Publications Print Cochrane NH, Kim BI, Seyler TM, Bolognesi MP, Ryan SP, Ledford CK. Timing of Renal Transplant Prior to Total Knee Arthroplasty Impacts 90-Day Postoperative Outcomes. J Arthroplasty. 2024 Sep; 39 (9):2261-2265.e1 Epub 2024 Mar 22 View PubMed Salmons HI, Larson DR, Couch CG, Bingham JS, Ledford CK, Trousdale RT, Taunton MJ, Wyles CC. Surgical Approach and Body Mass Index Impact Risk of Wound Complications Following Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2024 Sep; 39 (9S2):S459-S463 Epub 2024 Mar 26 View PubMed Mansour E, Boddu SP, Gill VS, Abu Jawdeh BG, McGary AK, Clarke HD, Spangehl MJ, Abdel MP, Ledford CK, Bingham JS. Risk Factors in Patients Who Had Prior Renal or Liver Transplant Undergoing Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2024 Sep; 39 (9S2):S199-S204 Epub 2023 Dec 02 View PubMed Pelkowski JN, Traverse JM, Owen RN, Meeusen LL, Santoro MC, Ledford CK. Pathway to Excellence: One Institution's Experience Obtaining the Joint Commission's Advanced Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement Certification. Orthop Nurs. 2024 Sep-Oct 01; 43(5):270-275. Epub 2024 Sep 25. View PubMed Shirley MB, Clarke HD, Trousdale RT, Abdel MP, Ledford CK. How Does the Physician Patient Fare After Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty? Arthroplast Today. 2024 Aug; 28:101469 Epub 2024 July 20 View PubMed Wilke BK, Spaulding AC, Crowe MM, Ledford CK, Sherman CE, Spencer-Gardner L, Blasser KE. Do All Postoperative Vancouver B2 Fractures Require Revision Arthroplasty With Cementless Stems? Arthroplast Today. 2024 Aug; 28:101444 Epub 2024 June 14 View PubMed Ledford CK, Shirley MB, Spangehl MJ, Berry DJ, Abdel MP. Do breast cancer patients have increased risk of complications after primary total hip and total knee arthroplasty? Bone Joint J. 2024 Apr 1; 106-B (4):365-371 Epub 2024 Apr 01 View PubMed Pelkowski JN, Young PF, O'Connor MI, Sherman CE, Mcelroy MJ, Ledford CK. Patient specific implants versus conventional implants in primary total knee arthroplasty: No significant difference in patient reported outcomes at 5 years. J Orthop. 2023 Dec; 46:124-127 Epub 2023 Oct 31 View PubMed Iturregui JM, Sebro R, Baranek M, Garner HW, Stanborough RO, Goulding KA, Ledford CK, Wilke BK. Direct anterior approach associated with lower dislocation risk after primary total hip arthroplasty in patients with prior lumbar spine fusion. Hip Int. 2023 Nov; 33 (6):1043-1048 Epub 2023 Mar 08 View PubMed Salmons HI, Karczewski D, Ledford CK, Bedard NA, Wyles CC, Abdel MP. Femoral Head Length Impact on Outcomes Following Total Hip Arthroplasty in 36 Millimeter Cobalt Chrome-on-Highly Crosslinked Polyethylene Articulations. J Arthroplasty. 2023 Sep; 38 (9):1787-1792 Epub 2023 Feb 18 View PubMed Wilson JM, Hadley ML, Ledford CK, Bingham JS, Taunton MJ. The Fate of the Patient With Superficial Dehiscence Following Direct Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2023 Jul; 38 (7 Suppl 2):S420-S425 Epub 2023 Apr 25 View PubMed Ryan SP, Warne CN, Osmon DR, Tande AJ, Ledford CK, Hyun M, Berry DJ, Abdel MP. Short Course of Oral Antibiotic Treatment After Two-Stage Exchange Arthroplasty Appears to Decrease Early Reinfection. J Arthroplasty. 2023 May; 38 (5):909-913 Epub 2022 Dec 08 View PubMed Thompson JC, VanWagner MJ, Spaulding AC, Wilke BK, Schoch BS, Spencer-Gardner LS, Ledford CK. A Survey of Personal Health Habits, Wellness, and Burnout in Practicing Orthopaedic Surgeons-Are We Taking Care of Ourselves? J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2023 May 1; 7 (5) Epub 2023 May 09 View PubMed Ledford CK, Kumar AR, Guier CG, Fruth KM, Pagnano MW, Berry DJ, Abdel MP. Does Metabolic Syndrome Impact the Risk of Reoperation, Revision, or Complication After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty? J Arthroplasty. 2023 Feb; 38 (2):259-265 Epub 2022 Sept 03 View PubMed Pelkowski JN, Wilke BK, Glabach MR, Bowman JC, Ortiguera CJ, Blasser KE, Crowe MM, Sherman CE, Ledford CK. The Development and Early Experience of a Destination Center of Excellence Program for Total Joint Arthroplasty. Orthop Nurs. 2023 Jan-Feb 01; 42(1):4-11. View PubMed Ledford CK, Barry KS, Prendergast MB, Sherman CE. Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in Solid Organ Transplant Patients: Perioperative Optimization and Outcomes. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2022 Dec 15; 30 (24):1157-1164 Epub 2022 Oct 14 View PubMed Ledford CK, Wolverton MR, Spencer-Gardner LS, Pagnano MW, Berry DJ, Abdel MP. What are the Outcomes After Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in Patients With Prior Cerebrovascular Accidents? J Arthroplasty. 2022 Dec; 37 (12):2347-2352 Epub 2022 July 06 View PubMed Barry KS, Nimma SR, Spaulding AC, Wilke BK, Torp KD, Ledford CK. Perioperative Outcomes of Immersive Virtual Reality as Adjunct Anesthesia in Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. Arthroplast Today. 2022 Dec; 18:84-88 Epub 2022 Oct 22 View PubMed VanWagner MJ, Porter SB, Spaulding AC, Shi GG, Wilke BK, Ledford CK. Intertrochanteric fracture fixation in solid organ transplant patients: outcomes and survivorship. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2022 Oct; 142 (10):2739-2745 Epub 2021 Aug 03 View PubMed Pelkowski JN, Gajarawala SN, Spelsberg SC, Ledford CK. Incorporating telemedicine into an ambulatory orthopedic practice. JAAPA. 2022 Aug 1; 35 (8):50-54 View PubMed Ledford CK, Elstad ZM, Fruth KM, Wilke BK, Pagnano MW, Berry DJ, Abdel MP. The Impact of Metabolic Syndrome on Reoperations and Complications After Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2022 Jun; 37 (6):1092-1097 Epub 2022 Feb 04 View PubMed Wilke Benjamin, Sessums Price, Shi Glenn, Libertin Claudia, Heckman Michael, Brushaber Danielle, Ledford Cameron. An Alternative Wound Class for Orthopedic Surgery is more Strongly Associated with Risk for Postoperative Infection in Total Joint Arthroplasty than the Current Surgical Wound Classification System Journal of Orthopaedic Experience & Innovation. 2022; 31413. Iturregui JM, Sebro RA, Baranek ME, Garner HW, Stanborough RO, Goulding KA, Ledford CK, Wilke BK. A Multicenter Retrospective Review of Total Hip Arthroplasty and Lumbar Spine Fusion Demonstrates a Lower Dislocation Risk with the Direct Anterior compared to the Posterior and Anterolateral Approaches Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. 2022. Sessums PO, Ledford CK, Sherman CE, Bosch W, Libertin CR, Brumble LM, Wilke BK. A Comparison of Interobserver Reliability Between Orthopedic Surgeons Using the Centers for Disease Control Surgical Wound Class Definitions. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2021 Dec 15; 29 (24):1068-1071 View PubMed Shi GG, Kumar AR, Ledford CK, Ortiguera CJ, Wilke BK. Infrapatellar Saphenous Nerve Is at Risk During Tibial Nailing: An Anatomic Study. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2021 Oct 4; 5 (10) Epub 2021 Oct 04 View PubMed Ledford CK, VanWagner MJ, Spaulding AC, Spencer-Gardner LS, Wilke BK, Porter SB. Outcomes of Femoral Neck Fracture Treated With Hip Arthroplasty in Solid Organ Transplant Patients. Arthroplast Today. 2021 Oct; 11:212-216 Epub 2021 Oct 06 View PubMed Marigi E, Marigi I, Crowe MM, Ortiguera CJ, Ledford CK, Werthel JD, Sperling JW, Sanchez-Sotelo J, Schoch BS. Primary reverse shoulder arthroplasty in patients with metabolic syndrome is associated with increased rates of deep infection. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2021 Sep; 30 (9):2032-2040 Epub 2021 Feb 08 View PubMed Ledford CK, VanWagner MJ, Sherman CE, Torp KD. Immersive Virtual Reality Used as Adjunct Anesthesia for Conversion Total Hip Arthroplasty in a 100-Year-Old Patient. Arthroplast Today. 2021 Aug; 10:149-153 Epub 2021 Aug 07 View PubMed Elstad ZM, Buckner JF, Taunton MJ, Sherman CE, Ledford CK, Wilke BK. Outcomes of Total Hip Arthroplasty Via the Direct Anterior vs Alternative Approaches for Acute Femoral Neck Fractures. Arthroplast Today. 2021 Apr; 8:92-95 Epub 2021 Mar 07 View PubMed Rhea EB, Iman DJ, Wilke BK, Sherman CE, Ledford CK, Blasser KE. A Crossover Cohort of Direct Anterior vs Posterolateral Approach in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: What Does the Patient Prefer? Arthroplast Today. 2020 Dec; 6 (4):792-795 Epub 2020 Sept 08 View PubMed Pelkowski JN, Wilke BK, Crowe MM, Sherman CE, Ortiguera CJ, Ledford CK. Robotic-Assisted versus Manual Total Knee Arthroplasty in a Crossover Cohort: What Did Patients Prefer? Surg Technol Int. 2020 Nov 28; 37:336-340 View PubMed Guier C, Shi G, Ledford C, Taunton M, Heckman M, Wilke B. Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients With Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: A Retrospective Matched-Cohort Study. Arthroplast Today. 2020 Sep; 6 (3):386-389 Epub 2020 June 16 View PubMed Rasmussen L, Bell J, Kumar A, Heckman MG, Lesser E, Whalen J, Shi GG, Ledford C, Wilke B. A Retrospective Review of Native Septic Arthritis in Patients: Can We Diagnose Based on Laboratory Values? Cureus. 2020 Jun 12; 12 (6):e8577 Epub 2020 June 12 View PubMed Ledford CK, Perry KI, Hanssen AD, Abdel MP. What Are the Contemporary Etiologies for Revision Surgery and Revision After Primary, Noncemented Total Hip Arthroplasty? J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2019 Dec 15; 27 (24):933-938 View PubMed Statz JM, Ledford CK, Chalmers BP, Taunton MJ, Mabry TM, Trousdale RT. Geniculate Artery Injury During Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2018 Oct; 47 (10) View PubMed Chalmers BP, Ledford CK, Taunton MJ, Sierra RJ, Lewallen DG, Trousdale RT. Cementation of a Dual Mobility Construct in Recurrently Dislocating and High Risk Patients Undergoing Revision Total Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2018 May; 33 (5):1501-1506 Epub 2017 Dec 06 View PubMed Statz JM, Chalmers BP, Ledford CK, Sanchez-Sotelo J, Sperling JW, Morrey ME. Outcomes of shoulder arthroplasty in haematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. Int Orthop. 2017 Dec; 41 (12):2555-2564 Epub 2017 Aug 09 View PubMed Chalmers BP, Ledford CK, Perry KI, Mabry TM, Hanssen AD, Abdel MP. Outcomes of Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients With Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Orthopedics. 2017 Sep 1; 40 (5):e774-e778 Epub 2017 June 06 View PubMed Sculco PK, Ledford CK, Hanssen AD, Abdel MP, Lewallen DG. The Evolution of the Cup-Cage Technique for Major Acetabular Defects: Full and Half Cup-Cage Reconstruction. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2017 Jul 5; 99 (13):1104-1110 View PubMed Ledford CK, Statz JM, Chalmers BP, Perry KI, Hanssen AD, Abdel MP. Revision Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasties After Solid Organ Transplant. J Arthroplasty. 2017 May; 32 (5):1560-1564 Epub 2016 Dec 11 View PubMed Abdel MP, Ledford CK, Kobic A, Taunton MJ, Hanssen AD. Contemporary failure aetiologies of the primary, posterior-stabilised total knee arthroplasty. Bone Joint J. 2017 May; 99-B (5):647-652 View PubMed Chalmers BP, Ledford CK, Statz JM, Mabry TM, Hanssen AD, Abdel MP. What Risks are Associated with Primary THA in Recipients of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2017 Feb; 475 (2):475-480 Epub 2016 Aug 19 View PubMed Ledford CK, Chalmers BP, Statz JM, Perry KI, Mabry TM, Hanssen AD, Abdel MP. Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty After Solid Organ Transplant: Survivorship and Complications. J Arthroplasty. 2017 Jan; 32 (1):101-105 Epub 2016 July 25 View PubMed Chalmers BP, Ledford CK, Statz JM, Perry KI, Mabry TM, Hanssen AD, Abdel MP. Survivorship After Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty in Solid-Organ Transplant Patients. J Arthroplasty. 2016 Nov; 31 (11):2525-2529 Epub 2016 Apr 28 View PubMed Ledford CK, Millikan PD, Nickel BT, Green CL, Attarian DE, Wellman SS, Bolognesi MP, Queen RM. Percent Body Fat Is More Predictive of Function After Total Joint Arthroplasty Than Body Mass Index. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2016 May 18; 98 (10):849-57 View PubMed Bolognesi MP, Ledford CK. Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Arthroplasty: Patient Evaluation and Treatment. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2015 Dec; 23 (12):724-31 Epub 2015 Oct 22 View PubMed Ledford CK, Vap AR, Bolognesi MP, Wellman SS. Total hip arthroplasty in very young bone marrow transplant patients. J Surg Orthop Adv. 2015 Summer; 24 (2):99-104 View PubMed Nickel BT, Ledford CK, Watters TS, Wellman SS, Bolognesi MP. Arthroplasty in organ transplant patients. Arthroplast Today. 2015 Jun; 1 (2):41-44 Epub 2015 June 19 View PubMed Ledford CK, Butler RJ, Queen RM, Bolognesi MP. In Reply: "Determination of Body Fat Mass: Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis." J Arthoplasty. 05/2015; 30(5):896. Ledford CK, Ruberte Thiele RA, Appleton JS Jr, Butler RJ, Wellman SS, Attarian DE, Queen RM, Bolognesi MP. Percent body fat more associated with perioperative risks after total joint arthroplasty than body mass index. J Arthroplasty. 2014 Sep; 29 (9 Suppl):150-4 Epub 2014 May 27 View PubMed Ledford CK, Watters TS, Wellman SS, Attarian DE, Bolognesi MP. Risk versus reward: total joint arthroplasty outcomes after various solid organ transplantations. J Arthroplasty. 2014 Aug; 29 (8):1548-52 Epub 2014 Mar 28 View PubMed Ledford CK, Watters TS, Wellman SS, Attarian DE, Bolognesi MP. Outcomes of primary total joint arthroplasty after lung transplantation. J Arthroplasty. 2014 Jan; 29 (1):11-5 Epub 2013 Apr 30 View PubMed Ledford CK, Zelenski NA, Cardona DM, Brigman BE, Eward WC. The phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor: why is definitive diagnosis and curative surgery often delayed? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Nov; 471 (11):3618-25 Epub 2013 July 19 View PubMed Ledford CK, Nunley JA 2nd, Viens NA, Lark RK. Bovine xenograft failures in pediatric foot reconstructive surgery. J Pediatr Orthop. 2013 Jun; 33 (4):458-63 View PubMed PST-20471611 Home Publications