2024
Surgical site infection following isolated lumbar discectomy increases odds of revision lumbar surgery within first 6 months, but not beyond
Kim L, Halperin S, Grauer J. Surgical site infection following isolated lumbar discectomy increases odds of revision lumbar surgery within first 6 months, but not beyond. The Spine Journal 2024, 24: 1459-1466. PMID: 38570035, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2024.03.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical site infectionRevision lumbar surgeryLumbar discectomyLumbar surgeryElixhauser Comorbidity IndexSite infectionFactors associated with surgical site infectionPreoperative diagnosis of infectionIncidence of secondary surgeryLumbar discectomy patientsDiagnosis of infectionMultivariate logistic regressionPreoperative diagnosisDiscectomy patientsPostoperative complicationsIndex surgeryPatient ageSecondary surgerySpinal surgeryIndependent predictorsAdult patientsLumbar fusionPerforming surgeryDiscectomyI&D
2023
Rates of subsequent surgeries after meniscus repair with and without concurrent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Kahan J, Burroughs P, Petit L, Schneble C, Joo P, Moran J, Modrak M, Mclaughlin W, Nasreddine A, Grauer J, Medvecky M. Rates of subsequent surgeries after meniscus repair with and without concurrent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0294964. PMID: 38015977, PMCID: PMC10684064, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConcurrent anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionSecondary surgery rateCruciate ligament reconstructionSurgery ratesMeniscus repairLigament reconstructionKnee surgeryArthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionMeniscal repairSecondary surgical proceduresLarge national databaseLarge patient databaseSubsequent surgerySecondary proceduresSecondary surgeryLarge cohortSurgical proceduresPatient databasePatientsSurgeryCohortNational databaseSignificant differencesRepairMedicaid 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 eventsLow Rates of 5-Year Secondary Surgery and Postoperative Complications After Primary Hip Arthroscopy in More Than 30,000 Patients
Gillinov S, Kim D, Moran J, Lee M, Fong S, Mahatme R, Simington J, Owens J, McLaughlin W, Grauer J, Jimenez A. Low Rates of 5-Year Secondary Surgery and Postoperative Complications After Primary Hip Arthroscopy in More Than 30,000 Patients. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2023, 39: 1639-1648. PMID: 37286283, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2023.01.100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary hip arthroscopySecondary surgery rateMultivariate logistic regressionSecondary surgeryHip arthroscopySurgery ratesRisk factorsFemale sexLabral tearsTenth RevisionHip arthroplastyLabral repairInternational ClassificationClass II/III obesityLogistic regressionPrevious hip arthroscopyClass I obesityPostoperative complication rateRate of complicationsFive-year ratesDay of surgeryFrequent surgical procedureKaplan-Meier analysisTotal hip arthroplastyLarge national dataset
2022
Subsequent Surgery Up to 10 Years After Osteochondral Allograft and Osteochondral Autograft: An Analysis of More Than 2000 Patients
Burroughs P, Kahan J, Moran J, Gillinov S, Joo P, Schneble C, Moore H, Grauer J, Medvecky M. Subsequent Surgery Up to 10 Years After Osteochondral Allograft and Osteochondral Autograft: An Analysis of More Than 2000 Patients. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2022, 10: 23259671221139127. PMID: 36582936, PMCID: PMC9793021, DOI: 10.1177/23259671221139127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOsteochondral allograft transplantOsteochondral autograft transferSubsequent knee surgerySubsequent surgeryKnee surgeryMantel-Cox log-rank testKaplan-Meier survival curvesHigh rateLog-rank testLevel of evidenceCohort studyPatients 10Meier survivalAllograft transplantsKnee arthroplastySecondary surgeryAdministrative databasesAutograft transferPatientsSurgeryOsteochondral autograftSurvival analysisSurvival curvesOsteochondral allograftsStatistical difference