Publications by authors named "Daniel P Leas"
Objective: To identify the patient, injury, and treatment factors associated with an acute infection during the treatment of open ankle fractures in a large multicenter retrospective review. To evaluate the effect of infectious complications on the rates of nonunion, malunion, and loss of reduction.
Design: Multicenter retrospective review.
Background: Opioid therapy has been a cornerstone of perioperative pain control for decades in the United States, despite our increased understanding of the morbidity and mortality linked to opioids. The purpose of this study is to explore the safety, efficacy, and feasibility of an entirely opioid-free perioperative pathway in patients undergoing elective shoulder arthroplasty.
Methods: Thirty-five patients undergoing elective total shoulder arthroplasty with a mean age of 71 (range, 50-87) years elected into a comprehensive opioid-free, multimodal pain management protocol.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the effectiveness of a hybrid transtibial (HTT) technique for placing femoral tunnels in ACL surgery, comparing it to traditional transtibial (TT) and anteromedial (AM) methods.
- The results show that HTT significantly improves the alignment of the femoral insertion compared to both TT and AM techniques, with a higher percentage overlap and better graft length control during knee flexion.
- Overall, HTT maintains ease of use akin to the TT approach while enhancing anatomical outcomes, suggesting it could be a favorable option for ACL reconstruction.
Study Design: Retrospective chart review.
Objective: To determine complications within the first year after undergoing extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF).
Summary Of Background Data: There are a growing but limited number of reports in the literature regarding early postoperative complications after XLIF.
Background Context: The senior author (JAG) recently published an article questioning the utility of routine postoperative radiographs after lumbar spine fusion. That study concluded that routine postoperative radiographs in the presence of a normal physical examination rarely change the clinician's management of these patients. Our aim was to repeat this protocol in patients after cervical spine fusion.
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