Publications by authors named "Olivia A Opara"
Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Representation Among US Academic Spine Surgeons.
J Am Acad Orthop Surg
October 2024
Background: Although diversity has improved across certain orthopaedic subspecialties, enhancing diversity within spine surgery has remained a challenge. We aimed to investigate the current state of sex, racial, and ethnic diversity among academic orthopaedic spine surgeons in the United States.
Methods: In January 2024, a cross-sectional analysis of orthopaedic spine surgery faculty in the United States was conducted using the Doximity database to identify eligible surgeons.
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Objective: To examine how community-level economic disadvantage impacts short-term outcomes following posterior cervical decompression and fusion (PCDF) for cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
Summary Of Background Data: The effects of socioeconomic factors, measured by the Distress Community Index (DCI), on postoperative outcomes after PCDF are underexplored.
Article Synopsis
- - This study investigates how patients perceive the appearance and impact of scars after cervical spine surgery, aiming to fill a gap in existing research on surgical outcomes and psychosocial effects.
- - Researchers conducted a retrospective review of over 800 patients who had surgery between 2017 and 2022, using the SCAR-Q survey to evaluate scar appearance, symptoms, and overall satisfaction.
- - Findings show that patients unhappy with their surgical results reported significantly poorer scar-related scores, and female patients had more favorable perceptions of scarring than male patients.
Article Synopsis
- The study is a retrospective comparison of outcomes for lumbar fusion surgeries at various hospital types: an orthopedic specialty hospital, a hybrid community hospital, a conventional community hospital, and a tertiary care hospital.
- It found that patients at the tertiary care hospital had longer hospital stays and higher readmission rates compared to those at the orthopedic specialty hospital and hybrid community hospital, indicating a potential advantage for specialized care.
- Overall, the results suggest that orthopedic specialty hospitals may lead to shorter recovery times and better discharge outcomes compared to more conventional hospital settings.
Background Pickleball and paddleball are the fastest-growing sports in the United States. However, there are limited studies on the types of lower extremity injuries and treatment options in an outpatient clinic setting. Hypothesis/purpose This study reports the incidence rate, treatments, and return-to-play (RTP) outcomes for patients presenting to a single orthopedic outpatient center with pickleball- and paddleball-related lower extremity injuries.
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