The Safety and Efficacy of Hydroxyapatite Repair of Cholesteatoma Skull Base Defects
Shah R, Reeder A, Wilkins S, Kveton J, Schwartz N. The Safety and Efficacy of Hydroxyapatite Repair of Cholesteatoma Skull Base Defects. OTO Open 2024, 8: e151. PMID: 38863486, PMCID: PMC11165677, DOI: 10.1002/oto2.151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSkull base defectsLabyrinthine fistulaTegmen defectsCanal wallBase defectsRate of postoperative infectionMedical records of patientsRate of cholesteatoma recurrenceCholesteatoma recidivism ratesSemicircular canal fistulaSensorineural hearing lossElectronic medical records of patientsRate of recurrenceRecords of patientsRepair skull base defectsInner ear fistulaNonstatistically significant differenceHydroxyapatite groupCWD surgeryCWU surgeryPostoperative audiogramsCholesteatoma recurrenceMastoid infectionHearing lossPostoperative infectionCorticosteroid Injections Administered Within 4 Weeks Prior to Hip Arthroscopy Are Associated With Higher Rates of Postoperative Infection
Surucu S, Halperin S, Monahan P, Gillinov S, Lee M, Grauer J, Jimenez A. Corticosteroid Injections Administered Within 4 Weeks Prior to Hip Arthroscopy Are Associated With Higher Rates of Postoperative Infection. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2024, 40: 2381-2385.e1. PMID: 38311263, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2024.01.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical-site infectionIntra-articular corticosteroid injectionCorticosteroid injectionPostoperative infectionHip arthroscopyRate of surgical-site infectionPostoperative surgical-site infectionIncidence of postoperative infectionPresence of diabetes mellitusRate of postoperative infectionSurgical-site infection ratesRisk of postoperative infectionRate of wound dehiscenceHip corticosteroid injectionsMultivariate logistic regression analysisHip arthroscopy casesRetrospective comparative studyPreoperative corticosteroid injectionsHip arthroscopy surgeryAdministrative claims databaseLogistic regression analysisInfection rateCurrent Procedural TerminologyElixhauser Comorbidity IndexWound dehiscence
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