Matthew M. Levitsky
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View article: Number of Stairs at Home Does Not Influence Discharge Disposition following Elective Total Hip Arthroplasty
Number of Stairs at Home Does Not Influence Discharge Disposition following Elective Total Hip Arthroplasty Open
Background Pragmatic challenges of the patient’s home environment, specifically the number of stairs (NOS) required to enter or navigate a patient’s home may influence discharge destination (DD) and length of stay (LOS) following primary T…
View article: Anterior-Based Muscle-Sparing (ABMS) Approach for Total Hip Arthroplasty
Anterior-Based Muscle-Sparing (ABMS) Approach for Total Hip Arthroplasty Open
Background: The anterior-based muscle-sparing (ABMS) technique for total hip arthroplasty (THA) has gained popularity in recent years because of its proposed advantages in terms of postoperative pain and periprosthetic dislocation risk. De…
View article: Fragility Index as a Measure of Randomized Clinical Trial Quality in Adult Reconstruction: A Systematic Review
Fragility Index as a Measure of Randomized Clinical Trial Quality in Adult Reconstruction: A Systematic Review Open
View article: Neck and Back Sprain and Hand Flexor Tendon Repair Are More Common in Victims of Domestic Violence Compared With Patients Who Were Not Victims of Domestic Violence: A Comparative Study of 1,204,596 Patients Using the National Trauma Data Bank
Neck and Back Sprain and Hand Flexor Tendon Repair Are More Common in Victims of Domestic Violence Compared With Patients Who Were Not Victims of Domestic Violence: A Comparative Study of 1,204,596 Patients Using the National Trauma Data Bank Open
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to determine the most common orthopedic diagnoses and procedures among patients who experience domestic violence (DV) and to determine whether these were more common in patients who experienced D…
View article: Lower Dosing of Bupivacaine Spinal Anesthesia Is Not Associated With Improved Perioperative Outcomes After Total Joint Arthroplasty
Lower Dosing of Bupivacaine Spinal Anesthesia Is Not Associated With Improved Perioperative Outcomes After Total Joint Arthroplasty Open
Dosage of bupivacaine spinal anesthetic did not affect perioperative outcomes. Bupivacaine may not have a dose-related response curve in this regard, and if seeking to perform same-day or outpatient TJA, other agents may need to be conside…
View article: Isolated Fibular Stress Fractures: Demographic and Radiographic Factors
Isolated Fibular Stress Fractures: Demographic and Radiographic Factors Open
Category: Ankle, Trauma Introduction/Purpose: Fibular stress fractures are rare injuries that are incompletely understood in terms of pathogenesis and predisposing factors. While stress fractures all involve relative stress concentration i…
View article: Operative Treatment of Fifth Metatarsal Jones Fractures (Zones II and III) in the NBA
Operative Treatment of Fifth Metatarsal Jones Fractures (Zones II and III) in the NBA Open
Category: Sports. Introduction/Purpose: Proximal fractures (Zones II and III) of the fifth metatarsal are common in the elite athlete population with basketball players being especially prone to developing these injuries. Fractures in Zone…