2024
Improved total shoulder arthroplasty outcomes associated with semaglutide utilization in patients with type II diabetes: A promising new addition to preoperative optimization
Seddio A, Wilhelm C, Gouzoulis M, Islam W, Vasudevan R, Halperin S, Rubin L, Medvecky M, Donohue K, Grauer J. Improved total shoulder arthroplasty outcomes associated with semaglutide utilization in patients with type II diabetes: A promising new addition to preoperative optimization. JSES International 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.jseint.2024.10.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal shoulder arthroplastyBody mass indexT2DM patientsElixhauser Comorbidity IndexMultivariate analysisOdds of surgical site infectionUrinary tract infectionSurgical site infectionAcute kidney injuryType II diabetes mellitusII diabetes mellitusTract infectionsSite infectionClinical benefitPreoperative optimizationCardiac eventsKidney injuryVenous thromboembolismMetformin useAdverse eventsManagement of type II diabetes mellitusMass indexDiabetes mellitusType II diabetesAdverse outcomesAdverse Events After Isolated Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A National Database Study
Kammien A, Price R, McLaughlin W, Park N, Richter D, Schenck R, Grauer J, Medvecky M. Adverse Events After Isolated Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A National Database Study. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2024, 12: 23259671231222123. PMID: 38249782, PMCID: PMC10798085, DOI: 10.1177/23259671231222123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRate of adverse eventsSurgical site infectionIsolated PCL reconstructionAdverse eventsPCL reconstructionPulmonary embolismSite infectionCompartment syndromePosterior cruciate ligamentVariable rates of complicationsOdds ratioVascular eventsOptimal managementIsolated posterior cruciate ligament reconstructionConcomitant ligament surgeryEmergency departmentNational cohortDeep vein thrombosesRate of complicationsElixhauser Comorbidity Index scoreDay of surgeryDeep vein thrombosisCalculate odds ratiosPosterior cruciate ligament reconstructionComorbidity Index score
2022
Total shoulder arthroplasty: ninety-day adverse events and 5-year implant survival in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa
Gouzoulis M, Ratnasamy P, Caruana D, Wiznia D, Medvecky M, Grauer J. Total shoulder arthroplasty: ninety-day adverse events and 5-year implant survival in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa. Seminars In Arthroplasty JSES 2022, 32: 676-680. DOI: 10.1053/j.sart.2022.07.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal shoulder arthroplastySurgical site infectionMinor adverse eventsAdverse eventsSite infectionTSA patientsImplant survivalHS patientsSkin lesionsLog-rank Mantel-Cox testFive-year implant survivalKaplan-Meier survival curvesHigher comorbidity burdenMethods Adult patientsNon-HS groupsSevere adverse eventsElixhauser Comorbidity IndexChronic skin disorderPotential risk factorsMantel-Cox testRisk of infectionComorbidity burdenComorbidity indexPostoperative complicationsReoperation rate