Long-Term Patient Outcomes for Treatment of Difficult Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus with Particulated Juvenile Allograft Cartilage Implantation ± Calcaneal Autograft: A Cohort Study
Manzi J, Manchanda K, Nasra M, Sudah S, Coladonato C, Quan T, Wishman M, Moran J, Murray D, Chapman C. Long-Term Patient Outcomes for Treatment of Difficult Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus with Particulated Juvenile Allograft Cartilage Implantation ± Calcaneal Autograft: A Cohort Study. European Journal Of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology 2023, 34: 561-568. PMID: 37650974, DOI: 10.1007/s00590-023-03642-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJuvenile allograft cartilage implantationCalcaneal bone graftJuvenile allograft cartilageLarger lesion sizeLesion sizeCalcaneal autograftCohort studyCartilage implantationBone graftAllograft cartilageLong-term patient outcomesBone graft patientsFAAM Sports scoreFAAM-ADL scoresPost-operative PROMsRetrospective cohort studyFunctional outcome scoresSF-36 PCSLong-term patientsBone graft useLevel of evidenceIIIBone graft implantationConclusionWhile patientsFinal followGraft patientsAnterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Outcomes in Patients With and Without Bariatric Surgery—Weight Loss Does Make a Difference
Joo P, Zhu J, Wilhelm C, Tang K, Day W, Moran J, Grauer J. Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Outcomes in Patients With and Without Bariatric Surgery—Weight Loss Does Make a Difference. Spine 2023, 48: 400-406. PMID: 36735637, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cervical discectomyBariatric surgeryMorbid obesityAdverse eventsCervical discectomyReoperation rateBS proceduresFive-Year Reoperation RatesRetrospective comparative cohort studyHistory of BSMinor adverse eventsNon-obese patientsAdverse event ratesComparative cohort studyElixhauser Comorbidity IndexKaplan-Meier analysisRisk of complicationsNon-obese controlsLength of stayACDF patientsElective ACDFComorbidity indexFusion patientsPulmonary embolismCohort study