2017
Injuries Associated with Subdural Hematoma: A Study of the National Trauma Data Bank.
Anandasivam NS, Russo GS, Samuel AM, Grant R, Bohl DD, Grauer JN. Injuries Associated with Subdural Hematoma: A Study of the National Trauma Data Bank. Connecticut Medicine 2017, 81: 215-222. PMID: 29714406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Trauma Data BankTrauma Data BankSubdural hematomaSpine fracturesSkull fractureHigh incidenceFall mechanismUpper extremity fracturesImportant clinical pointsSDH patientsExtremity fracturesOrgan injurySpinal injuryTraumatic mechanismSternum injuriesPatientsInjuryClinical pointHematomaMortalityIncidenceFracturesRisk
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
2015
Mortality Rates Associated With Odontoid and Subaxial Cervical Spine Fractures.
Miller CP, Golinvaux NS, Brubacher JW, Bohl DD, Deng Y, Grauer JN. Mortality Rates Associated With Odontoid and Subaxial Cervical Spine Fractures. The American Journal Of Orthopedics 2015, 44: e173-9. PMID: 26047001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical spine fracturesSpine fracturesSex-matched counterpartsMortality rateSubaxial fracturesGeneral populationSubaxial cervical spine fracturesAge-matched dataAge-matched menNational Death IndexMortality of menRetrospective reviewDeath IndexEmergency departmentCervical spineLevel IDeath recordsElderly personsOlder individualsSurvivalMonthsDevastating consequencesFracturesAgeMen
2011
The Incidence of Noncontiguous Spinal Fractures and Other Traumatic Injuries Associated With Cervical Spine Fractures
Miller CP, Brubacher JW, Biswas D, Lawrence BD, Whang PG, Grauer JN. The Incidence of Noncontiguous Spinal Fractures and Other Traumatic Injuries Associated With Cervical Spine Fractures. Spine 2011, 36: 1532-1540. PMID: 21242872, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e3181f550a6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical spine fracturesSpine fracturesCervical spineCT scanSingle level 1 trauma centerRetrospective medical record reviewLevel 1 trauma centerNoncontiguous spinal fracturesCervical spine traumaMedical record reviewC7 fractureExtraspinal injuriesAcute fracturesPrompt diagnosisSpine traumaRecord reviewTrauma centerSpinal fracturesSpine injuriesInjury patternsAdditional injuriesCervical segmentsSpinal traumaMedical recordsTraumatic injury
2009
Survey of spine surgeons on attitudes regarding osteoporosis and osteomalacia screening and treatment for fractures, fusion surgery, and pseudoarthrosis
Dipaola CP, Bible JE, Biswas D, Dipaola M, Grauer JN, Rechtine GR. Survey of spine surgeons on attitudes regarding osteoporosis and osteomalacia screening and treatment for fractures, fusion surgery, and pseudoarthrosis. The Spine Journal 2009, 9: 537-544. PMID: 19328744, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2009.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDual-energy X-ray absorptiometrySpine fracturesSpine surgeonsMetabolic laboratoriesRisk factorsPractice patternsInstrumentation failureSpinal arthrodesisIndependent risk factorSignificant risk factorsLow-energy fracturesSpinal fusion operationsMetabolic bone disordersDegenerative spine conditionsX-ray absorptiometryPreoperative treatmentElderly patientsFracture careInstrumented fusionTreatment patternsOsteoporosis screeningFusion surgerySpine conditionsBone densitySpine specialists
2006
The Contemporary Treatment of Odontoid Injuries
Maak TG, Grauer JN. The Contemporary Treatment of Odontoid Injuries. Spine 2006, 31: s53-s60. PMID: 16685237, DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000217941.55817.52.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType II fracturesOdontoid fracturesTreatment optionsOptimal treatmentAnterior odontoid fixationNonoperative treatment optionsII fracturesCervical spine fracturesOperative treatment optionsNoncontiguous fracturesOdontoid fixationNeurologic injurySpine fracturesAppropriate imagingCervical spineClinical studiesExternal immobilizationBACKGROUND DATAClinical problemContemporary treatmentInjuryCurrent conceptsPertinent literatureTreatmentType I