2024
Utilization and timing of surgical intervention for central cord syndrome in the United States
Dhodapkar M, Halperin S, Seddio A, Dahodwala T, Rubio D, Grauer J. Utilization and timing of surgical intervention for central cord syndrome in the United States. European Spine Journal 2024, 33: 3645-3651. PMID: 39103615, DOI: 10.1007/s00586-024-08431-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCentral cord syndromeSurgical interventionAbsence of bony injuryOperative interventionCord syndromeBony injuriesPredictors of operative managementAbsence of vertebral fracturesTiming of surgical interventionTiming of operative interventionCohort of patientsProportion of patientsDays of diagnosisHigher comorbidity burdenVertebral fracturesSpinal cord injuryMethodsAdult patientsNon-operativelyNonsurgical interventionsMultivariate analysisStudy assessed utilizationComorbidity burdenIncomplete spinal cord injuryPatientsInclusion criteria
2023
The Burden of Revision Total Ankle Replacement Has Markedly Increased from 2010 to 2020
Ratnasamy P, Maloy G, Oghenesume O, Peden S, Grauer J, Oh I. The Burden of Revision Total Ankle Replacement Has Markedly Increased from 2010 to 2020. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2023, 8: 2473011423s00199. PMCID: PMC10750518, DOI: 10.1177/2473011423s00199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExplant surgeryRisk factorsYounger ageComorbidity burdenIndependent predictorsFemale sexRevision surgeryMultivariate logistic regression analysisHigher comorbidity burdenPatient comorbidity burdenRevision total ankle replacementTotal ankle replacement surgeryRetrospective cohort studyIndependent risk factorImplant survival rateElixhauser Comorbidity IndexRisk of revisionTiming of revisionLogistic regression analysisSite of careTotal ankle replacementLarge national databaseAnkle replacement surgeryOccurrence of revisionExplant patients
2022
Total shoulder arthroplasty: ninety-day adverse events and 5-year implant survival in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa
Gouzoulis M, Ratnasamy P, Caruana D, Wiznia D, Medvecky M, Grauer J. Total shoulder arthroplasty: ninety-day adverse events and 5-year implant survival in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa. Seminars In Arthroplasty JSES 2022, 32: 676-680. DOI: 10.1053/j.sart.2022.07.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal shoulder arthroplastySurgical site infectionMinor adverse eventsAdverse eventsSite infectionTSA patientsImplant survivalHS patientsSkin lesionsLog-rank Mantel-Cox testFive-year implant survivalKaplan-Meier survival curvesHigher comorbidity burdenMethods Adult patientsNon-HS groupsSevere adverse eventsElixhauser Comorbidity IndexChronic skin disorderPotential risk factorsMantel-Cox testRisk of infectionComorbidity burdenComorbidity indexPostoperative complicationsReoperation rateUnicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty in Octogenarians: A National Database Analysis Including Over 700 Octogenarians
Moore HG, Schneble CA, Kahan JB, Grauer JN, Rubin LE. Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty in Octogenarians: A National Database Analysis Including Over 700 Octogenarians. Arthroplasty Today 2022, 15: 55-60. PMID: 35399988, PMCID: PMC8991237, DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2022.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnicompartmental knee arthroplastyAdverse eventsMedical comorbiditiesKnee arthroplastyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseLarge national surgical databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseHigher comorbidity burdenMinor adverse eventsPostoperative adverse eventsSerious adverse eventsImprovement Program databaseProlonged hospital stayUrinary tract infectionDay of surgeryNational database analysisNational surgical databaseShort-term mortalityMultivariate regression analysisComorbidity burdenOctogenarian cohortHospital lengthHospital stayNonhome dischargeSelect patients