2023
Risk of Contralateral Hip Fracture Following Initial Hip Fracture Among Geriatric Fragility Fracture Patients
Ratnasamy P, Rudisill K, Oghenesume O, Riedel M, Grauer J. Risk of Contralateral Hip Fracture Following Initial Hip Fracture Among Geriatric Fragility Fracture Patients. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2023, 7: e23.00001. PMID: 37428152, PMCID: PMC10332831, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-23-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContralateral hip fractureInitial hip fractureKaplan-Meier survival analysisGeriatric hip fracturesHip fractureSurvival analysisFragility fracture patientsIndex hip fractureHip fracture fixationKaplan-Meier analysisBody mass indexMultivariate logistic regressionFracture patientsContralateral fractureIndependent predictorsGeriatric patientsHigh morbidityMass indexPatient mortalityFemale sexNational cohortRisk factorsFracture fixationMultivariate analysisLogistic regression
2019
What is Too Swollen? Correlation of Soft Tissue Swelling and Timing to Surgery with Acute Wound Complications for Operatively-Treated Lower Extremity Fractures
Riedel M, Parker A, Zheng M, Briceno J, Staffa S, Miller C, Kaiser P, Wu J, Zurakowski D, Kwon J. What is Too Swollen? Correlation of Soft Tissue Swelling and Timing to Surgery with Acute Wound Complications for Operatively-Treated Lower Extremity Fractures. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2019, 4: 2473011419s00361. PMCID: PMC8697159, DOI: 10.1177/2473011419s00361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWound complicationsTiming of surgeryLower extremity fracturesEdema indexExtremity fracturesRisk factorsAnkle fracturesTobacco historyPost-operative wound complicationsNon-modifiable risk factorsOverall wound complication ratePatient-specific risk factorsAcute wound complicationsWound complication riskIndependent risk factorWound complication rateSoft tissue edemaSoft-tissue swellingLower extremity traumaAssessment of swellingComplication rateContralateral extremityFracture careIndependent predictorsComplication riskCorrelation of Soft Tissue Swelling and Timing to Surgery With Acute Wound Complications for Operatively Treated Ankle and Other Lower Extremity Fractures
Riedel MD, Parker A, Zheng M, Briceno J, Staffa SJ, Miller CP, Kaiser PB, Wu JS, Zurakowski D, Kwon JY. Correlation of Soft Tissue Swelling and Timing to Surgery With Acute Wound Complications for Operatively Treated Ankle and Other Lower Extremity Fractures. Foot & Ankle International 2019, 40: 526-536. PMID: 30688533, DOI: 10.1177/1071100718820352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWound complicationsTiming of surgeryLower extremity fracturesEdema indexAnkle fracturesExtremity fracturesRisk factorsComplication rateTobacco historyPatient-specific risk factorsAcute wound complicationsWound complication riskIndependent risk factorPostoperative wound complicationsProspective cohort studyWound complication rateNonmodifiable risk factorsSoft tissue edemaSoft-tissue swellingLower extremity traumaAssessment of swellingClosed ankleCohort studyContralateral extremityFracture care
2013
What’s the Evidence? Systematic Literature Review of Risk Factors and Preventive Strategies for Surgical Site Infection Following Pediatric Spine Surgery
Glotzbecker MP, Riedel MD, Vitale MG, Matsumoto H, Roye DP, Erickson M, Flynn JM, Saiman L. What’s the Evidence? Systematic Literature Review of Risk Factors and Preventive Strategies for Surgical Site Infection Following Pediatric Spine Surgery. Journal Of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2013, 33: 479-487. PMID: 23752143, DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0b013e318285c507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical site infectionPediatric spine surgeryRisk of SSILevel of evidenceRisk factorsSpine surgerySite infectionPreventive strategiesLevel III Therapeutic StudyPrevention practicesAntibiotic prophylaxis protocolGrade B recommendationPreoperative nasal swabComorbid medical conditionsSacrum/pelvisUse of allograftsPoor quality evidenceDuplicate abstractsIntravenous vancomycinNeuromuscular populationsPerioperative prophylaxisSpine infectionB recommendationBowel incontinenceProphylaxis protocol