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 demographicsValue of Upright X-Rays in Diagnosis ofACJoint Injuries in Polytrauma Patients.
Gala RJ, Varthi AG, Medvecky MJ. Value of Upright X-Rays in Diagnosis ofACJoint Injuries in Polytrauma Patients. Connecticut Medicine 2017, 81: 111-115. PMID: 29738157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolytrauma patientsUpright radiographsAC jointAC joint injuriesCommon orthopedic problemAC joint separationsUpright x-rayOperative interventionClinical courseMultiple injuriesTreatment recommendationsJoint injuryFurther managementSupine positionOrthopedic problemsPatientsInjuryHigh-degree injuriesJoint separationStandard protocolRadiographsX-rayAmount of displacementAcromioclavicularDiagnosis
2013
Medial Elbow Exposure for Coronoid Fractures
Huh J, Krueger CA, Medvecky MJ, Hsu JR. Medial Elbow Exposure for Coronoid Fractures. Journal Of Orthopaedic Trauma 2013, 27: 730-734. PMID: 23412510, DOI: 10.1097/bot.0b013e31828ba91c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKey anatomic landmarksCoronoid fracturesAnatomic landmarksAnteromedial coronoid fracturesSequence of dissectionFresh-frozen cadaveric elbowsFlexor carpi ulnarisMedial ligamentous structuresPosterior bundleSurgical approachAnterior bundleMedial elbowCarpi ulnarisProximal ulnaCrossover designSurgeon's perspectiveCadaveric elbowsLigamentous structuresOsseous structuresSignificant correlationExposure intervalExposureElbowExtensive exposureFractures