University of Texas Medical Branch

2025

Access to Transplant for African American and Latino Patients under the 2014 US Kidney Allocation System

Madhusoodanan, T., Schladt, D. P., Lyden, G. R., Lozano, C., Miller, J. M., Pyke, J., Weaver, T., Israni, A. K. & McKinney, W. T., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Transplantation. 10.1097/TP.0000000000005360.

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ACEi and ARBs as Primary Prevention of Cancer Therapy-Related Cardiomyopathy in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy with Anthracyclines: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Harmouch, W., Thakker, R., Dang, A., Etewa, A. M., Suthar, K., Hayek, S., Khalife, W. & Elbadawi, A., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Cardiology and Therapy. n71.

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Adjuvant Proton Beam Radiation Therapy for Sinonasal Mucosal Melanoma

Takayesu, J. S. K., Parvathaneni, U., Laramore, G. E., Panjwani, N., Sillings, J., Futran, N. D., Humphreys, I. M., Jafari, A., Abuzeid, W. M., Barber, B., Marchiano, E., Lee, S. M., Thompson, J. A., Hall, E., Bhatia, S., Rodriguez, C. P. & Liao, J. J., Feb 2025, In: Cancer Reports. 8, 2, p. e70111

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Advanced photohydrolysis technology demonstrates rapid inactivation of aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 and efficacy against other respiratory viral pathogens

Peel, J. E., Jardinella, E., Qu, Y., Plante, J., Mitchell, B. M., Walker, J. L., Garofalo, R. P., Weaver, S. C., Plante, K. S., Brasel, T. & Lawrence, W. S., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: American Journal of Infection Control.

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A kidney organoid-based readout to assess disease activity in primary and recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

Gupta, A., Minocha, E., Koss, K., Naved, B. A., Safar-Boueri, L., Wertheim, J. A. & Lorenzo, G., Feb 4 2025, In: Kidney International.

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American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline on Pharmacologic Management of Adults With Dyslipidemia

Patel, S. B., Wyne, K. L., Afreen, S., Belalcazar, L. M., Bird, M. D., Coles, S., Marrs, J. C., Peng, C. C. H., Pulipati, V. P., Sultan, S. & Zilbermint, M., Feb 2025, In: Endocrine Practice. 31, 2, p. 236-262 27 p.

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A mixed methods study investigating factors affecting adherence to Plasmodium vivax malaria primaquine radical cure regimens among migrants along the Myanmar-Thailand border

Ansari, A. T., Aung, K. K., Win, H. H., Beau, C., Nu, B., Soe, N. L., Htoo, K., San, T., Wah, T. G., Keereevijit, A., Phyo, A. P., Chotivanich, K., White, N. J., Nosten, F., Hashmi, A. H. & Chu, C. S., Jan 16 2025, In: PLOS Global Public Health. 5, 1, e0003615.

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A Modular Bacteriophage T4 Nanoparticle Platform Enables Rapid Design of Dual COVID-19-Flu Mucosal Vaccines

Zhu, J., Sha, J., Batra, H., Jain, S., Wu, X., Hendrix, E. K., Kilgore, P. B., Sun, K., Plante, K. S., Plante, J., Walker, J., Tao, P., Chopra, A. & Rao, V. B., Apr 2025, In: Small Science. 5, 4, 2400580.

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A novel hybrid approach to treatment of multiple mesenteric aneurysms in a patient with celiac artery occlusion from Suspected chronic median arcuate ligament syndrome

Iyer, P. S., Potluri, V. K., Mike-Mayer, J., Shokrzadeh, C. L., Cheema, Z., Cheng, C. & Silva, M., Jun 2025, In: Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases, Innovations and Techniques. 11, 3, 101730.

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Antiviral and immunomodulatory effects of ouabain against congenital Zika syndrome model

Carvalho, D. C. M., Dunn, T., Kroon Campos, R., Tierney, J. A., Onyoni, F., Cavalcante-Silva, L. H. A., Pena, L. J., Rodrigues-Mascarenhas, S., Wu, P. & Weaver, S. C., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Molecular Therapy.

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A One Health Investigation into H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus Epizootics on Two Dairy Farms

Shittu, I., Silva, D., Oguzie, J. U., Marushchak, L. V., Olinger, G. G., Lednicky, J. A., Trujillo-Vargas, C. M., Schneider, N. E., Hao, H. & Gray, G. C., Feb 15 2025, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 80, 2, p. 331-338 8 p.

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A secondary analysis of gait after a 4-week postural intervention for older adults with hyperkyphosis

Hughes, L., Ellis, A., Rogers, H., Hadley, M. & Galloway, R. V., Feb 11 2025, In: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 26, 1, p. 136 136.

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Assessing the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Cell-Free Amniotic Fluid in the Treatment of Non-Healing Venous Ulcers: Initial Experience From a Prospective, Multicenter, Phase II Study

Ditmars, F., Ducharme, S. E., Lee, A. M., Reems, J. A., Fagg, W. S. & Markovic, J. N., Apr 2025, In: International Wound Journal. 22, 4, e70171.

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Association of Racial and Ethnic Composition with Staff Levels in Nursing Homes: 2013-2019

Kang, Y., Kang, S., Bowblis, J. R., Downer, B., McHugh, M. D. & Xu, H., Apr 2025, In: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 26, 4, 105496.

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A steric gate prevents mutagenic dATP incorporation opposite 8-oxo-deoxyguanosine in mitochondrial DNA polymerases

Baruch-Torres, N., Trasviña-Arenas, C. H., Gilea, A. I., Dissanayake, U. C., Molina-Jiménez, M., García-Medel, P. L., Díaz-Quezada, C., Lodi, T., Cisneros, G. A., Baruffini, E. & Brieba, L. G., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: FEBS Journal.

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Beyond the surface: A case study about nevus sebaceous removal for cosmetic concerns

Lewis, J., Singh, J. P. & Nicanord, E. J., Jan 1 2025, In: SAGE Open Medical Case Reports. 13

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Biliary Adenofibroma and the Threat of Malignant Transformation

Youssef, M., Gosnell, J. & Stevenson-Lerner, H., Apr 13 2025, In: International Journal of Surgical Pathology.

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Bivalirudin Versus Heparin in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute Coronary Syndromes

Krittanawong, C., Ahuja, T., Wang, Z., Qadeer, Y. K., Moras, E., Virk, H. U. H., Alam, M., Jneid, H. & Sharma, S., Mar 1 2025, In: Critical Pathways in Cardiology. 24, 1, p. e0372

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Body mass index and trajectories of muscle strength and physical function over time in Mexican American older adults: Sex differences

Davis, A. R. & Al Snih, S., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 103802.

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Brain-derived tau oligomer polymorphs: distinct aggregations, stability profiles, and biological activities

Lo Cascio, F., Park, S., Sengupta, U., Puangmalai, N., Bhatt, N., Shchankin, N., Jerez, C., Moreno, N., Bittar, A., Xavier, R., Zhao, Y., Wang, C., Fu, H., Ma, Q., Montalbano, M. & Kayed, R., Dec 2025, In: Communications Biology. 8, 1, 53.

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Breast Conservation Surgery for Breast Cancer in Men

Den, J., Nelson, N., Khanipov, K. & Klimberg, V. S., Apr 1 2025, In: Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 240, 4, p. 627-635 9 p.

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Cervicothoracic lipoma in a child: A case report

Ozmer, G. L., Dempsey, J. R., Shah, N. R., Fortich, S. & Naik-Mathuria, B., May 2025, In: Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports. 116, 102989.

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Changes in incarceration and tuberculosis notifications from prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe and the Americas: a time-series analysis of national surveillance data

Zheng, A., Faust, L., Harries, A. D., Avedillo, P., Akodu, M., Galvan, M., Barreto-Duarte, B., Andrade, B. B., Ugarte-Gil, C., Garcia-Basteiro, A. L., Espinal, M., Warren, J. L. & Martinez, L., Apr 2025, In: The Lancet Public Health. 10, 4, p. e285-e294

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Characterization and Proteomic Profiling of Hepatocyte-like Cells Derived from Human Wharton’s Jelly Mesenchymal Stromal Cells: De Novo Expression of Liver-Specific Enzymes

Lo Iacono, M., Corrao, S., Alberti, G., Amico, G., Timoneri, F., Russo, E., Cucina, A., Indelicato, S., Rappa, F., Corsello, T., Saieva, S., Di Stefano, A., Di Gaudio, F., Conaldi, P. G. & La Rocca, G., Feb 2025, In: Biology. 14, 2, 124.

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Chorionic trophoblast cells demonstrate functionally different phenotypes from placental trophoblasts

Choudhury, J., Richardson, L., Urrabaz-Garza, R., Jacob, J., Kammala, A. K. & Menon, R., Mar 1 2025, In: Biology of reproduction. 112, 3, p. 530-539 10 p.

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COMBINED EFFECTS OF OXANDROLONE AND EXERCISE ON MUSCLE RECOVERY IN RATS WITH SEVERE BURN AND HINDLIMB UNLOADING

Palackic, A., El Ayadi, A., Wade, C. E., Baer, L. A., Branski, L. K., Hundeshagen, G., Kleinhapl, J., Wolf, S. E. & Song, J., Apr 1 2025, In: Shock. 63, 4, p. 622-627 6 p.

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Comparative analysis of GPT-4 and Google Gemini's consistency with pediatric otolaryngology guidelines

Rossi, N. A., Corona, K. K., Yoshiyasu, Y., Hajiyev, Y., Hughes, C. A. & Pine, H. S., Jun 2025, In: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 193, 112336.

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Comparison of Pediatric and Adult Firearm Deaths to Inform Violence Prevention at Pediatric Trauma Centers

Guhan, M., Dempsey, J., Dumbre, O., Saladi, S., Kasbaum, M. A., Benavidez, E., Carter, J., Martinez, A., Pierce, M., Seger, C. & Naik-Mathuria, B., Feb 2025, In: Journal of Surgical Research. 306, p. 350-357 8 p.

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Contextual Determinants of Health Disparities in Utilization of Community-Based Rehabilitation Services Among Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries With Traumatic Brain Injury

Onwudebe, C., Aguirre, C. R., Malagaris, I., Kuo, Y. F. & Pappadis, M. R., Mar 1 2025, In: The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation. 40, 2, p. 76-85 10 p.

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Corticosteroid Injection up to 8 Weeks Before Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Doubles the Incidence of Postoperative Infection

Wainwright, J. D., Gay, S. S., Nguyen, A., Weiss, W. & Wenke, J. C., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery.

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Cross-neutralizing activity of the chikungunya vaccine VLA1553 against three prevalent chikungunya lineages

Kosulin, K., Brasel, T., Smith, J., Torres, M., Bitzer, A., Dubischar, K., Buerger, V., Mader, R., Weaver, S., Beasley, D. W. C. & Hochreiter, R., 2025, In: Emerging Microbes and Infections. 14, 1, 2469653.

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Data science and Artificial Intelligence in Biology, Health and Healthcare

Elkin, P. L., Lindsell, C., Facelli, J., Desai, M., Weng, C., Spratt, H., Messinger, S., Waitman, L. R., Hairston, J. M., O'Hara, R. & Meinzen-Derr, J., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Clinical and Translational Science.

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Defining ideal middle cerebral artery bifurcation aneurysm size for Woven EndoBridge embolization

Adeeb, N., Musmar, B., Salim, H. A., Aslan, A., Alla, A., Cancelliere, N. M., McLellan, R. M., Algin, O., Ghozy, S., Dibas, M., Lay, S. V., Guenego, A., Renieri, L., Carnevale, J., Saliou, G., Mastorakos, P., Naamani, K. E., Shotar, E., Premat, K. & Möhlenbruch, M. & 73 others, Kral, M., Doron, O., Chung, C., Salem, M. M., Lylyk, I., Foreman, P. M., Vachhani, J. A., Shaikh, H., Župančić, V., Hafeez, M. U., Catapano, J. S., Waqas, M., Tutino, V. M., Ibrahim, M. K., Mohammed, M. A., Ozates, M. O., Ayberk, G., Rabinov, J. D., Ren, Y., Schirmer, C. M., Piano, M., Kühn, A. L., Michelozzi, C., Elens, S., Starke, R. M., Hassan, A., Ogilvie, M., Nguyen, A., Jones, J., Brinjikji, W., Nawka, M. T., Psychogios, M., Ulfert, C., Diestro, J. D. B., Pukenas, B., Burkhardt, J. K., Domingo, R. A., Huynh, T., Martinez-Gutierrez, J. C., Essibayi, M. A., Sheth, S. A., Spiegel, G., Tawk, R. G., Lubicz, B., Panni, P., Puri, A. S., Pero, G., Nossek, E., Raz, E., Killer-Oberfalzer, M., Griessenauer, C. J., Asadi, H., Siddiqui, A., Brook, A. L., Altschul, D., Ducruet, A. F., Albuquerque, F. C., Regenhardt, R. W., Stapleton, C. J., Kan, P., Kalousek, V., Lylyk, P., Boddu, S., Knopman, J., Aziz-Sultan, M. A., Tjoumakaris, S. I., Clarençon, F., Limbucci, N., Cuellar-Saenz, H. H., Jabbour, P. M., Pereira, V. M., Patel, A. B. & Dmytriw, A. A., Mar 2025, In: Journal of neurosurgery. 142, 3, p. 647-657 11 p.

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Dehydration-induced Ae-Aper50 regulates midgut infection in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

Accoti, A., Becker, M., Abu, A. E. I., Vulcan, J., Jun, R., Widen, S., Sylla, M., Popov, V. & Dickson, L. B., Mar 2025, In: mBio. 16, 3

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Dementia Medications and Their Association with Pain Medication Use in Medicare Beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s Disease/Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias and Chronic Pain

Milani, S. A., Westra, J., Kuo, Y. F., Downer, B. & Raji, M. A., Mar 2025, In: Drugs and Aging. 42, 3, p. 267-274 8 p., e803.

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Determining Sex-Specific Gene Expression Differences in Human Chorion Trophoblast Cells

Goncharov, D. D. A., Lintao, R. C. V., Urrabaz-Garza, R., Radnaa, E., Kammala, A. K., Richardson, L. & Menon, R., Mar 2025, In: International journal of molecular sciences. 26, 5, 2239.

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Development and characterization of a reverse genetics system for the lineage II Chicava strain of Machupo virus in a guinea pig model

Mantlo, E., Maruyama, J., Manning, J., Reyna, R. A., Huang, C. & Paessler, S., Jan 1 2025, In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 19, 1, p. e0012834

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Development and validation of a quantitative Orthopoxvirus immunoassay to evaluate and differentiate serological responses to Mpox infection and vaccination

All Ireland Infectious Diseases cohort study, Mar 2025, In: EBioMedicine. 113, 105622.

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Development of a rapid antigen-based lateral flow assay for tick-borne spotted fever rickettsioses

Willson, R., Zhao, Y., Brosamer, K., Pal, Y., Blanton, L. S., Arroyave Sierra, E., Roach, C., Walker, D., Kourentzi, K. & Fang, R., Jan 2025, In: PloS one. 20, 1, e0312819.

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Development of a Recombinase-Mediated Cassette Exchange System for Gene Knockout and Expression of Non-Native Gene Sequences in Rickettsia

Cull, B., Burkhardt, N. Y., Khoo, B. S., Oliver, J. D., Wang, X. R., Price, L. D., Khanipov, K., Fang, R. & Munderloh, U. G., Feb 2025, In: Vaccines. 13, 2, 109.

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Development of a Telehealth Simulation Using Intraprofessional Collaboration

Rumsey, K., Joy, S., More, D., Cangelosi, M., Feng, J. & Touw, M., Mar 1 2025, In: Nursing education perspectives. 46, 2, p. 129-130 2 p.

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Development of a Virtual Patient Generator for Simulation of Vasopressor Resuscitation

Kao, Y. M., Chalumuri, Y. R., Sampson, C., Shah, S. A., Salsbury, J. R., Tivay, A., Kinsky, M., Kramer, G. & Hahn, J. O., May 1 2025, In: Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control. 147, 3, 031001.

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Diabetes-Related Lower Limb Amputations in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas: A Focused Look at a Historical Health Disparity

Collazo, A., Shibuya, N., Prochaska, J. & Jupiter, D. C., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.

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Differences in outcomes of post-traumatic knee osteoarthritis among men and women: Real world data study

Sandhu, M. K., Cowan, A. & Golovko, G., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Orthopaedic Reports. 100600.

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Distinct gut microbiome features characterize Fasciola hepatica infection and predict triclabendazole treatment outcomes in Peruvian patients

Lee, G., Rosa, B. A., Fernandez-Baca, M. V., Martin, J., Ore, R. A., Ortiz, P., Cabada, M. M. & Mitreva, M., 2025, In: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 15, 1555171.

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Donor and Recipient Polygenic Risk Scores Influence Kidney Transplant Function

Collins, K. E., Gilbert, E., Mauduit, V., Benson, K. A., Elhassan, E. A. E., O’Seaghdha, C., Hill, C., McKnight, A. J., Maxwell, A. P., van der Most, P. J., de Borst, M. H., Guan, W., Jacobson, P. A., Israni, A. K., Keating, B. J., Lord, G. M., Markkinen, S., Helanterä, I., Hyvärinen, K. & Partanen, J. & 5 others, Madden, S. F., Lanktree, M. B., Limou, S., Cavalleri, G. L. & Conlon, P. J., 2025, In: Transplant International. 38, 14171.

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Do progesterone receptor membrane components (PGRMC)s play a role in the chorions refractoriness to epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT)?

Bush, B., Richardson, L., Radnaa, E., Behnia, F., Jacob, J., Lintao, R. C. V. & Menon, R., Jun 2025, In: Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 169, 104463.

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Dual Inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 3CL Protease and Human Cathepsin L Containing Glutamine Isosteres Are Anti-CoV-2 Agents

Kumar, V., Zhu, J., Chenna, B. C., Hoffpauir, Z. A., Rademacher, A., Rogers, A. M., Tseng, C. T., Drelich, A., Farzandh, S., Lamb, A. L. & Meek, T. D., Jan 15 2025, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147, 2, p. 1631-1648 18 p.

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Early Life Exposure to Deltamethrin Impairs Synaptic Function by Altering the Brain-Derived Extracellular Vesicle Proteome

Koff, L., Di Re, J., Chand, S., Avchalumov, Y., Nguyen, N. M., Baumgartner, T. J., Singh, A. K., Goode, N. A., Marosi, M., Hallberg, L. M., Ameredes, B. T., Green, T. A., Yelamanchili, S. V., Pendyala, G. & Laezza, F., 2025, In: Molecular and Cellular Proteomics. 24, 2, 100902.

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Early postoperative adverse cardiac events following total shoulder arthroplasty: a propensity-matched analysis of risk factors

Tansey, P. J., Lawand, J. J., Nasser, E., Momenzadeh, K. & Somerson, J. S., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Seminars in Arthroplasty JSES.

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