Browsing by Author "Thornhill, Thomas"
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Enhancing the quality of international orthopedic medical mission trips using the blue distinction criteria for knee and hip replacement centers
Dempsey, Kyle E; Ghazinouri, Roya; Diez, Desiree; Alcantara, Luis; Beagan, Carolyn; Aggouras, Barbara; Hoagland, Monica; Thornhill, Thomas S; Katz, Jeffrey N (BioMed Central, 2013)Background: Several organizations seek to address the growing burden of arthritis in developing countries by providing total joint replacements (TJR) to patients with advanced arthritis who otherwise would not have access ... -
Mortality Risk Assessment of Total Knee Arthroplasty and Related Surgery After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Von Keudell, Arvind G.; Thornhill, Thomas S.; Katz, Jeffrey N.; Losina, Elena (Bentham Open, 2016)Background: The optimal antiplatelet therapy (APT) treatment strategy after Coronary Artery Stenting (CAS) in non-cardiac surgery, such as total knee arthroplasty (TKA) or urgent TKA-related surgery remains unknown. Methods: ... -
Obesity & Hypertension are Determinants of Poor Hemodynamic Control during Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Review
Nwachukwu, Benedict Uchenna; Collins, Jamie E; Nelson, Emily P; Concepcion, Mercedes; Thornhill, Thomas Stone; Katz, Jeffrey Neil (BioMed Central, 2013)Background: Proper blood pressure control during surgical procedures such as total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is considered critical to good outcome. There is poor understanding of the pre-operative risk factors for poor ... -
Participation in physical activity in patients 1–4 years post total joint replacement in the Dominican Republic
Elman, Scott A; Dong, Yan; Stenquist, Derek S; Ghazinouri, Roya; Alcantara, Luis; Collins, Jamie E; Beagan, Carolyn; Thornhill, Thomas S; Katz, Jeffrey N (BioMed Central, 2014)Background: To address both the growing burden of joint disease and the gaps in medical access in developing nations, medical relief organizations have begun to launch programs to perform total joint replacement (TJR) on ... -
Placing a Price on Medical Device Innovation: The Example of Total Knee Arthroplasty
Suter, Lisa G.; Paltiel, A. David; Rome, Benjamin Newman; Solomon, Daniel Hal; Thornhill, Thomas Stone; Abrams, Stanley K.; Katz, Jeffrey Neil; Losina, Elena (Public Library of Science, 2013)Background: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is common, effective, and cost-effective. Innovative implants promising reduced long-term failure at increased cost are under continual development. We sought to define the implant ... -
Rationale for Prostaglandin I2 in Bone Marrow Oedema – From Theory to Application
Jäger, Marcus; Tillmann, Frank Peter; Thornhill, Thomas Stone; Mahmoudi, Marcus; Blondin, Dirk; Hetzel, Gerd Rüdiger; Zilkens, Christoph; Krauspe, Rüdiger (BioMed Central, 2008)Introduction: Bone marrow oedema (BME) and avascular osteonecrosis (AVN) are disorders of unclear origin. Although there are numerous operative and non-operative treatments for AVN, pain management in patients with AVN ...