2024
Rate and risk factors for inpatient falls following single-level posterior lumbar fusion: A national registry study
Gouzoulis M, Jabbouri S, Seddio A, Moran J, Day W, Ratnasamy P, Grauer J. Rate and risk factors for inpatient falls following single-level posterior lumbar fusion: A national registry study. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2024, 20: 100549. PMID: 39318705, PMCID: PMC11417567, DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2024.100549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosterior lumbar fusionSingle-level posterior lumbar fusionInpatient fallsOdds ratioLumbar fusionFall prevention programsIncidence of secondary injuryNational sample of patientsRisk factorsDecreased odds ratioPatient variablesPotential patient outcomesMultivariate logistic regressionNational registry studySample of patientsPrevention programsInpatient costsMedicaid insuranceActive deliriumAlcohol use disorderMethods Adult patientsSpinal pathologyOutcome metricsCommercial insuranceNational sample
2023
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 administration
2006
Back pain in athletes.
Lawrence JP, Greene HS, Grauer JN. Back pain in athletes. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2006, 14: 726-35. PMID: 17148620, DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200612000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBack painSelf-limiting symptomsChronic back painTreatment of athletesDegenerative disc diseaseHigh incidence rateSpecific spinal pathologyRecurrent symptomsSymptomatic improvementTreatment algorithmIdentifiable pathologyPhysical examinationThorough historyRisk factorsDisc diseaseImpact sportsIncidence rateLumbar injuriesClinical challengeLong-term consequencesLumbar spineAthletic activitySpinal pathologyRecreational athletesPertinent imaging