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 disorder
2023
Ninety day adverse events following single level posterior lumbar interbody fusion in patients with sickle cell disease
Dhodapkar M, Halperin S, Saifi C, Whang P, Grauer J, Varthi A. Ninety day adverse events following single level posterior lumbar interbody fusion in patients with sickle cell disease. The Spine Journal 2023, 24: 807-811. PMID: 38081460, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2023.11.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosterior lumbar interbody fusionSingle-level posterior lumbar interbody fusionSickle cell diseaseElixhauser Comorbidity IndexAdverse eventsPostoperative outcomesInterbody fusionOdds ratioCell diseaseDays adverse eventsMinor adverse eventsPostoperative adverse eventsPerioperative adverse eventsSevere adverse eventsCohort of patientsED visit ratesEmergency department visitsMultivariable logistic regressionNational administrative databaseRetrospective database studyLumbar interbody fusionSingle level posteriorComorbidity indexPLIF patientsAdult patientsAdverse Events After Ankle Fracture Open Reduction Internal Fixation Among Patients With and Without Documented Cannabis and Tobacco Use
Dhodapkar M, Oghenesume O, Halperin S, Modrak M, Yoo B, Grauer J. Adverse Events After Ankle Fracture Open Reduction Internal Fixation Among Patients With and Without Documented Cannabis and Tobacco Use. Foot & Ankle International 2023, 44: 941-948. PMID: 37698277, DOI: 10.1177/10711007231189698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen reduction internal fixationAnkle fracture open reduction internal fixationUrinary tract infectionMinor adverse eventsAdverse eventsReduction internal fixationRetrospective database studyTobacco useAnkle fracturesInternal fixationTobacco usersHigher oddsDatabase studyGreater oddsAnkle open reduction internal fixationElixhauser comorbidity index scoreCause adverse eventsComorbidity Index scoreSevere adverse eventsCommon orthopedic injuriesMultivariable logistic regressionStudy inclusion criteriaGroup of nonusersPerioperative outcomesAdult patients