Gregory Rafijah
University of California, Irvine
15 Papers
49 Citations
Gregory Rafijah is an academic researcher from University of California, Irvine. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Wrist. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 13 publications. Previous affiliations of Gregory Rafijah include University of Washington.
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Papers
Thumb trapeziometacarpal joint arthritis: partial trapeziectomy with ligament reconstruction and interposition costochondral allograft.
Thomas E. Trumble,Gregory Rafijah,Mary Gilbert,Christopher H. Allan,Edward R. North,Wren V. McCallister +5 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that although the preoperative trapezial height was not maintained, the reconstructed thumbs remained stable, with little subluxation and improved clinical outcomes.
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The Effects of Adjuvant Fibrin Sealant on the Surgical Repair of Segmental Nerve Defects in an Animal Model
Gregory Rafijah,Andrew Jay Bowen,Christina Dolores,Ryan Vitali,Tahseen Mozaffar,Ranjan Gupta +5 more
TL;DR: Fibrin glue does not impede nerve regeneration or functional recovery after surgical repair of a segmental nerve defect in a rat model and may be considered safe because it does not impair nerve regeneration with critical size defects in an animal model.
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Patient-Reported Outcome Measures: How Do Digital Tablets Stack Up to Paper Forms? A Randomized, Controlled Study.
Kalpit N. Shah,Martin Hofmann,Ran Schwarzkopf,Deeba Pourmand,Nitin N. Bhatia,Gregory Rafijah,S. Samuel Bederman +6 more
TL;DR: Patient-reported outcomes are essential to assessing the effectiveness of care, and many general-health and disease-specific PROs have been developed, but until recently, data were collected predominantly with pen-and-paper questionnaires.
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Radioscapholunate Arthrodesis With Excision of the Distal Scaphoid: Comparison of Contact Characteristics to the Intact Wrist
TL;DR: Increased contact pressures in the STT and LC joint following RSL arthrodesis, which may explain the clinical findings of midcarpal arthritis, are shown and should be considered when excising the distal scaphoid for improved range of motion.
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A Call to Arms: Emergency Hand and Upper-Extremity Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Shawn Diamond,Jonathan B. Lundy,Erin L. Weber,Shadi Lalezari,Gregory Rafijah,Amber Leis,Benjamin L. Gray,Ines C. Lin,Ranjan Gupta +8 more
- 29 May 2020
TL;DR: Hand and upper extremity operative volume increased after shelter-in-place orders at two major Level 1 trauma centers across the country, demanding considerable hospital resources.