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Good Morning, Orthopods: The Growth and Future Implications of Podcasts in Orthopaedic Surgery by Jella, Tarun K., Cwalina, Thomas B., Acuña, Alexander J., Samuel, Linsen T., Kamath, Atul F.

“…As the landscape of medical education evolves with emerging technologies and the COVID-19 pandemic, e-learning platforms continue to gain popularity…”
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The Markup on Orthopaedic Services: An Analysis of 2014-2019 Medicare Data and the Potential for Surprise Billing by Burkhart, Robert J., Acuña, Alexander J., Zhu, Kevin Y., Kamath, Atul F.

“…Markups on charges for medical services have the potential to result in "surprise billing," especially for out-of-network and uninsured patients. Although…”
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Is Social Deprivation Associated With Usage, Adverse Events, and Patient-reported Outcome Measures in Total Joint Arthroplasty? A Systematic Review by Karimi, Amir, Burkhart, Robert J., Hecht, Christian J., Acuña, Alexander J., Kamath, Atul F.

“…To capture various social determinants of health, recent analyses have used comprehensive measures of socioeconomic disadvantage such as deprivation and…”
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Medicare Physician Fee Reimbursement for Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty Has Not Kept Up with Inflation from 2002 to 2019 by Jella, Tarun K., Acuña, Alexander J., Samuel, Linsen T., Schwarzkopf, Ran, Fehring, Thomas K., Kamath, Atul F.

“…BACKGROUND:As orthopaedic physician fees continue to come under scrutiny by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), there is a continued need…”
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Inflation-Adjusted Medicare Reimbursement for Revision Hip Arthroplasty: Study Showing Significant Decrease from 2002 to 2019 by Acuña, Alexander J., Jella, Tarun K., Samuel, Linsen T., Schwarzkopf, Ran, Fehring, Thomas K., Kamath, Atul F.

“…Investigations into reimbursement trends for primary and revision arthroplasty procedures have demonstrated a steady decline over the past several years…”
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Less Than One-third of Hospitals Provide Compliant Price Transparency Information for Total Joint Arthroplasty Procedures by Burkhart, Robert J, Hecht, 2nd, Christian J, Acuña, Alexander J, Kamath, Atul F

“…The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently implemented price transparency legislation. As total joint arthroplasty (TJA) procedures are…”
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How Did Orthopaedic Surgeons Perform in the 2018 Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services Merit-based Incentive Payment System? by Cwalina, Thomas B., Jella, Tarun K., Acuña, Alexander J., Samuel, Linsen T., Kamath, Atul F.

“…The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is the latest value-based payment program implemented by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. As…”
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What Are the Trends in Research Publication Misrepresentation Among Orthopaedic Residency and Fellowship Applicants From 1996 to 2019? A Systematic Review by Burkhart, Robert J., Hecht, Christian J., Karimi, Amir H., Acuña, Alexander J., Kamath, Atul F.

“…Because research experience is increasingly important in ranking orthopaedic residency and fellowship applicants, determining the accuracy of candidates…”
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What Is the Geographic Distribution and Density of Orthopaedic Advanced Practice Professionals in Rural Counties? A Large-database Study by Hecht, Christian J., Burkhart, Robert J., McNassor, Ryan, Acuña, Alexander J., Kamath, Atul F.

“…Advanced practice professionals, including physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs), play an important role in providing high-quality…”
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Perioperative Blood Transfusions Are Associated with a Higher Incidence of Thromboembolic Events After TKA: An Analysis of 333,463 TKAs by Acuña, Alexander J., Grits, Daniel, Samuel, Linsen T., Emara, Ahmed K., Kamath, Atul F.

“…Given the morbidity, mortality, and financial burden associated with venous thromboembolism (VTE) after TKA, orthopaedic providers continually seek to identify…”
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Evaluating Modern Spacer Options and Outcomes in Revision Hip Arthroplasty by Tseng, Joyee, Oladipo, Victoria A., Acuña, Alexander J., Jones, Conor M., Tsintolas, Jack, Levine, Brett R.

“…A 2-stage revision continues to be the standard treatment for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) in hip arthroplasty. The use of “functional” spacers may…”
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Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis: Has Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries Changed Between 2012 and 2018? by Zhu, Kevin Y., Acuña, Alexander J., Samuel, Linsen T., Grits, Daniel, Kamath, Atul F.

“…The utilization of hyaluronic acid (HA) for the management of knee osteoarthritis (OA) remains controversial, and more information is needed regarding how its…”
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Intra-articular injection receipt within 3 months prior to primary total knee arthroplasty is associated with increased periprosthetic joint infection risk by Avila, Amanda, Acuña, Alexander J., Do, Michael T., Samuel, Linsen T., Kamath, Atul F.

“…Purpose This systematic review and meta-analysis analyzed the influence of pre-operative intra-articular injections (IAI) on periprosthetic joint infection…”
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Considerations for Reducing Bias While Addressing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Academic Surgery by Acuña, Alexander J, Jella, Tarun K, Kamath, Atul F

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Rapid Decline in Online Search Queries for Hip and Knee Arthroplasties Concurrent With the COVID-19 Pandemic by Jella, Tarun K., Samuel, Linsen T., Acuña, Alexander J., Emara, Ahmed K., Kamath, Atul F.

“…In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, US hospitals have canceled elective surgeries. This decline in total joint arthroplasty (TJA)…”
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Robotic‐arm assisted versus manual total hip arthroplasty: Systematic review and meta‐analysis of radiographic accuracy by Emara, Ahmed K., Samuel, Linsen T., Acuña, Alexander J., Kuo, Andy, Khlopas, Anton, Kamath, Atul F.

“…Background We systematically reviewed the radiological outcomes of studies comparing robotic‐assisted (RA‐THA) and manual total hip arthroplasty (mTHA)…”
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Use of intraoperative technology in total knee arthroplasty is not associated with reductions in postoperative pain by Kim, Andrew G., Bernhard, Zachary, Acuña, Alexander J., Wu, Victoria S., Kamath, Atul F.

“…Purpose Our systematic review and meta-analysis sought to assess how technology-assistance impacts (1) post-operative pain and (2) opioid use in patients…”
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The effect of timing between preoperative embolization and surgery: A retrospective analysis of hypervascular bone metastases by Acuña, Alexander J., Vijayakumar, Gayathri, Buac, Neil P., Colman, Matthew W., Gitelis, Steven, Blank, Alan T.

“…Background and Objectives The optimal timing between preoperative embolization of hypervascular metastatic bone lesions and surgery has yet to be established…”
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Is prematurity a risk factor for developmental dysplasia of the hip? A systematic review and meta-analysis by Burkhart, Robert J., McNassor, Ryan, Acuña, Alexander J., Kamath, Atul F.

“…Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is the most common orthopedic disorder in newborns. Early recognition and diagnosis are critical to prevent long-term…”
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Correlation of Relative Value Units With Surgical Complexity and Physician Workload: A Contemporary Nationwide Analysis of Orthopaedic Procedures by McNassor, Ryan, Grits, Daniel, Said, Tariq M., Burkhart, Robert J., Acuña, Alexander J., Kamath, Atul F.

“…Although previous studies have demonstrated inconsistencies between surgeon work and reimbursement, no previous study has calculated expected relative value…”
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