Steven J. Girdler

ORCID: 0000-0003-0158-3423
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Research Areas
  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
  • Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
  • Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
  • Anesthesia and Pain Management
  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Hip disorders and treatments
  • Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
  • Medical Imaging and Analysis
  • Healthcare Quality and Management
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Clinical practice guidelines implementation
  • Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Ethics in medical practice
  • Child and Adolescent Health
  • Shoulder Injury and Treatment
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Pain Management and Opioid Use

Mayo Clinic
2024

WinnMed
2024

Mayo Clinic in Arizona
2024

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2018-2023

Johnson & Johnson (Israel)
2023

Stryker (United States)
2023

Liebherr (France)
2023

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
2016-2019

Mount Sinai Health System
2019

Bronx Psychiatric Center
2019

➢ The manufacturing industry has supplied many quality-improvement methodologies that have been successfully utilized in health-care delivery, such as Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles, Total Quality Management, Six Sigma, and Lean. Many tools of quality improvement, PDSA cycles DMAIC (Design-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control) the Sigma method, are similar to scientific method is familiar clinicians. Correct identification sources types process variation within a system paramount for...

10.2106/jbjs.rvw.15.00094 article EN JBJS Reviews 2016-08-02

Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a relatively common malady that has profound consequences in infant if left untreated. Effective and early treatment DDH been praised as one most successful ventures modern pediatric orthopedics. Yet, before management came into existence, there were extensive technological developments field harnesses, casts, traction methods. This paper aims to identify centuries-old history advancement many important people involved. Their devices, thoughts,...

10.1097/bpb.0000000000000463 article EN Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics B 2017-05-19

Despite a rapid increase in utilization of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA), volume-outcome studies focusing on surgeon volume are lacking. Surgeon-specific may inform policymakers and provide insight into learning curves measures efficiency with greater case volume.

10.5435/jaaos-d-23-00181 article EN Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2023-10-12

The principle of nonmaleficence requires that every medical action be weighed against all benefits, risks, and consequences, occasionally deeming no treatment to the best treatment. In education, it also applies performing tasks appropriate an individual's level competence training. Students, residents, attending physicians alike maintain a beneficence-based responsibility patients, have fiduciary educate younger generations doctors.

10.20529/ijme.2018.100 article EN Indian Journal of Medical Ethics 2018-12-12

Cervical spine deformity is an uncommon yet severely debilitating condition marked by its heterogeneity. Anterior reconstruction techniques represent a familiar approach with range of invasiveness and correction potential—including global or focal realignment in the sagittal coronal planes. Meticulous preoperative planning required to improve prevent neurologic deterioration obtain satisfactory spinal harmony. The ability perform anterior only requires mobility opposite column achieve...

10.14245/ns.2040380.190 article EN cc-by-nc Neurospine 2020-09-28

This was a retrospective cohort study.The aim of this study to assess the most commonly used components enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) combinations and their relative effectiveness.Data is lacking on use effectiveness various ERAS which are increasingly in spine surgery.Posterior lumbar fusion cases were extracted from Premier Healthcare claims database (2006-2016). Seven included protocols identified: (1) multimodal analgesia, (2) tranexamic acid, (3) antiemetics day surgery, (4)...

10.1097/bsd.0000000000001242 article EN Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2021-07-28

Patella resurfacing in total knee arthroplasty remains a surgeon-specific decision. Possible benefits of include decreased pain and rate reoperation, while complications can occur. No study has assessed postoperative blood loss transfusion as function patella resurfacing. Certain patient groups such elderly patients, Jehovah’s Witnesses, coagulopathy patients may especially benefit from during orthopedic surgeries. A retrospective chart review with performed by single surgeon was conducted....

10.1097/bto.0000000000000328 article EN Techniques in Orthopaedics 2018-07-31

A retrospective database study of patients at an urban academic medical center undergoing Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) surgery between 2008 2019.ACDF is one the most common spinal procedures. Old age has been found to be a risk factor for postoperative complications across plethora spine Little known about how this changes among elderly cohorts such as difference (60+) octogenarian (80+) patients. This seeks analyze disparate rates following elective ACDF aged 60-69 or...

10.1177/21925682231202579 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Global Spine Journal 2023-09-13

A retrospective analysis of data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Readmissions Database (HCUP-NRD).To identify perioperative characteristics associated with 30-day 90-day readmission due to intestinal bowel obstructions (IBOs) following posterior lumbar fusion (PLF) procedure.PLF procedures are used repair spinal injuries curvature deformities. IBO is a common surgical complication its often necessitates surgery that increases rates healthcare costs. Previous...

10.31616/asj.2020.0085 article EN cc-by-nc Asian Spine Journal 2020-10-28
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