2024
Billing rules / global period affect postoperative follow-up practices following total hip arthroplasty
Ratnasamy P, Oghenesume O, Joo P, Grauer J. Billing rules / global period affect postoperative follow-up practices following total hip arthroplasty. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0300460. PMID: 38635750, PMCID: PMC11025944, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0300460.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFollow-up visitFollow-upTotal hip arthroplastyAdvanced practice providersPostoperative week 3Time of evaluationClinical practice patternsPostoperative visitPostoperative dayPostoperative weekFollow-up practicesPercentage of visitsHip arthroplastyPractice patternsOrthopedic surgeonsSurgeonsWeek 3Optimal outcomesWeeksVisitsPractice providersWeek-to-week variation
2022
Emergency Department Visits Within 90 Days of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Kammien AJ, Zhu JR, Gouzoulis MJ, Moore HG, Galivanche AR, Medvecky MJ, Grauer JN. Emergency Department Visits Within 90 Days of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2022, 10: 23259671221083586. PMID: 35340726, PMCID: PMC8941698, DOI: 10.1177/23259671221083586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionCruciate ligament reconstructionED visitsElixhauser Comorbidity IndexSurgical siteComorbidity indexED utilizationLigament reconstructionWeek 3Higher Elixhauser comorbidity indexSurgical site painGreater comorbidity burdenEmergency department visitsDescriptive epidemiologic studyMultivariate logistic regressionHealth care systemComorbidity burdenPatient agePostoperative dataYounger patientsDepartment visitsIndependent predictorsPostoperative weekEmergency departmentFemale sex