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 disorderImproved 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 outcomesCefazolin Alone Versus Cefazolin with Tobramycin or Gentamicin as Intraoperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Single-Level Posterior Lumbar Fusion
Dhodapkar M, Jeong S, Halperin S, Rubio D, Li M, Grauer J. Cefazolin Alone Versus Cefazolin with Tobramycin or Gentamicin as Intraoperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Single-Level Posterior Lumbar Fusion. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2024, 8: e24.00082. PMCID: PMC11068128, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-24-00082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSingle-level posterior lumbar fusionPosterior lumbar fusionSurgical site infectionElixhauser Comorbidity IndexLumbar fusionAntibiotic prophylaxisAdverse outcomesAntibiotic prophylaxis regimenAntibiotic prophylaxis regimensIntraoperative antibiotic prophylaxisRevision ratePerioperative antibiotic prophylaxisPostoperative adverse outcomesPosterior lumbar fusion patientsMultivariate logistic regressionProphylaxis regimensProphylaxis regimenPatient ageSite infectionUnivariate analysisCefazolinComorbidity indexMultivariate analysisAntibiotic subgroupsTraumatic diagnoses