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
2021
What Factors Affect Whether Patients Return to the Same Surgeon to Replace the Contralateral Joint? A Study of Over 200,000 Patients
Moore HG, Schneble CA, Kahan JB, Sculco PK, Grauer JN, Rubin LE. What Factors Affect Whether Patients Return to the Same Surgeon to Replace the Contralateral Joint? A Study of Over 200,000 Patients. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2021, 37: 425-430. PMID: 34871749, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2021.11.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBilateral total hip arthroplastyTotal knee arthroplastyTotal hip arthroplastyContralateral total hip arthroplastySame surgeonDifferent surgeonsAdverse eventsContralateral jointGreater oddsSurgery-related adverse eventsBilateral total knee arthroplastyNational Provider Identifier numberFirst joint replacementFirst total hip arthroplastyPossible independent predictorsContralateral replacementIndependent predictorsSicker patientsKnee arthroplastyAdministrative databasesHip arthroplastyLower oddsPatientsArthroplastyJoint replacement
2017
Predicting Postoperative Morbidity and Readmission for Revision Posterior Lumbar Fusion
Basques BA, Ibe I, Samuel AM, Lukasiewicz AM, Webb ML, Bohl DD, Grauer JN. Predicting Postoperative Morbidity and Readmission for Revision Posterior Lumbar Fusion. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2017, 30: e770-e775. PMID: 27280782, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000000391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinor adverse eventsSevere adverse eventsInsulin-dependent diabetesAdverse eventsPosterior lumbar fusionLumbar fusionRisk factorsASA classificationOperative timeSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseMultivariate analysisBody mass index 25Quality Improvement Program databaseImprovement Program databaseRetrospective cohort studySpecific risk factorsAnesthesiologists classificationBMI 30Postoperative complicationsPostoperative morbidityCohort studyPatient characteristicsSicker patientsAdverse outcomes