2016
Primary and Revision Posterior Lumbar Fusion Have Similar Short-Term Complication Rates
Basques BA, Diaz-Collado PJ, Geddes BJ, Samuel AM, Lukasiewicz AM, Webb ML, Bohl DD, Ahn J, Singh K, Grauer JN. Primary and Revision Posterior Lumbar Fusion Have Similar Short-Term Complication Rates. Spine 2016, 41: e101-e106. PMID: 26539938, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedBlood Loss, SurgicalBlood TransfusionChi-Square DistributionDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansLength of StayLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsLumbar VertebraeMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOperative TimePatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsReoperationRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSpinal FusionTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsRevision lumbar fusionLumbar fusionPosterior lumbar fusionPostoperative complicationsBlood transfusionPostoperative lengthOperative timeOperative characteristicsRevision surgeryRevision proceduresSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSimilar short-term complication ratesPrimary posterior lumbar fusionQuality Improvement Program databaseShort-term complication ratePosterior lumbar fusion proceduresPrimary lumbar fusionRetrospective cohort studyImprovement Program databaseShort-term morbidityRisk of complicationsRobust error varianceLumbar fusion proceduresPrimary surgery
2015
Cervical Total Disc Replacement and Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Have Similar Short-Term Complication Rates
Basques B, Lukasiewicz A, Webb M, Samuel A, Bohl D, Grauer J. Cervical Total Disc Replacement and Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Have Similar Short-Term Complication Rates. The Spine Journal 2015, 15: s232. DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.07.341.Peer-Reviewed Original Research