ReviewNature reviews. Rheumatology2013
Determining who should be referred for total hip and knee replacements.
Review in Nature reviews. Rheumatology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.
- The impact of surgical trainee involvement in total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review of surgical efficacy, patient safety, and outcomes.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2023Pooled it
- Indication criteria for total hip or knee arthroplasty in osteoarthritis: a state-of-the-science overview.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2016Pooled it
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- Association between inflammatory indices and preoperative deep vein thrombosis in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty: a retrospective study.Thrombosis journal · 2025Article
- The role of acetabular cement augmentation in 2-stage revision arthroplasty for prosthetic joint infection of the hip.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2024Article
- Gender health gap pre- and post-joint arthroplasty: identifying affected patient-reported health domains.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- Risk factors for recurrence of periprosthetic joint infection following operative management: a cohort study with average 5-year follow-up.Annals of joint · 2023Article
- Racial Disparities in Elective Total Joint Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis.ACR open rheumatology · 2022Review
- Implementation of robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty in the public health system: a comparative cost analysis.International orthopaedics · 2022Article
- Articular spacers in two-stage revision arthroplasty for prosthetic joint infection of the hip and the knee.EFORT open reviews · 2022Review
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- Willingness to Undergo Joint Surgery Following a First-Line Intervention for Osteoarthritis: Data From the Better Management of People With Osteoarthritis Register.Arthritis care & research · 2021Observational
- Autologous conditioned serum: clinical and functional results using a novel disease modifying agent for the management of knee osteoarthritis.Journal of drug assessment · 2020Article
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- Bundled payments in total joint arthroplasty: targeting opportunities for quality improvement and cost reduction.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2014Article
- Patterns of consultation and treatment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma presenting to a large academic medical center in the US.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2013Article
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Abstract
Total hip and total knee replacements (THR and TKR respectively), the definitive treatments for end-stage arthritis, are both safe and extremely successful in relieving pain and improving function. However, physicians who care for patients with chronic hip and knee arthritis are often the 'gatekeepers' to total joint replacement (TJR) procedures as they select patients for referral to an orthopaedic surgeon to be considered for arthroplasty. Currently, no evidence-based criteria exist to guide physicians in this decision-making process, and this situation raises the possibility that conscious or unconscious biases may influence referral patterns, potentially leading to systematic inequities regarding which patients are eventually offered TJR. This article reviews why TJRs are particularly important procedures, and highlights common misperceptions among physicians regarding TJR risk assessment. This article also underscores the benefits of ongoing discussion regarding TJR with all patients with moderate-to-severe chronic hip or knee pain and disability.
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