Alexander J. Rondon

ORCID: 0000-0002-6684-3401
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Research Areas
  • Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
  • Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
  • Shoulder Injury and Treatment
  • Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries
  • Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment
  • Surgical site infection prevention
  • Anesthesia and Pain Management
  • Healthcare cost, quality, practices
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
  • Hip and Femur Fractures
  • Blood transfusion and management
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques
  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Sports injuries and prevention
  • Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation
  • Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques

New York Hospital Queens
2024-2025

Columbia University
2024-2025

NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital
2024-2025

Hartford Hospital
2025

Rothman Institute
2017-2024

Thomas Jefferson University
2017-2024

Rothman Orthopaedics
2019-2024

Columbia University Irving Medical Center
2024

Rush University
2023

United States Department of Defense
2022

Background: The use of a tourniquet during total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is controversial. Pain and return to function are believed, by some, be influenced the tourniquet. hypothesis this study was that would delay postoperative functional recovery increase pain as compared with no use. Methods: Two hundred patients were recruited for prospective, double-blinded, randomized controlled trial. Patients undergo TKA either (100 patients) or without one blinded group allocation. Primary outcome...

10.2106/jbjs.19.00146 article EN Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2019-10-16

Recent surgical site infection prevention guidelines recommend that no additional prophylactic antibiotics be administered after the incision is closed in clean-contaminated procedures. Although there ample evidence to support this recommendation non-arthroplasty surgery, concern about extending these procedures with an implant such as total joint arthroplasty (TJA). The aim of study was compare efficacy a single dose multiple doses for periprosthetic (PJI) patients undergoing TJA.A...

10.2106/jbjs.18.00336 article EN Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2019-03-06

Background: Even though return to play is important for Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers and teams, performance after ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) surgery using several advanced analytic pitch-tracking metrics has not been well studied. Purpose: To evaluate in MLB modern at 1, 2, 3 seasons UCL surgery. Study Design: Case series; Level of evidence, 4. Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on 129 who underwent primary reconstruction or repair between November 2017 2023...

10.1177/03635465241289142 article EN other-oa The American Journal of Sports Medicine 2025-01-01

Background: Dysphagia is a common complication of stroke and often leads to the need for modified diets alternate feeding routes. Length stay (LOS) patients requiring percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubes longer than those who can eat by mouth. The decision place PEG multifactorial multidisciplinary, involving speech-language pathologist (SLP), dietary, neurology input, as well goals care. Despite this complex decision-making process, there are few existing algorithms guide timing...

10.1161/str.56.suppl_1.tp149 article EN Stroke 2025-01-30

Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injury rates have been rising steadily, while the recent development of advanced analytics and pitch-tracking analysis now drives player evaluation throughout Major League Baseball (MLB). To evaluate association between several analytic metrics on UCL surgery in MLB pitchers. Case-control study. Included this study were pitchers who underwent primary reconstruction or repair from April 2018 to November 2023. Exclusion criteria without 2 qualifying seasons...

10.1177/23259671241302432 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine 2025-02-01

Update This article was updated on March 24, 2020, because of a previous error. On page 505, in the first paragraph “Materials and Methods” section, sentence that had read “Patients who underwent revision TJA or simultaneous bilateral those with missing data related to VTE prophylaxis were excluded” now reads excluded. A subsequent subanalysis exclusion 154 patients (308 knees) procedures demonstrated no differences reported outcomes.” An erratum has been published: J Bone Joint Surg Am....

10.2106/jbjs.18.00143 article EN Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2019-03-20

Sleep disturbance is a common concern among patients who have undergone total joint arthroplasty (TJA). Poor sleep during the postoperative period affect quality of life directly and may influence pain recovery after TJA. The purpose this prospective study was to investigate whether daily use exogenous melatonin for 6 weeks TJA can mitigate effects on sleep.A cohort 118 undergoing primary hip or knee from 2018 2020 were randomized (6 mg) placebo 42 days surgery. Inclusion criterion...

10.5435/jaaos-d-21-00243 article EN Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2021-11-01
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