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
Analysis 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