Publications by authors named "Riley Swenson"
One-year patient-reported outcomes following surgical stabilization of rib fractures.
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol
August 2025
Purpose: Rib fractures are a common injury in trauma patients. Studies suggest surgical stabilization of rib fractures can improve prolonged ventilation and pain; however, there are limited studies reporting outcomes beyond 90-day post-injury. This study evaluates patient-reported outcomes for patients who underwent surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF) over a one-year period.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Hardware removal is a common procedure performed by orthopaedic surgeons, yet there is not a consensus on the disposition of explanted hardware. There seems to be increasing discordance between institutional policy and surgeon or patient preference. The purpose of this study was to gain insight on hardware removal polices across North America and determine surgeons' opinions regarding the return of orthopedic fixation devices to patients and if these opinions are related to surgeon-specific demographic factors.
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- The study investigates the use of mini-fragment implants versus small-fragment implants for open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of ankle fractures, aiming to determine if mini-fragments lead to lower rates of elective implant removal and complications.
- It analyzed data from 505 patients, finding similar rates of elective implant removal (8.3% for mini-fragment vs. 10.8% for small-fragment) and complication rates (6.7% for mini-fragment vs. 6.5% for small-fragment).
- The authors conclude that while mini-fragment implants are popular, their higher cost must be weighed against their similar effectiveness to small-fragment implants in terms of implant removal and complications.
Preoperative CT Scans Prior to Distal Tibial Intramedullary Nailing Do not Change Treatment Decisions or Surgical Outcomes.
J Am Acad Orthop Surg
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- Distal tibia shaft fractures often accompany posterior malleolar fractures (PMFs), leading to routine preoperative ankle CT scans to assess damage.
- A study analyzed data from 124 patients with these fractures, comparing outcomes between those who received CT scans and those who did not, but found no significant differences in key outcomes.
- While CT scans helped identify some PMFs that weren't visible on regular x-rays, they did not improve surgical efficiency or reduce complications related to PMFs.
Comparison of Operative and Nonoperative Management of Elderly Fragility Pelvic Ring Fractures.
J Orthop Trauma
September 2024
Objectives: To compare outcomes of nonoperative and percutaneous fixation of geriatric fragility lateral compression 1 (LC1) pelvic ring fractures.
Design: Retrospective.
Setting: Two level 1 trauma centers.
Background: Ankle fractures are a common injury treated by orthopaedic surgeons. Unstable, displaced ankle fractures are often fixed with open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) using different implant constructs at various cost. No study to date has looked at transparency in ankle implant costs to surgeon behavior.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFElectrical stimulation affects the differentiation of transplanted regionally specific human spinal neural progenitor cells (sNPCs) after chronic spinal cord injury.
Stem Cell Res Ther
December 2023
Background: There are currently no effective clinical therapies to ameliorate the loss of function that occurs after spinal cord injury. Electrical stimulation of the rat spinal cord through the rat tail has previously been described by our laboratory. We propose combinatorial treatment with human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived spinal neural progenitor cells (sNPCs) along with tail nerve electrical stimulation (TANES).
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