2024
Trends in management of odontoid fractures 2010–2021
Gouzoulis M, Seddio A, Rancu A, Jabbouri S, Moran J, Varthi A, Rubio D, Grauer J. Trends in management of odontoid fractures 2010–2021. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2024, 20: 100553. PMID: 39381260, PMCID: PMC11459689, DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2024.100553.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOdontoid fracturesSurgical interventionPredictive factorsAdult patientsManagement of odontoid fracturesPosterior stabilizationMethods Adult patientsNon-clinical factorsRate of surgerySampled adult patientsYearly rateAnterior surgeryPosterior surgeryNonoperative careSurgical managementNonsurgical treatmentClinical factorsMale sexPosterior approachMultivariate analysisMedicare insuranceFracture managementSurgeryPatientsMidwest United States
2022
Demographic and economic trends in vertebral fracture surgeries throughout the United States
Beschloss AM, Taghlabi KM, Rodriguez DA, Lee N, Gupta S, Bondar K, Lombardi JM, Varthi A, Faraji A, Saifi C. Demographic and economic trends in vertebral fracture surgeries throughout the United States. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2022, 12: 100175. PMID: 36281323, PMCID: PMC9587355, DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2022.100175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFracture surgeryNational Inpatient SampleVertebral fracturesHospital costsRelevant public health concernHealth care utilizationHigh-impact traumaRate of fracturesPublic health concernValue-based careInpatient mortalityPatient ageSurgical treatmentCare utilizationHospital chargesMean ageInpatient SampleInsurance typeMortality rateSurgeryDemographic dataSuch fracturesMore surgeonsUnderlying causeHealth concern
2016
Ceramic-on-Ceramic Total Hip Arthroplasty in a Twelve-Year-Old Patient: Case Report with a 27-Year Follow-Up.
Save AV, Varthi A, Talusan PG, Gala R, Nelson S, Keggi KJ. Ceramic-on-Ceramic Total Hip Arthroplasty in a Twelve-Year-Old Patient: Case Report with a 27-Year Follow-Up. Connecticut Medicine 2016, 80: 341-5. PMID: 27509640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal hip arthroplastyCeramic total hip arthroplastyHip arthroplastyJuvenile patientsCase reportTwelve-year-old patientLong-term pain reliefJuvenile rheumatoid arthritisFemoral component looseningPain reliefRheumatoid arthritisExcellent outcomesRevision surgeryComponent looseningPatientsArthroplastyAge 12Hip prosthesisReportArthritisSurgeryYearsHip
2013
Osteonecrosis of the Knee — Which Joint Preservation Procedures Work?
Lieberman JR, Varthi AG, Polkowski GG. Osteonecrosis of the Knee — Which Joint Preservation Procedures Work? The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2013, 29: 52-56. PMID: 23725928, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2013.04.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMulti-center randomized trialsAdditional surgical treatmentJoint preservation proceduresCore decompressionSurgical treatmentAdditional surgeryRandomized trialsInclusion criteriaSystematic reviewKnee jointOsteochondral graftsKneePreservation proceduresOsteonecrosisFailure rateBest procedurePatientsSurgeryGraftDiseaseTrialsDecompression