2024
Trends in Total Hip Arthroplasty Length of Stay and Coding Status From 2018 to 2021: Two-Year Impact of the Removal From the Inpatient-Only List
Sanchez J, Dhodapkar M, Halperin S, Jiang W, Grauer J, Rubin L. Trends in Total Hip Arthroplasty Length of Stay and Coding Status From 2018 to 2021: Two-Year Impact of the Removal From the Inpatient-Only List. Arthroplasty Today 2024, 30: 101568. DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2024.101568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLength of stayInpatient-onlyCode statusCenters for MedicareAverage length of stayPearson chi-square testOutpatient total hip arthroplastyCurrent Procedural Terminology codesChi-square testTotal hip arthroplasty patientsSmoking statusMethods DataTotal hip arthroplastyTwo-year impactProcedural Terminology codesNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseAmerican Society of Anesthesiologists classificationAnalysis of variance testQuality Improvement Program databaseOutpatient statusOutpatient casesAge groupsYear of surgeryCategorical variablesTerminology codes
2022
Single-level posterior lumbar fusions in patients with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome not found to be associated with increased postoperative adverse events or five-year reoperations
Gouzoulis MJ, Kammien AJ, Zhu JR, Gillinov SM, Moore HG, Grauer JN. Single-level posterior lumbar fusions in patients with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome not found to be associated with increased postoperative adverse events or five-year reoperations. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2022, 11: 100136. PMID: 35783003, PMCID: PMC9241136, DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2022.100136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSingle-level posterior lumbar fusionPosterior lumbar fusionEhlers-Danlos syndromeMinor adverse eventsElixhauser Comorbidity IndexAdverse eventsEDS patientsAdult patientsLumbar fusionDanlos syndromeKaplan-Meier survival curvesRare connective tissue disorderPostoperative adverse eventsRate of reoperationRisk of complicationsNon-ED patientsLog-rank testConnective tissue disordersMultivariate logistical regressionSignificant differencesChi-square testPLF casesComorbidity indexReoperation rateRetrospective study
2021
Postoperative bracing practices after elective lumbar spine surgery: A questionnaire study of U.S. spine surgeons
Pathak N, Scott MC, Galivanche AR, Burroughs PJ, Moore HG, Hilibrand AS, Malpani R, Justen M, Varthi AG, Grauer JN. Postoperative bracing practices after elective lumbar spine surgery: A questionnaire study of U.S. spine surgeons. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2021, 5: 100055. PMID: 35141620, PMCID: PMC8820027, DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2021.100055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElective lumbar surgeryLumbar surgerySpine surgerySpine surgeonsElective lumbar spine surgeryMajority of respondentsElective spine surgeryUse of orthosesLumbar spine surgeryLateral interbody fusionNon-fusion surgeryDuration of useChi-square testType of braceEvidence-based practiceInterbody fusionLumbar fusionSurgeon respondentsSurgeryMost surgeonsSacral orthosisSurgeonsOrthosesOne-way analysisDemographic information