2022
Demographic and economic trends in vertebral fracture surgeries throughout the United States
Beschloss AM, Taghlabi KM, Rodriguez DA, Lee N, Gupta S, Bondar K, Lombardi JM, Varthi A, Faraji A, Saifi C. Demographic and economic trends in vertebral fracture surgeries throughout the United States. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2022, 12: 100175. PMID: 36281323, PMCID: PMC9587355, DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2022.100175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFracture surgeryNational Inpatient SampleVertebral fracturesHospital costsRelevant public health concernHealth care utilizationHigh-impact traumaRate of fracturesPublic health concernValue-based careInpatient mortalityPatient ageSurgical treatmentCare utilizationHospital chargesMean ageInpatient SampleInsurance typeMortality rateSurgeryDemographic dataSuch fracturesMore surgeonsUnderlying causeHealth concern
2016
Spinal Fracture in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis
Lukasiewicz AM, Bohl DD, Varthi AG, Basques BA, Webb ML, Samuel AM, Grauer JN. Spinal Fracture in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis. Spine 2016, 41: 191-196. PMID: 26579959, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Inpatient SampleSpinal fracturesAdverse eventsCervical fracturesSpinal columnHospital adverse eventsMortality of fracturesSmall case seriesSpinal cord injuryAnkylosed spinePatient demographicsRetrospective cohortThoracic fracturesCase seriesHigh morbidityInjury characteristicsInpatient stayMinor traumaCord injuryPatient populationCase reportInpatient SampleBACKGROUND DATAHigh riskPatients