2023
Rheumatoid arthritis patients are at increased risk for adverse events following lumbar discectomy
Ratnasamy P, Rudisill K, Gouzoulis M, Kammien A, Grauer J. Rheumatoid arthritis patients are at increased risk for adverse events following lumbar discectomy. The Spine Journal 2023, 23: 990-996. PMID: 36990283, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2023.03.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLumbar discectomy patientsAdverse eventsRheumatoid arthritisLumbar discectomyPatient ageDiscectomy patientsMinor adverse eventsRetrospective cohort studyLumbar spinal surgeryPatient's medication regimenElixhauser Comorbidity IndexExclusion of patientsRA medicationsComorbidity indexCohort studyMedication regimenPrior diagnosisPredictive factorsAdverse outcomesSubgroup analysisSpinal surgeryInfection diagnosisAutoinflammatory diseasesHigher oddsDiscectomy
2007
Utility of Flexion-Extension Radiographs in Evaluating the Degenerative Cervical Spine
White AP, Biswas D, Smart LR, Haims A, Grauer JN. Utility of Flexion-Extension Radiographs in Evaluating the Degenerative Cervical Spine. Spine 2007, 32: 975-979. PMID: 17450072, DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000261409.45251.a2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlexion-extension radiographsConsecutive patientsDynamic radiographsLateral radiographsDegenerative cervical conditionsDegenerative cervical spineFlexion-extension lateral radiographsNeutral lateral radiographsPrior cervical surgeryNontrauma populationCervical surgeryMyelopathic symptomsRetrospective cohortCervical fracturesSpine traumaInadequate radiographsInitial imagingPatient chartsPreoperative patientsRheumatoid arthritisCervical conditionsClinical managementCervical spineRecent traumaCongenital anomalies
2004
Predictors of paralysis in the rheumatoid cervical spine in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty.
Grauer JN, Tingstad EM, Rand N, Christie MJ, Hilibrand AS. Predictors of paralysis in the rheumatoid cervical spine in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2004, 86: 1420-4. PMID: 15252088, DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200407000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal joint arthroplastyPredictors of paralysisRadiographic evidenceRheumatoid arthritisCervical spineJoint arthroplastyCervical instabilityPosterior atlantodental intervalRheumatoid cervical spinePopulation of patientsExtension lateral radiographsOrthopaedic manifestationsAtlantodental intervalRadiographic findingsRadiographic predictorsSpinal cordRadiographic signsLateral radiographsPatientsArthritisParalysisArthroplastyRadiographsFive-year periodSpine