2023
Urgent Care Versus Emergency Department Utilization for Foot and Ankle Fractures
Dhodapkar M, Gouzoulis M, Halperin S, Modrak M, Yoo B, Grauer J. Urgent Care Versus Emergency Department Utilization for Foot and Ankle Fractures. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2023, 31: 984-989. PMID: 37253245, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-22-01097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrgent care facilityAnkle fracturesEmergency departmentED utilizationCare facilitiesUrgent careOdds ratioICD-10 diagnosis codesCertain injury typesUrgent care utilizationRetrospective cohort studyUrgent care visitsYears old presentingMinority of patientsEmergency department utilizationOld presentingCare visitsAdult patientsCare algorithmCohort studyIndependent predictorsCare utilizationMultivariable analysisCommon injuriesDiagnosis codes
2016
Injury patterns and risk factors for orthopaedic trauma from snowboarding and skiing: a national perspective
Basques BA, Gardner EC, Samuel AM, Webb ML, Lukasiewicz AM, Bohl DD, Grauer JN. Injury patterns and risk factors for orthopaedic trauma from snowboarding and skiing: a national perspective. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 2016, 26: 1916-1926. PMID: 27177641, DOI: 10.1007/s00167-016-4137-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive blood testExtremity fracturesBlood testsInjury patternsRisk factorsInjury severityHelmet useAge 18National Trauma Data BankPrognostic Level IIIInjury Severity ScoreUpper extremity fracturesDistal radius fracturesLower extremity fracturesTrauma Data BankMultivariate logistic regressionSignificant orthopaedic injuriesPositive drug testsIllegal substancesPopular winter sportsPatient demographicsMale sexRadius fracturesCommon injuriesEmergency department