2018
Incidence of and Risk Factors for Knee Collateral Ligament Injuries With Proximal Tibia Fractures: A Study of 32,441 Patients.
Samuel AM, Diaz-Collado PJ, Szolomayer LK, Wiznia DH, Chan WW, Lukasiewicz AM, Basques BA, Bohl DD, Grauer JN. Incidence of and Risk Factors for Knee Collateral Ligament Injuries With Proximal Tibia Fractures: A Study of 32,441 Patients. Orthopedics 2018, 41: e268-e276. PMID: 29451942, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20180213-03.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCollateral ligament injuriesProximal tibia fracturesLigament injuryTibia fracturesRisk factorsCollateral ligamentLateral collateral ligament injuryMedial collateral ligament injuryNational Trauma Data BankInpatient adverse eventsLonger hospital stayInjury Severity ScoreDistal femur fracturesChronic knee instabilityTrauma Data BankKnee collateral ligamentsHospital stayInpatient outcomesAdverse eventsSimultaneous injuryFemur fracturesSeverity scoreKnee instabilityHigher oddsMultivariate analysis
2017
Tibial shaft fracture: A large-scale study defining the injured population and associated injuries
Anandasivam NS, Russo GS, Swallow MS, Basques BA, Samuel AM, Ondeck NT, Chung SH, Fischer JM, Bohl DD, Grauer JN. Tibial shaft fracture: A large-scale study defining the injured population and associated injuries. Journal Of Clinical Orthopaedics And Trauma 2017, 8: 225-231. PMID: 28951639, PMCID: PMC5605888, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2017.07.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Trauma Data BankCharlson Comorbidity IndexInjury Severity ScoreTibial shaft fracturesMechanism of injuryShaft fracturesModified Charlson Comorbidity IndexLarge-scale studiesPredictors of mortalityTrauma Data BankMultivariate logistic regressionYears of ageComorbidity indexSeverity scoreInjured populationInjuryLogistic regressionPatientsFirst large-scale studyFracturesPopulationMortality
2006
Confusion Regarding Mechanisms of Injury in the Setting of Thoracolumbar Spinal Trauma: A Survey of the Spine Trauma Study Group (STSG)
Schweitzer KM, Vaccaro AR, Lee JY, Grauer JN. Confusion Regarding Mechanisms of Injury in the Setting of Thoracolumbar Spinal Trauma: A Survey of the Spine Trauma Study Group (STSG). Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2006, 19: 528-530. PMID: 17021418, DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000211219.28566.d0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpine Trauma Study GroupInjury mechanismStudy groupThoracolumbar Injury Severity ScoreInjury Severity ScoreMechanism of injuryThoracolumbar Injury Classification SystemPosterior ligamentous complex disruptionThoracolumbar spinal traumaComplex injury patternsFlexion-compression injuriesPercent of physiciansThoracolumbar spine injuriesInjury classification systemPosterior ligamentous complexFisher's exact testNeurologic statusSpine injuriesInjury patternsSeverity scoreClinical examinationSpinal traumaObjective findingsThoracolumbar injuriesLigamentous complex