2021
Spinal fractures and/or spinal cord injuries are associated with orthopedic and internal organ injuries in proximity to the spinal injury
Anandasivam NS, Ondeck NT, Bagi PS, Galivanche AR, Samuel AM, Bohl DD, Grauer JN. Spinal fractures and/or spinal cord injuries are associated with orthopedic and internal organ injuries in proximity to the spinal injury. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2021, 6: 100057. PMID: 35141623, PMCID: PMC8820026, DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2021.100057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpine injury patientsNational Trauma Data BankThoracic spine injuriesMechanism of injuryInternal organ injuriesSpinal cord injurySpine injuriesMotor vehicle accidentsLung injuryIntracranial injuryInjury patientsSpinal fracturesCord injurySpinal injuryRib injuriesComorbidity burdenOrgan injuryInjury severityCervical spine injury patientsAcute spinal injuryLumbar spinal fracturesPredominance of injuriesNumber of comorbiditiesCervical spine injuryTrauma Data Bank
2019
Demographics, mechanism of injury, and associated injuries of 25,615 patients with talus fractures in the National Trauma Data Bank
Anandasivam NS, Bagi P, Ondeck NT, Galivanche AR, Kuzomunhu LS, Samuel AM, Bohl DD, Grauer JN. Demographics, mechanism of injury, and associated injuries of 25,615 patients with talus fractures in the National Trauma Data Bank. Journal Of Clinical Orthopaedics And Trauma 2019, 11: 426-431. PMID: 32405203, PMCID: PMC7211819, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2019.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Trauma Data BankCharlson Comorbidity IndexInjury Severity ScoreMechanism of injuryMotor vehicle accidentsTalus fracturesTrauma Data BankCalcaneus fracturesOrgan injuryModified Charlson Comorbidity IndexEpidemiology of fracturesInternal organ injuriesLower extremity fracturesLumbar spine fracturesNon-orthopedic injuriesThoracic organ injuryYears of ageComorbidity indexAdult patientsAssociated injuriesFracture patientsAnkle fracturesBony injuriesExtremity fracturesIntracranial injury
2017
Tibial shaft fracture: A large-scale study defining the injured population and associated injuries
Anandasivam NS, Russo GS, Swallow MS, Basques BA, Samuel AM, Ondeck NT, Chung SH, Fischer JM, Bohl DD, Grauer JN. Tibial shaft fracture: A large-scale study defining the injured population and associated injuries. Journal Of Clinical Orthopaedics And Trauma 2017, 8: 225-231. PMID: 28951639, PMCID: PMC5605888, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2017.07.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Trauma Data BankCharlson Comorbidity IndexInjury Severity ScoreTibial shaft fracturesMechanism of injuryShaft fracturesModified Charlson Comorbidity IndexLarge-scale studiesPredictors of mortalityTrauma Data BankMultivariate logistic regressionYears of ageComorbidity indexSeverity scoreInjured populationInjuryLogistic regressionPatientsFirst large-scale studyFracturesPopulationMortalityAnalysis 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 associationIncidence and Demographics of Cervical Spine Fractures over a 10 Year Period at a Level I Trauma Center
Blizzard D, Miller C, Blizzard S, Grauer J. Incidence and Demographics of Cervical Spine Fractures over a 10 Year Period at a Level I Trauma Center. The Duke Orthopaedic Journal 2016, 6: 21-25. DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10017-1065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCervical spine fracturesLevel I trauma centerCervical CT scanI trauma centerCervical fracturesSpine fracturesTrauma centerEmergency departmentCT scanNegative imaging studiesSingle Level ITraumatic neck painCervical spine traumaManagement of patientsMechanism of injuryHigh-energy traumaYears of ageRapidity of diagnosisRelevant demographic dataNeck painED visitsOlder patientsYounger patientsSpine traumaBlunt trauma
2006
Confusion Regarding Mechanisms of Injury in the Setting of Thoracolumbar Spinal Trauma: A Survey of the Spine Trauma Study Group (STSG)
Schweitzer KM, Vaccaro AR, Lee JY, Grauer JN. Confusion Regarding Mechanisms of Injury in the Setting of Thoracolumbar Spinal Trauma: A Survey of the Spine Trauma Study Group (STSG). Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2006, 19: 528-530. PMID: 17021418, DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000211219.28566.d0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpine Trauma Study GroupInjury mechanismStudy groupThoracolumbar Injury Severity ScoreInjury Severity ScoreMechanism of injuryThoracolumbar Injury Classification SystemPosterior ligamentous complex disruptionThoracolumbar spinal traumaComplex injury patternsFlexion-compression injuriesPercent of physiciansThoracolumbar spine injuriesInjury classification systemPosterior ligamentous complexFisher's exact testNeurologic statusSpine injuriesInjury patternsSeverity scoreClinical examinationSpinal traumaObjective findingsThoracolumbar injuriesLigamentous complex