“Effect of Low-Intensity vs Standard-Intensity Warfarin Prophylaxis on Venous Thromboembolism or Death Among Patients Undergoing Hip or Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Clinical Trial,” by Brian F. Gage, Anne R. Bass, Hannah Lin, Scott C. Woller, Scott M. Stevens, Noor Al-Hammadi, Jeffrey L. Anderson, Juan Li, Tomás Rodriguez Jr, J. Philip Miller, Gwendolyn A. McMillin, Robert C. Pendleton, Amir K. Jaffer, Cristi R. King, Brandi Whipple, Rhonda Porche-Sorbet, Lynnae Napoli, Kerri Merritt, Anna M. Thompson, Gina Hyun, Wesley Hollomon, Robert L. Barrack, Ryan M. Nunley, Gerard Moskowitz, Victor Dávila-Román, and Charles S. Eby (Vol. 322, No. 9, September 3, 2019, p. 834-842).
September 5, 2019
CAAR – Journal of the American Medical Association Article Abstract – September 5, 2019
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September 3, 2019
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – September 3, 2019
A. “No association between preoperative physical activity level and time to return to work in patients after total hip or knee arthroplasty: A prospective cohort study,” by Anton R. Boersma, Sandra Brouwer, Wendy Koolhaas, Reinoud W. Brouwer, Wierd P. Zijlstra, Jan van Beveren, and Martin Stevens (PLoS ONE 14(9): e0221932. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221932, HTML, XML, and .pdf format, 13p.).
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B. “Subjective judgments of rhythmic complexity in Parkinson’s disease: Higher baseline, preserved relative ability, and modulated by tempo,” by Kjetil Vikene, Geir Olve Skeie, and Karsten Specht (PLoS ONE 14(9): e0221752. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221752, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 21p.).
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June 21, 2019
CAAR – Canadian Institute for Health Information/Institut Canadien D’information Sur La Sante Report – June 21, 2019
“Hip and Knee Replacements in Canada, 2017–2018,” (June 2019, .pdf and Excel format, 52p.).
www.cihi.ca/en/hip-and-knee-replacements-in-canada-cjrr-report-0
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February 15, 2019
CAAR – Lancet Article Abstracts – February 15, 2019
A. “How long does a hip replacement last? A systematic review and meta-analysis of case series and national registry reports with more than 15 years of follow-up,” by Jonathan T. Evans, Jonathan P. Evans, Robert W. Walker, Ashley W. Blom, Michael R. Whitehouse, and Adrian Sayers (Vol. 393, No. 10172, February 16, 2019, p. 647-654).
www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)31665-9/fulltext
B. “How long does a knee replacement last? A systematic review and meta-analysis of case series and national registry reports with more than 15 years of follow-up,” by Jonathan T. Evans, Robert W. Walker, Jonathan P. Evans, Ashley W. Blom, Adrian Sayers, and Michael R. Whitehouse (Vol. 393, No. 10172, February 16, 2019, p. 655-663).
www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)32531-5/fulltext
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June 19, 2018
CAAR – Canadian Institute for Health Information/Institut Canadien D’information Sur La Sante Report – June 19, 2018
“Hip and knee replacements in Canada, 2016-2017,” (June 2018, .pdf and Excel format, 50p.).
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May 15, 2018
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – May 15, 2018
A. “Adult height and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study (JPHC),” by Hikaru Ihira, Norie Sawada, Motoki Iwasaki, Taiki Yamaji, Atsushi Goto, Mitsuhiko Noda, Hiroyasu Iso, and Shoichiro Tsugane, the JPHC Study Group (PLoS ONE 13(5): e0197164. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0197164, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 14p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0197164
B. “Effects of computer-assisted navigation versus conventional total knee arthroplasty on the levels of inflammation markers: A prospective study,” by Shu-Jui Kuo, Horng-Chaung Hsu, Ching-Jen Wang, Ka-Kit Siu, Ya-Hung Hsu, Jih-Yang Ko, and Chih-Hsin Tang (PLoS ONE 13(5): e0197164. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0197164, HTML, XML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
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February 26, 2018
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article – February 26, 2018
“Aspirin or Rivaroxaban for VTE Prophylaxis after Hip or Knee Arthroplasty,” by David R. Anderson, Michael Dunbar, John Murnaghan, Susan R. Kahn, Peter Gross, Michael Forsythe, Stephane Pelet, William Fisher, Etienne Belzile, Sean Dolan, Mark Crowther, Eric Bohm, Steven J. MacDonald, Wade Gofton, Paul Kim, David Zukor, Susan Pleasance, Pantelis Andreou, Steve Doucette, Chris Theriault, Abongnwen Abianui, Marc Carrier, Michael J. Kovacs, Marc A. Rodger, Doug Coyle, Philip S. Wells, and Pascal-Andre Vendittoli (Vol. 378, No. 8, February 22, 2018, p. 699-707).
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September 28, 2017
CAAR – Journal of the American Medical Association Article – September 28, 2017
Note: The link below is to the table of contents for the current issue of JAMA (Vol. 318, No. 12, September 26, 2017). Check with your organization’s information center for availability.
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“Effect of Genotype-Guided Warfarin Dosing on Clinical Events and Anticoagulation Control Among Patients Undergoing Hip or Knee Arthroplasty
The GIFT Randomized Clinical Trial,” by Brian F. Gage, Anne R. Bass, Hannah Lin, Scott C. Woller, Scott M. Stevens, Noor Al-Hammadi, Juan Li, Tomas Rodríguez Jr, J. Philip Miller, Gwendolyn A. McMillin, Robert C. Pendleton, Amir K. Jaffer, Cristi R. King, Brandi DeVore Whipple, Rhonda Porche-Sorbet, Lynnae Napoli, Kerri Merritt, Anna M. Thompson, Gina Hyun, Jeffrey L. Anderson, Wesley Hollomon, Robert L. Barrack, Ryan M. Nunley, Gerard Moskowitz, Victor Dávila-Román, and Charles S. Eby (p. 1115-1124).
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August 17, 2017
CAAR – Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [University of Bonn, Germany] Working Paper – August 17, 2017
“Taking the CON out of Pennsylvania: Did Hip and Knee Replacement Patients Benefit?” by Susan L. Averett, Sabrina Terrizzi, and Yang Wang (Discussion Paper no. 10917, July 2017, .pdf format, 30p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
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June 27, 2017
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – June 27, 2017
“Early mobilisation after total hip or knee arthroplasty: A multicentre prospective observational study,” by Matthew J. Chua, Andrew J. Hart, Rajat Mittal, Ian A. Harris, Wei Xuan, and Justine M. Naylor (PLoS ONE 12(6): e0179820. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179820, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 15p.).
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April 7, 2017
CAAR – Lancet Article Abstract – April 7, 2017
“The effect of patient age at intervention on risk of implant revision after total replacement of the hip or knee: a population-based cohort study,” by Lee E. Bayliss, David Culliford, A. Paul Monk, Sion Glyn-Jones, Daniel Prieto-Alhambra, Andrew Judge, Cyrus Cooper, Andrew J. Carr, Nigel K. Arden, David J. Beard, and Andrew J. Price (Vol. 389, No. 10077, April 8, 2017, p. 1424-1430).
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March 14, 2017
CAAR – Journal of the American Medical Association Articles – March 14, 2017
Note: The link below is to the table of contents for the current issue of JAMA (Vol. 317, No. 10, March 14, 2017). Check with your organization’s information center for availability.
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“Effect of Inpatient Rehabilitation vs a Monitored Home-Based Program on Mobility in Patients With Total Knee Arthroplasty: The HIHO Randomized Clinical Trial,” by Mark A. Buhagiar, Justine M. Naylor, Ian A. Harris, Wei Xuan, Friedbert Kohler, Rachael Wright, and Renee Fortunato (p. 1037-1046).
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December 15, 2016
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – December 15, 2016
“Patients’ Expectations Impact Their Satisfaction following Total Hip or Knee Arthroplasty,” by Audrey Neuprez, Jean-Pierre Delcour, Firouzeh Fatemi, Philippe Gillet, Jean-Michel Crielaard, Olivier Bruyere, and Jean-Yves Reginster (PLoS ONE 11(12): e0167911. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0167911, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 14p.).
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June 23, 2016
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – June 23, 2016
A. “Use of Seasonal Influenza Vaccination and Its Associated Factors among Elderly People with Disabilities in Taiwan: A Population-Based Study,” by Yu-Chia Chang, Ho-Jui Tung, Shang-Wei Hsu, Lei-Shin Chen, Pei-Tseng Kung, Kuang-Hua Huang, Shang-Jyh Chiou, and Wen-Chen Tsai (PLoS ONE 11(6): e0158075. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0158075, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
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B. “Periprosthetic Infection following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Nationwide Population-Based Nested Case-Control Study,” by Ta-Wei Tai, Tzu-Chieh Lin, Chia-Jung Ho, Yea-Huei Kao Yang, and Chyun-Yu Yang (PLoS ONE 11(6): e0158096. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0158096, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
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October 23, 2015
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract – October 23, 2015
“A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Total Knee Replacement,” by Soren T. Skou, Ewa M. Roos, Mogens B. Laursen, Michael S. Rathleff, Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Ole Simonsen, and Sten Rasmussen (Vol. 373, No. 17, October 22, 2015, p. 1597-1606).
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September 3, 2015
CAAR – US National Center for Health Statistics Data Brief – September 3, 2015
“Hospitalization for Total Knee Replacement Among Inpatients Aged 45 and Over: United States, 2000–2010,” by Sonja N. Williams, Monica L. Wolford, and Anita Bercovitz (Data Brief No. 210, September 2015, .pdf and HTML format, 8p.).
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August 11, 2015
October 17, 2014
CAAR – Lancet Article Abstracts – October 17, 2014
Note: Lancet requires free registration prior to providing access.
A. “45-day mortality after 467,779 knee replacements for osteoarthritis from the National Joint Registry for England and Wales: an observational study,” by Linda P. Hunt, Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Emma M. Clark, Paul Dieppe, Andrew Judge, Alex J. MacGregor, Jon H. Tobias, Kelly Vernon, and Ashley W. Blom, on behalf of the National Joint Registry for England and Wales (Vol. 384, No. 9952, October 18, 2014, p. 1429-1436).
www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(14)60540-7/abstract
B. “Adverse outcomes after total and unicompartmental knee replacement in 101,330 matched patients: a study of data from the National Joint Registry for England and Wales,” by Alexander D. Liddle, Andrew Judge, Hemant Pandit, and David W. Murray (Vol. 384, No. 9952, October 18, 2014, p. 1437-1445).
www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(14)60419-0/abstract
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September 15, 2014
CAAR – British Medical Journal Article – September 15, 2014
“Appraisal of evidence base for introduction of new implants in hip and knee replacement: a systematic review of five widely used device technologies,” by Marc J. Nieuwenhuijse, R. G. H. H. Nelissen, J. W. Schoones, and A. Sedrakyan (Vol. 349, No. 7974, September 13, 2014, BMJ 2014;349:g5133, HTML and .pdf format).
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April 4, 2013
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – April 4, 2013
A. “Rasagiline Ameliorates Olfactory Deficits in an Alpha-Synuclein Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease,” by Geraldine H. Petit, Elijahu Berkovich, Mark Hickery, Pekka Kallunki, Karina Fog, Cheryl Fitzer-Attas, and Patrik Brundin (PLoS ONE 8(4): e60691. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060691, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 13p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0060691
B. “Genetic Loci Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease and Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in a Finnish Case-Control Cohort,” by Lyzel S. Elias-Sonnenschein, Seppo Helisalmi, Teemu Natunen, Anette Hall, Teemu Paajanen, Sanna-Kaisa Herukka, Marjo Laitinen, Anne M. Remes, Anne M. Koivisto, Kari M. Mattila, Terho Lehtimaki, Frans R. J. Verhey, Pieter Jelle Visser, Hilkka Soininen, and Mikko Hiltunen (PLoS ONE 8(4): e59676. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059676, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059676
C. “Patients with Severe Radiographic Osteoarthritis Have a Better Prognosis in Physical Functioning after Hip and Knee Replacement: A Cohort-Study,” by J. Christiaan Keurentjes, Marta Fiocco, Cynthia So-Osman, Ron Onstenk, Ankie W. M. M. Koopman-Van Gemert, Ruud G. Poll, Herman M. Kroon, Thea P. M. Vliet Vlieland, and Rob G. Nelissen (PLoS ONE 8(4): e59500. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059500, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059500
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March 20, 2013
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – March 20, 2013
A. “AMP Activated Protein Kinase Is Indispensable for Myocardial Adaptation to Caloric Restriction in Mice,” by Kai Chen, Satoru Kobayashi, Xianmin Xu, Benoit Viollet, and Qiangrong Liang (PLoS ONE 8(3): e59682. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059682, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059682
B. “Depression and Incident Dementia. An 8-Year Population-Based Prospective Study,” by Melanie Luppa, Tobias Luck, Franziska Ritschel, Matthias C. Angermeyer, Arno Villringer, and Steffi G. Riedel-Heller (PLoS ONE 8(3): e59246. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059246, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059246
C. “Influence of Body Mass Index (BMI) on Functional Improvements at 3 Years Following Total Knee Replacement: A Retrospective Cohort Study,” by Paul Baker, Karthikeyan Muthumayandi, Craig Gerrand, Benjamin Kleim, Karen Bettinson, and David Deehan (PLoS ONE 8(3): e59079. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059079, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059079
D. “18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in Elderly Patients with an Elevated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate of Unknown Origin,” by Karel-Jan D. F. Lensen, Alexandre E. Voskuyl, Conny J. van der Laken, Emile F. I. Comans, Dirkjan van Schaardenburg, Alex B. Arntzenius, Ton Zwijnenburg, Frank Stam, Michelle Gompelman, Friso M. v.d. Zant, Anneke Q. A. van Paassen, Bert J. Voerman, Frits Smit, Sander Anten, Carl E. Siegert, Arjen Binnerts, and Yvo M. Smulders (PLoS ONE 8(3): e58917. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058917, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0058917
E. “Preoperative HO-1 Levels as Prognostic Factor for Adverse Cardiac Events in Elder Patients Undergoing Non-Cardiac Surgery,” by Hong Zheng, Hai-Ping Ma, Jiang Wang, and Ming Ma (PLoS ONE 8(3): e58567. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058567, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 6p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0058567
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March 8, 2013
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – March 8, 2013
A. “Organisational Culture in Residential Aged Care Facilities: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study,” by Christopher Etherton-Beer, Lorraine Venturato, and Barbara Horner (PLoS ONE 8(3): e58002. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058002, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0058002
B. “Site-Specific Perturbations of Alpha-Synuclein Fibril Structure by the Parkinson’s Disease Associated Mutations A53T and E46K,” by Luisel R. Lemkau, Gemma Comellas, Shin W. Lee, Lars K. Rikardsen, Wendy S. Woods, Julia M. George, and Chad M. Rienstra (PLoS ONE 8(3): e49750. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0049750, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0049750
C. “Ginsenoside Rg1 Decreases A{beta}1-42 Level by Upregulating PPAR? and IDE Expression in the Hippocampus of a Rat Model of Alzheimer’s Disease,” by QianKun Quan, Jue Wang, Xi Li, and Yi Wang (PLoS ONE 8(3): e59155. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059155, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059155
D. “Oleuropein Aglycone Protects Transgenic C. elegans Strains Expressing A{beta}42 by Reducing Plaque Load and Motor Deficit,” by Luisa Diomede, Stefania Rigacci, Margherita Romeo, Massimo Stefani, and Mario Salmona (PLoS ONE 8(3): e58893. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058893, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0058893
E. “The Proton-Pump Inhibitor Lansoprazole Enhances Amyloid Beta Production,” by Nahuai Badiola, Victor Alcalde, Albert Pujol, Lisa-Marie Munter, Gerd Multhaup, Alberto Lleo, Mireia Coma, Montserrat Soler-Lopez, and Patrick Aloy (PLoS ONE 8(3): e58837. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058837, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0058837
F. “Socio-Economic Position Has No Effect on Improvement in Health-Related Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction in Total Hip and Knee Replacement: A Cohort Study,” by J. Christiaan Keurentjes, David Blane, Melanie Bartley, Johan J. B. Keurentjes, Marta Fiocco, and Rob G. Nelissen (PLoS ONE 8(3): e56785. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056785, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0056785
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