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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
OrthoPOD Lab

Our Publications

Learn more about our work in the OrthoPOD Lab through our publications.

Featured Publications

  • Balu AK, D; Edelstein, AE; Divi, SN; Simon, JE; Thirukumaran, CP;. The Medicare TEAM Model: A Strategic Guide for Orthopaedic Surgeons. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume - Accepted for publication. 2025 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41875221/)
  • Schloemann DT, Lane CY, Rubery PT, Thirukumaran CP. Sociodemographic Differences in the Epidemiology and Management of Osteoporosis-Related Vertebral Fractures. Curr Osteoporos Rep. Dec 17 2025;24(1):1. doi:10.1007/s11914-025-00944-z
  • Thirukumaran CP, Schloemann DT, Doshi JA, Fiscella KA, Ricciardi BF, Rosenthal MB. Opioid Cap Laws and Opioid Prescriptions After Total Joint Replacements in Older Adults. JAMA Netw Open. Apr 1 2025;8(4):e254448. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.4448 [PMC: 11983234]
  • Cruse JJ, Schloemann DT, Danielson EC, Ricciardi BF, Franklin PD, Balkissoon R, Thirukumaran CP. Association of Geographic Social Vulnerability With Race-Based Differences in the Utilization of Total Hip Arthroplasty Surgeries for Medicare Beneficiaries. J Arthroplasty. Jun 2025;40(6):1427-1432 e7. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2024.11.053 [PMC: 12068991]
  • Ailaney N, Ying M, Ricciardi BF, Thirukumaran CP. Physical and Cognitive Function Trends in Post-acute Care after Total Joint Arthroplasty in Medicare Beneficiaries: 2013-2018. J Am Med Dir Assoc. Nov 2024;25(11):105231. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2024.105231 [PMC: 11560734]
  • Schloemann DT, Wilbur DM, Rubery PT, 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?. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2024;482(7):1107-1116. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000003033. [PMCID: 11219159]
  • Thirukumaran CP, Fiscella KA, Rosenthal MB, Doshi JA, Schloemann DT, Ricciardi BF. Association of race and ethnicity with opioid prescribing for Medicare beneficiaries following total joint replacements. J Am Geriatr Soc [Internet]. 2024 Jan;72(1):102-12. [PMCID: 10841259]
  • Ricciardi BF, Porter KR, Myers TG, Ginnetti JG, Kaplan N, 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. J Am Acad Orthop Surg [Internet]. 2024 Jan 15;32(2):59-67.
  • Schloemann DT, Ricciardi BF, Thirukumaran CP. Disparities in the Epidemiology and Management of Fragility Hip Fractures. Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2023;21(5):567-577. doi: 10.1007/s11914-023-00806-6.
  • Schloemann DT, Hammert WC, Mandalapu A, Thirukumaran CP. What Factors Are Associated With Revision Cubital Tunnel Release Within 3 Years?. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2023;481(10):1954-1962. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000002629. [PMCID: 10499098]
  • Schloemann DT, Sajda T, Ricciardi BF, Thirukumaran CP. Association of total knee replacement removal from the inpatient-only list with outpatient surgery utilization and outcomes in medicare patients. JAMA Netw Open [Internet]. 2023 Jun 1;6(6):e2316769. [PMCID: 10242427]
  • Hwang A, Zhang L, Ramirez G, Maloney M, Voloshin I, 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. 2022;38(11):3001,3010. e2.
  • Rubery PT, Lander ST, Mesfin A, Sanders JO, 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 (Phila Pa 1976). 2022 Mar 1;47(5):E169-76.
  • Thirukumaran CP, Kim Y, Cai X, Ricciardi BF, Li Y, Fiscella KA, Mesfin A, 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. 2021;4(5):e2111858. [PMCID: 8164097]
  • Thirukumaran CP, Cai X, Glance LG, Kim Y, Ricciardi BF, Fiscella KA, Li Y. Geographic variation and disparities in total joint replacement use for Medicare beneficiaries: 2009 to 2017. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2020 Dec 16;102(24):2120-8. [PMCID: 8190867]
  • Thirukumaran CP, Zaman A, Rubery PT, Calabria C, Li Y, Ricciardi BF, Bakhsh WR, Kautz H. Natural language processing for the identification of surgical site infections in orthopaedics. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2019 Dec 18;101(24):2167-74. [PMCID: 7002080]
  • Thirukumaran CP, Glance LG, Cai X, Kim Y, Li Y. Penalties and rewards for safety net vs non-safety net hospitals in the first 2 years of the comprehensive care for joint replacement model. JAMA. 2019 May 28;321(20):2027-30. [PMCID: 6547113]
  • Thirukumaran CP, Glance LG, Cai X, Balkissoon R, Mesfin A, Li Y. Performance of safety-net hospitals in year 1 of the comprehensive care for joint replacement model. Health Aff (Millwood). 2019 Feb;38(2):190-6. [PMCID: 6446900]

Recent Publications

  1. Greif DN, Castle P, Ramirez G, Thirukumaran C, Voloshin I, Mannava S  Annual hospital surgical volume and patient medical complexity affect length of stay for rTSA but not overall risk of complications following TSA, rTSA, and revision TSA.  J Shoulder Elbow Surg  2026 Mar;35(3):872-882. doi:10.1016/j.jse.2025.07.021
  2. Umelo J, Jubril A, Burger PU, Tran JN, Balkissoon R, Kaplan NB, Thirukumaran CP, Ricciardi BF  Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus in the Year Prior to Total Hip or Knee Arthroplasty Is Associated with Similar Perioperative Glucose Control, Early Complication Rates, and 5-Year Reoperation Rates after Preoperative Diabetes Mellitus Optimization.  J Arthroplasty  2025 Dec 18;. pii:S0883-5403(25)01578-5
  3. Schloemann DT, Lane CY, Rubery PT, Thirukumaran CP  Sociodemographic Differences in the Epidemiology and Management of Osteoporosis-Related Vertebral Fractures.  Curr Osteoporos Rep  2025 Dec 17;24(1):1. doi:10.1007/s11914-025-00944-z
  4. Yoon K, Cady-McCrea CI, Ramirez G, Thirukumaran C, Benn L, Mesfin A  Trends in management of central cord syndrome: Insights from the New York State SPARCS database.  J Spinal Cord Med  2025 Oct 08;:1-13. doi:10.1080/10790268.2025.2563957
  5. Duah BA, Botros M, Benn L, Yoon K, Joo P, Ramirez G, Thirukumaran C, Mesfin A  Trends Following Lumbar Spine Fusion in People Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in New York State.  Cureus  2025 Sep;17(9):e91828. pii:e91828
  6. Berlin NL, Chopra Z, Thirukumaran C, Tsai TC, Bates DW, Pusic AL, Liu JB  Low participation in voluntary period for patient-reported outcome performance measures for hip and knee replacement.  Health Aff Sch  2025 Jun;3(6):qxaf111. pii:qxaf111
  7. Cruse JJ, Schloemann DT, Danielson EC, Ricciardi BF, Franklin PD, Balkissoon R, Thirukumaran CP  Association of Geographic Social Vulnerability With Race-Based Differences in the Utilization of Total Hip Arthroplasty Surgeries for Medicare Beneficiaries.  J Arthroplasty  2025 Jun;40(6):1427-1432.e7. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2024.11.053
  8. McElroy LM, Thirukumaran CP, Velopulos CG  Quantifying Social Vulnerability and Its Impact on Health Care Delivery, Payment, and Performance.  JAMA Surg  2025 May 01;160(5):477-478. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2024.6580
  9. Thirukumaran CP, Schloemann DT, Doshi JA, Fiscella KA, Ricciardi BF, Rosenthal MB  Opioid Cap Laws and Opioid Prescriptions After Total Joint Replacements in Older Adults.  JAMA Netw Open  2025 Apr 01;8(4):e254448. pii:e254448
  10. Thirukumaran CP, Cruse JJ, Franklin PD, Ricciardi BF, Suleiman LI, Ibrahim SA  Two Decades Since the Unequal Treatment Report: The State of Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Disparities in Elective Total Hip and Knee Replacement Use.  J Bone Joint Surg Am  2025 Mar 05;107(5):523-538. doi:10.2106/JBJS.24.00347