Publications by authors named "P G Whang"
Orthopaedic surgeons are frequently involved in treating patients with conditions resulting from occupational injuries or trauma from motor vehicle collisions. These circumstances may lead to disputes that are subject to litigation or medicolegal determinations by state agencies. As musculoskeletal experts, orthopaedic surgeons are frequently asked to opine on the causation and extent of injury in these patients.
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- Adhesions are common complications after abdominal surgery, and numerous adhesion barriers have been developed to prevent them, but there's been no recent comprehensive review of their effectiveness.
- A systematic analysis included 20 studies with 171,792 patients, showing that most adhesion barriers provided unclear benefits, with bioresorbable types showing the most promise in colorectal surgeries.
- While some barriers can reduce complications like bowel obstructions, there are significant risks, such as abscesses and leaks, suggesting that their use should be tailored to individual cases rather than applied universally.
Background Context: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited disorder of red blood cells caused by mutation in the hemoglobin beta chain and is the most common inherited genetic disorder in the United States. Postoperative outcomes following single-level posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) in patients with SCD are not well characterized.
Purpose: To examine 90-day postoperative outcomes among a matched cohort of patients with and without SCD who underwent single level PLIF utilizing a national administrative database.
Background: Sacroiliac (SI) joint fusion is increasingly used to treat chronic SI joint pain. Multiple surgical approaches are now available.
Methods: Data abstraction and random effects meta-analysis of safety and efficacy outcomes from published patient cohorts.