[HTML][HTML] Emergency department visits within 90 days of single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

AJ Kammien, AR Galivanche, MJ Gouzoulis… - North American Spine …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Postoperative readmissions are a commonly used metric for quality-of-care
initiatives, but emergency department (ED) visits have received far less attention despite …

Adverse events after ankle fracture open reduction internal fixation among patients with and without documented cannabis and tobacco use

MM Dhodapkar, OP Oghenesume… - Foot & Ankle …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Ankle fractures are common orthopaedic injuries that may be indicated for
open reduction internal fixation (ORIF). Although the negative impact of tobacco use on …

Rheumatoid arthritis patients are at increased risk for adverse events following lumbar discectomy

PP Ratnasamy, KE Rudisill, MJ Gouzoulis… - The Spine Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Lumbar discectomy is a common procedure for which patients
with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may be considered. RA is an autoinflammatory disease that …

Editorial Commentary: Machine learning is just a statistical technique, not a mystical methodology or peer review panacea

PN Ramkumar, RJ Williams III - Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Orthopaedic and sports medicine research surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) has
dramatically risen over the last 4 years. Meaningful application and methodologic rigor in the …

The burden of revision total ankle replacement has increased from 2010 to 2020

PP Ratnasamy, GC Maloy… - Foot & Ankle …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Total ankle replacement (TAR) surgery has increased in recent decades. The
aim of this study was to investigate the evolving burden of revision surgery and risk factors …

Urgent care visits sought after primary total hip arthroplasty: A potentially overlooked resource

MM Dhodapkar, MJ Gouzoulis, SJ Halperin… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Following total hip arthroplasty (THA), readmissions and emergency
department (ED) visits have been studied. Urgent care utilization is not well-characterized …

Ninety-day emergency department visits after ankle fracture surgery

AJ Kammien, PP Ratnasamy, PY Joo… - JAAOS-Journal of the …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Methods: Ankle fractures undergoing ORIF were extracted from the PearlDiver M91Ortho
2010 to 2020Q3 data set. Patients were excluded for age younger than 18 years, presence …

Following carpel tunnel release, what factors affect whether patients return to the same or different hand surgeon for a subsequent procedure?

SJ Halperin, MM Dhodapkar, N Pathak, PY Joo, X Luo… - PloS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Following carpal tunnel release (CTR), patients may be indicated for
subsequent hand surgery (contralateral CTR and/or trigger finger release [TFR]). While …

Racial/ethnic disparities in physical therapy utilization after Total knee arthroplasty

PP Ratnasamy, OP Oghenesume… - JAAOS-Journal of the …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a common orthopaedic procedure, after which
many patients benefit from physical therapy (PT). However, such services may not be …

Emergency department visits within 90 days of total ankle replacement

PP Ratnasamy, AJ Kammien… - Foot & Ankle …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Total ankle replacement (TAR) utilization in the United States has steeply
increased in recent decades. Emergency department (ED) visits following TAR impacts …