Cannabis use disorder is associated with longer in-hospital lengths of stay, higher rates of medical complications, and costs of care following primary 1-to 2-level …

S Jain, GW Cloud, AM Gordon, AW Lam… - Global Spine …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design Retrospective case-control study. Objectives The purpose of this study is to
assess whether cannabis use disorder (CUD) patients undergoing primary 1- to 2-level lumbar …

Primary and revision cervical disc arthroplasty from 2010–2020: patient demographics, utilization trends, and health care reimbursements

AM Gordon, IJ Golub, MK Ng, AW Lam, JK Houten… - World Neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives Despite lack of nationwide Medicare coverage by the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services, the utilization of cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) has risen in popularity. …

Utilization trends of total ankle arthroplasty and ankle fusion for tibiotalar osteoarthritis: a nationwide analysis of the United States population

N Paracha, A Idrizi, AM Gordon, AW Lam… - Foot & Ankle …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: Studies evaluating utilization and trends of total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) and
ankle fusion (AF) are sparse. The purpose of this study was to use a nationwide administrative …

Crohn's disease is associated with longer in-hospital lengths of stay and higher rates of complications and costs after primary total hip arthroplasty

LC Voyvodic, NZ Khan, AW Lam, AR Horn… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background As the incidence and prevalence of Crohn’s disease continues to change
worldwide, rates within North America have been increasing. The objective of this study was to …

Primary cervical disc arthroplasty among Medicare beneficiaries versus alternative payers: is it time to consider nationwide coverage?

AM Gordon, IJ Golub, AW Lam, MK Ng… - Global Spine …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design Retrospective cohort study. Objectives As of 2022, the Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services does not provide nationwide coverage for cervical disc arthroplasty (…

Increasing patient complexity is associated with longer in-hospital lengths of stay and higher rates of medical complications following primary 1-to 2-level lumbar …

GW Cloud, S Jain, AM Gordon, AW Lam… - International Journal of …, 2022 - ijssurgery.com
Background The Elixhauser Comorbidity Index (ECI) is a stratification tool to predict adverse
surgical outcomes. No studies have explored the relationship between ECI and outcomes …

The association of benign prostatic hyperplasia on postoperative complications and periprosthetic joint infections following total shoulder arthroplasty

AM Gordon, AR Horn, AW Lam, BK Sheth… - Shoulder & …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background A recently proposed risk factor for periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) in men is
benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The objective was to explore the association of BPH on 1…

Comparison of patient demographics, utilization trends, and costs of total ankle arthroplasty and ankle fusion in the United States from 2010 to 2019

AM Gordon, AW Lam, IJ Golub, JB Pasternack… - Archives of Orthopaedic …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Contemporary studies evaluating utilization and trends of total ankle arthroplasty
(TAA) and ankle fusion (AF) for tibiotalar osteoarthritis are sparse. Therefore, the purpose …

Pediatric Patients with Osteomyelitis and/or Septic Joint Undergoing Surgical Debridement Have Equivalent Short-Term Outcomes with or without Preoperative MRI

…, CL Braithwaite, ME Aguirre-Flores, AW Lam… - Children, 2024 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this study was to determine if short-term outcomes differed for pediatric patients
with suspected musculoskeletal infection with or without a preoperative MRI. This was a …

Opioid use disorder in patients undergoing primary 1-to 2-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion is associated with longer in-hospital lengths of stay and higher …

NS Kim, AW Lam, IJ Golub, BK Sheth… - Global Spine …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Retrospective study. Objective: To determine whether opioid use disorder (OUD)
patients undergoing 1- to 2-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (1-2ACDF) …