Publications by authors named "Travis Fortin"
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- The study compares the Broström-Gould procedure for chronic lateral ankle instability with other surgical options, focusing on safety and efficacy between single- and double-incision techniques.
- It analyzed retrospective data from patients who underwent the procedure from 2011 to 2020, dividing them into two groups based on the incision method.
- Results showed a significant reduction in skin bridge breakdown in the one-incision group without major differences in other complications, suggesting that the single-incision approach may be safer for patients.
Study Design: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Objective: Postoperative urinary retention (POUR) is a common complication following lumbar spine surgery (LSS) and timely recognition is imperative to avoid long-term consequences. The aim of the current meta-analysis was to systematically review the literature in order to identify risk factors associated with POUR after LSS.
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- This study investigates postoperative ileus (POI) as a complication following spine surgery, specifically thoracolumbar and lumbar fusion surgeries, by reviewing existing literature and evaluating risk factors.
- The research analyzed data from 10 articles involving 297,809 patients and found significant associations between POI and factors such as older age, longer surgical and anesthesia times, greater estimated blood loss, and longer hospital stays.
- Additionally, male patients, those undergoing an anterior surgical approach, and patients with more than three vertebral levels fused were found to have higher odds of developing POI, while body mass index did not show a significant link.
Objective: Effective education of orthopedic residents requires an understanding of how they process information. To date however no literature has described resident learning styles based on the updated Kolb Learning Style Inventory (KLSI) v4.0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose Patients who have neuromuscular scoliosis, such as cerebral palsy (CP), often develop spinal deformities that negatively impact quality of life. The vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib (VEPTR) was designed for thoracic insufficiency syndrome (TIS), but it has also been utilized in patients with CP with restrictive lung disease and spine deformity. Few studies report on VEPTRs in neuromuscular scoliosis; however, none reports on their utilization specifically in patients with CP.
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