Eyal Behrbalk

Elective primary total hip arthroplasty in rheumatoid arthritis versus osteoarthritis: in-hospital outcomes from the national inpatient sample, 2016–2021

Abstract Background Whether coded rheumatoid arthritis (RA) among patients undergoing elective total hip arthroplasty (THA) is associated with excess short-term inpatient morbidity in contemporary U.S. practice remains uncertain. Methods We performed a retrospective cohort study...

Clinical and System-Level Factors Associated With Digital Replantation Following Complete Traumatic Thumb or Other-Finger Amputation: A National Inpatient Analysis, 2016–2021

Purpose Digital replantation is traditionally guided by injury mechanism, functional priority, ischemia time, and patient factors. Pediatric age is commonly considered a favorable indication, whereas advanced age is often assumed to reduce candidacy. We examined associations of a...