Understanding trends in reimbursement is critical to the financial sustainability of orthopedic
practices. Little research has examined physician fee trends over time for orthopedic …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. Blood transfusion is frequently necessary
after adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery. We sought to develop predictive models for …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. Determine whether screws per level and
rod material/diameter are associated with incidence of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJF). …

Methods: This study used an employer-sponsored insurance claims database to analyze
billing data of commercially insured patients who underwent elective orthopaedic surgery …

Background DVT is a common complication following lower extremity surgery, occurring in
up to 60% of patients undergoing hip fracture surgery without postoperative anticoagulation. …

OBJECTIVE Hospital readmission contributes substantial costs to the healthcare system. The
purpose of this investigation was to create a predictive machine learning model to identify …

An increasing number of patients and families are utilizing online crowdfunding to support
their medical expenses related to organ transplantation. The factors influencing the success of …

Background Context Unrecognized and inadequately repaired intraoperative durotomies
may lead to cerebrospinal fluid leak, pseudomeningocele, and other complications. Few …

Purpose AI algorithms have shown promise in medical image analysis. Previous studies of
ASD clusters have analyzed alignment metrics—this study sought to complement these …

… Address correspondence and reprint requests to Wesley M. Durand, ScB, Department of
Orthopedics, Division of Spine Surgery, Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School, 100 …