Kim L. Stearns

Cleveland Clinic — United States

Medicine · Health Sciences

25h-index1.7kcitations51works4.12yr avg
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Research Topics

Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes(34), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty(30), Orthopedic Infections and Treatments(19), Shoulder Injury and Treatment(10), Hip disorders and treatments(6)

Publications51 total

Hospital volume is not associated with clinically meaningful PROM achievement following primary total hip arthroplasty
Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma·2025Open Access
Patient-reported outcomes among age-matched hip resurfacing and total hip arthroplasty: an analysis of 622 patients with a minimum 2-year follow-up
Hip International·2025
Substantial Clinical Benefit Thresholds for Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score Subscales and Associated Risk Factors for Nonattainment After Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Prospective Cohort Study of 9,229 Patients
The Journal of Arthroplasty·2025
Greater Resource Utilization for Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Collection in Medicare Inpatient Versus Outpatient Total Knee Arthroplasty: Implications for the New Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services PRO-PM Policy
The Journal of Arthroplasty·2025· 1 cited
Expanding the Scope of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Mandatory Reporting: Evaluating Total Hip Arthroplasty Outcomes Beyond Substantial Clinical Benefit for Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score-Joint Replacement
The Journal of Arthroplasty·2025Open Access
Inpatient Medicare Total Hip Arthroplasties Have Distinct Characteristics and Are Less Likely to Achieve Substantial Clinical Benefit for Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacement: Implications for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Policy
The Journal of Arthroplasty·2025· 1 cited
Surgeon Performance as a Predictor for Patient-Reported Outcomes After Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine·2024Open Access
What Are the Diagnosis-Specific Thresholds of Minimal Clinically Important Difference and Patient Acceptable Symptom State in Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score After Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty?
The Journal of Arthroplasty·2024· 31 cited
One-year patient-reported outcomes following primary arthroscopic rotator cuff repair vary little by surgeon
JSES International·2023· 5 citedOpen Access
Evaluation of Health Care Disparities in Patients With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: Does Race and Insurance Matter?
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine·2022· 1 citedOpen Access
Do Patellar Tendon Repairs Have Better Outcomes than Quadriceps Tendon Repairs? A Prospective Cohort Analysis
The Journal of Knee Surgery·2022· 2 cited
Should an Age Cutoff Be Considered for Elective Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients? An Analysis of Operative Success Based on Patient-Reported Outcomes
The Journal of Knee Surgery·2022· 8 cited
Staged Versus Simultaneous Bilateral Knee Arthroplasty: Does Minimal Cost Difference Justify Risks?
The Journal of Arthroplasty·2022· 7 cited
The Impact of Surgeon Variability on Patient-Reported Outcomes in Total Hip Arthroplasty
The Journal of Arthroplasty·2022· 29 citedOpen Access
Combinations of Preoperative Patient-Reported Outcome Measure Phenotype (Pain, Function, and Mental Health) Predict Outcome After Total Knee Arthroplasty
The Journal of Arthroplasty·2022· 73 cited
Dissatisfaction After Total Hip Arthroplasty Associated With Preoperative Patient-Reported Outcome Phenotypes
The Journal of Arthroplasty·2022· 61 cited
Similar Healthcare Utilization and 1-Year Patient-Reported Outcomes between Cemented and Cementless Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis
The Journal of Knee Surgery·2021· 10 cited
Do patient-reported outcome measures improve after aseptic revision total hip arthroplasty?
Hip International·2021· 11 cited
Robotic Arm-Assisted versus Manual Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis
The Journal of Knee Surgery·2021· 39 cited
No clinically meaningful difference in 1-year patient-reported outcomes among major approaches for primary total hip arthroplasty
Hip International·2021· 17 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Nicolás S. Piuzzi(29), Viktor E. Krebs(28), Robert M. Molloy(27), Trevor G. Murray(21), Carlos A. Higuera(20), Michael R. Bloomfield(19), Alison K. Klika(17), Nathan W. Mesko(15), Michael A. Mont(14), Wael K. Barsoum(14), Anton Khlopas(13), Preetesh D. Patel(13), Assem A. Sultan(11), Michael A. Mont(11), Gregory J. Strnad(11), Kurt P. Spindler(11), Robert J. Nickodem(10), Peter J. Brooks(10), John P. McLaughlin(10), Nipun Sodhi(9)