2018
Postoperative Reoperations and Complications in 32,307 Ankle Fractures With and Without Concurrent Ankle Arthroscopic Procedures in a 5-Year Period Based on a Large U.S. Healthcare Database
Yasui Y, Shimozono Y, Hung C, Marangon A, Wollstein A, Gianakos A, Murawski C, Kennedy J. Postoperative Reoperations and Complications in 32,307 Ankle Fractures With and Without Concurrent Ankle Arthroscopic Procedures in a 5-Year Period Based on a Large U.S. Healthcare Database. The Journal Of Foot & Ankle Surgery 2018, 58: 6-9. PMID: 30243789, DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2018.03.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnkle FracturesArthroscopyDatabases, FactualFracture Fixation, InternalHumansIntra-Articular FracturesPostoperative ComplicationsReoperationRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsAnkle fracture fixationAnkle fracturesOsteochondral autograft transferAnkle arthroscopic proceduresArthroscopic proceduresFracture fixationReoperation rateComplication rateAnkle arthrodesisReoperation proceduresAutograft transferDeep vein thrombosisBone marrow stimulationPostoperative reoperationUnderwent reoperationPulmonary embolismVein thrombosisPearlDiver databaseClinical outcomesOperative reductionWound dehiscenceResidual symptomsInternal fixationWound surgeryDearth of evidence
2016
Comparison of Sagittal Balance between Radiofrequency Targeted Vertebral Augmentation and Balloon Kyphoplasty in Treatment of Vertebral Compression Fracture: A Retrospective Study.
Sutipornpalangkul W, Zambrana L, Gianakos A, Lane J. Comparison of Sagittal Balance between Radiofrequency Targeted Vertebral Augmentation and Balloon Kyphoplasty in Treatment of Vertebral Compression Fracture: A Retrospective Study. Journal Of The Medical Association Of Thailand 2016, 99: 1025-32. PMID: 29927208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSagittal alignment parametersBalloon kyphoplasty groupSagittal vertical axisBalloon kyphoplastyPelvic tiltKyphoplasty groupKyphotic angleVertebral collapseRetrospective studyVertebral augmentationPelvic incidenceSacral slopeLumbar lordosisSagittal balanceSpinosacral angleVertebral compression fracture patientsRF-TVA groupTreatment of VCFWhole spine alignmentMedical record reviewGroup of patientsPresent retrospective studyPost-operative lateral radiographsVertebral compression fracturesPost-operative radiographs