Changes in the Utilization of Cervicothoracic Injections Between 2010 and 2020
Ratnasamy P, Oghenesume O, Maloy G, Grauer J. Changes in the Utilization of Cervicothoracic Injections Between 2010 and 2020. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2023, 37: 210-216. PMID: 37941099, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000001549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFacet injectionsPatient characteristicsPatient insurance typeElixhauser Comorbidity IndexInsurance reimbursement policiesCurrent Procedural Terminology codingComorbidity indexPatient agePearlDiver databasePatient factorsInterlaminar injectionsTransforaminal injectionsRehabilitation physiciansInsurance typePractice patternsMedicaid patientsEpidemiologic studiesPhysician preferenceProvider typeSpinal pathologyTransforaminalSpine carePhysical medicinePatientsInjection administrationDo Children With Medicaid Insurance Have Increased Revision Rates 5 Years After Posterior Spinal Fusions?
Moore H, Patibandla S, McClung A, Grauer J, Sucato D, Wise C, Johnson M, Rathjen K, McIntosh A, Ramo B, Brooks J. Do Children With Medicaid Insurance Have Increased Revision Rates 5 Years After Posterior Spinal Fusions? Journal Of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2023, 43: 615-619. PMID: 37694695, DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000002504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior spinal fusionAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisMedicaid insurancePrivate insuranceRevision surgerySpinal fusionInternational ClassificationBaseline medical comorbiditiesKaplan-Meier analysisLog-rank testSegmental spinal instrumentationLong fusion constructsBaseline comorbiditiesIndependent t-testIndex surgeryMedical comorbiditiesPostoperative complicationsCause revisionCohort studyNinth RevisionAIS patientsRevision codesPrimary diagnosisHigh prevalenceMedicaid patientsMedicaid Insurance Is Associated With More Complications and Emergency Department Visits but Equivalent 5-Year Secondary Surgery Rate After Primary Hip Arthroscopy
Gillinov S, Kim D, Islam W, Lee M, Moran J, Fong S, Mahatme R, McLaughlin W, Maldonado D, Medvecky M, Grauer J, Jimenez A. Medicaid Insurance Is Associated With More Complications and Emergency Department Visits but Equivalent 5-Year Secondary Surgery Rate After Primary Hip Arthroscopy. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2023, 40: 1117-1125. PMID: 37597701, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2023.08.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary hip arthroscopyFemoroacetabular impingement syndromeEmergency department visitsSecondary surgery rateED visitsMedicaid patientsHip arthroscopyDepartment visitsSurgery ratesSecondary surgeryLabral tearsLarge national database studyTenth Revision diagnosis codesNational database studyFive-year ratesElixhauser Comorbidity IndexKaplan-Meier analysisRevision diagnosis codesBody mass indexMultivariate logistic regressionTotal hip arthroplastyLarge national databaseComorbidity indexPostoperative complicationsAdverse events