Browsing by Author "Wright, Elizabeth"
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Development and validation of an index of musculoskeletal functional limitations
Katz, Jeffrey Neil; Wright, Elizabeth A; Baron, John A; Losina, Elena (Springer Nature, 2009)Background: While musculoskeletal problems are leading sources of disability, there has been little research on measuring the number of functionally limiting musculoskeletal problems for use as predictor of outcome in ... -
Predictors of refusal during a multi-step recruitment process for a randomized controlled trial of arthritis education
Blanch, Danielle C.; Rudd, Rima E.; Wright, Elizabeth A; Gall, Victoria; Katz, Jeffrey Neil (Elsevier BV, 2008)Objective Randomized controlled trials in patient education often have difficulty enrolling vulnerable populations – specifically, older, poorer and less educated individuals. We undertook a randomized controlled trial ... -
Prevalence and risk factors for periprosthetic fracture in older recipients of total hip replacement: a cohort study
Katz, Jeffrey N; Wright, Elizabeth A; Polaris, Julian JZ; Harris, Mitchel B; Losina, Elena (BioMed Central, 2014)Background: The growing utilization of total joint replacement will increase the frequency of its complications, including periprosthetic fracture. The prevalence and risk factors of periprosthetic fracture require further ... -
A randomized controlled trial of an intervention to reduce low literacy barriers in inflammatory arthritis management
Rudd, Rima E.; Blanch, Danielle C.; Gall, Victoria; Chibnik, Lori; Wright, Elizabeth A; Reichmann, William; Liang, Matthew Heng; Katz, Jeffrey Neil (Elsevier BV, 2009)Objective Test the efficacy of educational interventions to reduce literacy barriers and enhance health outcomes among patients with inflammatory arthritis. Methods The intervention consisted of plain language ... -
Rapid HIV Testing Program Implementation: Lessons from the Emergency Department
Arbelaez, Christian; Block, Brian Lewis; Losina, Elena; Wright, Elizabeth A.; Reichmann, William M.; Mikulinsky, Regina; Solomon, Jessica D.; Dooley, Matthew M.; Walensky, Rochelle P. (Springer-Verlag, 2009)Background: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines and the World Health Organization (WHO) both recommend HIV testing in health-care settings. However, neither organization provides prescriptive ... -
Treatment Failure Among Infected Periprosthetic Patients at a Highly Specialized Revision TKA Referral Practice
Schwarzkopf, Ran; Oh, Daniel; Wright, Elizabeth; Estok, Daniel M; Katz, Jeffery N (Bentham Open, 2013)Deep infection is a serious and costly complication of total knee arthroplasty (TKA), which can increase patient morbidity and compromise functional outcome and satisfaction. Two-stage revision with an interval of parental ... -
Treatment Failure Among Infected Periprosthetic Total Hip Arthroplasty Patients
Schwarzkopf, Ran; Mikhael, Bassem; Wright, Elizabeth; Estok, Daniel M; Katz, Jeffrey N (Bentham Open, 2014)Two-stage revision has been shown to be the most successful treatment in eradicating deep infection following total hiparthroplasty. We identified 62 patients treated by a two-stage revision. We defined “successful revision” ...