Extramedullary Compared with Intramedullary Implants for Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures
Bohl DD, Basques BA, Golinvaux NS, Miller CP, Baumgaertner MR, Grauer JN. Extramedullary Compared with Intramedullary Implants for Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2014, 96: 1871-1877. PMID: 25410504, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.n.00041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtramedullary implantsAdverse eventsImplant typeIntramedullary implantsPostoperative lengthIntertrochanteric fracturesSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseGeneral surgical outcomesMean postoperative lengthPatients seventy yearsShorter postoperative lengthRetrospective cohort studySerious adverse eventsACS-NSQIP databaseImprovement Program databaseSurgical adverse eventsIntertrochanteric hip fracturesOperating room timeIntramedullary treatmentCohort studyComposite outcomeNSQIP databaseHip fractureNationwide Inpatient Sample and National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Give Different Results in Hip Fracture Studies
Bohl DD, Basques BA, Golinvaux NS, Baumgaertner MR, Grauer JN. Nationwide Inpatient Sample and National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Give Different Results in Hip Fracture Studies. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2014, 472: 1672-1680. PMID: 24615426, PMCID: PMC4016448, DOI: 10.1007/s11999-014-3559-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overComorbidityData MiningDatabases, FactualEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleFracture FixationHip FracturesHospitalizationHumansInpatientsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePostoperative ComplicationsPrevalenceQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNationwide Inpatient SampleSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramInpatient adverse eventsAcute kidney injuryPeripheral vascular diseaseAdverse eventsUrinary tract infectionQuality Improvement ProgramKidney injuryNSQIP databaseTract infectionsInpatient SampleVascular diseaseMethodsA retrospective cohort studyQuestions/PurposesThe purposeRetrospective cohort studyStatistical differenceTerms of comorbiditiesSurgical site infectionHip fracture studiesIntertrochanteric hip fracturesLength of stayGreat clinical importanceTerms of demographics