Thromboembolic Events After Traumatic Vertebral Fractures
Samuel AM, Diaz-Collado PJ, Gala RJ, Webb ML, Lukasiewicz AM, Basques BA, Bohl DD, Kim HJ, Grauer JN. Thromboembolic Events After Traumatic Vertebral Fractures. Spine 2018, 43: 1289-1295. PMID: 29538240, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVenous thromboembolism eventsTraumatic vertebral fracturesVertebral fracturesSpinal cord injuryOdds ratioCord injuryRisk factorsNational Trauma Data Bank Research Data SetLonger inpatient lengthPulmonary embolism eventsDeep vein thrombosisHigh-energy injuriesVertebral fracture patientsLength of stayAdditional risk factorsMultivariate logistic regressionSuch adverse outcomesOverall rateThromboembolism eventsHospital courseThromboembolic eventsFracture patientsVein thrombosisLonger LOSTrauma patientsThe Impact of Insurance Status on the Development of Nonunion following Scaphoid Fracture
Dodds S, Fenoglio A, Bohl D, Gala R. The Impact of Insurance Status on the Development of Nonunion following Scaphoid Fracture. Journal Of Wrist Surgery 2018, 07: 288-291. PMID: 30174984, PMCID: PMC6117168, DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1639509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevelopment of nonunionCase-control studyRisk factorsScaphoid nonunionTertiary referral centerInadequate initial managementImpact of insurance statusInsurance statusReferral centerDelayed diagnosisAcute fracturesInitial managementDisplaced fracturesScaphoid fracturesPatientsNonunionProximal locationProximal aspectRiskScaphoidCarpal instabilityUnderinsuranceFractureStatusSurgeons