2022
Changes in the Utilization of Lumbosacral Epidural Injections Between 2010 and 2019
Ratnasamy PP, Gouzoulis MJ, Kammien AJ, Holder EK, Grauer JN. Changes in the Utilization of Lumbosacral Epidural Injections Between 2010 and 2019. Spine 2022, 47: 1669-1674. PMID: 36281568, PMCID: PMC9643603, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElixhauser Comorbidity IndexEpidural injectionTransforaminal injectionsSpinal epidural injectionDescriptive epidemiologic studyLumbosacral epidural injectionNumber of injectionsCurrent Procedural Terminology codingCaudal injectionComorbidity indexPatient agePatient characteristicsPearlDiver databaseLumbar pathologyTerms of specialtyInsurance authorizationPractice patternsService utilizationAverage patientEpidemiologic studiesMedicaid coveragePatientsTransforaminalMedicare coverageUtilization trends
2015
Comparison of 368 Patients Undergoing Surgery for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis From the SPORT Trial With 955 From the NSQIP Database
Golinvaux NS, Basques BA, Bohl DD, Yacob A, Grauer JN. Comparison of 368 Patients Undergoing Surgery for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis From the SPORT Trial With 955 From the NSQIP Database. Spine 2015, 40: 342-348. PMID: 25757036, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000747.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpine Patient Outcomes Research TrialPerioperative factorsPerioperative outcomesNSQIP databaseDegenerative spondylolisthesisSurgical proceduresNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseAverage body mass indexImprovement Program databaseAverage operative timeLumbar degenerative spondylolisthesisBody mass indexPostoperative mortalityPostoperative transfusionComplication rateRetrospective cohortSurgical patientsNonsurgical treatmentAnalysis of demographicsMass indexOperative timeSmoking statusLumbar pathologyWound infection
2013
Oswestry Disability Index is a better indicator of lumbar motion than the Visual Analogue Scale
Ruiz FK, Bohl DD, Webb ML, Russo GS, Grauer JN. Oswestry Disability Index is a better indicator of lumbar motion than the Visual Analogue Scale. The Spine Journal 2013, 14: 1860-1865. PMID: 24216395, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.10.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOswestry Disability IndexVisual analog scaleRange of motionVAS scoresLumbar motionDisability IndexDisability scoresAnalog scaleLower extremitiesOutcome measuresFunctional ROMClinical cohort studyLumbar ROMLumbar interventionsAxial painCohort studyNeurologic complaintsLumbar pathologyLumbar complaintsSuch painDaily livingAverage ageClinical practicePainLinear regression analysis