2025
Hand therapy utilization following digital flexor tendon repair: Trends, timing, predictive factors, and association with reoperation
Kammien A, Hu K, Yu C, Grauer J, Colen D. Hand therapy utilization following digital flexor tendon repair: Trends, timing, predictive factors, and association with reoperation. Journal Of Hand Therapy 2025 PMID: 39755488, DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2024.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTherapy utilizationAssociated with several clinical factorsHand therapyMonths of surgeryProportion of patientsPostoperative hand therapyPostoperative week 4Tendon repairFlexor tendon repairConcomitant proceduresPredictive factorsClinical factorsFollow-upZone II flexor tendon repairNonclinical characteristicsPatient factorsWeek 4TherapyNerve repairExclusion criteriaNonclinical factorsClinical practiceLogistic regressionComponent of recoveryDigital flexor tendon repair
2024
Semaglutide utilization associated with reduced 90-day postoperative complications following single-level posterior lumbar fusion for patients with type II diabetes
Seddio A, Gouzoulis M, Vasudevan R, Dhodapkar M, Jabbouri S, Varthi A, Rubio D, Grauer J. Semaglutide utilization associated with reduced 90-day postoperative complications following single-level posterior lumbar fusion for patients with type II diabetes. The Spine Journal 2024, 25: 485-493. PMID: 39491749, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2024.10.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSingle-level posterior lumbar fusionPosterior lumbar fusionSodium-glucose transport protein 2 inhibitorsAdverse eventsPostoperative complicationsT2DM patientsCurrent Procedural TerminologyElixhauser Comorbidity IndexED visitsLumbar fusionHospital readmissionEmergency departmentOdds of postoperative complicationsNinety-day postoperative complicationsImpact of semaglutideOdds of hospital readmissionMonths of surgeryRetrospective cohort studyPostoperative adverse eventsMinor adverse eventsType II diabetes mellitusRisk of type I errorDiagnosis of T2DMII diabetes mellitusYears of ageP31. Testosterone replacement therapy associated with increased 90-day postoperative adverse events and 5-year reoperation following lumbar discectomy
Seddio A, Gouzoulis M, Smith-Voudouris J, Rubio D, Day W, Grauer J. P31. Testosterone replacement therapy associated with increased 90-day postoperative adverse events and 5-year reoperation following lumbar discectomy. The Spine Journal 2024, 24: s78. DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2024.06.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTestosterone replacement therapyAcute kidney injuryLumbar discectomyAdverse eventsMale patientsOdds ratioCurrent Procedural TerminologyReoperation ratePostoperative outcomesElixhauser Comorbidity IndexPostoperative recoveryMultivariate analysisSingle-level lumbar discectomyTestosterone replacement therapy patientsMyocardial infarctionOrthopedic surgeryKaplan-Meier survival analysisEmergency departmentLumbar spinal proceduresLog-rank testMonths of surgeryRetrospective cohort studyPostoperative adverse eventsEnhanced postoperative recoveryMinor adverse events100. Semaglutide associated with improved postoperative outcomes following single-level posterior lumbar fusion for patients with type II diabetes
Seddio A, Gouzoulis M, Vasudevan R, Dhodapkar M, Jabbouri S, Zhu J, Rubio D, Grauer J. 100. Semaglutide associated with improved postoperative outcomes following single-level posterior lumbar fusion for patients with type II diabetes. The Spine Journal 2024, 24: s52-s53. DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2024.06.543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSingle-level posterior lumbar fusionPosterior lumbar fusionSodium-glucose transport protein 2 inhibitorsImpact of semaglutideHospital readmissionPostoperative outcomesElixhauser Comorbidity IndexED visitsT2DM patientsCurrent Procedural TerminologyEmergency departmentLumbar fusionAdverse eventsOdds of hospital readmissionOutcome measures IncidenceRisk of type I errorInferior postoperative outcomesDiagnosis of T2DMMonths of surgeryYear of surgeryRetrospective cohort studyMinor adverse eventsType II diabetes mellitusMatched 1:4Management of diabetes
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