The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American…
2013
BACKGROUND
Knee arthroscopy is among the most common orthopaedic surgical procedures. However, the incidence and risk factors for postsurgical morbidity and mortality remain poorly defined.
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Recently, the government has moved towards public reporting of 30-day readmission rates after elective primary total knee (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA). We identified 11,814 and 8105… (More)
OBJECTIVE
Hip fractures are a common source of morbidity and mortality among the elderly. Although multiple prior studies have identified risk factors for poor outcomes, few studies have presented a… (More)
The efficacy of the anterior, relative to other operative approaches, in promoting earlier return to function after hip arthroplasty has not been well established. We retrospectively compared 41… (More)
STUDY DESIGN
Retrospective review of a prospective cohort.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the incidence, causes, and risk factors for 30-day unplanned readmissions after lumbar spine surgery.
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BACKGROUND
Few studies have reported incidence of or risk factors for morbidity and mortality after elective shoulder arthroscopy.
METHODS
We used Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) billing codes… (More)
STUDY DESIGN
Propensity score-adjusted prospective cohort study.
OBJECTIVE
To compare the incidence of complications in patients undergoing single-level lumbar discectomy between the inpatient and… (More)
BACKGROUND
Although numerous studies have demonstrated improved short-term outcomes after laparoscopic resection of colon cancer, the benefits of laparoscopic-assisted proctectomy (LAP) for rectal… (More)
BACKGROUND
Total ankle replacement (TAR) has gained acceptance as an alternative to traditional ankle arthrodesis (AA) for end-stage ankle arthritis. Little is known about long-term trends in volume,… (More)
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American…
2015
The use of large-scale national databases for observational research in orthopaedic surgery has grown substantially in the last decade, and the data sets can be categorized as either administrative… (More)