2016
Perioperative Outcomes After Cervical Laminoplasty Versus Posterior Decompression and Fusion
Varthi AG, Basques BA, Bohl DD, Golinvaux NS, Grauer JN. Perioperative Outcomes After Cervical Laminoplasty Versus Posterior Decompression and Fusion. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2016, 29: e226-e232. PMID: 25310393, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000000183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultilevel cervical pathologyBaseline patient characteristicsCervical laminoplastyShort-term outcomesPosterior decompressionLaminoplasty patientsFusion patientsCervical decompressionAdverse eventsPatient characteristicsCervical pathologySurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databasePropensity-adjusted multivariate analysisQuality Improvement Program databaseWorse short-term outcomesCharlson Comorbidity IndexPosterior cervical decompressionRetrospective cohort studyImprovement Program databaseLength of stayBivariate logistic regressionAnesthesiologists (ASA) scoreComorbidity indexPerioperative outcomes
2013
Osteonecrosis of the Knee — Which Joint Preservation Procedures Work?
Lieberman JR, Varthi AG, Polkowski GG. Osteonecrosis of the Knee — Which Joint Preservation Procedures Work? The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2013, 29: 52-56. PMID: 23725928, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2013.04.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeBone TransplantationCartilageDecompression, SurgicalDisease ProgressionHumansKnee JointOsteonecrosisRadiographyConceptsMulti-center randomized trialsAdditional surgical treatmentJoint preservation proceduresCore decompressionSurgical treatmentAdditional surgeryRandomized trialsInclusion criteriaSystematic reviewKnee jointOsteochondral graftsKneePreservation proceduresOsteonecrosisFailure rateBest procedurePatientsSurgeryGraftDiseaseTrialsDecompression