2022
Bucket-Handle Meniscus Tear Management With Meniscectomy Versus Repair Correlates With Patient, Socioeconomic, and Hospital Factors
Mercier M, Galivanche A, Efthymiou L, Wilhelm C, Grauer J, Gardner E. Bucket-Handle Meniscus Tear Management With Meniscectomy Versus Repair Correlates With Patient, Socioeconomic, and Hospital Factors. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2022, 31: 565-573. PMID: 36730692, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-21-01052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBucket-handle meniscus tearsHospital factorsMeniscal repairLogistic regression modelsMeniscus tearsTreatment approachesMultivariable logistic regression modelIdentification of patientsCommon knee injuriesInfluence of patientUrban teaching hospitalClinical factorsDischarge weightRegression modelsKnee injuriesPatient populationSicker patientsOptimal treatmentUnivariate analysisTeaching hospitalNationwide utilizationHigher median household incomeHigher oddsTear managementRepresentative cohort
2016
Preoperative Nutritional Status as an Adjunct Predictor of Major Postoperative Complications Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Fu MC, Buerba RA, Grauer JN. Preoperative Nutritional Status as an Adjunct Predictor of Major Postoperative Complications Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2016, 29: 167-172. PMID: 25310390, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000000181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramMajor postoperative complicationsPreoperative nutritional statusAnterior cervical discectomySurgical outcomes databaseSerum albumin concentrationPreoperative hypoalbuminemiaPostoperative complicationsNutritional statusAdjunct predictorCervical discectomyACDF casesOutcomes DatabaseAlbumin concentrationAlbumin measurementSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramMultivariable logistic regression modelHigher ASA classPreoperative albumin measurementsHigh-risk patientsPreoperative serum albuminMultiple medical comorbiditiesPreoperative risk assessmentAdjusted odds ratioStrong independent predictor