Publications by authors named "Fady Y Hijji"

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  • A study was conducted to evaluate physicians' understanding of radiation exposure from common imaging studies in trauma care, focusing on the effective doses of musculoskeletal imaging.
  • An electronic survey was sent to various U.S. residency programs, revealing that many physicians significantly underestimated the radiation doses for imaging, especially for pelvic and lumbar CT scans.
  • Results indicated that those who frequently discussed radiation risks with patients had a better grasp of the actual radiation exposure, highlighting a need for improved education on this topic among trauma care providers.
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the overall response rate of patients receiving electronic patient-reported outcome measures (ePROMs) following hand surgery and to determine the patient characteristics associated with responding.

Methods: A Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act-compliant, web-based system was developed to automatically distribute ePROMs to patients undergoing hand surgery at five institutions with 22 surgeons. Patients who were at least 18 years old were eligible.

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Background: Recent studies suggest poorer outcomes and higher costs associated with patients treated by podiatrists, yet no studies have evaluated patient perception and preference for foot and ankle providers. This study aims to determine patient perception of training for podiatrists compared to orthopaedic surgeons and patient preference for type of provider seen.

Methods: A 20-question survey was administered to new patients seeing either a podiatrist or foot and ankle orthopaedic surgeon.

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  • Postoperative infections pose significant challenges for patients and healthcare systems, necessitating interventions to minimize surgical infections.
  • A study evaluated a UV-C air filtration device's effectiveness in decreasing airborne particles and contamination of surgical instrument trays in an operating room.
  • While the UV-C device significantly reduced the number of airborne particles, it did not notably lower the overall contamination rates of the surgical trays compared to the control group.
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Surgical techniques and technology are steadily improving, thereby expanding the pool of patients amenable for spine surgery. The growing and aging population in the United States further contributes to the increase in spine surgery cases. Traditionally, spine surgery is performed under general anesthesia.

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Purpose Basicervical femoral neck fractures are uncommon injuries that occur at the extracapsular base of the femoral neck at its transition with the intertrochanteric line. Controversy remains in the orthopedic literature as to the optimal method of treatment for this fracture type given the inherent instability and greater rate of implant failure with traditional fixation constructs. The purpose of this study is to quantify the incidence and preferred treatment methods of basicervical hip fractures at a single, regional, Level 1 trauma center and to identify differences in postoperative complications between treatment options.

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Purpose: Opioids have long been a mainstay of treatment for pain in patients with orthopaedic injuries, but little is known about the accuracy of self-reported narcotic usage in orthopaedic trauma. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of self-reported opioid usage in orthopaedic trauma patients.

Methods: A retrospective review of all new patients presenting to the orthopaedic trauma clinic of a level 1 trauma centre with a chief complaint of recent orthopaedic-related injury over a 2-year time frame was conducted.

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Introduction: Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are frequently utilized within orthopaedics to determine the extent of patient disease and the efficacy of surgical treatments. Shoulder arthroplasty is a common treatment option for a range of pathologies; however, substantial variety exists regarding the instruments used within the published literature, limiting their quality and generalizability. The purpose of the present systematic review is to evaluate the overall number and frequency of outcome measures used in all clinical studies evaluating outcomes following shoulder arthroplasty.

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Background: Improvement in patient-reported outcomes after minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) is poorly defined. As such, the purpose of this study was to quantify improvements in Visual Analogue Scale back and leg pain, Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and Short Form-12 (SF-12) Mental and Physical Composite scores following MIS-TLIF.

Methods: A surgical registry of patients who underwent primary 1-level MIS-TLIF during 2014-2015 was reviewed.

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In this review, we discuss the demonstrated value of vitamin D in bone maintenance, fracture resistance, spinal health, and spine surgery outcomes. Despite this, the effect of vitamin D levels in spine surgery has not been well described. Through this review of literature, several conclusions were drawn.

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Background: Postoperative complications after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) have a significant impact on clinical outcomes and health care resource use. Identifying predictive factors for complications after ACDF may allow for the modification of care protocols to mitigate complication risk. The purpose of this study is to determine risk factors for the incidence of medical and surgical complications up to 2 years postoperatively after ACDF procedures.

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Background: The opioid epidemic has been declared a public health crisis, with thousands of Americans dying from overdoses each year. In 2017, Ohio passed the Opioid Prescribing Guidelines (OPG) limiting narcotic prescriptions for acute pain. The present study sought to evaluate the effects of OPG on the prescribing behavior of orthopedists following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA).

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Background: Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS TLIF) is a common surgical procedure for treatment of degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS) but remains controversial for treatment of isthmic spondylolisthesis (IS). Few studies have compared IS and DS outcomes after MIS TLIF. Therefore, the objective of the current study was to compare outcomes of patients with IS and DS after MIS TLIF.

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Background: Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) is often used to treat low-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis (IS). No studies have compared surgical outcomes for grade I and II IS following MIS-TLIF. Therefore, the objective of the current study was to compare outcomes between patients with grade I and II IS following MIS-TLIF.

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Background: Complications occurring after spinal procedures are associated with recurrent symptomatology, new-onset symptomatology, and increased health care costs. The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score is a commonly cited risk factor for complication incidence. Few investigations have been performed analyzing the relationship between ASA score and complication rate following spinal minimally invasive surgery (MIS) decompressions or fusions.

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Background: Prior literature has associated poor preoperative mental health with inferior patient-reported outcomes (PROs) after spinal procedures. Therefore, the objective of this study was to test for association of preoperative Short Form 12 (SF-12) mental health composite score (MCS) with improvements in Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and back and leg visual analogue scale (VAS) pain scores after a minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS TLIF).

Methods: A surgical database of patients who underwent a primary, 1 level MIS TLIF was reviewed.

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The number of citations a publication receives has been regarded as one measure of its importance and clinical impact. However, studies have yet to investigate which characteristics are predictors of citation rates within the spine subspecialty literature. To explore this topic, all articles published in 2010 in Spine and from 2010 to 2011 in The Spine Journal and the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine were reviewed.

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Background: To reduce the economic impact of excessive costs, risk factors for increased length of stay (LOS) must be identified. Previous literature has demonstrated that surgeries later in the week can affect the LOS and costs following joint arthroplasty. However, few investigations regarding the day of surgery have been performed in the spine literature.

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Background: The minimum clinically importance difference (MCID) represents a threshold for improvements in patient-reported outcomes (PROs) that patients deem important. No previous study has comprehensively examined risk factors for failure to achieve MCID after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) procedures for radiculopathic symptomatology. The purpose of this study is to determine risk factors for failure to reach MCID for Neck Disability Index (NDI), Visual Analog Scale (VAS) neck pain, and VAS arm pain in patients undergoing 1- or 2-level ACDF procedures.

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Disruption to the flexor pulley system of the thumb is an infrequent but devastating injury that can lead to significant compromise in both strength and function. Acute rupture leads to pain, weakness, reduced range of motion (ROM), and potential bowstringing of the flexor tendons. Conservative treatment with a pulley ring should be considered in all patients.

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Background: Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: To determine which components of the swallowing disorders quality of life (SWAL-QOL) survey are most relevant to assess dysphagia following anterior cervical spine surgery (ACSS). Summary of background data: The SWAL-QOL survey is an instrument that has been applied to patients undergoing ACSS procedures as a means of objectifying swallow function.

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Outcome measures are frequently employed in clinical studies to determine the efficacy of orthopaedic surgical procedures. However, substantial variability exists among the outcome instruments utilized in foot and ankle (F&A) literature. The purpose of this study is to determine the number of outcome measures reported in F&A literature recently published in major orthopaedic journals and the association between study characteristics and the use of particular outcome measurement categories.

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Study Design: Retrospective cohort.

Objective: To compare postoperative improvements in surgical and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) between patients undergoing minimally invasive laminectomy and minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS TLIF) as a primary procedure to patients undergoing MIS laminectomy and TLIF as a revision to primary lumbar decompression (LD).

Summary Of Background Data: MIS TLIF and LD have demonstrated to be effective surgical options for lumbar degenerative disease.

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Background: Several studies have compared outcomes between hospital-based (HBCs) and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). However, the association between narcotic consumption and pain in the early postoperative period has not been well characterized. As such, the purpose of this study is to compare pain, narcotic consumption, and length of stay (LOS) between HBC and ASC patients undergoing same-day-discharge following ACDF.

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Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Objective: The purpose of the study was to determine risk factors for discharge after postoperative day (POD) 0 in patients undergoing 1-level minimally invasive lumbar discectomy (MIS LD).

Summary Of Background Data: MIS LD has proven to be an effective treatment modality for low back pain and radiculopathy associated with intervertebral disc herniations.

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