2025
Outcomes following single level posterior lumbar fusion in patients with systemic and discoid lupus: A retrospective national database study
Dhodapkar M, Halperin S, Day W, Saifi C, Rubio D, Koumpouras F, Grauer J, Varthi A. Outcomes following single level posterior lumbar fusion in patients with systemic and discoid lupus: A retrospective national database study. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2025, 100604. DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2025.100604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosterior lumbar fusionSystemic lupus erythematosusDiscoid lupus erythematosusSingle-level posterior lumbar fusionPostoperative adverse eventsMinor adverse eventsAdverse eventsIncreased oddsLupus erythematosusLumbar fusionDiagnosis of discoid lupus erythematosusCohort of systemic lupus erythematosusLevel posterior lumbar fusionsMultivariate analysisDiagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosusDiscoid lupus erythematosus patientsUrinary tract infectionPerioperative adverse outcomesSurgical site infectionAcute kidney injuryDeep vein thrombosisNational database studyHistory of infectionSampled adult patientsMultivariate logistic regression
2024
Robotic-Assisted Versus Navigation-Assisted Posterior Lumbar Fusion
Gouzoulis M, Seddio A, Winter A, Jabbouri S, Zhu J, Rubio D, Varthi A, Grauer J. Robotic-Assisted Versus Navigation-Assisted Posterior Lumbar Fusion. Spine 2024, 49: 1483-1487. PMID: 38717329, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000005032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosterior lumbar fusionLumbar fusionAdverse eventsLevel posterior lumbar fusionsCPT codesKaplan-Meier survival analysisRate of reoperationNavigation-assisted surgeryRobotic-assisted casesNavigation-assistedMinor adverse eventsPerioperative adverse eventsMultivariate logistic regressionICD-10 procedure codeRobotic cohortRobotic assistanceSpinal navigationReoperation rateAnterior fusionElixhauser Comorbidity IndexPearlDiver databaseNo significant differenceIncremental advantageAdverse outcomesComorbidity index
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