2023
Rates of subsequent surgeries after meniscus repair with and without concurrent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Kahan J, Burroughs P, Petit L, Schneble C, Joo P, Moran J, Modrak M, Mclaughlin W, Nasreddine A, Grauer J, Medvecky M. Rates of subsequent surgeries after meniscus repair with and without concurrent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0294964. PMID: 38015977, PMCID: PMC10684064, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConcurrent anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionSecondary surgery rateCruciate ligament reconstructionSurgery ratesMeniscus repairLigament reconstructionKnee surgeryArthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionMeniscal repairSecondary surgical proceduresLarge national databaseLarge patient databaseSubsequent surgerySecondary proceduresSecondary surgeryLarge cohortSurgical proceduresPatient databasePatientsSurgeryCohortNational databaseSignificant differencesRepairMagnetic Resonance Imaging in the Year Prior to Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Potential Overutilization of Healthcare Resources
Rudisill K, Ratnasamy P, Joo P, Rubin L, Grauer J. Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Year Prior to Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Potential Overutilization of Healthcare Resources. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2023, 7: e22.00262. PMID: 37205731, PMCID: PMC10566819, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-22-00262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal knee arthroplastyMagnetic resonance imagingElixhauser Comorbidity IndexComorbidity indexKnee arthroplastyDegenerative changesHigher Elixhauser comorbidity indexAdvanced degenerative changesLower extremity magnetic resonance imagingExtremity magnetic resonance imagingEvidence-based medicine
2022
Incidence, Timing, and Risk Factors for 5-Year Revision Surgery After Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation in 533 Patients
Gillinov SM, Fosam A, Burroughs PJ, Schneble CA, McLaughlin WM, Moran J, Jimenez AE, Grauer JN, Medvecky MJ. Incidence, Timing, and Risk Factors for 5-Year Revision Surgery After Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation in 533 Patients. The American Journal Of Sports Medicine 2022, 50: 2893-2899. PMID: 35916771, DOI: 10.1177/03635465221111115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBony realignment proceduresAutologous chondrocyte implantationBody mass indexPrimary Autologous Chondrocyte ImplantationRevision surgeryRisk factorsRealignment proceduresPostoperative yearKnee arthroplastyFemale sexChondrocyte implantationECI scoresElixhauser comorbidity index scoreChondral defectsComorbidity Index scoreKaplan-Meier analysisLarge national cohortUnicompartmental knee arthroplastyTotal knee arthroplastyOsteochondral allograft transplantationLevel of evidenceOsteochondral autograft transferArticular cartilage proceduresFull-thickness chondral defectsChondral procedures
2018
Incidence of and Risk Factors for Knee Collateral Ligament Injuries With Proximal Tibia Fractures: A Study of 32,441 Patients.
Samuel AM, Diaz-Collado PJ, Szolomayer LK, Wiznia DH, Chan WW, Lukasiewicz AM, Basques BA, Bohl DD, Grauer JN. Incidence of and Risk Factors for Knee Collateral Ligament Injuries With Proximal Tibia Fractures: A Study of 32,441 Patients. Orthopedics 2018, 41: e268-e276. PMID: 29451942, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20180213-03.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCollateral ligament injuriesProximal tibia fracturesLigament injuryTibia fracturesRisk factorsCollateral ligamentLateral collateral ligament injuryMedial collateral ligament injuryNational Trauma Data BankInpatient adverse eventsLonger hospital stayInjury Severity ScoreDistal femur fracturesChronic knee instabilityTrauma Data BankKnee collateral ligamentsHospital stayInpatient outcomesAdverse eventsSimultaneous injuryFemur fracturesSeverity scoreKnee instabilityHigher oddsMultivariate analysis
2017
Similar 30-Day Complications for Septic Knee Arthritis Treated With Arthrotomy or Arthroscopy: An American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Analysis
Bovonratwet P, Nelson SJ, Bellamkonda K, Ondeck NT, Shultz BN, Medvecky MJ, Grauer JN. Similar 30-Day Complications for Septic Knee Arthritis Treated With Arthrotomy or Arthroscopy: An American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Analysis. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2017, 34: 213-219. PMID: 28866341, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2017.06.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgery treatment groupPerioperative complicationsSeptic kneeAdverse eventsTreatment groupsTreatment modalitiesOpen arthrotomyAmerican CollegeSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysisNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysisSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramMultivariate analysisSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramOperating roomSeptic knee arthritisSimilar perioperative complicationsMinor adverse eventsRate of readmissionSerious adverse eventsRetrospective comparative studyNSQIP data setsSignificant differencesQuality Improvement ProgramPatient demographicsIncidence, Risk Factors, and Impact of Clostridium difficile Colitis Following Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Bovonratwet P, Bohl DD, Malpani R, Nam D, Della Valle CJ, Grauer JN. Incidence, Risk Factors, and Impact of Clostridium difficile Colitis Following Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2017, 33: 205-210.e1. PMID: 28870746, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2017.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeClostridioides difficileColitisEnterocolitis, PseudomembranousFemaleHumansIncidenceKnee JointMaleMiddle AgedPatient DischargePostoperative ComplicationsQuality ImprovementRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsUnited StatesConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramDifficile colitisPrimary total hipRisk factorsQuality Improvement ProgramPrimary THATotal hipProcedural risk factorsClostridium difficile colitisHigh-risk patientsUrinary tract infectionInfectious risk factorsPoisson multivariate regressionPreoperative anemiaPerioperative antibioticsPostoperative periodTract infectionsPrimary outcomeSubstantial morbidityKnee arthroplastyColitisPatientsClinical implicationsHospital quality
2009
Actual Knee Motion during Continuous Passive Motion Protocols is Less Than Expected
Bible JE, Simpson AK, Biswas D, Pelker RR, Grauer JN. Actual Knee Motion during Continuous Passive Motion Protocols is Less Than Expected. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2009, 467: 2656-2661. PMID: 19247728, PMCID: PMC2745449, DOI: 10.1007/s11999-009-0766-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research