2024
Outcomes After Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients With Autism: A Retrospective Database Study
Kim L, Zehner K, Halperin S, Grauer J. Outcomes After Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients With Autism: A Retrospective Database Study. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2024, 8: e24.00134. PMID: 39652716, PMCID: PMC11627478, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-24-00134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElixhauser Comorbidity IndexAdverse eventsTotal knee arthroplasty patientsKnee arthroplasty patientsKaplan-Meier survival analysisInfectious adverse eventsUrinary tract infectionHigher Elixhauser comorbidity indexTKA patientsRetrospective database studyArthroplasty patientsPerioperative precautionsTract infectionsAggregate adverse eventsPearlDiver databaseControl patientsImplant survivalMatched cohortAdverse outcomesRate of revisionComorbidity indexPatientsDatabase studySurvival analysisSpectrum disorderAnatomic vs. reverse total shoulder arthroplasty: usage trends and perioperative outcomes
Halperin S, Dhodapkar M, Kim L, Modrak M, Medvecky M, Donohue K, Grauer J. Anatomic vs. reverse total shoulder arthroplasty: usage trends and perioperative outcomes. Seminars In Arthroplasty JSES 2024, 34: 91-96. DOI: 10.1053/j.sart.2023.08.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal shoulder arthroplastyElixhauser Comorbidity IndexPerioperative outcomesAdverse eventsSurgeon volumeShoulder arthroplastyHigher Elixhauser comorbidity indexPerioperative adverse eventsSevere adverse eventsUrinary tract infectionCommon orthopaedic proceduresMatching of patientsPatient demographicsTract infectionsPearlDiver databaseMultivariable analysisOverall incidencePatient populationKidney infectionMerit further investigationOrthopedic proceduresGreater oddsRTSAIncreased percentagePatients
2023
Emergency Department Visits Following Patellofemoral Arthroplasty
Ratnasamy P, Halperin S, Dhodapkar M, Rubin L, Grauer J. Emergency Department Visits Following Patellofemoral Arthroplasty. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2023, 7: e23.00054. PMID: 37947430, PMCID: PMC10635600, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-23-00054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatellofemoral arthroplastyED utilizationPFA patientsPostoperative painED visitsPredictive factorsHigher Elixhauser comorbidity indexPerioperative pain managementElixhauser Comorbidity IndexEmergency department utilizationPostoperative metricsComorbidity indexIndependent predictorsPain managementMedicaid insuranceEmergency departmentOrthopedic patientsPayer typePatient carePatientsYounger ageVisitsPainArthroplastyDaysComparing Race/Ethnicity and Zip Code Socioeconomic Status for Surgical versus Nonsurgical Management of Proximal Humerus Fractures in a Medicare Population
Joo P, Wilhelm C, Adeclat G, Halperin S, Moran J, Elaydi A, Rubin L, Grauer J. Comparing Race/Ethnicity and Zip Code Socioeconomic Status for Surgical versus Nonsurgical Management of Proximal Humerus Fractures in a Medicare Population. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2023, 7: e22.00205. PMID: 37141180, PMCID: PMC10162786, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-22-00205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProximal humerus fracturesRace/ethnicityHumerus fracturesNonsurgical managementSocioeconomic statusSurgical utilizationMedian household incomeHigher Elixhauser comorbidity indexElixhauser Comorbidity IndexMultivariable logistic regressionLower median household incomeComorbidity indexMedicare cohortRace/ethnicity dataProximal humerusSurgical decisionMedicare populationIndependent significanceLogistic regressionPatientsHealth equityRacial disparitiesHousehold incomeEthnicity dataSurgeryEvolving Trends in the Use of Sacroiliac Fusion From 2015 to 2020
Halperin S, Dhodapkar M, Jiang W, Elaydi A, Jordan Y, Whang P, Grauer J. Evolving Trends in the Use of Sacroiliac Fusion From 2015 to 2020. Spine 2023, 49: 577-582. PMID: 37075329, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004684.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSI fusionOpen approachAdverse eventsSacroiliac fusionHigher Elixhauser comorbidity indexRetrospective cohort analysisElixhauser Comorbidity IndexLess adverse eventsEvolution of patientsComorbidity indexAdult patientsPatient characteristicsPrimary outcomeIndependent predictorsPearlDiver databaseMultivariable analysisPatient populationOpen procedureBACKGROUND DATACohort analysisSI jointDegenerative indicationsMIS approachMIS casesOlder age