Background: The purpose of this investigation was to determine the incidence rates of, and
identify risk factors for, thirty-day postoperative mortality and complications among more than …

Background: This investigation sought to identify risk factors for immediate postoperative
morbidity and mortality among a large series of patients undergoing spine surgery who were …

The United States forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF)
are primarily engaged in counterinsurgency operations within an irregular war. The US …

Background context The impact of patient factors and medical comorbidities on the risk of
mortality and complications after spinal arthrodesis has not been well described. Prior works …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Low back pain is prevalent in the United States. At the present
time, no large longitudinal study is available characterizing the incidence of this condition in …

BACKGROUND There have been no large cohort studies examining the wounding patterns
and injury mechanisms in Iraq and Afghanistan from 2005 to 2009. This investigation sought …

Clinical question: What is the best treatment for lumbar disc herniations? Results: For patients
failing six weeks of conservative care, the current literature supports surgical intervention …

Study design Retrospective review of prospectively collected data. Objective To describe
the impact of patient demographics, injury-specific factors, and medical co-morbidities on …

Importance The overprescription of pain medications has been implicated as a driver of the
burgeoning opioid epidemic; however, few guidelines exist regarding the appropriateness of …

The study sought to ascertain the incidence rates and risk factors for 30-day post-operative
complications after primary total hip arthroplasty (THA). Complications were categorized as …