Description of Research Expertise
Hip arthroplasty alternate bearing Ceramic on Ceramic
Depuy studies ongoing
FDA IDE 1996 to 2003 leading to FDA approval in US
Selected Publications
Bernstein J, Bernstein JJ, Mehta S, Hume EL, Schenker ML, Ahn J.: Defining the Key Parts of a Procedure: Implications for Overlapping Surgery. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 26 (6): 142-147,2018.
Hume EL, Lacko HS and Piscitello J: Hip and Knee Arthoplasty Care Pathways: Process Improvement and Methods Increase Quality and Lower Cost U Penn Orthopaedic J 28 : 2018.
Mitchell MD, Betesh JS, Ahn J, Hume EL, Mehta S, Umscheid CA.: Transfusion Thresholds for Major Orthopedic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Arthroplasty. : 2017.
Hume E, Finnah P, Fang M, Kosseim L.: Value Driven Readmission Mitigation for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty at Penn Medicine. UPOJ 27 : 2017.
Elkassabany NM, Abraham D, Huang S, Kase B, Pio F, Hume E, Israelite C, Liu J.: Patient education and anesthesia choice for total knee arthroplasty. Patient Educ Couns. : 2017.
Hume, Kamath, Levin, Paris, Ward, Wandling: Optimal Resources for Surgical Quality and Safety
9 Disease management and Multidisciplinary patient care
9.14 Orthopaedic Surgery America College of Surgery : 158,2017.
Bernstein J, Weintraub S, Hume E, Neuman MD, Kates SL, Ahn J.: The New APGAR SCORE: A Checklist to Enhance Quality of Life in Geriatric Patients with Hip Fracture. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 99 (14): 2017.
Dattilo J, Gittings D, Sloan M, Charette R, Hume E, Lee GC.: 'Hot Joints' infection protocol reduces unnecessary post-operative re-admissions following total hip and knee arthroplasty. Bone Joint J. 99B (12): 1603-1610,2017.
Friedman JM, Couso R, Kitchens M, Vakhshori V, Hillin CD, Wu CH, Steere J, Ahn J, Hume E.: Benign heart murmurs as a predictor for complications following total joint arthroplasty. J Ortho 14 (4): 470-474. ,2017.
Elkassabany NM, Abraham D, Huang S, Kase B, Pio F, Hume E, Israelite C, Liu J.: Patient education and anesthesia choice for total knee arthroplasty. Patient Educ Couns. 100 (9): 1709-1713. ,2017.
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