2015
Length of Stay and Readmission After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: An Analysis of 1505 Cases.
Basques BA, Gardner EC, Toy JO, Golinvaux NS, Bohl DD, Grauer JN. Length of Stay and Readmission After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: An Analysis of 1505 Cases. The American Journal Of Orthopedics 2015, 44: e268-71. PMID: 26251941.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overArthroplasty, ReplacementDatabases, FactualFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIncidenceJoint DiseasesLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative PeriodQuality ImprovementRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsShoulder JointUnited StatesConceptsTotal shoulder arthroplastyExtended LOSRisk factorsShoulder arthroplastySurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseMultivariate analysisQuality Improvement Program databasePrimary total shoulder arthroplastyHistory of diabetesHistory of hypertensionImprovement Program databaseAge 70 yearsLength of stayPatient characteristicsPostoperative planningTSA patientsTHA patientsPreoperative discussionHeart diseaseProgram databaseAmerican CollegeReadmissionPatientsLOS
2009
Current Trends in Spinal Arthroplasty
Whang PG, Simpson AK, Rechtine G, Grauer JN. Current Trends in Spinal Arthroplasty. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2009, 22: 26-33. PMID: 19190431, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0b013e3181659804.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsArthroplasty, ReplacementAttitude of Health PersonnelCervical VertebraeHumansIntervertebral DiscLumbar VertebraePhysiciansSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsLumbar total disc arthroplastyTotal disc arthroplastyCervical total disc arthroplastySpine surgeonsNeurosurgical spine surgeonsAlternative surgical treatmentLong-term outcomesPercentage of surgeonsDegenerative spinal conditionsSpinal fusion proceduresOpinions of surgeonsSurgical treatmentDisc arthroplastyBACKGROUND DATASpinal conditionsDegenerative conditionsSurgeonsContemporary updateSpinal arthroplastyFusion proceduresArthroplastyDeleterious effectsSpineTreatmentSurvey study
2004
Material considerations for intervertebral disc replacement implants
Taksali S, Grauer JN, Vaccaro AR. Material considerations for intervertebral disc replacement implants. The Spine Journal 2004, 4: s231-s238. PMID: 15541671, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2004.07.012.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCobalt-chrome alloyDisc replacement implantsTitanium alloyStainless steelMaterial propertiesImplant materialsRisk of wearBearing surfacesSuch materialsMaterial considerationsReplacement implantsAlloyMaterialsImplantsSteelCeramicsWearBiomaterialsPolyurethaneTotal disc arthroplastyPolyethyleneArthroplasty implantsInterfaceJoint replacementSurfacePredictors of paralysis in the rheumatoid cervical spine in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty.
Grauer JN, Tingstad EM, Rand N, Christie MJ, Hilibrand AS. Predictors of paralysis in the rheumatoid cervical spine in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2004, 86: 1420-4. PMID: 15252088, DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200407000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overArthritis, RheumatoidArthroplasty, ReplacementCervical VertebraeFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedParalysisPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsConceptsTotal joint arthroplastyPredictors of paralysisRadiographic evidenceRheumatoid arthritisCervical spineJoint arthroplastyCervical instabilityPosterior atlantodental intervalRheumatoid cervical spinePopulation of patientsExtension lateral radiographsOrthopaedic manifestationsAtlantodental intervalRadiographic findingsRadiographic predictorsSpinal cordRadiographic signsLateral radiographsPatientsArthritisParalysisArthroplastyRadiographsFive-year periodSpine