Top Three Healthcare Trends in Orthopaedics Affecting Musculoskeletal Care in the Elderly

A Rasch model for partial credit scoring

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Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths — United States, 2017–2018

Wilson, N., Kariisa, M., Seth, P., Smith, H., & Davis, N. L. (2020) · MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report · doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6911a4 · Cited by 1,123 · see citing works

Opioid crisis: no easy fix to its social and economic determinants

Dasgupta, N., Beletsky, L., & Ciccarone, D. (2018) · American Journal of Public Health · doi:10.2105/ajph.2017.304187 · Cited by 923 · see citing works

High-Value, Cost-Conscious Health Care: Concepts for Clinicians to Evaluate the Benefits, Harms, and Costs of Medical Interventions

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Clinical trial design in the era of precision medicine

Fountzilas, E., Tsimberidou, A. M., Vo, H. H., & Kurzrock, R. (2022) · Genome Medicine · doi:10.1186/s13073-022-01102-1 · Cited by 326 · see citing works

Bony ingrowth potential of 3D-printed porous titanium alloy: a direct comparison of interbody cage materials in an in vivo ovine lumbar fusion model

McGilvray, K. C., Easley, J. T., Seim, H. B., et al. (2018) · The Spine Journal · doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2018.02.018 · Cited by 257 · see citing works

Putting Patients First by Reducing Administrative Tasks in Health Care: A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians

Erickson, S. M., Rockwern, B., Koltov, M., McLean, R. M., & for the Medical Practice and Quality Committee of the American College of Physicians* (2017) · Annals of Internal Medicine · doi:10.7326/m16-2697 · Cited by 238 · see citing works

Mandatory Medicare Bundled Payment Program for Lower Extremity Joint Replacement and Discharge to Institutional Postacute Care

Finkelstein, A. N., Ji, Y., Mahoney, N., & Skinner, J. (2018) · JAMA · doi:10.1001/jama.2018.12346 · Cited by 181 · see citing works

An Elaboration of Guttman Scaling with Rasch Models for Measurement

Andrich, D. (1985) · Sociological Methodology · doi:10.2307/270846 · Cited by 156 · see citing works

Pharmacogenomics of Opioids and Perioperative Pain Management

Sadhasivam, S., & Chidambaran, V. (2012) · Pharmacogenomics · doi:10.2217/pgs.12.152 · Cited by 104 · see citing works

Genetic addiction risk score GARS trade a predictor of vulnerability to opioid dependence

Blum, K. (2018) · Frontiers in Bioscience · doi:10.2741/e816 · Cited by 104 · see citing works

Patient-Reported Outcome Instruments for Surgical and Traumatic Scars: A Systematic Review of their Development, Content, and Psychometric Validation

Mundy, L. R., Miller, H. C., Klassen, A. F., Cano, S., & Pusic, A. L. (2016) · Aesthetic Plastic Surgery · doi:10.1007/s00266-016-0642-9 · Cited by 93 · see citing works

The first stage of developing preference-based measures: constructing a health-state classification using Rasch analysis

Young, T. A., Yang, Y., Brazier, J., et al. (2008) · Quality of Life Research · doi:10.1007/s11136-008-9428-0 · Cited by 87 · see citing works

Developing a Pathway for High-value, Patient-centered Total Joint Arthroplasty

Citters, A. D. V., Fahlman, C., Goldmann, D. A., et al. (2013) · Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research · doi:10.1007/s11999-013-3398-4 · Cited by 79 · see citing works

Using Financial Incentives to Improve Value in Orthopaedics

Lansky, D. J., Nwachukwu, B. U., & Bozic, K. J. (2011) · Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research · doi:10.1007/s11999-011-2127-0 · Cited by 74 · see citing works

The Opioid/Overdose Crisis as a Dialectics of Pain, Despair, and One-Sided Struggle

Friedman, S. R., Krawczyk, N., Perlman, D. C., Mateu‐Gelabert, P., Ompad, D. C., Hamilton, L., Nikolopoulos, G. K., Guarino, H., & Cerdá, M. (2020) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi:10.3389/fpubh.2020.540423 · Cited by 71 · see citing works

Application of the Rasch measurement model in rehabilitation research and practice: early developments, current practice, and future challenges

Tennant, A., & Küçükdeveci, A. A. (2023) · Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences · doi:10.3389/fresc.2023.1208670 · Cited by 71 · see citing works

Understanding Value-based Reimbursement Models and Trends in Orthopaedic Health Policy: An Introduction to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015

Saleh, K. J., & Shaffer, W. O. (2016) · Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons · doi:10.5435/jaaos-d-16-00283 · Cited by 62 · see citing works

Fee-for-service payment – an evil practice that must be stamped out?

Ikegami, N. (2015) · International Journal of Health Policy and Management · doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2015.26 · Cited by 56 · see citing works

Five-year clinical outcomes with endoscopic transforaminal foraminoplasty for symptomatic degenerative conditions of the lumbar spine: a comparative study of inside-out versus outside-in techniques

Yeung, A. T., & Lewandrowski, K. (2020) · Journal of Spine Surgery · doi:10.21037/jss.2019.06.08 · Cited by 54 · see citing works

Association of the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model With Disparities in the Use of Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement

Thirukumaran, C. P., Kim, Y., Cai, X., et al. (2021) · JAMA Network Open · doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.11858 · Cited by 54 · see citing works

3D-printed titanium cages without bone graft outperform PEEK cages with autograft in an animal model

Laratta, J. L., Vivace, B. J., López‐Peña, M., et al. (2021) · The Spine Journal · doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2021.12.004 · Cited by 46 · see citing works

Generalizing the Rasch Model for Consumer Rating Scales

Bechtel, G. G. (1985) · Marketing Science · doi:10.1287/mksc.4.1.62 · Cited by 43 · see citing works

Evolving Reimbursement And Pricing Policies For Devices In Europe And The United States Should Encourage Greater Value

Sorenson, C., Drummond, M., & Burns, L. R. (2013) · Health Affairs · doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2012.1210 · Cited by 35 · see citing works

The Changing Environment in Postgraduate Education in Orthopedic Surgery and Neurosurgery and Its Impact on Technology-Driven Targeted Interventional and Surgical Pain Management: Perspectives from Europe, Latin America, Asia, and The United States

Lewandrowski, K., Elfar, J. C., Li, Z., Burkhardt, B. W., Lorio, M. P., Winkler, P., Oertel, J., Telfeian, A. E., Dowling, Á., Vargas, R. A. A., et al. (2023) · Journal of Personalized Medicine · doi:10.3390/jpm13050852 · Cited by 33 · see citing works

Comparison between Three‐Dimensional Printed Titanium and PEEK Cages for Cervical and Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Prospective Controlled Trial

Deng, Z., Zou, Q., Wang, L., et al. (2023) · Orthopaedic Surgery · doi:10.1111/os.13896 · Cited by 31 · see citing works

Five-year clinical outcomes with endoscopic transforaminal outside-in foraminoplasty techniques for symptomatic degenerative conditions of the lumbar spine

Lewandrowski, K., & Ransom, N. A. (2020) · Journal of Spine Surgery · doi:10.21037/jss.2019.07.03 · Cited by 30 · see citing works

Association of Medicare Mandatory Bundled Payment Program With the Receipt of Elective Hip and Knee Replacement in White, Black, and Hispanic Beneficiaries

Kim, H., Meath, T. H. A., Quiñones, A. R., et al. (2021) · JAMA Network Open · doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.1772 · Cited by 30 · see citing works

Comparison of Lumbar Interbody Fusion with 3D-Printed Porous Titanium Cage Versus Polyetheretherketone Cage in Treating Lumbar Degenerative Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Duan, Y., Feng, D., Li, T., et al. (2023) · World Neurosurgery · doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2023.12.111 · Cited by 29 · see citing works

Factors that influence specialist physician preferences for fee-for-service and salary-based payment models: A qualitative study

Ogundeji, Y. K., Quinn, A. E., Lunney, M., et al. (2021) · Health Policy · doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2020.12.014 · Cited by 28 · see citing works

Paired Comparison Survey Analyses Utilizing Rasch Methodology of the Relative Difficulty and Estimated Work Relative Value Units of CPT®Code 27279

Lorio, M. P., Martinson, M., & Ferrara, L. (2016) · The International Journal of Spine Surgery · doi:10.14444/3040 · Cited by 24 · see citing works

Subsidence Rates Associated With Porous 3D-Printed Versus Solid Titanium Cages in Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion

Toop, N., Dhaliwal, J., Grossbach, A. J., Gibbs, D. L., Reddy, N., Keister, A., Mallory, N. T., Xu, D. S., & Viljoen, S. (2023) · Global Spine Journal · doi:10.1177/21925682231157762 · Cited by 23 · see citing works

Predictors of fatal and nonfatal overdose after prescription of opioids for chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Wang, L., Hong, P. J., Jiang, W., Rehman, Y., Hong, B. Y., Couban, R., Wang, C., Hayes, C. J., Juurlink, D. N., & Busse, J. W. (2023) · Canadian Medical Association Journal · doi:10.1503/cmaj.230459 · Cited by 23 · see citing works

Epigenetics and Pain: New Insights to an Old Problem

Nirvanie-Persaud, L., & Millis, R. M. (2022) · Cureus · doi:10.7759/cureus.29353 · Cited by 22 · see citing works

Personalized Medicine in Cancer Pain Management

Raad, M., López, W. O. C., Sharafshah, A., Assefi, M., & Lewandrowski, K. (2023) · Journal of Personalized Medicine · doi:10.3390/jpm13081201 · Cited by 20 · see citing works

Outcomes with transforaminal endoscopic versus percutaneous laser decompression for contained lumbar herniated disc: a survival analysis of treatment benefit

Lewandrowski, K., de Carvalho, P. S. T., Calderaro, A. L., et al. (2020) · Journal of Spine Surgery · doi:10.21037/jss.2019.09.13 · Cited by 17 · see citing works

Rasch analysis in measurement of physician work.

Florin, R. E. (2000) · PubMed · Cited by 14 · see citing works

Can a bioactive interbody device reduce the cost burden of achieving lateral lumbar fusion?

Malone, H. R., Mundis, G. M., Collier, M., Kidwell, R. L., Rios, F., Jelousi, M., Galli, S., Shahidi, B., Akbarnia, B. A., & Eastlack, R. K. (2022) · Journal of Neurosurgery Spine · doi:10.3171/2022.4.spine211070 · Cited by 14 · see citing works

A Proposed Personalized Spine Care Protocol (SpineScreen) to Treat Visualized Pain Generators: An Illustrative Study Comparing Clinical Outcomes and Postoperative Reoperations between Targeted Endoscopic Lumbar Decompression Surgery, Minimally Invasive TLIF and Open Laminectomy

Lewandrowski, K., Abraham, I., León, J. F. R., et al. (2022) · Journal of Personalized Medicine · doi:10.3390/jpm12071065 · Cited by 13 · see citing works

Payment reduction and Medicare private fee-for-service plans.

Frakt, A. B., Pizer, S. D., & Feldman, R. D. (2009) · PubMed · Cited by 12 · see citing works

Personalized Interventional Surgery of the Lumbar Spine: A Perspective on Minimally Invasive and Neuroendoscopic Decompression for Spinal Stenosis

Lewandrowski, K., Yeung, A. T., Lorio, M. P., et al. (2023) · Journal of Personalized Medicine · doi:10.3390/jpm13050710 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

The association between community social vulnerability and prescription opioid availability with individual opioid overdose

Ibrahimi, S. E., Hendricks, M. A., Little, K., Ritter, G. A., Flores, D., Loy, B. A., Wright, D. A., & Weiner, S. G. (2023) · Drug and Alcohol Dependence · doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110991 · Cited by 10 · see citing works

Pharmacogenetics of Postoperative Pain Management: A Review.

Aroke, E. N., & Kittelsrud, J. M. (2020) · PubMed · Cited by 9 · see citing works

Genomics testing and personalized medicine in the preoperative setting: Can it change outcomes in postoperative pain management?

Chaturvedi, R., Alexander, B. S., A’Court, A. M., Waterman, R. S., Burton, B. N., Urman, R. D., & Gabriel, R. A. (2020) · Best practice & research. Clinical anaesthesiology · doi:10.1016/j.bpa.2020.05.008 · Cited by 9 · see citing works

Molecular Genetic Testing in Pain and Addiction: Facts, Fiction and Clinical Utility

Blum, K., Hauser, M., Fratantonio, J. L., & Badgaiyan, R. D. (2015) · Addiction Genetics · doi:10.1515/addge-2015-0001 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Integrating pharmacogenomics into precision pain management

Bates, J. S., Fudin, J., & Patel, J. N. (2022) · Supportive Care in Cancer · doi:10.1007/s00520-022-07404-9 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Feasibility of Non-window Three-Dimensional–Printed Porous Titanium Cage in Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Pilot Trial

Ham, D.-W., Jung, C. W., Chang, D., et al. (2023) · Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery · doi:10.4055/cios22404 · Cited by 6 · see citing works

Racial and ethnic disparities in Medicare: what the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services can, and should, do.

Jost, T. S. (2005) · PubMed · Cited by 5 · see citing works

Addressing the emerging public health crisis of narcotic overdose.

Drahos, G. L., & Williams, L. (2018) · PubMed · Cited by 3 · see citing works

How Does the Effect of the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model Vary Based on Surgical Volume and Costs of Care?

Ko, H., Martin, B., Nelson, R., & Pelt, C. (2022) · Medical Care · doi:10.1097/mlr.0000000000001785 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Beyond Stigma–Integrating Neurobiology, Genetics, and Awareness Integration Theory in Addiction Recovery

Blum, K., Gold, M., Jafari, N., Lewandrowski, K.-U., Sharafshah, A., Mohankumar, K., Lorio, M., Bowirrat, A., Pinhasov, A., Thanos, K., et al. (2026) · Psychology Research and Behavior Management · doi:10.2147/prbm.s561157 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

DETERMINING QUALITY REQUIREMENTS AT THE UNIVERSITIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION

Mustafa, N. H., Kelesbayev, D., & Alibekova, Z. D. (2018) · The Journal of Economic Research & Business Administration · doi:10.26577/be-2018-2-2141

Susquehanna Chorale Spring Concert "Roots and Wings"

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Genentech taps Affimed’s antibodies

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KOMPLIKASI REGIONAL ANESTESI PADA PEDIATRIK

Sari, D. (2023) · Jurnal Komplikasi Anestesi · doi:10.22146/jka.v5i1.7322

Enxerto livre de arteria epigastrica inferior: avaliacao hemodinamica e angiografica pre e pos-operatoria

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