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Reply to “Letter to the Editor regarding ‘Return to Play Guidelines After Cervical Spine Injuries in American Football Athletes: A Literature-Based Review”’ by Swiatek, Peter R., Hsu, Wellington K.

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Racial Variation in Treatment of Traumatic Finger/Thumb Amputation: A National Comparative Study of Replantation and Revision Amputation by Mahmoudi, Elham, Swiatek, Peter R., Chung, Kevin C., Ayanian, John Z.

“…Traumatic finger/thumb amputations are some of the most prevalent traumatic injuries affecting Americans each year. Rates of replantation after traumatic…”
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Return to Play Guidelines After Cervical Spine Injuries in American Football Athletes: A Literature-Based Review by Swiatek, Peter R., Nandurkar, Tejas S., Maroon, Joseph C., Cantu, Robert C., Feuer, Henry, Bailes, Julian E., Hsu, Wellington K.

“…Literature-based review. We sought to evaluate clinical and case studies related to return to play (RTP) after cervical spine injuries in elite American…”
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Emergency Department Wait Time and Treatment of Traumatic Digit Amputation: Do Race and Insurance Matter? by Mahmoudi, Elham, Swiatek, Peter R., Chung, Kevin C.

“…Little is known about the association between the quality of trauma care and management of nonfatal injuries. The authors used emergency department wait times…”
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Utilization of Preoperative Electrodiagnostic Studies for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: An Analysis of National Practice Patterns by Sears, Erika D., MD, MS, Swiatek, Peter R., BA, Hou, Hechuan, MS, Chung, Kevin C., MD, MS

“…Purpose Given the lack of a reference standard diagnostic tool for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), we conducted a population-level analysis of patients…”
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Effect of Posthospital Syndrome on Discharge Disposition and Healthcare Utilization After Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty by Johnson, Shepard P., Swiatek, Peter R., Chung, Kevin C.

“…The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of posthospital syndrome (PHS), a physiologically deconditioned state experienced by patients after…”
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Revision ACL reconstruction has higher incidence of 30-day hospital readmission, reoperation, and surgical complications relative to primary procedures by Marx, Jeremy S., Plantz, Mark A., Gerlach, Erik B., Carney, John, Swiatek, Peter R., Cantrell, Colin K., Tjong, Vehniah K.

“…Purpose Although there has been substantial improvement in ACL reconstructive surgery, graft failure remains a devastating complication for some patients…”
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In Reply to Wald by Hortsch, Michael, Swiatek, Peter R., Rizzi, Andrew

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Trends in leadership at shoulder and elbow fellowships: a cross-sectional demographic review by Sanders, Eric J., Wu, Scott A., Neuville, Alexander J., Swiatek, Peter R., Gerlach, Erik B., Saltzman, Matthew D., Marra, Guido

“…To determine educational characteristics, trends, and demographics among shoulder and elbow fellowship leaders (FLs). Fellowship leaders in shoulder and elbow…”
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National Utilization Patterns of Steroid Injection and Operative Intervention for Treatment of Common Hand Conditions by Sears, Erika D., MD, MS, Swiatek, Peter R., BA, Chung, Kevin C., MD, MS

“…Purpose To conduct a population-level analysis of practice trends and probability of surgery based on the number of steroid injections for common hand…”
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The Influence of Insurance Type on Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: An Analysis of Nationwide Practice Trends by Sears, Erika D., Swiatek, Peter R., Hou, Hechuan, Chung, Kevin C.

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of insurance type on use of diagnostic testing, treatments, and the efficiency of care for patients with…”
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Predictive Analysis of Healthcare Resource Utilization after Elective Spine Surgery by Gerlach, Erik B., Ituarte, Felipe, Plantz, Mark A., Swiatek, Peter R., Arpey, Nicholas A., Marx, Jeremy S., Fei-Zhang, David J., Divi, Srikanth N., Hsu, Wellington K., Patel, Alpesh A.

“…Introduction: The management of degenerative spine pathology continues to be a significant source of costs to the US healthcare system. Besides surgery,…”
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Use of Preoperative Mammography During Evaluation for Nononcologic Breast Reduction Surgery by Sears, Erika D, Lu, Yu-Ting, Swiatek, Peter R, Chung, Ting-Ting, Kerr, Eve A, Chung, Kevin C

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COVID-19 and the rise of virtual medicine in spine surgery: a worldwide study by Swiatek, Peter R., Weiner, Joseph A., Johnson, Daniel J., Louie, Philip K., McCarthy, Michael H., Harada, Garrett K., Germscheid, Niccole, Cheung, Jason P. Y., Neva, Marko H., El-Sharkawi, Mohammad, Valacco, Marcelo, Sciubba, Daniel M., Chutkan, Norman B., An, Howard S., Samartzis, Dino

“…Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic forced many surgeons to adopt “virtual medicine” practices, defined as telehealth services for patient care and online platforms…”
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Surgery and Research: A Practical Approach to Managing the Research Process by Swiatek, Peter R., Chung, Kevin C., Mahmoudi, Elham

“…Following a practical project management method is essential in completing a research project on time and within budget. Although this concept is well…”
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Hospital Quality and Performance of a Complex Surgical Procedure after Traumatic Digit Amputation by Swiatek, Peter R., Pandit, Anita, Chung, Kevin C., Mahmoudi, Elham

“…BACKGROUND:Traumatic digit amputations are prevalent injuries that have long-term disabling consequences. Although replantation after traumatic digit…”
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Risk Factors for Undergoing Elective Abdominal Contouring Surgery Shortly After Hospitalization by Johnson, Shepard P., Swiatek, Peter R., Wang, Lu, Liu, Mochuan, Chung, Ting-Ting, Chung, Kevin C.

“…Having posthospital syndrome (PHS) at the time of an elective surgery increases the risk of postoperative adverse outcomes. The purpose of this article was to…”
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The content and accessibility of spine surgery fellowship websites and the North American Spine Surgery (NASS) fellowship directory by Gerlach, Erik B., Plantz, Mark A., Swiatek, Peter R., Arpey, Nicholas C., Cantrell, Colin K., Divi, Srikanth N., Hsu, Wellington K., Patel, Alpesh A.

“…The North American Spine Society (NASS) spine fellowship directory is an established resource that provides applicants with access to important information…”
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Learning from the past: did experience with previous epidemics help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 among spine surgeons worldwide? by Weiner, Joseph A., Swiatek, Peter R., Johnson, Daniel J., Louie, Philip K., Harada, Garrett K., McCarthy, Michael H., Germscheid, Niccole, Cheung, Jason P. Y., Neva, Marko H., El-Sharkawi, Mohammad, Valacco, Marcelo, Sciubba, Daniel M., Chutken, Norman B., An, Howard S., Samartzis, Dino

“…Purpose Spine surgeons around the world have been universally impacted by COVID-19. The current study addressed whether prior experience with disease epidemics…”
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Effect of Posthospital Syndrome on Health Care Utilization After Abdominal Contouring Surgery by Swiatek, Peter R, Johnson, Shepard P, Wang, Lu, Liu, Mochuan, Chung, Ting-Ting, Chung, Kevin C

“…BACKGROUNDPosthospital syndrome (PHS) is a transient condition after acute hospitalizations when patients are physiologically deconditioned. The objective of…”
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