2020
Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fracture Outcomes by Pediatric and Nonpediatric Orthopedists.
Mets EJ, Grauer JN, McLynn RP, Frumberg DB. Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fracture Outcomes by Pediatric and Nonpediatric Orthopedists. Orthopedics 2020, 44: e203-e210. PMID: 33316820, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20201210-03.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric supracondylar humerus fracturesSupracondylar humerus fracturesHumerus fracturesMultivariate analysisRetrospective comparative cohort analysisLarge national databaseComparative cohort analysisComorbidity burdenHospital lengthPerioperative outcomesAdverse eventsPatient characteristicsPatient factorsFracture outcomesOperative timePatient 1Surgical interventionAdverse outcomesPediatric orthopedistsStudy groupCohort analysisOrthopaedic surgeonsOrthopedistsNational databaseSubspecialty training
2019
Can flexible intramedullary nails provide proper fixation of long bone fractures in patients weighing over 100 pounds?
Frumberg D, Van Lanen-Wanek D, Jauregui J, Nadarajah V, Illical E. Can flexible intramedullary nails provide proper fixation of long bone fractures in patients weighing over 100 pounds? Journal Of Orthopaedics Trauma And Rehabilitation 2019, 26: 9-13. DOI: 10.1016/j.jotr.2018.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFlexible intramedullary nailsPediatric patientsMajor complicationsTibial fracturesStudy groupIntramedullary nailControl groupRate of complicationsRetrospective cohort reviewTibial shaft fracturesLong bone fracturesFunctional outcome measurementsCohort reviewHypertrophic nonunionShaft fracturesTreatment optionsOdds ratioDiaphyseal femurOutcome measurementsComplicationsPatientsBone fracturesLarger sample sizeDefinitive conclusionsSignificant differences