A5060098159- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Management of metastatic bone disease
- Sports Performance and Training
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics
- Vascular Procedures and Complications
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
- Chemotherapy-related skin toxicity
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
Emory University
2019-2022
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2016-2020
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
2016-2020
Saint Barnabas Medical Center
2014-2018
Duke University
2014-2016
Rhabdomyosarcoma is the most common soft-tissue sarcoma in children and adolescents accounts for 3% of all pediatric tumors. Subtypes include alveolar, spindle cell, embryonal, mixed-type, pleomorphic, rhabdomyosarcoma with ganglionic differentiation. The National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, End Results (SEER) database was queried patients diagnosed any type between 1973 2014. Patient demographics, tumor characteristics, incidence were studied χ2 analysis. Survival modeled...
Chronic heart failure (CHF), which affects >5 million Americans, accounts for >1 hospitalizations annually. As a part of the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program, Affordable Care Act requires that Centers Medicare and Medicaid Services reduce payments to hospitals with excess readmissions. This study sought develop scale reliably predicts readmission rates among patients CHF.The State Inpatient Database (2006-2011) was utilized, discharge data including demographic clinical characteristics...
<h3>Importance</h3> Total hip replacement is a commonly performed orthopedic procedure for the treatment of painful arthritis, osteonecrosis, or fracture. <h3>Objective</h3> To develop and verify scale predicting readmission rates total patients allow development implementation risk-reduction strategies. <h3>Design, Setting, Participants</h3> Discharge data on 268 518 from New York California (derivation cohort) 153 560 Florida Washington (validation were collected State Inpatient Database,...
Background: COPD affects over 13 million Americans, and accounts for half a hospitalizations annually. The Hospital Readmission Reduction Program, established by the Affordable Care Act requires Centers Medicare Medicaid Services to reduce payments hospitals with excess readmissions as of 2015. This study sought develop predictive readmission scale identify patients at higher risk. Methods: Demographic clinical data on 339,389 from New York California (derivation cohort) 258,113 Washington...
Over the past decade, interest in high intensity interval training (HIIT) has increased considerably. The objective of this study was to determine injury incidence coinciding with popularity HIIT and identify ways physicians can advise patients prior participation.The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) queried from 2007 through 2016 estimate related exercises such as burpees, push-ups, lunges exercise equipment barbells, kettle bells, boxes, which are representative...
Background: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most common orthopaedic procedures performed in U.S. The purpose this study was to develop and verify a scale preoperatively stratify patient’s risk being readmitted hospital following TKA. Methods: Discharge data on 433,638 patients from New York California (derivation cohort) 269,934 Florida Washington (validation who underwent TKA were collected State Inpatient Database, part Healthcare Cost Utilization Project Agency for Research...
Patients with cancer in the United States are estimated to have a suicide incidence that is approximately twice of general population. bone and soft tissue often physical impairments activity limitations develop reduce their quality life, which may put them at high risk for depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation. To our knowledge, there been no large studies determining among patients cancer; this information might allow screening certain high-risk groups.
Study Design: This was a retrospective cohort study. Objective: The objective of this study to analyze readmission rates among patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), determine which factors were associated with higher rates, develop scale for utilization during surgical planning. Summary Background Data: ACDF is the most common treatment many disk pathologies. With Centers Medicare Medicaid Services selecting readmissions as measure health care quality, there has...
To compare the interobserver and intraobserver reliability of traction radiographs with 2-dimensional computed tomography (2D CT) in distal humerus fracture classification characterization.Randomized controlled radiographic review retrospectively collected data.Academic Level 1 trauma center.Skeletally mature patients intra-articular fractures both CT scans were reviewed by 11 orthopaedists from different subspecialties training levels.The intervention involved 2D CT.The main outcome...
Snow blowers represent a highly preventable and increasingly common mechanism of hand injury. This study examines current safety features their impact on decreasing the incidence snow blower-related injuries.The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System was queried to look for injuries related use throwers or between 2001 2016. From all blowers, we collected information identifying characteristics, location injury, type injury (i.e., avulsion). Chi-squared tests were used categorical...
Previous studies have defined risk factors for development of venous thromboembolisms (VTEs) among patients with lower extremity orthopedic trauma. Limited data exist on this after upper A total 269,137 incidents trauma (fractures the clavicle, scapula, humerus, elbow, or arm) were identified in State Inpatient Database 4 states included analysis (California, Florida, New York, and Washington) from 2006 to 2014. These split into 2 cohorts, a derivation cohort (California York) validation...
Objectives: To compare the interobserver and intraobserver reliability of traction radiographs with 2-dimensional computed tomography (2D CT) in distal humerus fracture classification characterization. Design: Randomized controlled radiographic review retrospectively collected data. Setting: Academic Level 1 trauma center. Patients/Participants: Skeletally mature patients intra-articular fractures both CT scans were reviewed by 11 orthopaedists from different subspecialties training levels....
PURPOSE: Over the past decade, high intensity interval training (HIIT) and power (HIPT) have become popularized by programs like CrossFit. The objective of this study was to determine injury incidence coinciding with increased popularity CrossFit identify ways physicians can advise patients prior participation. METHODS: National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) queried from 2007 through 2016 estimate related exercise equipment most frequently utilized in incidences were...
To the Editor: A 54-year-old black woman with hypertension, asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, serofast-positive syphilis, and polysubstance abuse was transferred from an outside hospital for neurosurgical consultation after presenting a 4-week history of nonradiating back pain without neurological symptoms, purulent drainage left gluteal wound, associated chills malaise. She received vancomycin underwent incision as well spinal imaging. Computed tomography spine at revealed...