The Future Is Much Closer Collaboration Between the Pharmaceutical Industry and Academic Medical Centers

2010 ◽  
Vol 87 (5) ◽  
pp. 525-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Vallance ◽  
P Williams ◽  
C Dollery
Keyword(s):  
Pharmaceutical Industry ◽  
Academic Medical Centers ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
Academic Medical ◽  
The Future

The Future of Academic Medical Centers in the United States

2001 ◽  
Vol 161 (8) ◽  
pp. 1047 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph S. Alpert ◽  
Daniel M. Flanagan ◽  
Norman A. Botsford
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Academic Medical Centers ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
Academic Medical ◽  
The Future

Unplanned Reoperation and Implant Revision After Total Wrist Arthroplasty

Hand ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 155894471989881 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taylor M. Pong ◽  
Wouter F. van Leeuwen ◽  
Kamil Oflazoglu ◽  
Philip E. Blazar ◽  
Neal Chen
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Implant Removal ◽  
Academic Medical Centers ◽  
Implant Design ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
Total Wrist Arthroplasty ◽  
Academic Medical ◽  
Related Risk ◽  
Wrist Arthroplasty

Background: Total wrist arthroplasty (TWA) is a treatment option for many debilitating wrist conditions. With recent improvements in implant design, indications for TWA have broadened. However, despite these improvements, there are still complications associated with TWA, such as unplanned reoperation and eventual implant removal. The goal of this study was to identify risk factors for an unplanned reoperation or implant revision after a TWA at 2 academic medical centers between 2002 and 2015. Methods: In this retrospective study, 24 consecutive TWAs were identified using CPT codes. Medical records were manually reviewed to identify demographic, patient- or disease-related, and surgery-related risk factors for reoperation and implant removal after a primary TWA. Results: Forty-six percent of wrists (11 of 24 TWAs performed) had a reoperation after a median of 3.4 years, while 29% (7 of 24) underwent implant revision after a median of 5 years. Two patients had wrist surgery prior to their TWA, both eventually had their implant removed ( P = .08). There were no risk factors associated with reoperation or implant removal. Conclusion: Unplanned reoperation and implant removal after a primary TWA are common. Approximately 1 in 3 wrists are likely to undergo revision surgery. We found no factors associated with reoperation or implant removal; however, prior wrist surgery showed a trend toward risk of implant removal after TWA.

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