Publications

• 1. Schloemann DT
  2. Wilbur DM
  3. Rubery PT
  4. Thirukumaran CP
  Are Quality Scores in the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services Merit-based Incentive Payment System Associated With Outcomes After Outpatient Orthopaedic Surgery?; Clinical orthopaedics and related research. 2024 Mar 21.
• 1. Hunter J
  2. Ramirez G
  3. Thirukumaran C
  4. Baumhauer J
  Using PROMIS Scores to Provide Cost-Conscious Follow-up After Foot and Ankle Surgery.; Foot & ankle international. 2024 Feb 24.
• 1. Ailaney N
  2. Barra M
  3. Schloemann D
  4. Thirukumaran CP
  5. Kaplan NB
  Short-Term (6 Months or Less) Pain in Cemented Versus Cementless Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.; The Journal of arthroplasty. 2024 Feb 20.
• 1. Childs S
  2. Bakhsh W
  3. Thirukumaran C
  4. Emery S
  5. Rubery P
  6. Mesfin A
  Trends in lumbar interbody fusion: A study of American Board of Orthopedic Surgery (ABOS) candidate data.; Surgical neurology international; Vol 14, pp. 426. 2023 Dec 15.
• 1. Thirukumaran CP
  2. Fiscella KA
  3. Rosenthal MB
  4. Doshi JA
  5. Schloemann DT
  6. Ricciardi BF
  Association of race and ethnicity with opioid prescribing for Medicare beneficiaries following total joint replacements.; Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2023 Sep 29.
• 1. Botros M
  2. Guirguis P
  3. Balkissoon R
  4. Myers TG
  5. Thirukumaran CP
  6. Ricciardi BF
  Is Morbid Obesity a Modifiable Risk Factor In Patients who have Severe Knee Osteoarthritis and do not have a Formal Perioperative Optimization Program?; The Journal of arthroplasty. 2023 Sep 15.
• 1. Ricciardi BF
  2. Porter KR
  3. Myers TG
  4. Ginnetti JG
  5. Kaplan N
  6. Thirukumaran CP
  Demographics and Early Outcomes of Commercial Antibiotic Cement Usage for Infection Prophylaxis During Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients Older Than 65 Years: An American Joint Replacement Registry Study.; The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2023 Sep 06.
• 1. Schloemann DT
  2. Ricciardi BF
  3. Thirukumaran CP
  Disparities in the Epidemiology and Management of Fragility Hip Fractures.; Current osteoporosis reports. 2023 Jun 26.
• 1. Schloemann DT
  2. Sajda T
  3. Ricciardi BF
  4. Thirukumaran CP
  Association of Total Knee Replacement Removal From the Inpatient-Only List With Outpatient Surgery Utilization and Outcomes in Medicare Patients.; JAMA network open; Vol 6(6), pp. e2316769. 2023 Jun 01.
• 1. Schloemann DT
  2. Hammert WC
  3. Mandalapu A
  4. Thirukumaran CP
  What Factors Are Associated With Revision Cubital Tunnel Release Within 3 Years?; Clinical orthopaedics and related research. 2023 Mar 30.
• 1. Haddas R
  2. Botros M
  3. D'Agostino CR
  4. Jablonski J
  5. Ramirez G
  6. Vasalos K
  7. Thirukumaran C
  8. Rubery PT
  The effect of a workplace wellness program on disability, function and pain in healthcare providers workers with low back pain-outcomes of 3040 academic health center employees.; European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society. 2023 Jan 25.
• 1. Rubery PT
  2. Ramirez G
  3. Kwak A
  4. Thirukumaran C
  Racial/ethnic and income-based differences in the use of surgery for cervical and lumbar disorders in New York State: A retrospective analysis.; The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society. 2023 Jan 25.
• 1. Bernstein DN
  2. Ramirez G
  3. Thirukumaran CP
  4. Samuel Flemister A
  5. Oh IC
  6. Ketz JP
  7. Baumhauer JF
  Clinical Improvement Following Operative Management of Ankle Fractures Among Patients With and Without Moderate to High Depressive Symptoms: An Analysis Using PROMIS.; Foot & ankle orthopaedics; Vol 8(1), pp. 24730114221151077. 2023 Jan 20.
• 1. Schloemann DT
  2. Thirukumaran CP
  3. Hammert WC
  Incidence and Risk Factors for Revision Within 1 Year of Primary Carpal Tunnel Release.; Hand (New York, N.Y.). 2023 Jan 19.
• 1. Shaikh HJF
  2. Botros M
  3. Ramirez G
  4. Thirukumaran CP
  5. Ricciardi B
  6. Myers TG
  Comparable performance of machine learning algorithms in predicting readmission and complications following total joint arthroplasty with external validation.; Arthroplasty (London, England); Vol 5(1), pp. 58. 2023 Jan 08.
• 1. Hwang A
  2. Zhang L
  3. Ramirez G
  4. Maloney M
  5. Voloshin I
  6. Thirukumaran C
  Black Race, Hispanic Ethnicity, and Medicaid Insurance are Associated with Lower Rates of Rotator Cuff Repair in New York State.; Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association. 2022 Jul 08.
• 1. Glance LG
  2. Benesch CG
  3. Holloway RG
  4. Thirukumaran CP
  5. Nadler JW
  6. Eaton MP
  7. Fleming FJ
  8. Dick AW
  Association of Time Elapsed Since Ischemic Stroke With Risk of Recurrent Stroke in Older Patients Undergoing Elective Nonneurologic, Noncardiac Surgery.; JAMA surgery. 2022 Jun 29.
• 1. Lander ST
  2. Thirukumaran C
  3. Saleh A
  4. Noble KL
  5. Menga EN
  6. Mesfin A
  7. Rubery PT
  8. Sanders JO
  Long-Term Health-Related Quality of Life After Harrington Instrumentation and Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Minimum 40-Year Follow-up.; The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume; Vol 104(11). 2022 Jun 01.
• 1. Rubery PT
  2. Ramirez G
  3. D'Agostino CR
  4. Vasalos K
  5. Thirukumaran C
  A workplace wellness program at an academic health center influences employee health, satisfaction, productivity and the rate of workplace injury.; International archives of occupational and environmental health. 2022 May 02.
• 1. Thirukumaran CP
  2. Ricciardi BF
  3. Cai X
  4. Holloway RG
  5. Li Y
  6. Glance LG
  Association of Medicare Mandatory Bundled Payment Reform With Joint Replacement Surgery Use for Beneficiaries With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias.; JAMA health forum; Vol 3(2), pp. e215111. 2022 Feb 11.
• 1. Thirukumaran CP
  2. Ricciardi BF
  3. Cai X
  4. Holloway RG
  5. Li Y
  6. Glance LG
  Association of Medicare Mandatory Bundled Payment Reform With Joint Replacement Surgery Use for Beneficiaries With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias; JAMA Health Forum; Vol 3(2). 2022 Jan 01.
• 1. Ying M
  2. Thirukumaran CP
  3. Temkin-Greener H
  4. Joynt Maddox KE
  5. Holloway RG
  6. Li Y
  Association of Skilled Nursing Facility Participation in Voluntary Bundled Payments With Postacute Care Outcomes for Joint Replacement.; Medical care; Vol 61(2), pp. 109-116. 2022 Jan 12.
• 1. Neumaier M
  2. Thirukumaran C
  3. Ramirez G
  4. Ricciardi B
  Heightened 30-Day Postoperative Complication Risk Persists After COVID-19 Infection.; World journal of surgery. 2022 Jan 06.
• 1. Ying M
  2. Temkin-Greener H
  3. Thirukumaran CP
  4. Joynt Maddox KE
  5. Holloway RG
  6. Li Y
  Skilled Nursing Facility Participation in Bundled Payments Was Related to Small Increases in Nurse Staffing Levels.; Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society. 2022 Jan 02.
• 1. Ramirez G
  2. Myers TG
  3. Thirukumaran CP
  4. Ricciardi BF
  Does Hypothetical Centralization of Revision THA and TKA Exacerbate Existing Geographic or Demographic Disparities in Access to Care By Increased Patient Travel Distances or Times? A Large-database Study.; Clinical orthopaedics and related research. 2021 Dec 06.
• 1. Ying M
  2. Temkin-Greener H
  3. Thirukumaran CP
  4. Joynt Maddox KE
  5. Holloway RG
  6. Li Y
  Skilled Nursing Facility Participation in a Voluntary Medicare Bundled Payment Program: Association With Facility Financial Performance.; Medical care. 2021 Nov 23.
• 1. Rubery PT
  2. Lander ST
  3. Mesfin A
  4. Sanders JO
  5. Thirukumaran CP
  Mismatch between Pelvic Incidence and Lumbar Lordosis is the Key Sagittal Plane Determinant of Patient Outcome at minimum 40 Years after Instrumented Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.; Spine. 2021 Nov 18.
• 1. Thirukumaran CP
  Lessons from Medicare's Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative for postacute care.; Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2021 Sep 12.
• 1. Glance LG
  2. Thirukumaran CP
  3. Feng C
  4. Lustik SJ
  5. Dick AW
  Association Between the Physician Quality Score in the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System and Hospital Performance in Hospital Compare in the First Year of the Program.; JAMA network open; Vol 4(8). 2021 Aug 02.
• 1. Thirukumaran CP
  2. Rosenthal MB
  The Triple Aim for Payment Reform in Joint Replacement Surgery: Quality, Spending, and Disparity Reduction.; JAMA. 2021 Jul 23.
• 1. Kim Y
  2. Thirukumaran C
  3. Temkin-Greener H
  4. Hill E
  5. Holloway R
  6. Li Y
  Institutional Postacute Care Use May Help Reduce Readmissions for Ischemic Stroke Patients.; Medical care. 2021 May 13.
• 1. Thirukumaran CP
  2. Kim Y
  3. Cai X
  4. Ricciardi BF
  5. Li Y
  6. Fiscella KA
  7. Mesfin A
  8. Glance LG
  Association of the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model With Disparities in the Use of Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement.; JAMA network open; Vol 4(5). 2021 May 03.
• 1. Quinzi DA
  2. Ramirez G
  3. Kaplan NB
  4. Myers TG
  5. Thirukumaran CP
  6. Ricciardi BF
  Early complications and reoperation rates are similar amongst open reduction internal fixation, intramedullary nail, and distal femoral replacement for periprosthetic distal femur fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.; Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery. 2021 Mar 20.
• 1. Glance LG
  2. Thirukumaran CP
  3. Dick AW
  The Unequal Burden of COVID-19 Deaths in Counties With High Proportions of Black and Hispanic Residents.; Medical care. 2021 Mar 17.
• 1. Kim Y
  2. Thirukumaran C
  3. Temkin-Greener H
  4. Hill E
  5. Holloway R
  6. Li Y
  The Effect of Medicare Shared Savings Program on Readmissions and Variations by Race/Ethnicity and Payer Status (December 9, 2020).; Medical care. 2021 Jan 28.
• 1. Li Y
  2. Ying M
  3. Cai X
  4. Thirukumaran CP
  Association of Mandatory Bundled Payments for Joint Replacement With Postacute Care Outcomes Among Medicare and Medicaid Dual Eligible Patients.; Medical care. 2020 Dec 02.
• 1. Anandarajah A
  2. Thirukumaran C
  3. McCarthy K
  4. McMahon S
  5. Feng C
  6. Ritchlin C
  Identification and Characterization of a High-Need, High-Cost group among Hospitalized SLE patients.; Arthritis care & research. 2020 Nov 17.
• 1. Thirukumaran CP
  2. Cai X
  3. Glance LG
  4. Kim Y
  5. Ricciardi BF
  6. Fiscella KA
  7. Li Y
  Geographic Variation and Disparities in Total Joint Replacement Use for Medicare Beneficiaries: 2009 to 2017.; The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume. 2020 Oct 20.
• 1. Kurucan E
  2. Thirukumaran C
  3. Hammert WC
  Trends in the Management of Traumatic Upper Extremity Amputations.; The Journal of hand surgery. 2020 Jul 19.
• 1. Menga EN
  2. Bernstein DN
  3. Thirukumaran C
  4. McCormick SK
  5. Rubery PT
  6. Mesfin A
  Evaluating Trends and Outcomes of Spinal Deformity Surgery in Cerebral Palsy Patients.; International journal of spine surgery; Vol 14(3). 2020 Jun.
• 1. Kurucan E
  2. Sulovari A
  3. Thirukumaran C
  4. Greenstein A
  5. Molinari R
  6. Mesfin A
  Volume-Outcome Relationship in Halo Vest Utilization for C2 Fractures.; The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society. 2020 May 28.
• 1. Glance LG
  2. Thirukumaran CP
  3. Li Y
  4. Gao S
  5. Dick AW
  Improving The Accuracy Of Hospital Quality Ratings By Focusing On The Association Between Volume And Outcome.; Health affairs (Project Hope); Vol 39(5). 2020 May.
• 1. Bernstein DN
  2. Thirukumaran C
  3. Raudenbush B
  4. Molinari RW
  5. Menga EN
  6. Mesfin A
  Predictors of 30-Day Unplanned Readmissions, Complications, and Mortality Following Operative Management of C2 Fractures.; Global spine journal; Vol 10(2). 2020 Apr.
• 1. Li Y
  2. Ying M
  3. Cai X
  4. Kim Y
  5. Thirukumaran CP
  Trends in Postacute Care Use and Outcomes After Hip and Knee Replacements in Dual-Eligible Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries, 2013-2016.; JAMA network open; Vol 3(3). 2020 Mar 02.
• 1. Glance LG
  2. Thirukumaran CP
  3. Shippey E
  4. Lustik SJ
  5. Dick AW
  Impact of medicaid expansion on disparities in revascularization in patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction.; PloS one; Vol 15(12). 2020.
• 1. Williams DM
  2. Thirukumaran CP
  3. Moses JT
  4. Mesfin A
  Complications and Mortality Rates Following Surgical Management of Extradural Spine Tumors in New York State.; Spine. 2019 Oct 15.
• 1. Thirukumaran CP
  2. McGarry BE
  3. Glance LG
  4. Ying M
  5. Ricciardi BF
  6. Cai X
  7. Li Y
  Impact of Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program Penalties on Hip and Knee Replacement Readmissions: Comparison of Hospitals at Risk of Varying Penalty Amounts.; The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume. 2019 Oct 15.
• 1. Thirukumaran CP
  2. Zaman A
  3. Rubery PT
  4. Calabria C
  5. Li Y
  6. Ricciardi BF
  7. Bakhsh WR
  8. Kautz H
  Natural Language Processing for the Identification of Surgical Site Infections in Orthopaedics.; The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume. 2019 Oct 09.
• 1. Lipof JS
  2. Thirukumaran CP
  3. Greenstein AS
  4. Zmich Z
  5. Lander A
  6. Ricciardi BF
  Postdischarge Opiate-Prescribing Habits for Primary THA and TKA: A Survey of American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Members.; Orthopedics. 2019 Jul 26.
• 1. Jevotovsky DS
  2. Thirukumaran CP
  3. Rubery PT
  Creating Value in Spine Surgery: Using Patient Reported Outcomes to Compare the Short-term Impact of Different Orthopaedic Surgical Procedures.; The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society. 2019 Jun 20.