2022
Analysis of the Frequency, Characteristics, and Reasons for Termination of Spine-related Clinical Trials
Caruana DL, Kim D, Galivanche AR, David WB, Justen MA, Moushey AM, Sheth AH, Paranjpe MD, Grauer JN. Analysis of the Frequency, Characteristics, and Reasons for Termination of Spine-related Clinical Trials. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2022, 35: e596-e600. PMID: 35351841, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000001323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsClinical Trials as TopicCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualHumansOdds RatioRegistriesSpineConceptsClinical trialsTrial terminationTrial characteristicsMultivariate analysisCross-sectional analysisInvestigation of drugsInsufficient accrualResults databaseInterventional studyDetermine predictorsClinical studiesBACKGROUND DATACommon reasonAssess reasonsRecruitment statusTrialsPredictors of terminationSearch termsSpineCompletion ratesRegistryPredictorsStudyTermination
2019
Industry Payments to Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeons Reported by the Open Payments Database: 2014 to 2017
Pathak N, Mets EJ, Mercier MR, Galivanche AR, Bovonratwet P, Smith BG, Grauer JN. Industry Payments to Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeons Reported by the Open Payments Database: 2014 to 2017. Journal Of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2019, 39: 534-540. PMID: 30950942, DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000001375.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
What Associations Exist Between Comorbidity Indices and Postoperative Adverse Events After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty?
Fu MC, Ondeck NT, Nwachukwu BU, Garcia GH, Gulotta LV, Verma NN, Grauer JN. What Associations Exist Between Comorbidity Indices and Postoperative Adverse Events After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty? Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2018, 477: 881-890. PMID: 30614913, PMCID: PMC6437372, DOI: 10.1097/corr.0000000000000624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramBody mass indexTotal shoulder arthroplastyPostoperative adverse eventsComorbidity indexAdverse eventsHighest AUCShoulder arthroplastyAnthropometric variablesSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramReverse total shoulder arthroplastyDiscriminative abilityCharlson Comorbidity IndexThirty-day outcomesSevere adverse eventsPreoperative risk stratificationModerate discriminative abilityYears of ageQuality Improvement ProgramGood discriminative abilityGreater associationCombination of ageAnesthesiologists classificationASA scoreMedical comorbidities
2016
Demographics, Mechanisms of Injury, and Concurrent Injuries Associated With Calcaneus Fractures: A Study of 14 516 Patients in the American College of Surgeons National Trauma Data Bank
Bohl DD, Ondeck NT, Samuel AM, Diaz-Collado PJ, Nelson SJ, Basques BA, Leslie MP, Grauer JN. Demographics, Mechanisms of Injury, and Concurrent Injuries Associated With Calcaneus Fractures: A Study of 14 516 Patients in the American College of Surgeons National Trauma Data Bank. Foot & Ankle Specialist 2016, 10: 402-410. PMID: 27895200, DOI: 10.1177/1938640016679703.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Trauma Data BankSurgeons National Trauma Data BankTrauma Data BankCalcaneus fracturesConcurrent injuriesNonorthopaedic injuriesSpine fracturesAmerican CollegeMechanism of injuryLower extremity fracturesLumbar spine fracturesCommon comorbiditiesFracture patientsExtremity fracturesOrgan injuryRetrospective reviewNational sampleHead injuryHigh incidenceInjury mechanismPatientsLevel IIIInjuryHospital departmentsStrong associationNationwide Databases in Orthopaedic Surgery Research
Bohl DD, Singh K, Grauer JN. Nationwide Databases in Orthopaedic Surgery Research. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2016, 24: 673-682. PMID: 27579813, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-15-00217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVariation in Resource Utilization for Patients With Hip and Pelvic Fractures Despite Equal Medicare Reimbursement
Samuel AM, Webb ML, Lukasiewicz AM, Basques BA, Bohl DD, Varthi AG, Lane JM, Grauer JN. Variation in Resource Utilization for Patients With Hip and Pelvic Fractures Despite Equal Medicare Reimbursement. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2016, 474: 1486-1494. PMID: 26913512, PMCID: PMC4868172, DOI: 10.1007/s11999-016-4765-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overDiagnosis-Related GroupsFee-for-Service PlansFemaleFracture FixationHealth ResourcesHip FracturesHospital CostsHumansIntensive Care UnitsLength of StayMaleMedicarePatient Care BundlesPelvic BonesProcess Assessment, Health CareRegistriesRespiration, ArtificialRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsTrauma CentersTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsIntensive care unitDiagnosis-related groupsPelvic fracturesHip fractureInpatient lengthAcetabulum fracturesVentilator timeICU lengthHospital factorsVentilation timePelvis fracturesIntensive care unit stayNational Trauma Data BankTotal inpatient lengthTrue hospital costsMechanical ventilation timeInpatient resource utilizationHigh-energy traumaTrauma Data BankIncidence of fracturesNonoperative fracturesUnit stayTrauma patientsCare unitPelvic trauma
2015
Editorial: Large Database Studies—What They Can Do, What They Cannot Do, and Which Ones We Will Publish
Grauer JN, Leopold SS. Editorial: Large Database Studies—What They Can Do, What They Cannot Do, and Which Ones We Will Publish. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2015, 473: 1537-1539. PMID: 25724835, PMCID: PMC4385344, DOI: 10.1007/s11999-015-4223-z.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters