2023
Risk of Contralateral Hip Fracture Following Initial Hip Fracture Among Geriatric Fragility Fracture Patients
Ratnasamy P, Rudisill K, Oghenesume O, Riedel M, Grauer J. Risk of Contralateral Hip Fracture Following Initial Hip Fracture Among Geriatric Fragility Fracture Patients. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2023, 7: e23.00001. PMID: 37428152, PMCID: PMC10332831, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-23-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContralateral hip fractureInitial hip fractureKaplan-Meier survival analysisGeriatric hip fracturesHip fractureSurvival analysisFragility fracture patientsIndex hip fractureHip fracture fixationKaplan-Meier analysisBody mass indexMultivariate logistic regressionFracture patientsContralateral fractureIndependent predictorsGeriatric patientsHigh morbidityMass indexPatient mortalityFemale sexNational cohortRisk factorsFracture fixationMultivariate analysisLogistic regression
2020
Biomechanical comparison of distal femoral fracture fixation: Analysis of non‐locked, locked, and far‐cortical locked constructs
Riedel MD, Oppizzi G, O'Hara NN, Zhang C, Koh K, Slobogean GP, Zhang L, O'Toole RV. Biomechanical comparison of distal femoral fracture fixation: Analysis of non‐locked, locked, and far‐cortical locked constructs. Journal Of Orthopaedic Research® 2020, 38: 2573-2579. PMID: 32470168, DOI: 10.1002/jor.24756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlate constructDiaphyseal screwsFCL screwsFracture site displacementFracture siteCortical locking screwsPrimary outcome measureSupracondylar femoral fracturesDistal femoral fracture fixationFemoral fracture fixationFemoral fracturesOutcome measuresFracture healingLocking screwsFracture fixationNonlocking screwsNonlocking constructsFracture site stiffnessFracture gapLocked constructsRandom orderBiomechanical ComparisonBiomechanical propertiesScrewsSite stiffness