Publications by authors named "Omkar Anaspure"
Objective: Chemoprophylaxis for preventing venous thromboembolism (VTE) in spine surgery is debated due to effectiveness and safety concerns. Guidelines lack consensus on regimens and timing for spinal trauma. We examined chemoprophylaxis in spine trauma surgery to further guide surgeon decision-making.
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- The study systematically reviews and analyzes how smoking affects the outcomes of hip arthroscopy, focusing on conversion rates to total hip arthroplasty and other complications.
- Data from 20 observational studies with over 115,000 patients indicate no significant link between smoking and conversion to total hip arthroplasty, but trends show higher conversion rates among smokers.
- Smoking was significantly associated with postoperative complications such as hip arthroscopy failure, increased opioid use, and infection risk, indicating potential risks for smokers undergoing the procedure.
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- Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on Achilles tendon pathology (ATP) often have small sample sizes, leading to fragile outcomes and inconsistent results, as shown by a median Fragility Index (FI) of 3 across the trials.
- The study involved 11 RCTs with a total of 4506 patients and evaluated 24 binary outcomes, with many findings indicating that changing just a few patient outcomes could lead to significant shifts from significant to nonsignificant results.
- Most studies demonstrated low to moderate risk of bias, and there was a lack of reporting on FIs and adjustments for multiple statistical tests, indicating potential areas for improvement in study design and reporting practices in ATP interventions.
Study Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Objective: The purpose of this study is to examine the cost of CLP versus CF stratified by approach to guide decision-making.
Summary Of Background Data: Cervical laminoplasty (CLP) and cervical fusion (CF) are viable alternatives for surgical management of cervical spine myelopathy, with no clear consensus on clinical superiority.
Background Context: Osteoporosis has been proposed as a risk factor for reoperation after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), yet this potential association has been understudied, with conflicting results to date.
Purpose: This study examines the hypothesis that adults with osteoporosis would have an increased risk of reoperation after ACDF compared to matched adults without osteoporosis.
Study Design/setting: Retrospective cohort study.
Background: The Schroth method is the most commonly used patient scoliosis-specific exercise paradigm for treating pediatric scoliosis. The aim of this study is to systematically and critically examine the evidence for the Schroth method for pediatric scoliosis.
Methods: PubMed, MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Web of Science were searched through April 5, 2024, for articles examining the Schroth method for pediatric scoliosis (<18 years old).
Purpose: This study aims to understand global and segmental spinal ROM in surgical and nonsurgical AIS patients.
Methods: This systematic review examined segmental vertebral ROM in AIS patients using PubMed, SPORTDiscus, MEDLINE, and Web of Science until October 8th, 2023. Inclusion criteria were articles on segmental motion in AIS patients, both operative and non-operative, under 18 years old.
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- - A 51-year-old woman who had prior cervical spine surgery faced complications due to hardware failure, leading to an esophageal perforation after the removal of surgical instruments.
- - An initial attempt to repair the laceration using a rotational flap was unsuccessful, which led to the need for a more complex surgery involving a radial forearm free flap (RFFF) for esophageal reconstruction.
- - The report emphasizes that treating persistent esophageal perforations is challenging and highlights considerations for choosing between different surgical techniques based on factors like defect size and wound condition.
Objective: The optimal management of pediatric type II supracondylar humerus fractures (SCHFs) is debated. We conducted a systematic review comparing outcomes and complications of nonoperative versus operative management to aid decision-making and inform future research.
Methods: We searched PubMed, Web of Science, MEDLINE, and CINAHL from their inception until February 7, 2024, including studies on pediatric patients (<18 y) with any type II SCHF, provided they compared operative to nonoperative care and were in English.
Smoking is a well-known cause of impairment in wound healing and postoperative outcomes; however, its effects on treating meniscus issues remain unclear. This study assesses the relationship between smoking and meniscus treatment outcomes. PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane, and CINAHL were searched from inception to 24 December 2023.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAirway smooth muscle plays a pivotal role in modulating bronchomotor tone. Modulation of contractile and relaxation signaling is critical to alleviate the airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) associated with asthma. Emerging studies examining the phenotype of ASM in the context of asthma provide rich avenues to develop more effective therapeutics to attenuate the AHR associated with the disease.
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