2021
COVID-positive ankle fracture patients are at increased odds of perioperative surgical complications following open reduction internal fixation surgery
Mercier MR, Galivanche AR, Brand JP, Pathak N, Medvecky MJ, Varthi AG, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. COVID-positive ankle fracture patients are at increased odds of perioperative surgical complications following open reduction internal fixation surgery. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0262115. PMID: 34972190, PMCID: PMC8719674, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-positive patientsAnkle fracture surgeryPerioperative adverse eventsAdverse eventsAnkle fracture patientsFracture surgeryFracture patientsOperative interventionAnkle fracturesPropensity matchingCOVID statusOpen reduction internal fixation surgeryPerioperative adverse outcomesPerioperative surgical complicationsMinor adverse eventsPostoperative adverse eventsSerious adverse eventsChronic kidney diseaseCOVID-19 Research DatabaseLong-term outcomesInternal fixation surgeryBasis of agePropensity-score matchingPostoperative complicationsNegative patients
2017
Value of Upright X-Rays in Diagnosis ofACJoint Injuries in Polytrauma Patients.
Gala RJ, Varthi AG, Medvecky MJ. Value of Upright X-Rays in Diagnosis ofACJoint Injuries in Polytrauma Patients. Connecticut Medicine 2017, 81: 111-115. PMID: 29738157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolytrauma patientsUpright radiographsAC jointAC joint injuriesCommon orthopedic problemAC joint separationsUpright x-rayOperative interventionClinical courseMultiple injuriesTreatment recommendationsJoint injuryFurther managementSupine positionOrthopedic problemsPatientsInjuryHigh-degree injuriesJoint separationStandard protocolRadiographsX-rayAmount of displacementAcromioclavicularDiagnosis