2021
Long-term Corticosteroid Use Independently Correlates With Complications After Posterior Lumbar Spine Surgery.
Kebaish KJ, Galivanche AR, Varthi AG, Ottesen TD, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Long-term Corticosteroid Use Independently Correlates With Complications After Posterior Lumbar Spine Surgery. Orthopedics 2021, 44: 172-179. PMID: 34039214, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20210416-01.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term corticosteroid usePosterior lumbar spine surgeryPosterior lumbar surgeryLumbar spine surgeryPerioperative adverse outcomesCorticosteroid useAdverse eventsLumbar surgerySpine surgeryPropensity matchingAdverse outcomesNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseMinor adverse eventsEffect of immunosuppressionImprovement Program databaseLong-term corticosteroidsSerious adverse eventsBody mass indexMultiple surgical specialtiesAnesthesiologists classComparable patientsPerioperative outcomesSurgical factorsMore patients
2013
Factors affecting length of stay after elective posterior lumbar spine surgery: a multivariate analysis
Gruskay JA, Fu M, Bohl DD, Webb ML, Grauer JN. Factors affecting length of stay after elective posterior lumbar spine surgery: a multivariate analysis. The Spine Journal 2013, 15: 1188-1195. PMID: 24184639, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.10.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayAverage LOSHospital stayPostoperative complicationsIntraoperative factorsHeart diseasePredictors of LOSMultivariate analysisElective posterior lumbar fusionLonger LOSPosterior lumbar spine surgeryShorter LOSExtensive preoperative workupOne-level casesOnly preoperative variablesOrthopedic spine serviceLonger hospital stayDate of dischargeDate of surgeryTertiary care centerRetrospective case seriesWidespread systemic diseaseLumbar spine surgeryDecreased hospital stayPosterior lumbar fusion
2003
Indications, techniques, and outcomes of posterior surgery for chronic low back pain
Kwon B, Vaccaro AR, Grauer JN, Beiner J. Indications, techniques, and outcomes of posterior surgery for chronic low back pain. Orthopedic Clinics Of North America 2003, 34: 297-308. PMID: 12914269, DOI: 10.1016/s0030-5898(03)00014-2.ChaptersConceptsChronic low back painLow back painBack painPosterior lumbar spine surgeryLow back pain sufferersRole of surgeryLumbar spine surgerySatisfactory clinical outcomesBack pain sufferersDegenerative disc diseaseHigh fusion rateInterbody fusion proceduresNonoperative therapyPosterior surgeryClinical outcomesSurgical interventionLumbar fusionDisc diseaseSpine surgeryDiagnostic modalitiesPain sufferersSpinal fusionArthrodesis techniquePainSpine surgeons