2024
Trends in Open Versus Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release From 2010 to 2021
Ratnasamy P, Rudisill K, Joo P, Lattanza L, Grauer J. Trends in Open Versus Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release From 2010 to 2021. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2024, 8: e24.00077. PMID: 38885416, PMCID: PMC11191037, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-24-00077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysical Therapy Utilization Following Single Level Posterior Lumbar Fusion.
Gouzoulis M, Moran J, Jeong S, Galivanche A, Kammien A, Jabbouri S, Grauer J. Physical Therapy Utilization Following Single Level Posterior Lumbar Fusion. Spine 2024 PMID: 38349019, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSingle-level posterior lumbar fusionPosterior lumbar fusionPhysical therapyOdds ratioLumbar fusionPhysical therapy utilizationFemale sexLevel posterior lumbar fusionsReturn to activityDecreased odds ratioOutpatient therapyPredictors of therapyTiming of therapyMinority of patientsOutpatient PTNonmedical factorsAdministrative databasesMedicaid insuranceTherapy utilizationPractice patternsCommercial insuranceInsurance plansPatient characteristicsSurgeryTherapy
2023
Wide-Awake Carpal Tunnel Release in the United States: Trends in Volume and Reimbursement by Operative Setting
Kammien A, Kim S, Mookerjee V, Williams M, Prsic A, Grauer J, Colen D. Wide-Awake Carpal Tunnel Release in the United States: Trends in Volume and Reimbursement by Operative Setting. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2023, 154: 143-149. PMID: 37535704, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000010961.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical site infectionOffice-based surgeryCarpal tunnel releaseNarcotic prescriptionsOffice surgeryPhysician reimbursementOperating roomPercent of surgeriesWide-awake surgeryEmergency department visitsNational administrative databaseFinancial burdenComorbidity burdenPrimary endpointAdverse eventsED visitsDepartment visitsSite infectionLinear regression modelingSimilar incidenceAdministrative databasesOffice patientsSurgerySurgical settingCommercial insuranceIs There Utility to Requiring Spine MRI Pre-authorizations? Pre-authorizations
Kebaish K, Galivanche A, Mercier M, Varthi A, Rubin L, Grauer J. Is There Utility to Requiring Spine MRI Pre-authorizations? Pre-authorizations. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2023, 36: 186-189. PMID: 36728293, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000001422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpine magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingSpine centerAcademic spine centerRetrospective cohort studySignificant increased oddsMultivariate logistic regressionPatient undergoing treatmentEventual dispositionInsurance carriersCohort studyIncreased oddsCommercial insurance carriersMRI requestsMRI ordersUndergoing treatmentBACKGROUND DATAGreater oddsPreauthorization processCommercial insuranceResonance imagingSpine scansLogistic regressionPreauthorizationScans
2022
Cervical Disc Arthroplasty Usage Has Leveled Out From 2010 to 2021
Ratnasamy P, Rudisill K, Maloy G, Grauer J. Cervical Disc Arthroplasty Usage Has Leveled Out From 2010 to 2021. Spine 2022, 48: e342-e348. PMID: 36728785, PMCID: PMC10300227, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-level cervical disc arthroplastyCervical disc arthroplastyKaplan-Meyer survival analysisPredictive patient factorsCervical spine pathologySingle-level ACDFAnterior cervical discectomyAnterior cervical surgeryCervical spine surgerySpine reoperationCervical surgeryCervical discectomyPatient factorsPredictive factorsSpine surgeryACDFDisc arthroplastySpine pathologyEpidemiologic studiesOrthopaedic surgeonsCommercial insuranceSurvival analysisMultivariate analysisSurgeryYounger age