2024
P27. Renal transplant patients at increased odds off many perioperative adverse events following lumbar laminotomy/discectomy
Gouzoulis M, Seddio A, Zhu J, Day W, Jabbouri S, Rubio D, Grauer J. P27. Renal transplant patients at increased odds off many perioperative adverse events following lumbar laminotomy/discectomy. The Spine Journal 2024, 24: s76. DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2024.06.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere adverse eventsHistory of renal transplantationUrinary tract infectionRenal transplantationAcute kidney injuryAdverse eventsMinor adverse eventsElixhauser Comorbidity IndexIncreased oddsCurrent Procedural TerminologyTract infectionsLumbar discectomyKidney injuryED visitsIncreased odds of acute kidney injuryOdds of acute kidney injuryOdds ratioOdds of ED visitsKaplan-Meier survival curvesDays of follow-upRenal transplant groupRenal transplant patientsIncidence of reoperationRisk of reoperationOdds of sepsis
2022
Total shoulder arthroplasty: ninety-day adverse events and 5-year implant survival in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa
Gouzoulis M, Ratnasamy P, Caruana D, Wiznia D, Medvecky M, Grauer J. Total shoulder arthroplasty: ninety-day adverse events and 5-year implant survival in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa. Seminars In Arthroplasty JSES 2022, 32: 676-680. DOI: 10.1053/j.sart.2022.07.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal shoulder arthroplastySurgical site infectionMinor adverse eventsAdverse eventsSite infectionTSA patientsImplant survivalHS patientsSkin lesionsLog-rank Mantel-Cox testFive-year implant survivalKaplan-Meier survival curvesHigher comorbidity burdenMethods Adult patientsNon-HS groupsSevere adverse eventsElixhauser Comorbidity IndexChronic skin disorderPotential risk factorsMantel-Cox testRisk of infectionComorbidity burdenComorbidity indexPostoperative complicationsReoperation rateSubsequent Surgery Up to 10 Years After Osteochondral Allograft and Osteochondral Autograft: An Analysis of More Than 2000 Patients
Burroughs P, Kahan J, Moran J, Gillinov S, Joo P, Schneble C, Moore H, Grauer J, Medvecky M. Subsequent Surgery Up to 10 Years After Osteochondral Allograft and Osteochondral Autograft: An Analysis of More Than 2000 Patients. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2022, 10: 23259671221139127. PMID: 36582936, PMCID: PMC9793021, DOI: 10.1177/23259671221139127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOsteochondral allograft transplantOsteochondral autograft transferSubsequent knee surgerySubsequent surgeryKnee surgeryMantel-Cox log-rank testKaplan-Meier survival curvesHigh rateLog-rank testLevel of evidenceCohort studyPatients 10Meier survivalAllograft transplantsKnee arthroplastySecondary surgeryAdministrative databasesAutograft transferPatientsSurgeryOsteochondral autograftSurvival analysisSurvival curvesOsteochondral allograftsStatistical differenceChondrosarcoma patient characteristics, management, and outcomes based on over 5,000 cases from the National Cancer Database (NCDB)
Ottesen TD, Shultz BN, Munger AM, Amick M, Toombs CS, Friedaender GE, Grauer JN. Chondrosarcoma patient characteristics, management, and outcomes based on over 5,000 cases from the National Cancer Database (NCDB). PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0268215. PMID: 35901087, PMCID: PMC9333210, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseLong-term survivalMultivariate Cox analysisDistant metastasisSurgical treatmentChondrosarcoma patientsCox analysisCancer DatabaseLong-term survival dataKaplan-Meier survival curvesKaplan-Meier survival analysisPrimary osseous tumorsMainstay of treatmentExtent of diseasePoor prognostic factorPrimary tumor siteAge categoriesLikelihood of deathAxial involvementPatient characteristicsWorse survivalPrognostic factorsSurgical excisionMale sexOsseous tumorsHidradenitis Suppurativa Leads to Increased Risk of Wound-Related Complications following Total Joint Arthroplasty
Gouzoulis MJ, Kammien AJ, Caruana DL, Wiznia DH, Grauer JN. Hidradenitis Suppurativa Leads to Increased Risk of Wound-Related Complications following Total Joint Arthroplasty. Arthroplasty Today 2022, 16: 169-174. PMID: 35789782, PMCID: PMC9249970, DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2022.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal knee arthroplastyTotal hip arthroplastyAdverse eventsHS patientsImplant survivalSkin lesionsKaplan-Meier survival curvesNon-HS patientsSurgical site infectionElixhauser Comorbidity IndexInflammatory skin lesionsSpecific adverse eventsLog-rank testPotential risk factorsTotal joint arthroplastyWound-related issuesRisk of woundComorbidity indexAdult patientsSite infectionDegenerative etiologyWound dehiscenceKnee arthroplastyRevision rateRisk factorsSingle-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 studyCharacteristics, Management, and Outcomes of Patients With Osteosarcoma: An Analysis of Outcomes From the National Cancer Database
Ottesen TD, Shultz BN, Munger AM, Sibindi C, Yurter A, Varthi AG, Grauer JN. Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes of Patients With Osteosarcoma: An Analysis of Outcomes From the National Cancer Database. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2022, 6: e22.00009. PMID: 35192571, PMCID: PMC8865506, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-22-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLikelihood of deathDistant metastasisKaplan-Meier survival curvesNational Cancer DatabaseOutcomes of patientsPoor prognostic signMultivariate Cox analysisMeier survival curvesAnalysis of outcomesPatient characteristicsCox analysisPrognostic signSurgical excisionMale sexPatient survivalPatient numbersCancer DatabasePatient variablesTumor managementPrimary siteTumor typesSurvival curvesTreatment dataOsteosarcomaPatients