2014
Increased Risk of Complications After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion in the Elderly
Buerba RA, Giles E, Webb ML, Fu MC, Gvozdyev B, Grauer JN. Increased Risk of Complications After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion in the Elderly. Spine 2014, 39: 2062-2069. PMID: 25271519, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cervical discectomyCervical discectomyElderly patientsPulmonary embolism/deep vein thrombosisSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseCentral nervous system complicationsQuality Improvement Program databaseShorter operating room timeNervous system complicationsImprovement Program databaseIndependent risk factorRetrospective cohort analysisDeep vein thrombosisRisk of complicationsMultivariate logistic regressionMulti-institutional databaseFisher's exact testOperating room timeLogistic regression modelsHospital complicationsPreoperative comorbiditiesUrinary complicationsPatients 65Respiratory complications
2006
Confusion Regarding Mechanisms of Injury in the Setting of Thoracolumbar Spinal Trauma: A Survey of the Spine Trauma Study Group (STSG)
Schweitzer KM, Vaccaro AR, Lee JY, Grauer JN. Confusion Regarding Mechanisms of Injury in the Setting of Thoracolumbar Spinal Trauma: A Survey of the Spine Trauma Study Group (STSG). Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2006, 19: 528-530. PMID: 17021418, DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000211219.28566.d0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpine Trauma Study GroupInjury mechanismStudy groupThoracolumbar Injury Severity ScoreInjury Severity ScoreMechanism of injuryThoracolumbar Injury Classification SystemPosterior ligamentous complex disruptionThoracolumbar spinal traumaComplex injury patternsFlexion-compression injuriesPercent of physiciansThoracolumbar spine injuriesInjury classification systemPosterior ligamentous complexFisher's exact testNeurologic statusSpine injuriesInjury patternsSeverity scoreClinical examinationSpinal traumaObjective findingsThoracolumbar injuriesLigamentous complex