Publications by authors named "Hayley Daniell"
Objectives: To compare clinical and radiographic outcomes after retrograde intramedullary nailing (rIMN) versus locked plating (LP) of "extreme distal" periprosthetic femur fractures, defined as those that contact or extend distal to the anterior flange.
Design: Retrospective review.
Setting: Eight academic level I trauma centers.
Article Synopsis
- The study assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on infection rates related to total joint arthroplasty (TJA), comparing data from three years before the pandemic to the year 2020.
- Despite evaluating a total of over 20,000 TJA patients, the study found no significant differences in the rates of peri-prosthetic joint infections (PJI) and superficial surgical site infections (SSI) between the pre-pandemic and pandemic cohorts.
- The findings suggest that while there were no major changes in infection rates, ongoing adherence to hygiene practices and safety measures is crucial during such health crises.
The amount of scientific data evaluating sheep pain responses after analgesia treatment is limited. The aims of this study were to compare the efficacy of flunixin meglumine (FLU) and meloxicam (MEL) at relieving post-surgical pain in sheep and to evaluate the utility of the Sheep Grimace Scale (SGS). Thirty ewes were assigned to one of three treatment groups: oral MEL or intravenous FLU to manage pain associated with a laparotomy procedure, or a non-surgical control (CON) group.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Orthopedic surgeons utilize the 22-modifier when billing for complex procedures under the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) for reasons such as excessive blood loss, anatomic abnormality, and morbid obesity, cases that would ideally be reimbursed at a higher rate to compensate for additional physician work and time. We investigated how the 22-modifier affects physician reimbursement in knee and hip arthroplasty.
Methods: We queried hospital billing data from 2009 to 2016, identifying all cases performed at our urban tertiary care orthopedic center for knee arthroplasty (CPT codes 27438, 27447, 27487, and 27488) and hip arthroplasty (CPT codes 27130, 27132, 27134, 27236).