2021
Arthroplasty implants and materials: Cost awareness and value perception
Gardezi M, Ottesen TD, Tyagi V, Sherman JJZ, Grauer JN, Rubin LE. Arthroplasty implants and materials: Cost awareness and value perception. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0255061. PMID: 34310629, PMCID: PMC8312923, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician assistantsHigh clinical valueSurgical team membersArthroplasty casesCost differencesArthroplasty proceduresClinical valueArthroplasty surgeonsHealthcare expendituresArthroplasty implantsMajority of respondentsAdvanced practiceKnowledge deficitsSupport teamNursesImplantsCost awarenessAttendingsCurrent studyPostoperative 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
2018
Frequency and Acceptability of Adverse Events After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Wilson JR, Radcliff K, Schroeder G, Booth M, Lucasti C, Fehlings M, Ahmad N, Vaccaro A, Arnold P, Sciubba D, Ching A, Smith J, Shaffrey C, Singh K, Darden B, Daffner S, Cheng I, Ghogawala Z, Ludwig S, Buchowski J, Brodke D, Wang J, Lehman RA, Hilibrand A, Yoon T, Grauer J, Dailey A, Steinmetz M, Harrop JS. Frequency and Acceptability of Adverse Events After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2018, 31: e270-e277. PMID: 29708891, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000000645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cervical discectomyAdverse eventsCervical discectomyPrimary specialtyPractice locationAdjacent segment diseaseSpinal cord injuryUS surgeonsWrong-level surgeryFuture quality improvementComplication eventsAcceptable complicationsUncommon complicationEsophageal injuryLevel surgeryCord injurySegment diseaseSpine surgerySurgeon experienceOrthopaedic surgeonsSurgeons' opinionsComplicationsDiscectomyMajority of respondentsSurgeons