2023
Single-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Results in Lower Five-year Revisions than Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy in a Large National Cohort
Jayaram R, Joo P, Gouzoulis M, Ratnasamy P, Caruana D, Grauer J. Single-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Results in Lower Five-year Revisions than Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy in a Large National Cohort. Spine 2023, 48: 1266-1271. PMID: 37339256, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004754.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior cervical foraminotomySingle-level ACDFSingle-level anterior cervical discectomyPerioperative adverse eventsAnterior cervical discectomyAdverse eventsCervical foraminotomyCervical discectomyRevision rateOdds ratioShort-term adverse eventsSimilar short-term outcomesKaplan-Meier survival analysisRetrospective cohort studySerious adverse eventsCervical disc diseaseFive-year ratesSurgical site infectionShort-term outcomesMultivariable logistic regressionLarge national cohortCumulative revision rateCervical reoperationPCF cohortCohort study
2022
Total shoulder arthroplasty for osteoarthritis in patients with Parkinson's disease: a matched comparison of 90-day adverse events and 5-year implant survival
Moore HG, Kahan JB, Sherman JJZ, Burroughs PJ, Donohue KW, Grauer JN. Total shoulder arthroplasty for osteoarthritis in patients with Parkinson's disease: a matched comparison of 90-day adverse events and 5-year implant survival. Journal Of Shoulder And Elbow Surgery 2022, 31: 1436-1441. PMID: 35176495, DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2022.01.113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal shoulder arthroplastyImplant survivalAdverse eventsParkinson's diseaseShoulder arthroplastyDisease cohortDisease populationHigher oddsShort-term adverse eventsNinety-day incidenceChronic kidney diseaseCongestive heart failureCoronary artery diseaseElixhauser Comorbidity IndexLong-term outcomesLog-rank testCase-control studyParkinson's disease cohortParkinson's disease populationShort-term riskPeriprosthetic dislocationComorbidity indexPostoperative periodProsthetic dislocationArtery disease
2021
Total Joint Arthroplasty in Patients With Achondroplasia: Comparison of 90-Day Adverse Events and 5-Year Implant Survival
Moore HG, Schneble CA, Kahan JB, Polkowski GG, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Total Joint Arthroplasty in Patients With Achondroplasia: Comparison of 90-Day Adverse Events and 5-Year Implant Survival. Arthroplasty Today 2021, 11: 151-156. PMID: 34584919, PMCID: PMC8452593, DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2021.08.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal joint arthroplastyAdverse eventsImplant survivalJoint arthroplastyFive-year implant survivalShort-term adverse eventsPrimary total hipSurgical site infectionLong-term implant successMultivariate logistic regressionTotal knee arthroplastyCommon skeletal dysplasiaMedical comorbiditiesSite infectionTotal hipPatient populationKnee arthroplastyAdministrative databasesHigher oddsLarge cohortGreater oddsPatientsImplant successSurvival curvesArthroplasty
2020
Use of intraoperative navigation for posterior spinal fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery is safe to consider
Moore HG, Samuel AM, Burroughs PJ, Pathak N, Tuason DA, Grauer JN. Use of intraoperative navigation for posterior spinal fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery is safe to consider. Spine Deformity 2020, 9: 403-410. PMID: 33025389, DOI: 10.1007/s43390-020-00218-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisNon-navigated patientsPerioperative adverse outcomesPosterior spinal fusionUse of navigationPosterior fusionAdverse outcomesSpinal fusionShort-term adverse eventsPost-operative hospital stayAdolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgeryStereotactic navigationNon-navigated casesNSQIP-Pediatric databaseThirty-day outcomesYear of procedureLonger operative timeIdiopathic scoliosis surgeryLength of stayIntraoperative navigationNational pediatric databaseHospital stayPerioperative outcomesAdverse eventsPediatric patients
2018
Total Disc Arthroplasty Versus Anterior Interbody Fusion in the Lumbar Spine Have Relatively a Few Differences in Readmission and Short-term Adverse Events
Shultz BN, Wilson AT, Ondeck NT, Bovonratwet P, McLynn RP, Cui JJ, Grauer JN. Total Disc Arthroplasty Versus Anterior Interbody Fusion in the Lumbar Spine Have Relatively a Few Differences in Readmission and Short-term Adverse Events. Spine 2018, 43: e52-e59. PMID: 28723873, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior lumbar interbody fusionTotal disc arthroplastyAdverse eventsBlood transfusionOperative timeInterbody fusionRisk factorsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseShort-term adverse eventsQuality Improvement Program databaseShort-term clinical outcomesLong-term functional outcomeLumbar total disc arthroplastySerious adverse eventsImprovement Program databaseAnterior interbody fusionIndividual adverse eventsStand-alone Anterior Lumbar Interbody FusionGeneral health outcomesPotential risk factorsLumbar interbody fusionMultivariate Poisson regressionPerioperative outcomesPostoperative length
2014
Morbidity and Readmission After Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Ankle Fractures Are Associated With Preoperative Patient Characteristics
Basques BA, Miller CP, Golinvaux NS, Bohl DD, Grauer JN. Morbidity and Readmission After Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Ankle Fractures Are Associated With Preoperative Patient Characteristics. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2014, 473: 1133-1139. PMID: 25337977, PMCID: PMC4317425, DOI: 10.1007/s11999-014-4005-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAnkle FracturesDatabases, FactualDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleFracture Fixation, InternalHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsDependent functional statusSevere adverse eventsAdverse eventsAnkle fracturesInfectious complicationsFunctional statusASA classificationBimalleolar fracturesPatient characteristicsDiabetes mellitusOpen reductionInternal fixationRisk factorsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseShort-term adverse eventsQuality Improvement Program databaseInsulin-dependent diabetes mellitusNoninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitusACS-NSQIP registryAnkle fracture ORIFQuestions/PurposesThe purposePreoperative patient characteristicsCurrent Procedural Terminology codesImprovement Program databaseRisk Factors for Short-term Adverse Events and Readmission After Arthroscopic Meniscectomy
Basques BA, Gardner EC, Varthi AG, Fu MC, Bohl DD, Golinvaux NS, Grauer JN. Risk Factors for Short-term Adverse Events and Readmission After Arthroscopic Meniscectomy. The American Journal Of Sports Medicine 2014, 43: 169-175. PMID: 25294869, DOI: 10.1177/0363546514551923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere adverse eventsAdverse eventsRisk factorsMedical comorbiditiesOlder patientsArthroscopic meniscectomySurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseShort-term adverse eventsQuality Improvement Program databaseMultivariate logistic regression analysisOdds of readmissionPostoperative adverse eventsImprovement Program databaseHistory of smokingCase-control studyEvidence of osteoarthritisLevel of evidenceLogistic regression analysisComorbidity burdenPulmonary diseasePatient selectionPreoperative counselingCommon surgeryMean age