2018
Incidence of and Risk Factors for Knee Collateral Ligament Injuries With Proximal Tibia Fractures: A Study of 32,441 Patients.
Samuel AM, Diaz-Collado PJ, Szolomayer LK, Wiznia DH, Chan WW, Lukasiewicz AM, Basques BA, Bohl DD, Grauer JN. Incidence of and Risk Factors for Knee Collateral Ligament Injuries With Proximal Tibia Fractures: A Study of 32,441 Patients. Orthopedics 2018, 41: e268-e276. PMID: 29451942, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20180213-03.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCollateral ligament injuriesProximal tibia fracturesLigament injuryTibia fracturesRisk factorsCollateral ligamentLateral collateral ligament injuryMedial collateral ligament injuryNational Trauma Data BankInpatient adverse eventsLonger hospital stayInjury Severity ScoreDistal femur fracturesChronic knee instabilityTrauma Data BankKnee collateral ligamentsHospital stayInpatient outcomesAdverse eventsSimultaneous injuryFemur fracturesSeverity scoreKnee instabilityHigher oddsMultivariate analysis
2017
Analysis of Bony and Internal Organ Injuries Associated With 26,357 Adult Femoral Shaft Fractures and Their Impact on Mortality.
Anandasivam NS, Russo GS, Fischer JM, Samuel AM, Ondeck NT, Swallow MS, Chung SH, Bohl DD, Grauer JN. Analysis of Bony and Internal Organ Injuries Associated With 26,357 Adult Femoral Shaft Fractures and Their Impact on Mortality. Orthopedics 2017, 40: e506-e512. PMID: 28358976, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20170327-01.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemoral shaft fracturesMechanism of injuryCharlson Comorbidity IndexInjury Severity ScoreCommon MOIInternal organ injuriesShaft fracturesOrgan injuryAge groupsNational Trauma Data BankAdult femoral shaft fracturesRibs/sternumPredictors of mortalityAbdominal organ injuriesTrauma Data BankMultivariate logistic regressionSpectrum of injuriesMotor vehicle accidentsThoracic organ injuryOlder age groupsTibia/fibulaComorbidity burdenComorbidity indexBony injuriesTrauma patients
2016
Demographics, Mechanisms of Injury, and Concurrent Injuries Associated With Calcaneus Fractures: A Study of 14 516 Patients in the American College of Surgeons National Trauma Data Bank
Bohl DD, Ondeck NT, Samuel AM, Diaz-Collado PJ, Nelson SJ, Basques BA, Leslie MP, Grauer JN. Demographics, Mechanisms of Injury, and Concurrent Injuries Associated With Calcaneus Fractures: A Study of 14 516 Patients in the American College of Surgeons National Trauma Data Bank. Foot & Ankle Specialist 2016, 10: 402-410. PMID: 27895200, DOI: 10.1177/1938640016679703.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Trauma Data BankSurgeons National Trauma Data BankTrauma Data BankCalcaneus fracturesConcurrent injuriesNonorthopaedic injuriesSpine fracturesAmerican CollegeMechanism of injuryLower extremity fracturesLumbar spine fracturesCommon comorbiditiesFracture patientsExtremity fracturesOrgan injuryRetrospective reviewNational sampleHead injuryHigh incidenceInjury mechanismPatientsLevel IIIInjuryHospital departmentsStrong association