Javad Parvizi
Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University, 925 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
[ 1 ] - Reliability, Readability and Quality of Online Information about Femoracetabular Impingement
Background: The Internet has become the most widely-used source for patients seeking information more about their health and many sites geared towards this audience have gained widespread use in recent years. Additionally, many healthcare institutions publish their own patient-education web sites with information regarding common conditions. Little is known about how these resources impact pati...
[ 2 ] - Hardware Removal Due to Infection after Open Reduction and Internal Fixation: Trends and Predictors
Background: Little is known about trends and predictors of hardware related infection following open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of extremity fractures, one of the major causes of failure following ORIF. The present study was designed and conducted to determine trends and predictors of infection-related hardware removal following ORIF of extremities using a nationally representative...
[ 3 ] - Improvement of Orthopedic Residency Programs and Diversity: Dilemmas and Challenges, an International Perspective
Background: To date, little has been published comparing the structure and requirements of orthopedic training programsacross multiple countries. The goal of this study was to summarize and compare the characteristics of orthopedic trainingprograms in the U.S.A., U.K., Canada, Australia, Germany, India, China, Saudi Arabia, Russia and Iran.Methods: We communicated with respond...
[ 4 ] - Operative Time Directly Correlates with Blood Loss and Need for Blood Transfusion in Total Joint Arthroplasty
Background: Allogeneic blood transfusion in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty (TJA) has been shown tonegatively affect patient outcomes. This study aimed to examine if there is a correlation between operative time and theneed for allogeneic blood transfusions during TJA.Methods: We performed a retrospective review of 866 patients who underwent primary TJA during a o...
[ 5 ] - Cutibacterium Acnes is Isolated from Air Swabs: Time to Doubt the Value of Traditional Cultures in Shoulder Surgery?
Background: Given high rates of positive Cutibacterium acnes (C. acnes) cultures in cases of both primary and revisionshoulder surgery, the ramifications of positive C. acnes cultures remain uncertain. Next generation sequencing (NGS)is a molecular tool that sequences the whole bacterial genome and is capable of identifying pathogens and the relativepercent abundance in which ...
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