2017
Access of Patients With Lumbar Disc Herniations to Spine Surgeons
Anandasivam NS, Wiznia DH, Kim CY, Save AV, Grauer JN, Pelker RR. Access of Patients With Lumbar Disc Herniations to Spine Surgeons. Spine 2017, 42: 1179-1183. PMID: 27902558, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLumbar disc herniationMedicaid insuranceSpine surgeonsAppointment success rateDisc herniationInsurance typePatient accessPrivate insuranceMedicaid expansionProspective cohort studyDifferent insurance typesSuccess rateAccess of patientsCohort studyAffordable Care ActBACKGROUND DATAPatientsSpine careLumbar discAcceptance of insuranceReferralMedicaid eligibilitySurgeonsMedicaidCare Act
2016
Factors Affecting Length of Stay and Complications After Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Gruskay JA, Fu M, Basques BA, Bohl DD, Buerba RA, Webb ML, Grauer JN. Factors Affecting Length of Stay and Complications After Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2016, 29: e34-e42. PMID: 24525748, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000000080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedCervical VertebraeDatabases, FactualDecompression, SurgicalElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHumansIntervertebral Disc DisplacementLength of StayMaleOrthopedicsOutcome Assessment, Health CarePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsUnited StatesConceptsLength of stayElective anterior cervical discectomyExtended LOSAnterior cervical discectomyAge 65 yearsMajor complicationsExtended surgery timeMultivariate analysisPreoperative anemiaPreoperative factorsCervical discectomySurgery timeNational Surgical Quality Improvement Project databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project databaseAverage LOSOrgan space infectionVenous thrombotic eventsACS-NSQIP databaseFactors Affecting LengthLarge database analysisACDF proceduresASA scorePerioperative factorsPerioperative variablesPostoperative complications
2014
Comparison of the lumbar disc herniation patients randomized in SPORT to 6,846 discectomy patients from NSQIP: demographics, perioperative variables, and complications correlate well
Golinvaux NS, Bohl DD, Basques BA, Yacob A, Grauer JN. Comparison of the lumbar disc herniation patients randomized in SPORT to 6,846 discectomy patients from NSQIP: demographics, perioperative variables, and complications correlate well. The Spine Journal 2014, 15: 685-691. PMID: 25499208, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedDiskectomyFemaleHumansIntervertebral DiscIntervertebral Disc DisplacementLumbar VertebraeMaleMiddle AgedOrthotic DevicesTreatment OutcomeConceptsSpine Patient Outcomes Research TrialElective lumbar discectomyDiscectomy patientsPerioperative factorsLumbar discectomyClinical trialsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSuperficial wound infection rateQuality Improvement Program databaseLumbar disc herniation patientsHigher body mass indexTotal wound complicationsRetrospective cohort studyDeep wound infectionImprovement Program databaseStatistical differenceWound infection rateAverage operative timeDisc herniation patientsBody mass indexNational patient sampleNinth Revision codesRandomized clinical trialsLength of stayResearch trials
2010
Contemporary Management of Symptomatic Lumbar Disc Herniations
Jegede KA, Ndu A, Grauer JN. Contemporary Management of Symptomatic Lumbar Disc Herniations. Orthopedic Clinics Of North America 2010, 41: 217-224. PMID: 20399360, DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2010.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDiskectomyHumansIntervertebral Disc DisplacementLumbar VertebraePrognosisRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTreatment OutcomeConceptsLumbar disc herniationSymptomatic disc herniationDisc herniationClinical presentationSurgical interventionSymptomatic lumbar disc herniationMainstay of treatmentCommon clinical entityPatient's clinical presentationMagnetic resonance imagingClinical entityAsymptomatic individualsLumbar discectomyTreatment optionsConservative measuresSignificant symptomsPhysical therapyHerniationMajor abnormalitiesResonance imagingContemporary managementSymptomsPatientsInterventionDiscectomy
2008
Quantifying the Effects of Age, Gender, Degeneration, and Adjacent Level Degeneration on Cervical Spine Range of Motion Using Multivariate Analyses
Simpson AK, Biswas D, Emerson JW, Lawrence BD, Grauer JN. Quantifying the Effects of Age, Gender, Degeneration, and Adjacent Level Degeneration on Cervical Spine Range of Motion Using Multivariate Analyses. Spine 2008, 33: 183-186. PMID: 18197104, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e31816044e8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Back pain in athletes.
Lawrence JP, Greene HS, Grauer JN. Back pain in athletes. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2006, 14: 726-35. PMID: 17148620, DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200612000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBack painSelf-limiting symptomsChronic back painTreatment of athletesDegenerative disc diseaseHigh incidence rateSpecific spinal pathologyRecurrent symptomsSymptomatic improvementTreatment algorithmIdentifiable pathologyPhysical examinationThorough historyRisk factorsDisc diseaseImpact sportsIncidence rateLumbar injuriesClinical challengeLong-term consequencesLumbar spineAthletic activitySpinal pathologyRecreational athletesPertinent imaging