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לד"ר ירון ברקוביץ' 82 פרסומים בכתבי עת רפואיים שפיטים, רובם בתחום החלפות מפרקי ברך וירך. במחלקה האורתופדית במרכז הרפואי כרמל, בניהולו, מתבצעים מחקרים בהיקף ארצי על בסיס נתונים של מאות אלפי ואף מיליוני מנותחים, במטרה לשפר את בטיחות הניתוחים ואת תוצאותיהם.

הכרה מקצועית

• נבחר לרשימת הרופאים המובילים בישראל של פורבס ישראל, 2025, מטעם המרכז הרפואי כרמל.
• נבחר לדירוג Dun's 100 של הרופאים המובילים בכירורגיה של מפרקי ברך וירך, 2023 עד 2025.
• ביצע את ניתוח החלפת הברך הרובוטי הראשון בישראל.

מחקרים נבחרים, בשפה פשוטה

רשימת הפרסומים המלאה

2026

• Inpatient outcomes after primary total knee arthroplasty in patients receiving chronic dialysis: A nationwide propensity score-matched analysis Nissan EC, Berkovich Y, Maman D, Steinfeld Y, Berkovich Y. PLoS One 2026.
• Navigation-guided elective primary total hip arthroplasty is associated with reduced 90-day readmission and early revision at increased index cost: a national analysis Maman D, Steinfeld Y, Berkovich Y. Front Surg 2026.
• Factors associated with selection of total hip arthroplasty versus hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture in older adults: a nationwide analysis of 99,084 cases Maman D, Steinfield Y, Berkovich Y. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2026.
• Ninety-day readmission and early complications after coding-defined cementless-category versus cemented-category primary total knee arthroplasty Maman D, Steinfeld Y, Berkovich Y. Arthroplasty 2026.
• In-hospital outcomes of fibromyalgia patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty: a seven-year United States National Inpatient Sample propensity-matched analysis Maman D, Steinfeld Y, Berkovich Y. Sci Rep 2026.
• Early revision surgery after elective anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: incidence, risk factors, and 90-day burden in a national cohort Maman D, Steinfeld Y, Berkovich Y. Eur Spine J 2026.
• Achilles Tendon Rupture in the NBA: Return to Play, Performance Decline, and Temporal Trends (2000-2025) Maman D, Steinfeld Y, Ginesin E, Yonai Y, Berkovich Y. Orthop J Sports Med 2026.
• Optimizing Rehabilitation Transitions in Older Hip Fracture Patients: Delays, Determinants, and Outcomes Ben Natan M, Maman D, Rothem DE, Berkovich Y. Rehabil Nurs 2026.
• Fibromyalgia is associated with increased 90-day readmission and procedural utilization during readmission after elective primary total hip arthroplasty Maman D, Steinfeld Y, Berkovich Y. Arthroplasty 2026.
• In-hospital outcomes and hospital charges after robotic-assisted versus conventional total knee arthroplasty: A 2016-2022 Nationwide Inpatient Sample study Maman D, Steinfeld Y, Berkovich Y. PLoS One 2026.
• The Growing Impact of Severe Obesity on 90-Day Outcomes After Elective Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: A National Propensity-Matched Study Maman D, Steinfeld Y, Berkovich Y. Arthroplast Today 2026.
• Changes in Distal Radius Fracture Incidence Across COVID-19 Lockdown Phases: A Nationwide Population-Based Study of 62,731 Cases in Israel Hasan M, Berkovich Y, Yonai Y, Ginesin E. Physiother Res Int 2026.
• Parkinson's Disease Patients Face Higher 90-Day Readmission, Reoperation, and Infection Risk Following Total Knee Arthroplasty Maman D, Steinfeld Y, Berkovich Y. Arthroplast Today 2026.
• National evidence linking robotic total knee arthroplasty to reduced 90-day readmissions, complications, and readmission costs Maman D, Steinfeld Y, Berkovich Y. Arthroplasty 2026.
• Excess risk and resource utilization in dialysis-dependent patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty: insights from a nationally representative database Maman D, Steinfeld Y, Berkovich Y. Front Surg 2026.
• Robotic-assisted total hip arthroplasty in the United States: a nationwide propensity-matched analysis of adoption, outcomes, and complications Maman D, Steinfeld Y, Berkovich Y. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2026.
• The association between levels of vitamin D and clinical outcomes following hip fracture surgery Ben Natan M, Finkel B, Tal Y, Berkovich Y. Ir J Med Sci 2026.
• Graft selection in ACL reconstruction: Clinical and functional outcomes based on level I-II evidence Hasan M, Berkovich Y, Khatib M, Yonai Y, Ben Zvi L, Alhija AA, Shpigelman A, Ginesin E. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2026.

2025

• Identification of Potential Abuse in Young Children with a Hand Fracture Ben Natan M, Maman D, Berkovich Y. J Child Adolesc Trauma 2025.
• Intraoperative Nociception Monitoring Using the NoL Index: Phase-Specific Assessment of Nociceptive Responses During Spinal Surgery Khalaila A, Hasan M, Berkovich Y, Sleiman A, Mangoubi E, Grach M, Ibrahim U, Gutman Tirosh A, Shpigelman D, Shpigelman A. J Clin Med 2025.
• No Weekend Effect in Elective Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Nationwide Analysis of 437,121 U.S. Cases Maman D, Steinfeld Y, Berkovich Y. J Clin Med 2025.
• Impact of opioid use disorder as a safety risk in elective total hip arthroplasty: an imperative for routine preoperative screening Maman D, Steinfeld Y, Berkovich Y. Patient Saf Surg 2025.
• Knee Bursae: A Comprehensive Review of Clinical Evaluation, Imaging Differentiation, and the Expanding Role of Biologic Therapies Hasan M, Berkovich Y, Khatib M, Steinfeld Y, Sleiman A, Ben Zvi L, Abu Alhija A, Ginesin E, Yonai Y. Cartilage 2025.
• The Hidden Risks of Hip Replacement: Unveiling Mortality and Costs in 1.6 Million Patients Berkovich Y, Finkel B, Mahamid A, Gan-Or H, Takrori LA, Yonai Y, Maman D. Healthcare (Basel) 2025.
• Preoperative Opioid Use Disorder Predicts Prolonged Ventilation, Central Line Placement, and Major Anesthesiology Complications After ACDF Surgery: A Big Data Analysis of 180,000 Cases Maman D, Nandakumar M, Steinfeld Y, Berkovich Y. J Clin Med 2025.
• Comparative Analysis of Cervical Disc Arthroplasty and Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Trends, Demographics, and Clinical Outcomes in a Nationwide Inpatient Sample Mahamid A, Maman D, Fishman D, Hodruj M, Gan-Or H, Keren A, Samara S, Yassin A, Berkovich Y, Behrbalk E. J Clin Med 2025.
• Predictors of Major Amputation and Mortality in Infected Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Retrospective Nationwide Inpatient Sample Study Ben Zvi L, Maman D, Margulis M, Berkovich Y. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2025.
• Robotic orthopedic surgery – where are we standing today? Steinfeld Y, Yonai Y, Berkovich Y. Harefuah 2025.
• Blood transfusion in total knee arthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty: A nationwide study of complications, costs and predictive modelling Maman D, Nandakumar M, Hirschmann MT, Ofir H, Haddad M, Samir B, Steinfeld Y, Berkovich Y. J Exp Orthop 2025.
• Opioid Use Disorder Significantly Increases Complications and Costs in Primary and Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty a Nationwide Analysis and the Case for Preoperative Screening Cohen Nissan E, Berkovich Y, Maman D, Yonai Y, Steinfeld Y, Berkovich Y. J Clin Med 2025.
• Comprehensive analysis of knee cysts: diagnosis and treatment Hasan M, Berkovich Y, Sarhan B, Steinfeld Y, Ginesin E, Hijaze S, Sleiman A, Yonai Y. Knee Surg Relat Res 2025.
• The Impact of Diabetes on Outcomes in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) Maman D, Mahamid A, Nisanov G, Fagbamila O, Sleiman A, Shpigelman A, Berkovich Y. J Clin Med 2025.
• Comparing Early Outcomes and Complications Between Total Ankle Arthroplasty and Ankle Arthrodesis in Patients with Ankle Osteoarthritis: Big Data Analysis Mahamid A, Laver L, Maman D, Abu Elhija A, Haj Yahya M, Haverkamp D, Berkovich Y, Behrbalk E. J Clin Med 2025.
• Comparative Outcomes of Bilateral Versus Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Big Data Analysis Maman D, Dumov D, Nandakumar M, Litmanowicz B, Shpigelman D, Fournier L, Steinfeld Y, Yonai Y, Berkovich Y. Healthcare (Basel) 2025.
• Diabetes and total knee arthroplasty: A nationwide analysis of complications, hospitalization outcomes and revision burden Berkovich Y, Nissan EC, Maman D, Hirschmann MT, Yonai Y, Steinfeld Y, Berkovich Y. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2025.
• Total Hip Arthroplasty in Post-Bariatric Surgery Patients: Increased Risks and Economic Burden? Berkovich Y, Rosenberg L, Fournier L, Steinfeld Y, Maman D. Healthcare (Basel) 2025.
• Impact of obesity on early in-hospital postoperative outcomes following total knee arthroplasty in older adults: a comparative study of class I and class II obesity Maman D, Ben Natan M, Berkovich Y. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2025.
• Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Postoperative Outcomes, Complications, and Revision Rates in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Big Data Analysis Maman D, Eynhoren G, Ben-Zvi L, Steinfeld Y, Yonai Y, Berkovich Y. J Clin Med 2025.
• Weight Stigma and Orthopedic Surgeons' Treatment Preferences for Patients With Obesity Who Are Candidates for Elective Total Knee Arthroplasty Yonai Y, Masarwa R, Ben Natan M, Berkovich Y. Obes Sci Pract 2025.
• Ankle Arthrodesis: Epidemiology, Etiology, and Complications in Diabetic vs Nondiabetic Patients Using US Nationwide Inpatient Sample Data Mahamid A, Maman D, Sofer S, Pavlenko M, Mansour A, Hodruj M, Berkovich Y, Behrbalk E. Foot Ankle Orthop 2025.
• Predictive analysis of economic and clinical outcomes in total knee arthroplasty: Identifying high-risk patients for increased costs and length of stay Maman D, Liba G, Hirschmann MT, Ben Zvi L, Fournier L, Steinfeld Y, Berkovich Y. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2025.
• Big data analysis reveals significant increases in complications, costs, and hospital stay in revision total knee arthroplasty compared to primary TKA Laver L, Maman D, Hirschmann MT, Mahamid A, Bar O, Steinfeld Y, Berkovich Y. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2025.
• Robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty reduces postoperative complications and length of stay without increased cost compared to navigation-guided techniques: A national analysis Maman D, Laver L, Becker R, Mahamid A, Berkovich Y. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2025.

2024

• Intraoperative Periprosthetic Fractures in Total Hip Arthroplasty: A 1.6-Million-Patient Analysis of Complications, Costs, and the Challenges in AI-Based Prediction Maman D, Steinfeld Y, Yonai Y, Fournier L, Bar O, Safir O, Berkovich Y. J Clin Med 2024.
• Exploring Factors Influencing Orthopedic Patients' Willingness to Recommend a Hospital: Insights From a Cross-Sectional Survey Ben Natan M, Maman D, Avramov M, Shamilov G, Berkovich Y. J Patient Exp 2024.
• COPD Patient's Outcomes following Total Knee Arthroplasty-An Analysis of the National Inpatients Sampling (2016-2020) Albagly A, Kobo O, Yonai Y, Berkovich Y, Steinfeld Y. J Clin Med 2024.
• Etiology, Outcomes, and Complications of Total Hip Arthroplasty in Younger Patients: A Nationwide Big Data Analysis Maman D, Fournier L, Steinfeld Y, Berkovich Y. J Clin Med 2024.
• Seasonal patterns of hip fracture incidence and mortality rates across age groups of older adults in Israel Yonai Y, Masarwa S, Ben Natan M, Berkovich Y. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2024.
• Trends and epidemiology in robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty: Reduced complications and shorter hospital stays Maman D, Laver L, Becker R, Takrori LA, Mahamid A, Finkel B, Gan-Or H, Yonai Y, Berkovich Y. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2024.
• Comparing Complication Rates, Costs, and Length of Stay between Unicompartmental and Total Knee Arthroplasty: Insights from a Big Data Analysis Using the National Inpatient Sample Dataset Maman D, Mahamid A, Yonai Y, Berkovich Y. J Clin Med 2024.
• Telling the truth to patients before hip fracture surgery Masarwa R, Ben Natan M, Berkovich Y. BMC Med Ethics 2024.
• Patient perspectives on the role of orthopedic nurse practitioners: a cross-sectional study Ben Natan M, Revach M, Sade O, Yonay Y, Berkovich Y. BMC Nurs 2024.
• Comparative evaluation of postoperative outcomes and expenditure between robotic and conventional single-level lumbar fusion surgery: a comprehensive analysis of nationwide inpatient sample data Maman D, Mahamid A, Finkel B, Gan-Or H, Fournier L, Berkovich Y, Behrbalk E. Eur Spine J 2024.
• Characteristics of injuries related to traffic crashes in Israel before and during the COVID-19 pandemic Yonai Y, Ben Natan M, Maman D, Ezra O, Berkovich Y. Traffic Inj Prev 2024.
• Knowledge of the Mpox virus and conspiracy beliefs and their association with self-confidence in managing the virus among Israeli orthopedic surgeons Masarwa R, Yonai Y, Ben-Natan M, Berkovich Y. Pathog Glob Health 2024.

2023

• Should I Ask Doctor Google? Reliability of Israeli Web-based Information Regarding General Orthopedic Injuries and Symptoms Steinfeld Y, Besor O, Yonai Y, Berkovich Y, Apt E, Rinott N, Keren Y. Isr Med Assoc J 2023.
• Mortality, Survival, and Readmissions During a 12-Month Follow-Up After Hip Fracture: Inpatient Rehabilitation Versus Home Rehabilitation Ben Natan M, Masarwa R, Yonai Y, Finkel B, Berkovich Y. Rehabil Nurs 2023.
• Injury and Sociodemographic Characteristics of Intimate Partner Violence in Women in Israel: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study Ben Natan M, Masarwa R, Steinfeld Y, Yonai Y, Berkovich Y. J Trauma Nurs 2023.
• Israeli Female Physicians' Motives for Choosing Orthopedics as Their Specialty Choice Yonai Y, Masarwa R, Steinfeld Y, Ben Natan M, Berkovich Y. World J Surg 2023.
• Cross-sectional Analysis Study Between SIGMA Knee System and ATTUNE in a Cruciate-Retaining Fixed-Bearing Total Knee Replacement, with no Patellar Resurfacing Berkovich Y, Wiestov E, Rothem Y, Ben Natan M, Rothem DE. Indian J Orthop 2023.

2022

• Factors Associated With Referral of Children With a Femur Fracture to a Social Worker by an Orthopedist for Suspected Child Abuse Yonai Y, Ben Natan M, Finkel B, Klein A, Berkovich Y. Pediatr Emerg Care 2022.
• Knowledge, attitudes, detection, and reporting practices of elder abuse among orthopedists Yonai Y, Masarwa R, Natan MB, Steinfeld Y, Berkovich Y. Eur Geriatr Med 2022.
• Reasons for Surgical Delay in Patients With Hip Fracture Yonai Y, Ben Natan M, Shadmi N, Berkovich Y, Steinfeld Y. J Healthc Qual 2022.
• Regenerative medicine in orthopedics – updates and common uses Yonai Y, Lever L, Ben Natan M, Steinfeld Y, Seroguon Y, Berkovich Y. Harefuah 2022.
• Combined Effect of Seasonality and Hyponatremia on the Occurrence of Hip Fractures Among Older Adults Yonai Y, Ben Natan M, Steinfeld Y, Berkovich Y. Indian J Orthop 2022.
• Association Between Type of Face Mask and Visual Analog Scale Scores During Pain Assessment Natan MB, Steinfeld Y, Badash S, Shmilov G, Abramov M, Epstein D, Yonai Y, Berbalek E, Berkovich Y. Pain Manag Nurs 2022.
• Awareness, Knowledge, and Screening for Intimate Partner Violence Among Orthopedic Surgeons in Israel Masarwa R, Ben Natan M, Yonai Y, Steinfeld Y, Berkovich Y. Violence Against Women 2022.

2021

• Robotic total knee arthroplasty Steinfeld Y, Yonai Y, Masarwa R, Berkovich Y. Harefuah 2021.
• Characteristics of those who fall during orthopedic hospitalization – A retrospective case-control study Ben Natan M, Yonai Y, Goldschmid N, Berkovich Y. Int J Orthop Trauma Nurs 2021.
• Hip Fracture Following a Fall among Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic Steinfeld Y, Ben Natan M, Yonai Y, Berkovich Y. Isr Med Assoc J 2021.
• Anterior approach for total hip arthroplasty – the preferred approach or a passing trend? Steinfeld Y, Berkovich Y. Harefuah 2021.
• Retrospective study of older patient characteristics that increase the likelihood that a fracture was associated with abuse Ben Natan M, Steinfeld Y, Yonai Y, Berkovich Y. J Elder Abuse Negl 2021.

2019

• 111 indium labeled leukocyte scintigraphy is a low sensitivity test for diagnosing prosthetic joint infection in equivocal cases Keltz E, Apt E, Israel O, Keidar Z, Berkovich Y. Harefuah 2019.

2018

• The relationship between injuries, shoes and style in the runner's population Shapira J, Keren Y, Rinott N, Berkovich Y. Harefuah 2018.
• The role of physical status versus mental status in predicting the quality of life of patients with lumbar disk herniation Engel-Yeger B, Keren A, Berkovich Y, Sarfaty E, Merom L. Disabil Rehabil 2018.

2016

• Epidemiology of Kite Surfing Injuries among Recreational Athletes Grunner S, Kotlarsky P, Berkovich Y, Givon A, Keren Y. Isr Med Assoc J 2016.

2015

• Canal-to-Diaphysis Ratio as an Osteoporosis-Related Risk Factor for Hip Fractures Rostislav N, Nahum R, David N, Yaron B, Sergey M, Doron N, Yaniv K. Orthopedics 2015.

2014

• Lumbar nucleoplasty Keren A, Berkovich Y, Merom L. Harefuah 2014.

2013

• Sport activity after hip and knee arthroplasty Keren A, Berkovich Y, Soudry M. Harefuah 2013.
• Severe metallosis leading to femoral head perforation Sharma OP, Lochab J, Berkovich Y, Safir OA, Gross AE. Orthopedics 2013.

2010

• Knee injury in cyclers Berkovich Y, Nierenberg G, Falah M, Soudry M. Harefuah 2010.

2007

• Oxidative stress indices in COPD–Broncho-alveolar lavage and salivary analysis Yigla M, Berkovich Y, Nagler RM. Arch Oral Biol 2007.

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