2020
Spine coding transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10: Not taking advantage of the specificity of a more granular system
Sabatino MJ, Burroughs PJ, Moore HG, Grauer JN. Spine coding transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10: Not taking advantage of the specificity of a more granular system. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2020, 4: 100035. PMID: 35141603, PMCID: PMC8820049, DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2020.100035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchICD-10 codesDiagnostic codesICD-9ICD-10Number of patientsSpine-related conditionsSpecific diagnostic codesDistribution of utilizationIndex encounterSpine patientsPatient populationDiagnosis codesSpine conditionsClinical careInternational ClassificationPatientsCurrent studyFive-fold increaseSmall proportionYearsDorsopathySpecificityDiseaseCare
2014
The “July Effect” in Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Analysis of 21,434 Cases From the ACS-NSQIP Database
Bohl DD, Fu MC, Golinvaux NS, Basques BA, Gruskay JA, Grauer JN. The “July Effect” in Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Analysis of 21,434 Cases From the ACS-NSQIP Database. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2014, 29: 1332-1338. PMID: 24631125, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2014.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary total hipAdverse eventsJuly effectTotal hipSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseSerious adverse eventsACS-NSQIP databaseImprovement Program databaseTotal joint arthroplastyKnee arthroplastyJoint arthroplastyProgram databaseAmerican CollegeTraining of residentsArthroplastyResident involvementPatientsHipMorbidityYearsResidents
2011
A novel technique for preparing an allograft fibula for use as a transsacral graft as treatment for high-grade spondylolisthesis.
Milewski MD, Whang PG, Grauer JN. A novel technique for preparing an allograft fibula for use as a transsacral graft as treatment for high-grade spondylolisthesis. The American Journal Of Orthopedics 2011, 40: 130-3, 138. PMID: 21738906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cruciate ligamentInstrumented posterolateral fusionFibular allograftPosterolateral fusionHigh-grade spondylolisthesisAllograft fibulaIndex surgerySixth patientAdverse eventsIntraoperative complicationsProminent hardwareCruciate ligamentAllograftsPatientsS1 segmentPosterior implantationDeformityReamerL5ComplicationsSpondylolisthesisSurgeryGraftIleumYears