2019
Should Chopart Amputation be Performed in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Patients?
Brodell J, Baumhauer J, DiGiovanni B, Flemister A, Ketz J, Oh I. Should Chopart Amputation be Performed in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Patients? Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2019, 4: 2473011419s00118. PMCID: PMC8696696, DOI: 10.1177/2473011419s00118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChopart amputationSyme amputationAmputation patientsRevision amputationSF-36Patient cohortExact testWound healingOutcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) instrumentsDiabetic foot ulcer patientsMinor post-operative complicationsFoot ulcer patientsCurrent Procedural Terminology codesDiabetic foot infectionsPost-operative complicationsBelow knee amputationBody mass indexJudicious patient selectionUnpaired Student's t-testProcedural Terminology codesFisher's exact testExtent of infectionStudent's t-testFoot infectionsMedical comorbidities
2017
Risk Factors of Early Complications, Readmission, and Reoperation After Below Knee Amputation
Ciufo D, Marchese R, Thirukumaran C, Oh I. Risk Factors of Early Complications, Readmission, and Reoperation After Below Knee Amputation. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2017, 2: 2473011417s000034. DOI: 10.1177/2473011417s000034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical site infectionKnee amputation patientsUnplanned reoperationVentilator useRisk factorsEarly complicationsMinor complicationsKnee amputationAmputation patientsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseDeep surgical site infectionQuality Improvement Program databaseSuperficial surgical site infectionHospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramSurgical site complicationsAcute renal failureImprovement Program databaseRisk of readmissionRisk of reoperationUrinary tract infectionDeep vein thrombosisLarge multicenter cohortBelow knee amputationSignificant risk factorsMultivariate logistic regression