2021
Patient outcomes and costs after isolated flexor tendon repairs of the hand
Lalchandani GR, Halvorson RT, Zhang AL, Lattanza LL, Immerman I. Patient outcomes and costs after isolated flexor tendon repairs of the hand. Journal Of Hand Therapy 2021, 35: 590-596. PMID: 34016517, DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2021.04.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary flexor tendon repairFlexor tendon repairReoperation rateTendon repairTherapy utilizationAcute flexor tendon injuriesLate reoperation rateOdds of reoperationSurgeons counsel patientsRetrospective cohort studyPrimary tendon repairMultivariable logistic regressionFlexor tendon injuriesAmount of therapyChi-square testReoperation needTherapy visitsCohort studyCounsel patientsIndependent predictorsMedian timeMultivariable analysisSurgical optionsMale sexRehabilitation utilization
2015
Ethnic and Gender Diversity in Hand Surgery Trainees
Bae G, Lee A, Park D, Maniwa K, Zurakowski D, Committee A, Kang L, LaPorte D, Lattanza L, Ouellette E, Zlotolow D, Awan H, Ortiz J, Pirela-Cruz M, Pervaiz K, Rubin J, Julien T, Dempsey A, Paksima N, Seidman G, Day C, McKee D, Evans J, Wilson R, Van Heest A, Armstrong M, Kalliainen L, Day C. Ethnic and Gender Diversity in Hand Surgery Trainees. The Journal Of Hand Surgery 2015, 40: 790-797. PMID: 25639841, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.10.065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHand surgeryOrthopaedic sports medicineOrthopedic surgeryGeneral surgerySports medicineEffective health careFemale traineesSurgeryPatient careDemographic dataPlastic surgerySurgical specialtiesSurgery traineesHealth careAmerican Medical AssociationGraduate Medical EducationAfrican AmericansMedical AssociationCareMinority traineesBeneficial factorsProportionTraineesMedicineSpecialties