2023
Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Outcomes in Patients With and Without Bariatric Surgery—Weight Loss Does Make a Difference
Joo P, Zhu J, Wilhelm C, Tang K, Day W, Moran J, Grauer J. Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Outcomes in Patients With and Without Bariatric Surgery—Weight Loss Does Make a Difference. Spine 2023, 48: 400-406. PMID: 36735637, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBariatric SurgeryCervical VertebraeCohort StudiesDiskectomyHumansObesity, MorbidPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesSpinal FusionConceptsAnterior cervical discectomyBariatric surgeryMorbid obesityAdverse eventsCervical discectomyReoperation rateBS proceduresFive-Year Reoperation RatesRetrospective comparative cohort studyHistory of BSMinor adverse eventsNon-obese patientsAdverse event ratesComparative cohort studyElixhauser Comorbidity IndexKaplan-Meier analysisRisk of complicationsNon-obese controlsLength of stayACDF patientsElective ACDFComorbidity indexFusion patientsPulmonary embolismCohort study
2022
Risk of Postoperative Stiffness Following Multiligamentous Knee Injury Surgery Is Not Affected by Obesity: A Multicenter Study
Bi AS, Mojica ES, Markus DH, Blaeser AM, Kahan J, Moran J, Jazrawi LM, Medvecky MJ, Alaia MJ. Risk of Postoperative Stiffness Following Multiligamentous Knee Injury Surgery Is Not Affected by Obesity: A Multicenter Study. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2022, 38: 3175-3181. PMID: 35777677, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2022.06.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansKnee InjuriesKnee JointObesityPostoperative ComplicationsRange of Motion, ArticularRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeVascular System InjuriesConceptsMultiligamentous knee injuriesBody mass indexPostoperative stiffnessVascular injuryIndex surgerySurgical managementExact testLevel 1 academic trauma centerBMI of patientsMulticenter retrospective cohort studyMean body mass indexLogistic regressionRate of MUATwo-center cohortRetrospective cohort studyEffect of obesityAcademic trauma centerGrade of obesityMultivariate logistic regressionExternal fixator useFisher's exact testSignificant differencesCovariates of ageMUA proceduresSchenck classification
2021
Surgical Excision of a Giant Schwannoma of the Hand
Moran J, Kahan JB, Schneble CA, Lindskog D, Donohue K. Surgical Excision of a Giant Schwannoma of the Hand. JBJS Case Connector 2021, 11: e21.00318. PMID: 34534146, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.cc.21.00318.Peer-Reviewed Original Research