Featured Publications
Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty in Octogenarians: A National Database Analysis Including Over 700 Octogenarians
Moore HG, Schneble CA, Kahan JB, Grauer JN, Rubin LE. Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty in Octogenarians: A National Database Analysis Including Over 700 Octogenarians. Arthroplasty Today 2022, 15: 55-60. PMID: 35399988, PMCID: PMC8991237, DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2022.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnicompartmental knee arthroplastyAdverse eventsMedical comorbiditiesKnee arthroplastyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseLarge national surgical databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseHigher comorbidity burdenMinor adverse eventsPostoperative adverse eventsSerious adverse eventsImprovement Program databaseProlonged hospital stayUrinary tract infectionDay of surgeryNational database analysisNational surgical databaseShort-term mortalityMultivariate regression analysisComorbidity burdenOctogenarian cohortHospital lengthHospital stayNonhome dischargeSelect patients
2022
Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients With Classic Hemophilia: A Matched Comparison of 90-Day Outcomes and 5-Year Implant Survival
Gillinov SM, Burroughs PJ, Moore HG, Rubin LE, Frumberg DB, Grauer JN. Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients With Classic Hemophilia: A Matched Comparison of 90-Day Outcomes and 5-Year Implant Survival. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2022, 37: 1333-1337. PMID: 35257821, PMCID: PMC9177736, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2022.02.107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal hip arthroplastyNon-hemophilia patientsMinor adverse eventsSerious adverse eventsAdverse eventsClassic hemophiliaHaemophilia patientsImplant survivalHip arthroplastyGreater oddsMultivariate analysisFive-year implant survivalPrimary total hip arthroplastyAcute kidney injuryVenous thromboembolism prophylaxisElixhauser Comorbidity IndexKaplan-Meier analysisEvidence-based guidelinesThromboembolism prophylaxisVTE prophylaxisComorbidity indexKidney injuryTHA patientsFactor replacementRetrospective study
2021
COVID-positive ankle fracture patients are at increased odds of perioperative surgical complications following open reduction internal fixation surgery
Mercier MR, Galivanche AR, Brand JP, Pathak N, Medvecky MJ, Varthi AG, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. COVID-positive ankle fracture patients are at increased odds of perioperative surgical complications following open reduction internal fixation surgery. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0262115. PMID: 34972190, PMCID: PMC8719674, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-positive patientsAnkle fracture surgeryPerioperative adverse eventsAdverse eventsAnkle fracture patientsFracture surgeryFracture patientsOperative interventionAnkle fracturesPropensity matchingCOVID statusOpen reduction internal fixation surgeryPerioperative adverse outcomesPerioperative surgical complicationsMinor adverse eventsPostoperative adverse eventsSerious adverse eventsChronic kidney diseaseCOVID-19 Research DatabaseLong-term outcomesInternal fixation surgeryBasis of agePropensity-score matchingPostoperative complicationsNegative patientsClinical Characteristics and Perioperative Complication Profiles of COVID-19–Positive Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery
Galivanche AR, Mercier MR, Schneble CA, Brand J, Pathak N, Varthi AG, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Clinical Characteristics and Perioperative Complication Profiles of COVID-19–Positive Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2021, 5: e21.00104. PMID: 34653097, PMCID: PMC8522872, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-21-00104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHip fracture surgeryCOVID-19 positive patientsMinor adverse eventsAdverse eventsCOVID-19 positivityFracture surgeryHigh incidenceCOVID-19 positive groupCOVID-19 positive statusCOVID-19-negative groupGeriatric hip fracture surgeryPerioperative complication profilePostoperative adverse eventsHip fracture patientsSerious adverse eventsPatient risk factorsAdministrative claims dataCOVID-19 infectionAdverse event informationOngoing global pandemicClinical characteristicsFracture patientsPostoperative eventsPreoperative variablesPropensity matchingLong-term Corticosteroid Use Independently Correlates With Complications After Posterior Lumbar Spine Surgery.
Kebaish KJ, Galivanche AR, Varthi AG, Ottesen TD, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Long-term Corticosteroid Use Independently Correlates With Complications After Posterior Lumbar Spine Surgery. Orthopedics 2021, 44: 172-179. PMID: 34039214, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20210416-01.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term corticosteroid usePosterior lumbar spine surgeryPosterior lumbar surgeryLumbar spine surgeryPerioperative adverse outcomesCorticosteroid useAdverse eventsLumbar surgerySpine surgeryPropensity matchingAdverse outcomesNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseMinor adverse eventsEffect of immunosuppressionImprovement Program databaseLong-term corticosteroidsSerious adverse eventsBody mass indexMultiple surgical specialtiesAnesthesiologists classComparable patientsPerioperative outcomesSurgical factorsMore patientsUnderweight Patients Are the Greatest Risk Body Mass Index Group for 30-Day Perioperative Adverse Events After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.
Ottesen TD, Hsiang WR, Malpani R, Nicholson AD, Varthi AG, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Underweight Patients Are the Greatest Risk Body Mass Index Group for 30-Day Perioperative Adverse Events After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2021, 29: e132-e142. PMID: 32568997, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-20-00049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexPerioperative adverse eventsTotal shoulder arthroplastyNormal weight patientsAdverse eventsTSA patientsBMI categoriesUnderweight patientsShoulder arthroplastyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseElective total shoulder arthroplastyOverweight/obese categoriesRisk-adjusted multivariate regressionsQuality Improvement Program databaseElevated body mass indexBody mass index groupsLower body mass indexPrimary total shoulder arthroplastyNormal BMI patientsComplications of patientsSerious adverse eventsImprovement Program databaseNormal-weight subjectsBMI patientsFragile cohort
2018
Aseptic revision total hip arthroplasty in the elderly : quantifying the risks for patients over 80 years old.
Bovonratwet P, Malpani R, Ottesen TD, Tyagi V, Ondeck NT, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Aseptic revision total hip arthroplasty in the elderly : quantifying the risks for patients over 80 years old. The Bone & Joint Journal 2018, 100-B: 143-151. PMID: 29437055, DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.100b2.bjj-2017-0895.r1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAseptic revision total hip arthroplastyRevision total hip arthroplastyTotal hip arthroplastySerious adverse eventsAdverse eventsRisk factorsProcedural characteristicsHip arthroplastyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseImprovement Program databaseIndependent risk factorUrinary tract infectionMultivariate regression analysisAnesthesiologists (ASA) scoreMedical optimizationPerioperative complicationsPerioperative mortalityPostoperative complicationsTract infectionsYounger patientsBlood transfusionGeneral anesthesiaVulnerable patientsBone Joint