Publications by authors named "Luke L Kowal"
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- - The study aimed to create an opioid reduction toolkit to decrease narcotic prescriptions and increase awareness of safe disposal among patients who underwent pancreatectomy surgery.
- - Data from 159 patients showed a significant reduction in both the amount of opioids prescribed (from 225 MMEs to 75 MMEs) and consumed (from 109 MMEs to 15 MMEs) post-toolkit implementation, with no change in refill request rates.
- - Patient awareness of safe disposal practices for unused opioids significantly improved, rising from 25% before the toolkit to 62% after its introduction.
Background: Hypoplastic glenoid morphology in the setting of glenohumeral osteoarthritis is a rare yet complex surgical problem. Treatment of this patient population with anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty (aTSA) remains controversial. Furthermore, there is no gold-standard approach, with limited guidance for surgeons on the need for glenoid version correction in the setting of a dysplastic glenoid.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In cases of severe osteoarthritis, posterior glenoid wear leads to acquired retroversion of the glenoid. Surgical treatment of glenoids with acquired retroversion and posterior humeral subluxation with anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty (aTSA) is controversial. The purpose of this study was to determine mid- to long-term outcomes and reoperation rates of augmented and nonaugmented aTSA for treatment of glenohumeral osteoarthritis with Walch B3 glenoid deformity.
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