Publications by authors named "K E Rathjen"
Background: Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) is increasingly recognized as an essential aspect of clinical research, particularly for ensuring relevancy and impact of research to those most affected. This study addresses the gap in involving older patients, particularly nursing home residents, in the research process by exploring motivations, expectations, and experiences of nursing home residents in Bremen, Germany, involved in PPI for developing a clinical trial on polypharmacy.
Methods: Two Patient Advisory Boards (PABs) were established in nursing homes as part of the INVOLVE-Clin project.
Background: Socioeconomic disparities in musculoskeletal care are increasingly recognized, however, no studies to date have investigated the role of the insurance carrier on outcomes after posterior spinal fusion (PSF) with segmental spinal instrumentation for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).
Methods: A US insurance dataset was queried using the PearlDiver Mariner software for all patients aged 10 to 18 undergoing PSF for a primary diagnosis of AIS between 2010 and 2020. Age, sex, geographic region, number of levels fused, and baseline medical comorbidities were queried.
Article Synopsis
- Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and idiopathic scoliosis (IS) were evaluated in a study to compare their radiographic and clinical outcomes post-surgery.
- A total of 30 patients with ASD showed a higher percent curve correction and improved curve magnitude at a 2-year follow-up compared to IS patients, despite initial differences in lumbar lordosis.
- The findings indicate that while ASD patients had lower lumbar lordosis preoperatively, their surgical outcomes were at least as good as those of IS patients, with no significant difference in complication rates.
Background: Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita is a group of conditions characterized by joint contractures affecting 2 or more joints. This study describes results of spinal fusion in patients with classic amyoplasia and general arthrogryposis.
Methods: IRB approved retrospective review of patients with a diagnosis of classic amyoplasia and general arthrogryposis who had a primary definitive posterior spinal fusion between 1990 and 2017 at a single pediatric institution.