2023
Changes in the Utilization of Cervicothoracic Injections Between 2010 and 2020
Ratnasamy P, Oghenesume O, Maloy G, Grauer J. Changes in the Utilization of Cervicothoracic Injections Between 2010 and 2020. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2023, 37: 210-216. PMID: 37941099, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000001549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFacet injectionsPatient characteristicsPatient insurance typeElixhauser Comorbidity IndexInsurance reimbursement policiesCurrent Procedural Terminology codingComorbidity indexPatient agePearlDiver databasePatient factorsInterlaminar injectionsTransforaminal injectionsRehabilitation physiciansInsurance typePractice patternsMedicaid patientsEpidemiologic studiesPhysician preferenceProvider typeSpinal pathologyTransforaminalSpine carePhysical medicinePatientsInjection administration
2022
Cervical Disc Arthroplasty Usage Has Leveled Out From 2010 to 2021
Ratnasamy P, Rudisill K, Maloy G, Grauer J. Cervical Disc Arthroplasty Usage Has Leveled Out From 2010 to 2021. Spine 2022, 48: e342-e348. PMID: 36728785, PMCID: PMC10300227, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-level cervical disc arthroplastyCervical disc arthroplastyKaplan-Meyer survival analysisPredictive patient factorsCervical spine pathologySingle-level ACDFAnterior cervical discectomyAnterior cervical surgeryCervical spine surgerySpine reoperationCervical surgeryCervical discectomyPatient factorsPredictive factorsSpine surgeryACDFDisc arthroplastySpine pathologyEpidemiologic studiesOrthopaedic surgeonsCommercial insuranceSurvival analysisMultivariate analysisSurgeryYounger ageChanges in the Utilization of Lumbosacral Epidural Injections Between 2010 and 2019
Ratnasamy PP, Gouzoulis MJ, Kammien AJ, Holder EK, Grauer JN. Changes in the Utilization of Lumbosacral Epidural Injections Between 2010 and 2019. Spine 2022, 47: 1669-1674. PMID: 36281568, PMCID: PMC9643603, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElixhauser Comorbidity IndexEpidural injectionTransforaminal injectionsSpinal epidural injectionDescriptive epidemiologic studyLumbosacral epidural injectionNumber of injectionsCurrent Procedural Terminology codingCaudal injectionComorbidity indexPatient agePatient characteristicsPearlDiver databaseLumbar pathologyTerms of specialtyInsurance authorizationPractice patternsService utilizationAverage patientEpidemiologic studiesMedicaid coveragePatientsTransforaminalMedicare coverageUtilization trends