2016
Incidence and Demographics of Cervical Spine Fractures over a 10 Year Period at a Level I Trauma Center
Blizzard D, Miller C, Blizzard S, Grauer J. Incidence and Demographics of Cervical Spine Fractures over a 10 Year Period at a Level I Trauma Center. The Duke Orthopaedic Journal 2016, 6: 21-25. DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10017-1065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCervical spine fracturesLevel I trauma centerCervical CT scanI trauma centerCervical fracturesSpine fracturesTrauma centerEmergency departmentCT scanNegative imaging studiesSingle Level ITraumatic neck painCervical spine traumaManagement of patientsMechanism of injuryHigh-energy traumaYears of ageRapidity of diagnosisRelevant demographic dataNeck painED visitsOlder patientsYounger patientsSpine traumaBlunt trauma
2014
Patient compliance with postoperative lower extremity touch-down weight-bearing orders at a level I academic trauma center.
Ruiz FK, Fu MC, Bohl DD, Hustedt JW, Baumgaertner MR, Leslie MP, Grauer JN. Patient compliance with postoperative lower extremity touch-down weight-bearing orders at a level I academic trauma center. Orthopedics 2014, 37: e552-6. PMID: 24972436, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20140528-55.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevel I academic trauma centerDays of dischargeAcademic trauma centerWeight bearingPhysical therapistsTrauma centerLimited weight bearingImportant clinical objectiveLower extremity fracturesMajority of stepsOrthopaedic wardExtremity fracturesFirst followPatient's abilityPatient complianceClinical objectivesPatientsTactile methodCurrent studyComplianceDaysLimited confidenceSurgeryDischargeMajority
2011
The Incidence of Noncontiguous Spinal Fractures and Other Traumatic Injuries Associated With Cervical Spine Fractures
Miller CP, Brubacher JW, Biswas D, Lawrence BD, Whang PG, Grauer JN. The Incidence of Noncontiguous Spinal Fractures and Other Traumatic Injuries Associated With Cervical Spine Fractures. Spine 2011, 36: 1532-1540. PMID: 21242872, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e3181f550a6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical spine fracturesSpine fracturesCervical spineCT scanSingle level 1 trauma centerRetrospective medical record reviewLevel 1 trauma centerNoncontiguous spinal fracturesCervical spine traumaMedical record reviewC7 fractureExtraspinal injuriesAcute fracturesPrompt diagnosisSpine traumaRecord reviewTrauma centerSpinal fracturesSpine injuriesInjury patternsAdditional injuriesCervical segmentsSpinal traumaMedical recordsTraumatic injury