Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Quality Measures

Shapiro LM, Welch JM, Zhuang T, Fogel N, Hand Surgery Quality Consortium. The Use and Downstream Associations of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Lateral Epicondylitis. J Hand Surg Am. 2023 May 16. 

Shapiro LM, Graham LA, Hawn MT, Kamal RN. Quality Reporting Windows May Not Capture the Effects of Surgical Site Infections After Orthopaedic Surgery. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2022 Jul 20.

Harris AHS, Ding Q, Trickey AW, Finlay AK, Schmidt EM, Curtin CM, Sears ED, Yoshida R, Lashgari D, Nuckols TK, Kamal RN. Do Proposed Quality Measures for Carpal Tunnel Release Reveal Important Quality Gaps and Are They Reliable? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2022 Mar 11.

Harris AHS, Meerwijk EL, Ding Q, Trickey AW, Finlay AK, Schmidt EM, Curtin CM, Sears ED, Nuckols TK, Kamal RN. Testing proposed quality measures for treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome: feasibility, magnitude of quality gaps, and reliability. BMC Health Serv Res. 2020 Sep.

Crijns T, Ring D, Leung N, Kamal RN. Feasibility of Quality Measures for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. J Hand Surg Am. 2020 Sep.

Zhuang T, Kortlever JTP, Baker L, Harris AHS, Kamal RN. Feasibility Testing of Chart-Based Candidate Quality Measures for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. J Hand Surg Am. 2020 Sep.

Hand Surgery Quality Consortium. Quality Measures to Reduce Opioid Use After Common Soft Tissue Hand and Wrist Procedures. J Hand Surg Am. 2020 May 11.

Hand Surgery Quality Consortium. Which Decisions for Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Distal Radius Fractures Should Be Shared? J Hand Surg Am. 2020 Apr 25.

Roe AK, Gil JA, Kamal RN. Performance Metrics in Hand Surgery: Turning a Blind Eye Will Cost You. J Hand Surg Am. 2019 Nov 15.

DeBaun MR, Chen MJ, Bishop JA, Gardner MJ, Kamal RN. Orthopaedic Trauma Quality Measures for Value Based Healthcare Delivery: A Systematic Review. J Orhtop Trauma. 2019 Jan 7.

Xiong G, Bennett CG, Chou L, Kamal RN. Quality Measures in Foot and Ankle Care. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2018 Oct 15.

Amanatullah DF, McQuillan T, Kamal RN. Quality Measures in Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2018 Oct 9.

Sun BJ, Kamal RN, Lee GK, Nazerali RS. Quality measures in ventral hernia repair: a systematic review. Hernia. 2018 Jun 30.

Bennett C, Xiong G, Hu S, Wood K, Kamal RN. What is the State of Quality Measurement in Spine Surgery? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2018 Apr.

Hand Surgery Quality Consortium. Candidate Quality Measures for Hand Surgery. J Hand Surg Am. J Hand Surg Am. 2017 Nov.

Abrams GD, Greenberg DR, Dragoo JL, Safran MR, Kamal RN. Quality Measures in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine: A Systematic Review. Arthroscopy. 2017 Oct.

Nazerali RN, Finnegan MA, Divi V, Lee GK, Kamal RN. Quality Measures in Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review. Ann Plast Surg. 2017 Sep.

Hand Surgery Quality Consortium.  Quality Measures That Address the Upper Limb. J Hand Surg Am. 2016 Nov.

Kamal RN and the Hand Surgery Quality Consortium.  Quality Measurement: A Primer for Hand Surgeons. J Hand Surg Am. 2016 May.

Kamal RN, Ring D, Akelman E, Yao J, Ruch D, Richard M, Ladd A, Got C, Blazar P, and Kakar S (Hand Surgery Quality Consortium). Quality Measures in Upper Limb Surgery. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2016 Mar 16.

Defining Quality of Care

Julian JR, Truong NM, Leversedge C, Kwong JW, Rosinksi A, Kamal RN, Shapiro LM. Does time to surgery for distal radius fractures impact clinical and radiographic outcomes? A systematic literature review. Curr Orthop Pract. Sept/Oct 2023.

Tankersley MP, Zhuang T, Julian K, Fernandez A, Kamal RN, Shapiro LM. Disparities in Treatment of Closed Distal Radius Fractures in Patients Ages 18-64 Years and 65 Years by Insurance Type. J Hand Surg Am. 2023 Apr 5. 

Zhuang T, Shapiro LM, Schultz EA, Truong NM, Harris AHS, Kamal RN. Has the Use of Electrodiagnostic Studies for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Changed After the 2016 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Clinical Practice Guideline? J Hand Surg Am. 2023 Jan. 

Truong NM, Zhuang T, Leversedge C, Ma BC, Kamal RN, Shapiro LM. Medicaid Insurance is Associated with Treatment Disparities for Proximal Humerus Fractures in a National Claims Database. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. ePub ahead of print. 2022 Dec 26. 

Zhuang T, Shapiro LM, Baker LC, Kamal RN. The Price-Quality Mismatch: Are Negotiated Prices for Total Joint Arthroplasty Associated with Hospital Quality in a Large California Health System? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2022 Dec 13. 

Shapiro LM, Kamal RN. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Appropriate Use Criteria: Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2022 Aug 1.

Mertz K, Lindsay SE, Morris A, Kamal RN. Outcome Metrics in the Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review. Hand (N Y). 2022 Jul.

Harris AHS, Trickey AW, Eddington HS, Seib CD, Kamal RN, Kuo AC, Ding Q, Giori NJ. A Tool to Estimate Risk of 30-day Mortality and Complications After Hip Fracture Surgery: Accurate Enough for Some but Not All Purposes?  A Study from the ACS-NSQIP Database. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2022 Jun 27.

Murasko MJ, Ivanov DV, Roe AK, Kamal RN, Amanatullah DF. Patient Satisfaction Scores Are a Poor Metric of Orthopedic Care. Orthopedics. 2022 Feb 22.

Kamal RN, Shapiro LM. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons/American Society for Surgery of the Hand Clinical Practice Guideline Summary Management of Distal Radius Fractures. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2022 Feb 15.

Shapiro LM, Kamal RN; Management of Distal Radius Fractures Work Group; Nonvoting Clinical Contributor; Nonvoting Oversight Chairs; Staff of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Distal Radius Fracture Clinical Practice Guidelines-Updates and Clinical Implications. J Hand Surg Am. 2021 Sep.

Fogel N, Mertz K, Shapiro LM, Roe A, Denduluri S, Kamal RN. Outcome Metrics in the Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures in Patients Aged Above 50 Years: A Systematic Review. Hand (N Y). 2021 Jul 21.

Mertz K, Lindsay SE, Morris A, Kamal RN. Outcome Metrics in the Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review. Hand (NY). 2020 Oct.

Amanatullah DF, Eppler SL, Shah RF, Mertz K, Roe AK, Murasko M, Kamal RN. A Qualitative Study of Patient Themes for the Quality of the Total Joint Arthroplasty Experience. Orthopedics. 2021 Mar.

Zhuang T, Shapiro LM, Fogel N, Richard MJ, Gardner MJ, Kamal RN. Perioperative Laboratory Markers as Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infection After Elective Hand Surgery. J Hand Surg Am. 2021 May 17.

Zhuang T, Feng AY, Shapiro LM, Hu SS, Gardner M, Kamal RN. Is Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus Associated with Incidence of Complications After Posterior Instrumented Lumbar Fusion? A National Claims Database Analysis. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2021 May 20. 

Shapiro LM, Thomas KA, Eppler SL, Behal R, Yao J, Kamal RN. Understanding the Patient Experience: Analysis of 2-Word Assessment and Its Relationship to Likelihood to Recommend in Outpatient Hand Surgery. Hand (N Y). 2021 Jan 21.

Lai CH, DeBaun MR, Van Rysselberghe N, Abrams GD, Kamal RN, Bishop JA, Gardner MJ. Can upstream patient education improve fracture care in a digital world? Use of a decision aid for the treatment of displaced diaphyseal clavicle fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 2020 Oct.

Shah RF, Mertz K, Gil JA, Eppler SL, Amanatullah DF, Yao J, Chou L, Steffner R, Safran M, Hu SS, Kamal RN. The Importance of Concordance between Patients and their Subspecialist. Orthopedics. 2020 Sep.

Vora M, Sing DC, Curry EJ, Kamal Rn. Li X. National Trends in the Surgical Treatment of Chronic Rotator Cuff Tear in Patients Without Arthritis. Orthopedics. 2020 Jun 20.

Ding Q, Trickey AW, Mudumbai S, Kamal RN, Sears ED, Harris AHS. Prevalence and Factors Associated with Low-Value Preoperative Testing for Patients Undergoing Carpal Tunnel Release at an Academic Medical Center. 2020 Feb.

Burn MB, Shapiro LM, Eppler SL, Behal R, Kamal RN. Clinical Care Redesign to Improve Value for Trigger Finger Release: A Before-and-After Quality Improvement Study. Hand (N Y). 2019 Nov 5.

Shapiro LM, Eppler SL, Baker LC, Harris AS, Gardner MJ, Kamal RN. The Usability and Feasibility of Conjoint Analysis to Elicit Preferences for Distal Radius Fractures in Patients 55 Years and Older. J Hand Surg Am. 2019 Sep 5.

Shapiro LM, Zhuang T, Li K, Kamal RN. The Use of Preoperative Antibiotics in Elective Soft-Tissue Procedures in the Hand: A Critical Analysis Review. JBJB Rev. 2019 Aug.

Harris AHS, Meerwijk EL, Kamal RN, Sears ED, Hawn M, Eisenberg D, Finlay AK, Hagedorn H, Mudumbai S. Variability and Costs of Low-Value Preoperative Testing for Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery. Anesth Analg. 2019 Sept.

Mertz K, Truntzer J, Wu E, Barnes J, Eppler SL, Kamal RN. National Trends in the Diagnosis of CRPS after Open and Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release. J Wrist Surg. 2019 Jun.
 
Harris AHS, Meerwijk EL, Kamal RN, Sears Ed, Hawn M, Eisenberg D, Finlay AK, Hagedorn H, Marshall N, Mudumbai SC. Variation in Surgeons’ Requests for General Anesthesia when Scheduling Carpal Tunnel Release. Hand (N Y). 2019 Feb 21.
 
Alokozai A, Eppler SL, Lu LY, Sheikholeslami N, Kamal RN. Can Patients Forecast Their Postoperative Disability and Pain? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2019 Mar
 
Sears ED, Meerwijk EL, Schmidt EM, Kerr EA, Chung KC, Kamal RN, Harris AHS. Variation in Nonsurgical Services for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Across a Large Integrated Health Care System. J Hand Surg Am. 2018 Dec 19.
 
Zhuang T, Eppler SL, Kamal RN. Variations in Utilization of Carpal Tunnel Release Among Medicaid Beneficiaries. J Hand Surg Am. 2018 Dec 19.
 
Kamal RN, Behal R. Clinical Care Redesign to Improve Value in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: An Implementation Study. J Hand Surg Am. 2018 Nov 28.
 
Alokozai A, Bernstein DN, Sheikholeslami N, Uhler L, Ring D, Kamal RN. Impact of Health Literacy on Time Spent Seeking Hand Care. Hand (N Y). 2018 Sep.
 
Eppler SL, Kakar S, Sheikholeslami N, Sun B, Pennell H, Kamal RN. Defining Quality in Hand Surgery From the Patient’s Perspective: A Qualitative Analysis. J Hand Surg Am. 2018 Jul 18.
 
Truntzer J, Mertz K, Eppler S, Li K, Gardner M, Kamal R. Complication rates by surgeon type after open treatment of distal radius fracture. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2018 Jun 19.
 
Gil JA, Goodman D, Kleiner J, Kamal RN, Baker LC, Akelman E. The Affordable Care Act Decreased the Proportion of Uninsured Patients in a Safety Net Orthopaedic Clinic. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2018 May.
 
Li K, Sambare TD, Jiang SY, Shearer EJ, Douglass NP, Kamal RN. Effectiveness of Preoperative Antibiotics in Preventing Surgical Site Infection After Common Soft Tissue Procedures of the Hand. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2018 Apr.
 
Pang EQ, Zhang S, Harris AHS, Kamal RN. Treatment Trends in Older Adults With Midshaft Clavicle Fractures. J Hand Surg Am. 2017 Nov.
 
Truntzer J, Comer G, Kendra M, Johnson J, Behal R, Kamal RN. Perioperative Smoking Cessation and Clinical Care Pathway for Orthopaedic Surgery. JBJS Rev. 2017 Aug.
 
Schreiber JJ, Kamal RN, Yao J. Simple Assessment of Global Bone Density and Osteoporosis Screening Using Standard Radiographs of the Hand. J Hand Surg Am. 2017 Apr.
 
Kamal RN.  The Impact of the New Carpal Tunnel Clinical Practice Guidelines. J Hand Surg Am. 2016 Sep.
 
Kamal RN and the Hand Surgery Quality Consortium.  Quality and Value in an Evolving Healthcare Landscape. J Hand Surg Am. 2016 Jul.
 
Kamal RN, Paci GM, Daniels AH, Gosselin M, Rainbow MJ, Weiss AP. Quality of internet health information on thumb carpometacarpal joint arthritis. R I Med J (2013). 2014 Apr 1.

Patient Reported Outcome Measures

Fogel N, Mertz K, Shapiro LM, Roe A, Denduluri S, Kamal RN. Outcome Metrics in the Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures in Patients Aged Above 50 Years: A Systematic Review. Hand (N Y). 2022 Dec

Lai CH, Shapiro LM, Amanatullah DF, Chou LB, Gardner MJ, Hu SS, Safran MR, Kamal RN. A framework to make PROMs relevant to patients: qualitative study of communication preferences of PROMs. Qual Life Res. 2021 Sep 11.

Hand Surgery Quality Consortium. How Should We Use Patient-Reported Outcome Measures at the Point of Care in Hand Surgery? J Hand Surg Am. 2021 Dec.

Shapiro LM, Eppler SL, Roe A, Morris A, Kamal RN, The Patient Perspective on Patient Reported Outcome Measures Following Elective Hand Surgery: a Convergent Mixed Methods Analysis. J Hand Surg. 2020 Nov.

Gire J, Alokozai A, Sheikholeslami N, Lindsay S, Eppler SL, Kamal RN. Maximization Personality, Disability and Symptoms of Psychosocial Disease in Hand Surgery Patients. J Surg Orthop Adv. Summer 2020.

Schultz BJ, Tanner N, Shapiro LM, Segovia NA, Kamal RN, Bishop JA, Gardner MJ. Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs): Influence of Motor Tasks and Psychosocial Factors on FAAM Scores in Foot and Ankle Trauma Patients. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2020 Mar 12.

Shapiro LM, Harris AHS, Eppler SL, Kamal RN. Can the QuickDASH PROM be Altered by First Completing the Tasks on the Instrument? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2019 Apr 27. 

Cost

Lindsay SE, Alokozai A, Eppler SL, Yao J, Morris A, Kamal RN. Decision Making and Cost in Healthcare: The Patient Perspective. J Surg Orthop Adv. 2023 Spring.

Welch JM, Zhuang T, Shapiro LM, Gardner MJ, Xiao M, Kamal RN. Cost minimization analysis of the treatment of olecranon fracture in elderly patients; a retrospective analysis. Curr Orthop Prac. 2022 Nov-Dec

Ku S, Zhuang T, Shapiro LM, Richard MJ, Ruch DS, Kamal RN. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Early versus Late Debridement of Superficial Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Tears. J Hand Microsurg. 2022 Oct 18.

Zhuang T, Michaud JB, Lauren MS, Baker LC, Welch JM, Kamal RN. Prevalence, Burden, and Sources of Out-of Network Billing in Elective Hand Surgery: A National Claims Database Analysis. J Hand Surg Am. 2022 Aug 1.

Welch JM, Zhuang T, Shapiro LM, Harris AHS, Baker LC, Kamal RN. Is Low-value Testing Before Low-risk Hand Surgery Associated With Increased Downstream Healthcare Use and Reimbursements? A National Claims Database Analysis. Clin Orthop Relat Res.

Denduluri SK, Roe A, Bala A, Fogel N, Ziino C, Kamal RN. The Impact of Certificate of Need Status on the Utilization and Reimbursement of Open and Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release. J Surg Orthop Adv. 2021 Summer.

Cohen SA, Zhuang T, Xiao M, Michaud JB, Amanatullah DF, Kamal RN. Google Trends Analysis Shows Increasing Public Interest in Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections for Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis. J Arthroplasty. 2021 Jun 4.

Mudumbai SC, Pershing S, Bowe T, Kamal RN, Sears E, Hawn M, Eisenberg D, Finlay AK, Hagedorn H, Harris AHS. Variability and Costs of Low Value Preoperative Testing for Cataract Surgery Within the Veterans Health Administration. JAMA Network Open. 2021 May 3.

Cohen SA, Zhuang T, Xiao M, Michaud JB, Shapiro LM, Kamal RN. Using Google Trends Data to Track Healthcare Use for Hand Osteoarthritis. Cureus. 2021 Mar 9.

Barnes JI, Paci G, Zhuang T, Baker LC, Asch SM, Kamal RN. Cost-Effectiveness of Open Versus Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2021 Feb 17.

Zhuang T, Kortlever JTP, Shapiro LM, Baker L, Harris AHS, Kamal RN. The Influence of Cost Information on Treatment Choice: A Mixed-Methods Study. J Hand Surg Am. 2020 Oct.

Zhuang T, Ku S, Shapiro LM, Hu SS, Cabell A, Kamal RN. A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Smoking-Cessation Interventions Prior to Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2020 Oct 12.

Wu EJ, Zhang SE, Truntzer JN, Gardner MJ, Kamal RN. Cost-Minimization Analysis and Treatment Trends of Surgical and Nonsurgical Treatment of Proximal Humerus Fractures. J Hand Surg Am. 2020 May 29.

Zhuang T, Wong S, Aoki R, Zeng E, Ku S, Kamal RN. A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Corticosteroid Injections and Open Surgical Release for Trigger Finger. J Hand Surg AM. 2020 May 26.

Ziino C, Mertz K, Hu S, Kamal RN. Decompression With or Without Fusion for Lumbar Stenosis: A Cost Minimization Analysis. Spine. 2020 Mar 1.

Alokozai A, Lindsay SE, Eppler SL, Fox PM, Ladd AL, Kamal RN. Patient Willingness to Pay for Faster Return to Work of Smaller Incisions. Hand (N Y). 2019 Dec 2.

Shah RF, Zhang S, Li K, Baker L, Sox-Harris A, Kamal RN. Physical and Occupational Therapy Use and Cost After Common Hand Procedures. J Hand Surg Am. 2019 Nov.

Kortlever JTP, Zhuang T, Ring D, Reichel LM, Vagner GA, Kamal RN. Does Societal Cost Information Affect Patient Decision-Making in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? A Randomized Controlled Trial. Hand (N Y). 2019 Sep 13.

Zhuang T, Eppler SL, Shapiro LM, Roe AK, Yao J, Kamal RN. Financial Distress Is Associated With Delay in Seeking Care for Hand Conditions. HAND NY. 2019 Aug 13.

Harris AHS, Meerwijk EL, Kamal RN, Sears ED, Hawn M, Eisenberg D, Finlay AK, Hagedorn H, Mudumbai S. Variability and Costs of Low-Value Preoperative Testing for Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery. Anesth Analg. 2019 Jun 12.

Mertz K, Eppler SL, Thomas K, Alokozai A, Yao J, Amanatullah DF, Chou L, Wood KB, Safran M, Steffner R, Gardner M, Kamal RN. The Association of Financial Distress With Disability in Orthopaedic Surgery. J Am Acad Orthop Surgr. 2019 June 1.

Alokozai A, Crijns TJ, Janssen SJ, Van Der Gronde B, Ring D, Sox-Harris A, Kamal RN. Cost in Hand Surgery: The Patient Perspective. J Hand Surg Am. 2019 Feb 20.

Amanatullah DF, Murasko MJ, Chona DV, Crijns TJ, Ring D, Kamal RN. Financial Distress and Discussing the Cost of Total Joint Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2018 Nov.

Mertz K, Eppler SL, Thomas K, Alokozai A, Yao J, Amanatullah DF, Chou L, Wood KB, Safran M, Steffner R, Gardner MJ, Kamal RN. The Association of Financial Distress With Disability in Orthopaedic Surgery. J AAOS. 2018 Oct.

Pang EQ, Truntzer J, Baker L, Harris AHS, Gardner MJ, Kamal RN. Cost minimization analysis of the treatment of distal radial fractures in the elderly. Bone and Joint J. 2018 Feb.

Pang E, Zhang S, Harris HS, Kamal RN. Cost-minimization Analysis of Ganglion Cyst Excision. J Hand Surg 2017 Sep.

Truntzer JN, Triana B, Harris AHS, Baker L, Chou L, Kamal RN. Cost-minimization Analysis of the Management of Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2017 Jun.

Zhang S, Harris A, Baker L, Curtin C, and Kamal RN.  Cost Minimization Analysis of Open and Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release.  J Bone Joint Surg Am.  2016 Dec.

Value

Harris AHS, Finlay AK, Hagedorn HJ, Manfredi L, Jones G, Kamal RN, Sears ED, Hawn M, Eisenberg D, Pershing S, Mudumbai S. Identifying Strategies to Reduce Low-Value Preoperative Testing for Low-Risk Procedures: a Qualitative Study of Facilities with High or Recently Improved Levels of Testing J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Jul.

Stern BZ, Franklin PD, Shapiro LM, Chaudhary SB, Kamal RN, Poeran J. Equity-Driven Implementation of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Musculoskeletal Care: Advancing Value for All. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 Jan 9. 

Nathan K, Uzosike M, Sanchez U, Karius A, Leyden J, Nicole S, Sara E, Hastings KG, Kamal R, Frick S. Deciding Without Data: Clinical Decision Making in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery. Int J Qual Health Care. 2020 Sep.

Kamal RN, Lindsay SE, Eppler SL. Patients Should Define Value in Health Care: A Conceptual Framework. J Hand Surg Am. 2018 May 10.

Shapiro LM, Kamal RN. Health Policy in Hand Surgery: Evaluating What Works. Hand Clin. 2020 May.

Shared Decision Making

Shah HN, Barrett AA, Le PH, Arora P, Kamal RN, Amanatullah DF. Lack of alignment between orthopaedic surgeon priorities and patient expectations in total joint arthroplasty. Patient Saf Surg. 2023 Jun. 

Roe AK, Eppler SL, Shapiro LM, Satteson ES, Yao J, Kamal RN. Engaging Patients to Ask More Questions: What's the Best Way? A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial. J Hand Surg Am. 2021 Mar 25. PMID: 33775464.

Satteson ES, Roe AK, Eppler SL, Yao J, Shapiro LM, Kamal RN. Development and Testing of a Question Prompt List for Common Hand Conditions: An Exploratory Sequential Mixed-Methods Study. J Hand Surg Am. 2020 Nov.

Mariano DJ, Liu A, Eppler SL, Gardner MJ, Hu SS, Safran M, Chou L, Amanatullah DF, Kamal RN. Does a Question Prompt List Improve Perceived Involvement in Care in Orthopaedic Surgery? A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2020 Nov.

Mertz K, Shah RF, Eppler SL, Yao J, Safran M, Palanca A, Hu SS, Gardner J, Kamal RN. A Simple Goal Elicitation Tool Improves Shared Decision Making in Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Med Decis Making. 2020 Aug 1.

Lindsay SE, Alokozai A, Eppler SL, Fox P, Curtin C, Gardner M, Avedian R, Palanca A, Abrams GD, Cheng I, Kamal RN. Patient Preferences for Shared Decision Making: Not All Decisions Should be Shared. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2019 Sept 25.

Mertz K, Burn MB, Eppler SL, Kamal RN. The Reading Level of Surgical Consent Forms in Hand Surgery. J Hand Surg GO. 2019 Jul.

Shapiro LM, Eppler SL, Kamal RN. The Feasibility and Usability of a Ranking Tool to Elicit Patient Preferences for the Treatment of Trigger Finger. J Hand Surg Am. 2019 Feb 20.

Lu LY, Sheikholeslami N, Alokozai A, Eppler SL, Kamal RN. The Role of Patient Research in Patient Trust in Their Physician. J Hand Surg Am. 2018 Oct 23.

Mertz K, Eppler S, Yao J, Amanatullah DF, Chou L, Wood KM, Safran M, Steffner R, Gardner M, Kamal RN. Patient Perceptions Correlate Weakly with Observed Patient Involvement in Decision-making in Orthopaedic Surgery. Clin Orthop Related Res. 2018 Sept.

Hand Surgery Quality Consortium. Which Decisions for Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Distal Radius Fractures Should Be Shared? J Hand Surg Am. 2020 Apr 25.

Global Health

 

Shapiro LM, Welch J, Leversedge C, Katarincic JA, Leversedge FJ, Dyer GSM, Kozin SH, Fox PM, McCullough M, Agins B, Kamal RN. Capacity Assessment Tool to Promote Capacity Building in Global Orthopaedic Surgical Outreach. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 Jun 15. 

Lemos J, Xiao M, Appiani LMC, Katz P, Kamal RN, Shapiro LM. Are Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Distal Radius Fractures Validated for Spanish and Culture? A Systematic Review. J Hand Surg Am. 2023 May 15.

Shapiro LM, Appiani LMC, GrUpo de estudio por extremidad Superior Traumatologia y Orthopedico (GUSTO). Hand Surgery Outreach- From Short-Term “Missions” to Capacity Building. J Hand Surgy Am. 2022 Oct.

Leversedge C, McCullough M, Appiani LMC, Đình MP, Kamal RN, Shapiro LM. Capacity Building During Short-Term Surgical Outreach Trips: A Review of what Guidelines Exist. World J Surg. 2022 Oct 10. 

Leversedge C, Castro S, Castro Appiani LM, Kamal RN, Shapiro L. Patient Follow-up After Orthopaedic Outreach Trips - Do We Know Whether Patients are Improving? World J Surg. 2022 Jun 28

Shapiro LM, Welch JM, Chatterjee M, Katarincic JA, Leversedge FJ, Dyer GSM, Fufa DT, Kozin SH, Chung KC, Fox PM, Chang J, Kamal RN. A Framework and Blueprint for Building Capacity in Global Surgical Outreach. J Bone Joint Surg Am.

Welch JM, Kamal RN, Chatterjee M, Lauren MS. Rates, Barriers, and Facilitators of Outcome Collection on Hand Surgery Outreach to Low- and Middle-Income Countries. HAND (N Y) 2022 Jan 20.

Shapiro LM, Kamal RN. Implementation of Electronic Health Records During Global Outreach: A Necessary Next Step in Measuring and Improving Quality of Care. J Hand Surg Am. 2021 Oct 27.

Shapiro LM, Park MO, Mariano DJ, Welch JM, Kamal RN. Candidate Quality Measures for Orthopaedic Surgery Outreach Trips: A Systematic Review. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2021 Nov 1

Shapiro LM, Đình MP, Tran L, Fox PM, Richard MJ, Kamal RN. Short Message Service-Based Collection of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures on Hand Surgery Global Outreach Trips: A Pilot Feasibility Study. J Hand Surg Am. 2021 Jun 17.

Shapiro LM, Đình MP, Fox PM, Richard MJ, Eppler SL, Kamal RN. Barriers and Facilitators of Outcome Collection During Hand Surgery Outreach: A Quality Improvement Study. Hand (N Y). 2021 Apr 1. 

Shapiro LM; Global Quality in Upper Extremity Surgery and Training (Global QUEST) Investigators. Quality Measures to Deliver Safe, High-Quality Care on Hand Surgery Outreach Trips to Low and Middle-Income Countries. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2020 Dec 17.

Shapiro LM, Global-Quest Investigators. Measuring and Improving the Quality of Care During Global Outreach Trips: A Primer for Safe and Sustainable Surgery. J Hand Surg Am. 2020 Jul 14.

Shapiro LM, Park MO, Mariano DJ, Kamal RN. Development of a Needs Assessment Tool to Promote Capacity Building in Hand Surgery Outreach Trips: A Methodological Triangulation Approach. J Hand Surg Am. 2020 Jun 16.

Zhang S, Shultz P, Daniels A, Ackelman E, Kamal RN.  High Disparity Between Orthopedic Resident Interest and Participation in International Health Electives.  Orthopedics. 2016 Jul.

Schultz P, Kamal RN, Daniels AH, DiGiovanni C, Akelman E.  International Health Electives in Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Training. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015 Feb 4.

Pollak AN, Born CT, Kamal RN, Adashi EY. Updates on disaster preparedness and progress in disaster relief. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2012.

Frailty

Lemos JL, Welch JM, Xiao M, Shapiro LM, Adeli E, Kamal RN. Is Frailty Associated with Adverse Outcomes after Orthopaedic Surgery?: A Systematic Review and Assessment of Definitions. JBJS Rev. 2021 Dec 22.