on total hip and knee replacement...

..While most patients undergoing APM have knee magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed preoperatively, the prognostic value of knee MRI in predicting the functional outcomes of APM has not been evaluated...

..Research on these disorders requires psychometrically sound measures of health-related student role function; no such measure is available currently...

..To evaluate whether hospital volume and surgeon volume of total hip replacements (THRs) are associated with patient-reported functional status and satisfaction with surgery 3 years postoperatively...

..To determine the positive predictive value of Medicare claims for identifying revision of total hip replacement (THR), a frequent marker of THR quality and outcome...

..The objective of this study was to determine whether the volumes of primary and revision total hip replacements performed at hospitals and by surgeons are associated with rates of mortality and complications...

..The relationship between hospital and surgeon volume and perioperative outcomes following total knee replacement has received little study...

..The objective was to identify factors across multiple domains associated with return to work in a community-based cohort of workers with carpal tunnel syndrome...

..Because these disorders are not life-threatening, decision-making is generally preference-based. Little is known about whether Hispanics in the U.S. differ from non-Hispanic Whites with respect to key decision making preferences...

..Further tests of the RARBIS are recommended before it can be used as a tool to adjust for RA disease severity in performing epidemiologic studies on the safety of drugs...

..We sought to estimate the percentage of patients who restart osteoporosis therapy after a prolonged lapse in medication use and to identify the factors associated with a return to compliance...

..To assess the association between the initiation of anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha (anti-TNFalpha) therapy and the risk of serious bacterial infections in routine care...

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..To determine whether provider volume is associated with early failures following total hip replacement (THR) requiring revision...

..We investigate which outcomes most strongly correlate with patient satisfaction...

..The results suggest that workers with prolonged preoperative distal motor latencies and who are in good general health preoperatively have a higher rate of successful carpal tunnel release surgery...

..This paper examines the preoperative predictors of pain and functional outcome at one and two years following total knee arthroplasty...

..We found several correlates of readiness to undergo BMD screening that may be used to design effective interventions...

..We compared three analytic strategies to control for confounding based on measured variables: conventional multivariable, exposure propensity score (EPS), and disease risk score (DRS)...

..The clinical syndrome of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a common diagnosis in older adults presenting with lower extremity pain...

..To evaluate rates of antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation within 12 months of a new HIV diagnosis in Durban, South Africa...

..In the context of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) on HIV testing in the emergency department (ED) setting, we evaluated preferences for survey modality and data quality arising from each modality...

..However, this study cannot exclude the possibility that long-term bisphosphonate use may increase the risk of these fractures...

..The purposes of this study were to determine the three-month and one-year mortality associated with cervical spine fractures in patients sixty-five years of age or older and to evaluate potential factors that may influence mortality...

..Our objective was to determine PTLC in newly identified HIV-infected individuals in South Africa...

..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)...

..More studies are needed to examine the magnitude and direction of bias in health outcomes research due to inaccuracy of claims coding for specific diagnoses...

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..Our objective was to determine factors associated with self-reported health status in a national population-based sample with radiographic knee OA...

..However, to our knowledge, the cost-effectiveness of TKA and the influences of hospital volume and patient risk on TKA cost-effectiveness have not been investigated in the United States...

..This study was undertaken to assess the level and determinants of compliance with drugs prescribed for osteoporosis...

..Academic detailing programs have improved physician's prescribing behaviors; however, the feasibility of large-scale programs across a large, geographically disperse state is unclear...

..All outcomes will be analyzed using random effects models accounting for clustering of subjects within physicians' practices...

..To assess current osteoporosis treatment guidelines, studies of osteoporosis treatment, and interventions to improve osteoporosis treatment...

..Agreement was defined as a range of scores among the panelists </=3. CONCLUSION: A Delphi panel of rheumatologists agreed that data generally available in medical records may serve as potential indicators of severe RA...

..To identify potential obstacles to bone mineral density (BMD) testing, we performed a structured review of current osteoporosis screening guidelines, studies of BMD testing patterns, and interventions to increase BMD testing...

..To assess the effectiveness of a multifaceted intervention to improve the management of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP)...

..We examined factors associated with the clinical presentation of patients judged likely by orthopedic surgeons to benefit from nonarthroplasty knee surgery...

..5; P<.0001), but knee flexion was not. For assessment of these outcomes, WOMAC function appears to be more important than knee flexion...

..To assess trends in knee magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) use and accompanying management changes to determine whether indications for this test have changed over time...

..To examine rheumatologists' management practices for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) taking glucocorticoids seen at one academic medical rheumatology practice...

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..The study design was an outcomes measure validation for overall patient success...

..We evaluated trends in the distribution of age, race, hospital volume and teaching status, outcomes, and indications for TSA during the last decade...

..This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of various immunosuppressive medications on the risk of cardiovascular events among a group of older patients with RA...

..Expanded HIV screening efforts in the United States have increased the use of rapid HIV tests in emergency departments. The reported sensitivity and specificity of rapid HIV tests exceed 99%...

..Although TNFAs had significant benefits in treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA), little is known whether the drugs pose an increased risk of HF in older patients with RA...

..Level of Evidence: Level II, diagnostic study. See the Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence...

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..A pilot prospective study was performed to examine the relationships between daily computer usage time and musculoskeletal symptoms on undergraduate students...

..Our findings suggest the need for additional studies in the various subspecialties to establish more definitive conclusions...

..This essay discusses this transformation from physician-based to organization-based concepts of quality and the consequences for patient care and medical professionalism...

..The goal was to examine the frequency of osteoporosis management in patients with RA treated at a large academic rheumatology practice...

..This study was undertaken to estimate the association between treatment with biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and development of cancer in patients with RA...

..We evaluated the contribution of hospital structural characteristics to the volume-outcome relationship in THR by examining the rates and predictors of postoperative complications...

..To assess self-reported health status (SRHS) in two cohorts of participants with radiographic knee osteoarthritis (OA) and examine the extent that differences in SRHS are due to study design...

..Obesity and knee osteoarthritis are among the most frequent chronic conditions affecting Americans aged 50 to 84 years...

..Little information is available on the comparative effectiveness of osteoporosis pharmacotherapies...

..If funded, these planning activities would enable us initiate the full trial with minimal delay. ..

..Presently, clinicians do not know whether this operation is better than nonoperative therapy. We propose a multicenter randomized controlled trial to rigorously compare these two approaches. ..

..The study activities will build the evidence to inform clinicians and policy makers of short-term benefits and longer term effects of APM and nonoperative management of meniscal tears in patients with OA. ..

..The trial, as well as my other research programs, will provide rich mentored research opportunities for trainees. ..

..Presently, clinicians do not know whether this operation is better than nonoperative therapy. We propose a multicenter randomized controlled trial to rigorously compare these two approaches. ..