A5007838737- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Family Support in Illness
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Outdoor and Experiential Education
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Management of metastatic bone disease
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Spinal Hematomas and Complications
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
University of Maryland, Baltimore
2021-2024
University of Maryland Medical Center
2021-2024
Washington State University Tri-Cities
2024
China Shenhua Energy (China)
2024
University of Maryland, College Park
2023
University of Washington Bothell
2022
Michigan State University
2017-2021
University of Michigan
2019
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2015-2019
University of North Carolina Hospitals
2016
Background: Prophylactic systemic antibiotics significantly lower the risk of postoperative infection, and injection directly into wound cavity has been found to be even more effective. In this study, we investigated efficacy direct a after closure, both alone in combination with administration antibiotics. We hypothesized that preoperative local would most effective treatment. Methods: Rats were divided six treatment groups: no treatment, gentamicin, cefazolin, cefazolin plus cefazolin. A...
A program evaluation examined mental health literacy levels and coping outcomes for youth (ages 10-16), before at the end of their participation in a manualized, school-based called Youth Education Support (YES). Most reportedly had parent or other family member with disorder such as depression, anxiety, and/or substance abuse. The participants from pre to post were evaluated developing Knowledge Mental Illness Recovery (K-MIR) scale. This scale was validated using item-response theory,...
Retrospective cohort study.The objective of this study is to compare the likelihood missing a scheduled telemedicine and in-person appointments for spine patients. The secondary assess impact socioeconomic status on missed appointments.Patients with outpatient orthopedic faculty between 2019 2021 were divided by appointment type: (N = 4,387) 3810). Socioeconomic was assessed using Area Deprivation Index (ADI) stratified based percentile: low (<25), medium (25-75), high (>75) levels...
Study Design: Retrospective analysis. Objective: To compare sarcopenia to frailty and socioeconomic deprivation as preoperative predictors of mortality complications in thoracolumbar spine trauma. Summary Background Data: Sarcopenia is a progressive musculoskeletal disorder characterized by the loss muscle mass function. Recently, it has gained recognition an important surgical risk factor. Prior studies have demonstrated its association with adverse outcomes surgery for degenerative,...
Abstract Silver is an alternative antimicrobial of interest for the prophylaxis prosthetic infections and electrical activation known to augment its oligodynamic efficacy. In this study, we evaluated in vitro vivo efficacy a silver (Ag)‐titanium (Ti) implant activated by 30 µA direct current compared with three controls – passive Ag‐Ti, active Ti‐Ti, Ti‐Ti. We hypothesized that experimental group would provide better resistance pathogenic colonization on implant. Modified Kirby‐Bauer...
Study Design Prospective, single-center study. Objective To evaluate the clinical relevance of validated intraoperative bleeding severity scale (VIBe) in thoracolumbar spine surgery. Methods Adult patients aged 18 through 88 undergoing elective decompression, instrumentation, and fusion were prospectively enrolled after informed consent was provided written obtained. Validated scores recorded intraoperatively. Univariate analysis consisted Student T-tests, Pearson’s χ 2 Tests, Fisher’s Exact...
Background: Routine outcome monitoring (ROM) was popularized in the mid-1990s to improve client outcomes psychotherapy, though implementation clinical practice has been slow. Although increased research adventure therapy (AT) last decade demonstrated AT as a viable treatment option, recent reviews have found worrying trends regarding methodology and poorly substantiated claims of superiority. Purpose: The purpose this article is explore potential for ROM AT. Methodology/Approach: We...
The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) has a longstanding practice of accrediting social work programs nestled within institutions higher education that openly discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) faculty, staff, students through harmful policies procedures. Though these procedures contradict the National Association Workers (NASW) Code Ethics, are deemed religiously exempt. In an effort to understand breadth this issue, paper describes...
Retrospective cohort.Facet fusion in minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) may reduce morbidity and promote long-term construct stability. The study compares the maintenance of correction thoracolumbar (TL) trauma patients who underwent MISS with facet (FF) without (WOFF) evaluates instrumentation loosening failure.TL between 2006 2013 were identified stratified into FF WOFF groups. To evaluate progressive kyphosis loss correction, Cobb angles measured at immediate postoperative,...
Retrospective Case Series.This study aims to evaluate readmission rates, risk factors, and reason for unplanned 30-day readmissions after thoracolumbar spine trauma surgery.A retrospective chart review was conducted patients undergoing operative treatment thoracic or lumbar with open minimally invasive surgical approach at a Level 1 urban center. Patients were divided into two groups based on status. Reason readmission, reoperation injury type, severity, incidence of polytrauma compared...
Retrospective cohort study.This study aims to analyze outcomes and complications of patients with thoracic lumbar fractures in the setting ankylosing spinal disorders (ASD) treated minimally invasive surgery (MIS).The operative logs from 2012 2019 one academic, Level I trauma center were reviewed for cases ASD a MIS approach. Variables compared between spondylitis (AS), diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), advanced spondylosis.A total 48 concomitant or fracture managed an...
Despite rising rates of youth mental health disorders and suicides, most lack access to accurate, non-stigmatized information. Instead, many describe people with illness as violent incompetent. Mental literacy aligns resilience theory. It assumes that have accurate information will less stigmatized views be more likely seek help earlier should symptoms arise. Accurate, is especially needed for Children a Parent or other Family Member has (COPFMI) since they are acquire than children who do...