2023
Incidental Durotomy After Posterior Lumbar Decompression Surgery Associated With Increased Risk for Venous Thromboembolism
Gouzoulis M, Joo P, Caruana D, Kammien A, Rubio D, Grauer J. Incidental Durotomy After Posterior Lumbar Decompression Surgery Associated With Increased Risk for Venous Thromboembolism. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2023, 31: e445-e450. PMID: 36727948, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-22-00917.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLumbar decompression surgeryPosterior lumbar decompression surgeryRisk of VTEVenous thromboembolismIncidental durotomyDecompression surgeryMultivariate analysisOdds of VTETiming of VTEMore VTEDecompression patientsDurotomy groupPatient demographicsPulmonary embolismAdult patientsDegenerative etiologyBed restLumbar laminectomyPatient recoveryUnivariate analysisSpinal surgeryAdministrative codingDurotomySurgeryPatients
2022
Hidradenitis 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 factors