Research

Our goal in pediatric orthopedics research is to find the best methods for treating orthopedic injuries and conditions in children.

We conduct research as part of the Children's Foundation Research Institute (CFRI), which is a partnership between Le Bonheur, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and the Children's Foundation of Memphis. We are committed to discovering the best ways to care for kids.

All of our physician researchers and fellows are members of Campbell Clinic Orthopedics, which has been committed to orthopedics research and clinical care for more than 60 years.

Our research work

Spine research: Le Bonheur is a core member of the Pediatric Spine Study Group, an organization that supports research on current and emerging growth-friendly treatments for scoliosis and chest wall deformities - VEPTR, MAGEC Rods, Vertebral Body Tethering and ApiFix. The group has published more than 50 articles related to severe spinal deformity in growing children. Additional spine research includes studies on scoliosis and spinal tumors in children.
Trauma research: Le Bonheur is an ACS Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center. Our research supports ACS trauma certification and has led to multiple publications on orthopedic trauma including ATV safety and gun violence.
Hip research: As members of the International Perthes Study Group, we are collaborating with physicians and researchers from all over the world to advance the knowledge and treatment of the disease. We are also members of the SCFE Longitudinal International Prospective Registry (SLIP).
General orthopedics research: We have a variety of other active studies including upper and lower extremity, musculoskeletal conditions and general orthopedics areas.
CORTICES Research Group: Our pediatric orthopedic surgeons participate in this collaboration with the goals of improving quality, safety and value for emergent orthopedic conditions. Le Bonheur and Campbell Clinic Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon David Spence, MD, serves as an investigator in this collaboration.
PediFoRG (Pediatric Foot Research Group): This research group strives to provide education and research on pediatric foot deformities. Le Bonheur and Campbell Clinic Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon Derek Kelly, MD, serves as representative to this research group.

Our accomplishments

More than 30 active pediatric orthopedics studies
Hundreds of published prospective and retrospective studies, case reports, technique papers and presentations
Active collaboration with other children’s hospitals and organizations around the country to add to the knowledge base for pediatric orthopedics

Recent publications

Our latest published research from 2020 to present includes:

Original Publications

Azar FM, Lamplot JD, Bernholt DL, Spence DD. Pickleball: A Standard Review of Injury Prevalence and Prevention in a Rapidly Growing Sport. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2024 Jul 26. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-24-00151. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39079099.
Chen S, Tulchin-Francis K, Gaines D, Kadado A, Smith C, Klingele K. Acetabular "Fleck" Sign: Outcomes of Surgical Repair. J Pediatr Orthop. 2024 May-Jun 01;44(5):e433-e438. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002657. Epub 2024 Mar 8. PMID: 38454629.
Chen SN, Holstine JB, Samora JB. Reducing Rigid Immobilization for Toddler's Fractures: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2024 Apr 3;9(2):e722. doi: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000722. PMID: 38576892; PMCID: PMC10990314.
de Mendonça RGM, de Mendonça GHT, Sawyer JR, Kelly DM. Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Treated with Simultaneous Translation on Two Rods (ST2R) Involving Preoperative, Postoperative, and Follow-Up Evaluation by EOS 3D Imaging: A Case Series. Asp Biomed Clin Case Rep. 2024 Aug 22;7(3):233-40.
Falkner DA, Miller KJ, Emans JB, Thompson GH, Smith JT, Flynn JM, Sawyer JR. How will early onset scoliosis surgery affect my child's future as a young adult? A follow-up study using patient-reported outcome measures. Spine Deform. 2024 Jun 10. doi: 10.1007/s43390-024-00910-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38858335.
Hill J, Sanders J, Baldwin K, Shore B, Beebe AC, Schoenecker J, Blumberg T, Li GY, Riccio AI, Swarup I, Goldstein RY, RiceDenning J, Rickert KD, Larson JE, Spence DD, Zheng JL. Pediatric Floating Elbows...What Is All the Fuss About? A Multicenter Perspective. J Pediatr Orthop. 2024 Mar 1;44(3):e232-e237. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002593. Epub 2023 Dec 15. PMID: 38098296.
Kolin DA, Apostolakos J, Fabricant PD, Jivanelli B; SATURN Study Group; Yen YM, Kramer DE, Kocher MS, Pennock AT, Nepple JJ, Willimon SC, Perkins CA, Ellis HB Jr, Wilson PL, McClincy M, Everett Voos J, Spence DD, Heyworth BE. Knee Flexion Angle of Fixation During Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction or Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Lateral Extra-articular Reinforcement Techniques Performed in Conjunction With ACL Reconstruction. Orthop J Sports Med. 2024 Feb 28;12(2):23259671241231254. doi: 10.1177/23259671241231254. PMID: 38425364; PMCID: PMC10903213.
Koolmees DS, Kadrie A, Bettin CC, Kelly DM, Sheffer BW. Original Research: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon Coding Trends after Changes to the Current Procedural Terminology Evaluation and Management Coding Guidelines in 2021. Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. July 2024.
McFadden RJ, Hauth L, Gregoski M, Anari JB, Brooks JT, Sawyer JR, Marshall M; Pediatric Spine Study Group; Murphy RF. A multicenter evaluation of the time and travel burden on families with children treated for early-onset scoliosis. Spine Deform. 2024 Sep;12(5):1453-1458. doi: 10.1007/s43390-024-00895-y. Epub 2024 May 26. PMID: 38796814.
Mulroy NR, Siddique R, Sheffer BW, Hyden JC, Rowland JK, Kelly DM. Concussion Reductions in Contact Sports Since Implementing Concussion Safety Protocols. Camp Orthop J. April 2024. 10:96-100.
Shukla B, Mendel LL, Pousson M, Wilson H, Sander K, Rowland JK, Sawyer JR. Noise Level and its Impact on Communication in the Operating Room During Posterior Spinal Fusion Surgery for Scoliosis: A Prospective Observational Study. Camp Orthop J. April 2024. 10 101-109.
Orellana KJ, Bram JT, Batley M, Novotny S, Shah H, Laine JC, Kelly DM, Martin B, Schrader T, Kim H, Sankar WN; International Perthes Study Group. Predictors of Persistent Limp Following Proximal Femoral Varus Osteotomy for Perthes Disease. J Pediatr Orthop. August 2024; 44(7): e618-e624. PMID: 38659309.
Perkins CA, Nepple JJ, Pang JH, Busch MT, Edmonds EW, Ellis HB, Kocher MS, Li Y, Pandya NK, Pennock AT, Sabatini CS, Spence DD, Willimon SC, Wilson PL, Heyworth BE. Changes in Fracture Shortening Occur in the First 2 Weeks Following Completely Displaced Adolescent Clavicle Fractures. J Pediatr Orthop. 2024 Sep 1;44(8):e686-e690. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002724. Epub 2024 May 7. PMID: 38712672.
Polinsky SG, Edmonds EW, Bastrom TP, Manhard CE, Heyworth BE, FACTS Study Group, Bae DS, Busch MT, Ellis HB, Hergott K, Kocher MS, Li Y, Nepple JJ, Pandya NK, Perkins C, Sabatini CS, Spence DD, Willimon SC, Wilson PL, Pennock AT. 5-Year Radiographic and Functional Outcomes of Nonoperative Treatment of Completely Displaced Midshaft Clavicular Fractures in Teenagers. Am J Sports Med. 2024 Mar;52(4):1032-1039. doi: 10.1177/03635465241228818. Epub 2024 Mar 4. PMID: 38439558.
Rice SW, Moisan A, Rhodes L, Locke LL, Nolan VG, Wells A, Kelly DM. Assessment of Gross Motor Skills in Ponseti-treated Children With Idiopathic Clubfoot at 3 Years Old: Insights from the Peabody Developmental Motor Scale 2. J Pediatr Orthop. 2024 Jul 15. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002771. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39004794.
Sabatini CS, Edmonds EW, Nepple JJ, Liotta ES, Hergott K, Quinn M, Perkins CA, Wilson PL, Li Y, Ellis HB, Pandya NK, Pennock AT, Spence DD, Willimon SC, Bae DS, Kocher MS, Busch MT, Williams DN, Heyworth BE. Nonoperative Versus Operative Treatment of Z-Type Comminuted Clavicle Fractures in Adolescents: A Prospective Substratified Cohort Analysis. J Orthop Trauma. 2024 Jul 1;38(7):351-357. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002821. PMID: 38837911.
Spence DD, Wilson PL, Pennock AT, Nepple JJ, Pandya NK, Perkins CA, Li Y, Ellis HB, Sabatini CS, Edmonds EW, Willimon SC, Bae DS, Busch MT, Kocher M; FACTS Study Group; Heyworth BE. Treatment of Severely Shortened or Comminuted Clavicular Fractures in Older Adolescent Athletes. Am J Sports Med. 2024 Feb;52(2):423-430. doi: 10.1177/03635465231219248. Epub 2024 Jan 18. PMID: 38238901.
Thomas ND, Melchor J, Carr R, Ripps S, Pham N, Golan R, Talathi N, Thompson RM, Spence D, Chambers H. Online video resources pertaining to cerebral palsy: A YouTube-based quality control study. J Child Orthop. 2024 May 6;18(3):308-314. doi: 10.1177/18632521241227803. PMID: 38831853; PMCID: PMC11144379.
Truong WH, Matsumoto H, Brooks JT, Guillaume TJ, Andras LM, Cahill PJ, Fitzgerald RE, Li Y, Ramo BA, Soumekh B, Blakemore LC, Carter C, Christie MR, Cortez D, Dimas VV, Hardesty CK, Javia LR, Kennedy BC, Kim PD, Murphy RF, Perra JH, Polly DW Jr, Sawyer JR, Snyder B, Sponseller PD, Sturm PF, Yaszay B, Feyma T, Morgan SJ. Development of Consensus-Based Best Practice Guidelines for the Peri- and Post-operative Care of Pediatric Patients with Spinal Deformity and Programmable Implanted Devices. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2024 Jun 11. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000005061. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38857373.
Whitman EL, Sentilles C, Sheffer BW, Spence DD, Rowland JK, Naser AM, Sawyer JR, Warner WC, Williams RF, Kelly DM. Pediatric Firearm Trauma on the Rise: A Retrospective Review of Over 1,100 Cases in 12 Years at One Center. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Jun 8:S0022-3468(24)00354-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.06.003. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38944592.
Baessler AM, Buchman JM, Witte DA, Spence DD, Throckmorton TW, Brolin TJ, Azar FM, Bernholt DL. Skeletally Immature Patients with ACL Bone Bruise Patterns Have a Higher Chance of Having an Intact ACL Than Skeletally Mature Patients. J Pediatr Orthop. 2023 Jan 1;43(1):13-17. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002268. Epub 2022 Sep 21. PMID: 36129350
Chen AN, Ragsdale TD, Rhodes LN, Lock LL, Moisan A, Kelly DM. Prospective, Randomized Ponseti Treatment for Clubfoot: Orthopaedic Surgeons Versus Physical Therapists. J Pediat Orthop. 2023 Feb; 43(2):e93-e99. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002291, Epub 2022 Nov. 4. PMID: 36607913. Clinical Trial
Cope SR, Wideman M, Sheffer BW, Sawyer JR, Beaty, JH, Warner, WC, Spence DD, Kelly DM. Early Failure of Locking Compression Plates in Pediatric Proximal Femoral Fracture. JPOSNA Vol 5(3) Aug 2023. https://doi.org/10.55275/JPOSNA-2023-436
Farrell ND, Dooley JH, Sheffer BW, Sawyer JR. Kelly DM. Radiation Exposure in Multiple Hereditary Exostoses: A Retrospective Review. J Orthop. 2023 May 5;40:87-90. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2023.05.004. eCollection 2023 Jun. PMID: 37234093
Jamnik AA, Monroi-Rivera C, Fitzgerald R, Sukarieh H, Sawyer JR, El-Hawary R, Murphy RF, Hardee M, Anari JB, Johnson M, Ramo B, McIntosh A, Pediatric Spine Study Group, Brooks JT. The Generational Differences in Growth-Friendly Treatment Utilization for Early-Onset Scoliosis. JPOSNA. 5(4). November 2023. https://doi.org/10.55275?JPOSNA-2023-644
Li Y, Sanborn RM, Cook D, Baldwin KD, Beebe AC, Denning JR, Goldstein RY, Janicki JA, Johnson ME, Truong WH, Shore BJ; Children’s Orthopaedic Trauma and Infection Consortium for Evidence-Based Studies (CORTICES-Spence DD). Descriptive Epidemiology of Upper Extremity Septic Arthritis in Children-Review of a Retrospective Multicenter Database. J Pediatr Orthop. 2023 Jan 1;43(1):46-50. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002266. Epub 2022 Aug 31. PMID: 36044373.
O'Neill NP, Mo ZA, Miller PE, Glotzbecker MP, Li Y, Fletcher ND, Upsasani VV, Riccio AI, Spence DD, Garg S, Krengel W, Birch C, Hedquist DJ. The Reliability of the AO Spine Upper Cervical Classification System in Children: Results of a Multi-Center Study. J Pediatr Orthop. 2023 Apr 1;43(4):273-277. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002363. Epub 2023 Jan 30. PMID: 36706430
Padgett AM, Kapoor S, Rhodes LN, Keen K, Cao X, Locke LL, Warner WC, Sawyer JR, Sheffer BW, Spence DD, Kelly DM. Perioperative Multimodal Analgesic Injection for Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Undergoing Posterior Spinal Fusion Surgery. Spine Deform. 2023 Jul;11(4):977-984. doi: 10.1007/s43390-023-00670-5. Epub 2023 Apr 6. PMID: 37022606
Penncok AT, Bastrom TP, Boutelle KE, Carroll AN, Edmonds EW, Nepple JJ, Polinsky SG, Spence DD, Heyworth BE, Perkins C, Willimon SC. FACTS. Bony Remodeling of Adolescent Displaced Clavicle Fractures: A FACTS Study. Am J Sports Med. 2023 Mar;51(4):871-876. doi: 10.1177/03635465231152884. Epub 2023 Feb 20. PMID: 36802767
Quan T, Matsumoto H, Bonsignore-Opp L, Ramo B, Murphy RJ, Brooks JR, Wellborn MC, Emans JB, Anari JB, Johnnston CE, Akbarnia BA, McCarthy R, Flynn J, Sawyer JR, Vitale MG, Roye BD, Pediatric Spine Study Group. Definition of Tweener: Consensus Among Experts in Treating Early-onset Scoliosis. J Pediatr Orthop. 2023 Mar 1;43(3):e215-3222. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002321. Epub 2022 Dec 12. PMID: 36729774
Rambo AJ, Sheffer BW, Hajek B, Almatari A, Suit P, Rhodes LN, Cao X, Warner WC, Sawyer JR, Kelly DM, Spence DD. Asymptomatic Lumbar Spondylolysis in the Pediatric Population: A Retrospective CT Review with Radiology Review. Accepted to JAAOS-11/17/23
Sturdivant A, Roberts C, Nahr A, Bryan K, Sheffer BW, Spence DD, Sawyer JR. Fasted or Not: Anesthesia-Related Pulmonary Complication in Pediatric Orthopedic Emergencies. JPOSNA: 5(4):1-8. November 2023
Swarup I, Pearce R, Sanborn BS, Spence DD (CORTICES). Variations in the Management of Closed Salter-Harris II Distal Tibia Fractures. J Pediatr Orthop . 2023 Oct 1;43(9):e742-e746. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002488. Epub 2023 Aug 22. PMID: 37606098
Swarup I, Pearce R, Sanborn R, Shore BJ; Children’s Orthopaedic Trauma and Infection Consortium for Evidence Based Studies (CORTICES-Spence DD). Variations in the Management of Closed Salter-Harris II Distal Tibia Fractures. J Pediatr Orthop. 2023 Oct 1;43(9):e742-e746. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002488. Epub 2023 Aug 22. PMID: 37606098.
Bae D, Boutelle K, Busch M, Carroll A, Edmonds E, Ellis H, Hergott K, Kocher M, Li GY, Nepple J, Pandya N, Perkins C, Polinsky S, Sabatini C, Spence D, Willimon S, Wilson P, Heyworth B, Pennock A. Remodeling of Adolescent Displaced Clavicle Fractures: A FACTS Study. Orthop J Sports Med. 2022 Jul; 10(7 suppl5): 2325967121S00626. PMCID: PMC9339852
Baskar D, Hosseinzadeh P, Mosca V, Bouchard M, Aroojis A, Arkader A, Cidambi E, Denning J, Eastwood D, Gantsoudes G, Kelly DM, Kishta W, Masquijo J, May C, Milbrandt T, Nichols LR, Frick S. Dynamic Supination in Congenital Clubfoot : A Modified Delphi Panel Approach to Standardizing Definitions and Indications for Treatment. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 May-Jun 01;42(5):e459-e465. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002119. PMID: 35180725
Glotzbecker M, Du J, Dumaine A, Kelly DM, Sturm P, Ramo B, PSSG. Can Traction Films Predict Cast Correction? Spine Deform (2022) 10:201-237.
Glotzbecker MP, Du JY, Dumaine AM, Ramo BA, Kelly DM, Birch CM, Sturm PF, PSSG. When Will You Succeed Casting Patients With Early-onset Scoliosis? Prospective Evaluation of Predictive Radiographic Parameters Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics: July 2022 42(6) - p 293-299 doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002163
Hardesty C, Ren B, Murphy RF, Sawyer JR, Flynn J, Emans J, Smith J, Sponseller P, Ramirez. Leave It Alone: The Natural History of Growth Friendly Graduates Without a Final Fusion. Spine Deform (2022) 10:201-237.
Henderson L, Longjohn M, Greeley A, Kink R, Kelly DM. The Relationships Between Restraint Type, Long-Bone Fractures, and Other Associated Trauma in Properly Restrained Pediatric Victims of Motor Vehicle Collisions. Campbell Orthop J. 2022; 8:80-84.
Heyworth BE, Pennock AT, Li Y, Liotta ES, Dragonetti B, Williams D, Ellis HB, Nepple JJ, Spence D, Willimon SC, Perkins CA, Pandya NK, Kocher MS, Edmonds EW, Wilson PL, Busch MT, Sabatini CS, Spence DD, Farley F, Bae DS. Two-Year Functional Outcomes of Operative vs Nonoperative Treatment of Completely Displaced Midshaft Clavicle Fractures In Adolescents: Results From the Prospective Multicenter FACTS Study Group. Am J Sports Med . 2022 Sep;50(11):3045-3055. doi: 10.1177/03635465221114420. Epub 2022 Aug 19. PMID: 35984091
Holbrook HS, Bowers AF, Mahmoud K, Kelly DM. Weight-Bearing Computed Tomography of the Foot and Ankle in the Pediatric Population. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 Jul 1;42(6):321-326. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002168. Epub 2022 Apr 27. PMID: 35475942
Kelly DM, Sheffer BW, Elrod R, Piana L, Pattisapu N, Nola V, Spence DD, Sawyer JR. Infections After Open Fractures in Pediatric Patients: A Review of 288 Open Fractures. J of So Orthop Adv. Summer 2022;31(2):73-75. PMID: 35820090
Kumar P, Hillesheim RA, Sawyer JR, Beaty JH, Spence DD, Warner WC, Sheffer BW, Kelly DM. Pediatric Femoral Shaft Fracture Classification: An Intraobserver and Interobserver Reliability Study. Journal of the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America. Vol 4(2):1-9. May 1, 2022. DOI: 10.55275/JPOSNA-2022-0036
Miller KJ, Kelly DM, Sheffer BW. Building a Clinical Skills Program for Orthopaedic Trainees. JPOSNA Special Edition. Vol 4 No S1, Aug 2022.
Patel NM, Schmitz MR, Bastrom TP, Ghag R, Janicki JA, Kushare IV, Lewis R, Mistovich RJ, Nelson SE, Sawyer JR, Vanderhave KL, Wallace MJ, McKay SD. Interobserver and Intraobserver Agreement are Unsatisfactory When Determining Abstract Study Design and Level of Evidence. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 Jul 1;42(6):e696-e700. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002136. Epub 2022 Mar 10.PMID: 35667059
Rambo A, Rhodes L, Lomax JL, Cao X, Steele J, Romer KR, Spence DD, Sheffer BW, Warner WC, Sawyer JR, Kelly DM. Factors That Influence Acquisition of Lower Extremity Braces in the Pediatric Orthopaedic Population. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 Jan 1;42(1):40-46. doi.: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001998. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34723893
Spence DD, Wiskerchen S, Makarewich CA, Mansour AA, Selber CM, Oleas-Santillan GF, Schiller JR, Hogue GD. Coding Challenges in Common Pediatric and Adolescent Hip Preservation Procedures. Journal of Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America. May 2022. Vol 4(2):1-5.
Upasani VV, Burns JD, Bastrom TP, Baldwin KD, Schoenecker JG, Shore BJ; CORTICES Study Group (Spence DD). Practice Variation in the Surgical Management of Children With Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 May-Jun 01;42(5):e520-e525. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002123. PMID: 35220335.
White M, Montgomery C, Romer KR, Kelly DM. Virtual Orthopaedic Surgery Away Rotation Benefits Both the Program and Applicant: A Survey of Participants. COP. May/June 2022; 33(3):264-270
Brown DW, Iorio TJ, Mosher ZA, Beaty, JH, Warner WC, Sawyer JR, Spence DD, Sheffer BW, Kelly DM. Intra-observer and Inter-observer Reliability of the Peritubercle Lucency Sign in Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis. J Pediatr Orthop. 2021 Mar 1;41(3):159-163. doi: 10.1097/BPO .0000000000001733. PMID: 33332871
Hartline JT, Nolan VG, Kelly DM, Sheffer BW, Spence DD, Warner Jr. WC, Sawyer JR. Patient and Procedural Factors Predict Operating Room Time Intervals in Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Campbell Orthop J. 2021;7:72-77.
Kelly DM. A Foot to Last a Lifetime-Is Hindfoot Fusion Ever Appropriate for Pediatric Orthopaedic Conditions? J Pediatr Orthop. 2021 July1;41(Supp1):S39-S46.doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001777. PMID: 34096536
Laine JC, Novotny SA, Tis JE, Sankar WN, Martin BD, Kelly DM, Gilbert SR, Shah H, Joseph B, Kim HKW; International Perthes Study Group. Demographics and Clinical Presentation of Early-Stage Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease: A Prospective, Multicenter, International Study. J Am Acad Ortho Surg. 2021 Jan15;29(2):e85-e91. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-19-00379. PMID: 32868700
McDonald TC, Heffernan MJ, Ramo B, Haber L, Sheffer B, Murphy J, Murphy R, Fletcher N, Coyne K, Lubicky J, Bumpass DB, Crawford C 3rd, Carreon L, Toner S, Stafford WH, Poppino K, Adams T, Song BM, Gidwani S, Taillac H, Cornaghie M, Sukkarieh H, Wright PB, Conklin M, Gilbert S, Thimothee J, Bhanat E, Brooks JT; Pediatric Orthopaedic Obesity Research Consortium. Surgical Outcomes of Obese Patients From Endemic Areas of Obesity in the United States. J Pediatr Orthop. 2021 Nov-Dec 01;41(10):e865-e870. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001958. PMID: 34469396
Mir H, Downes K, Chen AF, Grewal R, Kelly DM, Lee MJ, Leucht P, Dulai SK. Physician Wellness in Orthopaedic Surgery: A Multinational Survey Study. Bone Jt Open. 2021 Nov;2(11):932-939. doi: 10.1302/2633-1462.211.BJO-2021-0153. PMID: 34766825
Pennock AT, Heyworth BE, Bastrom T, Bae DS, Boutelle KE, Busch MT, Edmonds EW, Ellis HB, Hergott K, Kocher MS, Li Y, Liotta ES, Pandya NK, Perkins C, Sabatini CS, Spence DD, Willimon SC, Wilson PL; FACTS Study Group, Nepple JJ. Changes in superior displacement, angulation, and shortening in the early phase of healing for completely displaced midshaft clavicle fractures in adolescents: results from a prospective, multicenter study. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2021 Dec;30(12):2729-2737. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2021.05.006. Epub 2021 Jun 2. PMID: 34089880.
Rambo A, McGee TS, Spence DD, Sheffer BW, Kelly DM, Beaty JH. "RAMBO" Lesions: Radiographic Anomalies Missed By Orthopaedists. JPOSNA. Vol 3, No 1: pp. 1-8.(2021):February 2021.
Richardson SM, Hundman C, Smith RA, Sawyer JR, Kelly DM, Spence DD, Sheffer BW, Warner WC. Effect of Intrawound Vancomycin Powder on Posteroperative Drain Output in Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. 2021; 7:95-99
Sheffer BW, Kelly DM, Spence DD, Walker KL, Westbrooks TJ, Palm PH, Nolan VG, Sawyer JR. Can Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Be Done Safety In a Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Center? Review of 3780 Cases. J Pediatr Orthop. 2021 Jan;41(1):385-e89. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001670. PMID: 32852367
Shore B, Mulpuri K, Spence DD, Shrader W. Radiographic Hip Screening in Cerebral Palsy: Developing POSNA Wide Consensus. JPOSNA. Vol 3/ No1; pp. 1-13. (2021):February 2021
Stewart RJ, Strickland CD, Sawyer JR, Kumar P, Gungor B, Longjohn M, Kelly DM, Kink RJ. Hunger Games: Impact of Fasting Guidelines for Orthopaedic Procedural Sedation in the Pediatric Emergency Department. J of Emerg Med. 2021 Apr;60(4):436-443. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2020.10.038. PMID: 33323292
Ellis HB, Li Y, Bae DS, Kalish LA, Wilson PL, Pennock AT, Nepple JJ, Willimon Sc, Spence DD, Pandya NK; FACTS Study Group, Kocher MS, Edmonds EW, Farley FA, Gordon JE, Kelly DM, Busch MT, Sabatini CS, Heyword BE. Descriptive Epidemiology of Adolescent Clavicle Fractures: Results from the FACTS (Function after Adolescent Clavicle Trauma and Surgery) Prospective, Multicenter Cohort Study. Orthop J Sports Med. 2020 May 29;8(5):2325967120921344.
Fournier MN, Neel R, Spence DD, Sawyer JR, Sheffer BW, Kelly DM. Initial Evaluation by a Non-Surgeon Provider Does Not Delay the Surgical Care of Pediatric Forearm and Elbow Trauma in a Walk-In Orthopaedic Clinic. Cureus 12(5):e8139. doi:10.7759/cureus.8139. PMID: 32550059
Fournier MN, Sinclair MR, Zheng ET, Spiegel DA, Johnson AL, Shaw AS, Riccio AI, Elliott ME, Bae DS, Sawyer JR. The Frequency of Mediastinal Injury in Acute Posterior Sternoclavicular Dislocations: A Multicenter Study. J Pediatr Orthop. Nov/Dec 2020;40(10):e927-e931. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001649. PMID: 32804865.
Jasty NM, FACTS Study Group (Spence DD), Heyworth BE. Evaluation and Management of Mid-Shaft Clavicle Fractures in Adolescents. JPOSNA, Nov. 2020;2(3):1-13.
Koehler RJ, Shore BJ, Hedequest D, Heyworth BE, May C, Miller PE, Rademacher ES, Sanborn RM, Murphy JS, Roseman A, Stoneback JW, Trizno AA, Goldstein RY, Harris L, Nielsen E, Talwar D, Denning JR, Saaed N, Kutz B, Laine JC, Naas M, Truong WH, Rotando M, Spence DD, Brighton BK, Churchill C, Janicki JA, King K, Wild J, Beebe AC, Crouse S, Rough T, Rowan M, Singh S, Davis-Juarez A, Gould A, Hughes O, Rickert KD, Upasani VV, Blumberg TJ, Bompadre V, Lindberg AW, Miller ML, Hill JF, Peoples H, Rosenfeld SB, Turner R, Copley LA, Lindsay EA, Ramo BA, Tareen N, Winberly RL, Li GY, Sessel J, Johnson ME, Johnson S, Moore-Lotridge SN, Shelton J, Baldwin KD, Schoenecker JG; Children’s Orthopaedic Trauma and Infection Consortium for Evidence Based Study (CORTICES) Group. Defining the volume of consultations for musculoskeletal infection encountered by pediatric orthopaedic services in the United States. PLoS One. 2020 Jun 4;15(6):e0234055. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234055. Erratum in: PLoS One. 2020 Aug 13;15(8):e0237942. PMID: 32497101
Lin L, Jiao Y, Luo XG, Zhang JZ, Yin HL, Ma L, Chen BR, Kelly DM, Gu WK, Chen H. Modified Technique of Advanced Cored Decompression for Treatment of Femoral Head Osteonecrosis. World J Clin Cases. 2020 July 6;8(13):2749-2757. doi:10.12998/wjcc.v8.i13.2749. PMID: 32742985
Lui W, Jiao Y, Tian C, Hasty K, Song L, Kelly DM, Chen H, Gu W, Liu S. Gene Expression Profiling Studies Using Microarray in Osteoarthritis: Genes in Common and Different and Conditions. Arch Immunol Ther Exp 2020 Sep 10;68(5):28. doi: 10.1007/s00005-020-00592-4. PMID: 32914280
Martin BD, Kelly DM, Nolan VG, Matthews A, Flournory J, Kim H. Does Participation in a Multicenter Study Group Affect Physician Treatment Preference? A Survey of Participants. Curr Orthop Prac. 31(6):565-570. November/December 2020. doi: 10.1097/BCO.0000000000000937
Matsumoto H, Hyman JE, Shah HH, Sankar WN, Laine JC, Mehlman CT, Schrader T, Kelly DM, Rosenfeld SB, Janicki JA, Thacker MM, Trupia E, Mcquire MF, Kim HKW; International Perthes Study Group. Validation of Pediatric Self-Report Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Measures in Different Stages of Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease. J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 May/Jun;40(5):235-249. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001423. PMID: 31318732.
Mauck BM, Kelly DM, Sheffer BW, Rambo A, Calandruccio JH. Gymnast's Wrist. Orthop Cln North Am. 2020 Oct;51(4):394-497. doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2020.06.012. Epub 2020 Aug 13. PMID: 32950218.
Mo AZ, Miller PE, Glotzbecker MP, Li Y, Fletcher ND, Upasani W, Riccio Al, Kresko MT, Krengel WF, Spence DD, Garg S, Hedequist DJ. The Reliability of AOSpine Thoracolumbar Classification System in Children: Results of a Multicenter Study. J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 May/Jun;40(5):e352-e356. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001521. PMID: 32032218
Murphy RF, Barfield WR, Emans JB, Akbarnia B, Thompson G, Sponseller P, Skaggs D, Marks D, Smith JR, Flynn J, Presson A, Sawyer JR, Johnston C. Minimum 5-Year Follow-up on Graduates of Growing Spine Surgery for Early Onset Scoliosis. J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 Nov/Dec 2020;40(10):e942-e946. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001646. PMID: 32773654.
Murphy RF, Barfield WR, St. Hilaire T, Smith JT, Emans JB, Samdani A, Garg S, Sawyer JR, Pahys JM; Children's Spine Study Group. Prospectively Collected Surgeon Indications for Discontinuation of a Lengthening Program for Early-onset Scoliosis. Spine Deform. 2020 Feb;8(1):129-133. Epub 2020 Jan 24. PMID: 31981149.
Murphy RF, Williams D, Hogue GD, Spence DD, Epps H, Chambers HG, Shore BJ, Prophylaxis for Pediatric Venous Thromboembolism: Current Status and Changes Across Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America from 2011. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2020 May 1;28(9):388-394. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-D-19-00578. PMID: 32011545
Nelson KL, Locke LL, Rhodes LM, Mabry WA, Sawyer JR, Warner WC, Jones T, Spence DD, Kelly DM. Evaluation of Outcomes Before and After Implementation of a Standardized Postoperative Care Pathway in Pediatric Posterior Spinal Fusion Patients. Orthopaedic Nursing, 2020 Jul/Aug;39(4):257-263. doi:10.1097/NOR.0000000000000678. PMID: 32701784
Richardson SM, Dove JH, Beaty JH, Sheffer BW, Spence DD, Warner WC Jr, Sawyer JR, Kelly DM. Flexible Intramedullary Nailing of Femoral Shaft Fractures: Closed Versus Open Reduction. J Pediatr Orthop B. Sept 2020, Vol 29, No 5, P472-477. doi: 10.1097/BPB.0000000000000685. PMID: 31651747
Roye BD, Marciano G, Matsumoto H, Fields MW, Campbell M, White KK, Sawyer JR, Smith JT, Luhmann S, Sturm P, Sponseller P, Vitale MG, Growing Spine Study Group, Children's Spine Study Group. Is Rod Diameter Associated with the Rate of Rod Fracture I Patients Treated With Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods? Spine Deform. 2020 Dec;8(6):1375-1384. doi: 10.1007/s43390-020-00161-x. Epub 2020 Jun 19. PMID: 32562099.
Sheffer BW, Villarreal ED, Ochsner MG 3rd, Sawyer JR, Spence DD, Kelly DM. Concurrent Ipsilateral Tibial Shaft and Distal Tibial Fractures in Pediatric Patients: Risk Factors, Frequency, and Risk of Missed Diagnosis. J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 Jan;40(1):e1-e5. doi:10.1097/BPO/.0000000000001384. PMID: 30969196
Villarreal ED, Wrenn JO, Sheffer BW, Sawyer JR, Spence DD, Kelly DM. Do Patient-specific of Fracture-specific Factors Predict the Development of Acute Compartment Syndrome After Pediatric Tibial Shaft Fractures? J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 Mar;40(3):e193-e197. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001410. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 31157755
Wu JC, Daley E, Koueiter DM, Lilly R, Vara AD, Settecerri JJ. Operating Room Intervention Rates After Orthopaedic Resident-reduced Pediatric Both-Bone Forearm Fractures Relative to the Academic Calendar. J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 May/Jun;40(5):228-234. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001441. PMID: 31425402

Review Articles

Diltz ZD, Sheffer BJ. Intraoperative Navigation and Robotics in Pediatric Spinal Deformity. Orthop Clin North Am . 2023 Apr;54(2):201-207. doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2022.11.005. PMID: 36894292
Gailey AD, Ostrum RF. The use of liposomal bupivacaine in fracture surgery: a review. J Orthop Surg Res . 2023 Apr 1;18(1):267. doi: 10.1186/s13018-023-03583-1. PMID: 37005638.
Kelly DM, Mahmoud K, Mauck BM. Polydactyly of the Foot: A Review. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2021 May1;39(9):361-369. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33443388

Editorials

Locke LL, Rhodes LN, Sheffer BW. Accelerated Protocols in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgery. Orthop Clin North Am. 2023 Oct;54(4):427-433. doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2023.04.003. Epub 2023 Jun 26. PMID: 37718082 (BWS) (2023)
Roye B, Marciano G, Matsumoto H, Fields MW, Campbell M, White KK, Sawyer J, Smith JT, Luhmann S, Sturm P, Sponseller P, Vitale MG; Growing Spine Study Group, Children’s Spine Study Group. Author's Response to Letter to the Editor Regarding "Is Rod Diameter Associated with the Rate of Rod Fracture in Patients Treated with Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods?" Spine Deform. 2021 May 31. doi: 10.1007/s43390-021-00355-x. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34057702
Sawyer JR. Radiation Reduction Strategies in Pediatric Orthopaedics. J Pediatr Orthop. 2021 Jul 1;41(Supp1):S75-S79. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001822. PMID: 34096542
Chen AF, Dulai SK, Grewal R, Kelly DM, Lee M, Leucht P, Mir H. The 2019 American-British-Canadian (ABC) Traveling Fellowship. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2020 Jan2;102(1):e1. doi:10.2106/JBJS.19,01000. No abstract available. PMID: 31596817
Kelly DM, Sawyer JR, Laine JC, Gilbert SR, Frick S. From the Ground Up: Building a Pediatric Orthopedic Clinical Research Program. Journal of the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America. Vol 2 No 3 Nov. 2020. www.jposna.org
Kelly DM, Sawyer JR, Lane JC, Gilber Sr, Frick S. From the Ground Up: Building a Pediatric Orthopedic Clinical Research Program. J of the Ped Orthop Soc of N Am. Nov 2020;2(3).

Podium Presentations

Original Research

Carveth S, Cassidy J, Crepeau A, Ellington M, Flakne J, Kelly DM, Kramer S, Miller K, Nowicki P, Rowland J, Sawyer JR. In Situ Screw Fixation for Stable Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis is Safety Treated in Both Inpatient and Outpatient Settings. AAOS. Feb. 12-16, 2024. San Francisco
Mansour K, Brolin TJ, Throckmorton TW, Spence DD, Azar FM, Bernholt DL. Trends in Operative Management of Patellofemoral Joint Instability: An American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) Part II Database Study. MAOA. April 10-14, 2024, Bonita Springs, FL
Sentilles C, Whitman E, Orland KJ, Naser AM, Rowland JK, Sawyer JR, Sheffer BW, Spence DD, Warner WC, Kelly DM. An Emerging Healthcare Crisis: Trends in Pediatric Firearm Injuries Over Time - Analysis of Over 1100 Cases. EPOSNA. May 8-11, 2024, National Harbor, MD.
Spence DD (FACTS). Outcomes Following Operative vs. Non-operative Treatment of completely Displaced Midshaft Clavicle Fractures in Adolescent Baseball Players and Other Overhead Athletes. EPOSNA. May 8-11, 2024. National Harbor, MD.
Chen SN, Gilbert SR, Rhodes L, Locke L, Moisan A, Upsani VV, Kelly DM. Prospective, Randomized Ponseti Treatment for Clubfoot: Orthopedic Surgeons versus Physical Therapists. AAOS, March 7-11, 2023, Las Vegas
Heyworth BE, Yen YM, Spence D, Pang JH, Kramer DS, Kocher MS, SATURN Study Group. Peri-Operative Complications, Safety, and Early Outcomes of a Novel ACL+ALL Reconstruction Technique Using Iliotibial Band Autograft vs. Patellar Tendon ACL Reconstruction: A Retrospective Pilot Study of the SATURN (Skeletally-Mature ACLR Technique Using Reinforcement Network) Study Group. AOSSM. July 13-16, 2023. Washington DC
Iwinski HJ, Nahr AD, Roberts CD, Surdivant A, Van Bosse HJP, Sawyer JR, Sheffer BJ, Kelly DM, Spence DD. Anesthesia Complication of NPO Violations in Pediatric Orthopedic Emergencies. AAOS. March 7-11, 2023, Las Vegas
Iwinski HJ, Nahr AD, Roberts CD, Surdivant A, Van Bosse HJP, Sawyer JR, Sheffer BJ, Kelly DM, Spence DD. Anesthesia Complications of NPO Violation in Pediatric Orthopedic Emergencies. POSNA. April 26-28, 2023, Nashville.
Kelly DM. Type II Supracondylar Humerus Fractures in the Ambulatory Surgery Center. POSNA. April 23-28, 2023, Nashville
Murphy RF, Sawyer JR, Brooks JR. Time and Distance: The Temporal and Travel Burden Associated with Growth-friendly Surgical Treatment of Early Onset Scoliosis. SRS, Sept. 6-9, 2023, Seattle
Padgett A, Rhodes L, Locke L, Kapoor S, Warner WC, Sheffer BW, Spence DD, Kelly DM, Sawyer JR. Perioperative Cocktail Injection for Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Undergoing Posterior Spinal Fusion Surgery. EPOS. March 29-April 1, 2023. Krakow, Poland
Rhodes L, Locke L, Moisan A, Chen S, Ragsdale T, Kelly DM. Prospective, Randomized Ponseti Treatment for Clubfoot: Orthopedic Surgeons versus Physical Therapists. POSNA. April 26-28, 2023, Nashville, TN.
Spence DD (FACTS Study Group). Completely Displaced Midshaft Clavicle Fractures with Skin Tenting in Adolescents: Results From the FACTS Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study. OTA. Oct. 18-21, 2023, Seattle
Spence DD, FACTS Study Group. Skin Tenting Associated with Completely Displaced Midshaft Clavicle Fractures in Adolescents: Results from the FACTS Multi-center Prospective Cohort Study. PRiSM, Feb. 2-4, 2023, Denver.
Spence DD. FACTS group. Shared Decision-Making For Operative vs. Non-operative Treatment of Clavicle Fractures in Adolescents Based on Racial, Ethnic and Sex-based Differences. PRiSM. Feb. 2-4, 2023, Denver
Spence DD. Pediatric Floating Elbows: What Is All the Fuss About? A Multicenter Perspective. OTA. Oct. 18-21, 2023, Seattle
Zheng J, Hill J, Riccio A, Sanders J, Beebe J, Baldwin K, Shore B, Goldstein R, Schoenecker J, Blumberg T, Li Y, Swarup I, Spence DD, Rickert K, Denning JR. Pediatric Floating Elbows...What is All the Fuss About? A Multicenter Perspective. POSNA, April 26-28, 2023, Nashville.
Eaton K, Rowland J, Romer K, Priggel T, Bradford L, Kelly DM. Recurrent Clubfoot Associated with Accessory Muscles. Podium and Poster. National Medical Association. Atlanta, GA, July 30, 2022
Holbrook HS, Bowers AF, Mahmoud K, Kelly DM, Sheffer BW. Weight-Bearing Computed Tomography of the Foot and Ankle in the Pediatric Population. EPOS. April 6-9, 2022. Copenhagen
Kelly DM, Strickland C, Neel R, Porter E, Sheffer BW, Spence DD, Sawyer JR. Closed Reduction of Pediatric Wrist, Forearm, and Elbow Fractures in a Free-Standing Ambulatory Surgery Center is a Safe and Cost-Effective Alternative to the Emergency Department. POSNA, May 11-14, 2022, Vancouver, BC
Kilgor G, Mousiginal M, Frisina C,Tow S, Creveling S, Colquitt G, Romer K. Let's Get Everyone Moving and Keep Them Moving Throughout the Lifespan. AACPDM. Sept. 21-24, 2022, Las Vegas
Miller K, Kelly DM, Sawyer JR. What Does Adulthood Look Like for Early Onset Scoliosis Patients? Long-term Follow-Up on Patient Reported Outcome Measures. POSNA Subspecialty Day, May 11-14, 2022, Vancouver BC.
Sawyer JR, Pediatric Spine Study Group. Complications of MCGRs and TGRs in the Management of EOS: A Multicenter Database Study of 800 Patients. POSNA. May 11-14, 2022, Vancouver, BC
Gotzbecker M, Du J, Dumane A, Kelly DM, Sturm P, Ramo B, PSSG. Can Traction Films Predict Cast Correction? ICEOS. Nov. 10-12, 2021, Salt Lake City.
Hardesty C, Ren B, Murphy R, Sawyer JR, Flynn J, Emans J, Smith J, Sponseller P, Ramirez. Leave It Alone: The Natural History of Growth Friendly Graduates Without a Final Fusion. ICEOS. Nov. 10-12, 2021, Salt Lake City.
Kelly DM. Clubfoot Ponseti Technique: Video. IPOS, Dec. 7-11, 2021, Orlando
Spence DD (FACTS Study Group). Operative Versus Non-operative Treatment of Z-type, Comminuted Fractures in Adolescents: A Sub-stratified Cohort Analysis. AAOS, Aug. 31- Sept. 3, 2021, San Diego
Spence DD (FACTS Study Group). Operative Versus Non-operative Treatment of Z-type, Comminuted Fractures in Adolescents: A Sub-stratified Cohort Analysis. OTA, Oct. 20-23, 2021, Fort Worth
Spence DD (FACTS Study Group). Operative Versus Non-operative Treatment of Z-type, Comminuted Fractures in Adolescents: A Sub-stratified Cohort Analysis. POSNA, May 12-15, 2021, Dallas, TX.
Spence DD, CORTICES Group. Who Will Need a Second Surgery? A Study of Cases of Isolated Septic Arthritis from the CORTICES Database. AAOS, Aug. 31-Sept. 3, 2021, San Diego
Spence DD, FACTS Group Operative versus Non-operative Treatment of Severely Shortened or Comminuted Clavicle Fractures in Older Adolescent Athletes: Results from a Prospective, Multicenter, Level 2 Cohort Study. OTA, May 12-15, 2021, Dallas (DDS) (2021)
Spence DD, FACTS Group, Operative versus Non-operative Treatment of Severely Shortened or Comminuted Clavicle Fractures in Older Adolescent Athletes: Results from a Prospective, Multicenter, Level 2 Cohort Study. POSNA, Oct. 20-23, 2021, Fort Worth
Spence DD, FACTS Group. Changes in Superior Displacement, Angulation, and Shortening in the Early Phase of Healing for Completely Displaced Midshaft Clavicle Fractures in Adolescents: Results from a Prospective, Multicenter Study, OTA, May 12-15, 2021, Dallas
Spence DD, FACTS Group. Changes in Superior Displacement, Angulation, and Shortening in the Early Phase of Healing for Completely Displaced Midshaft Clavicle Fractures in Adolescents: Results from a Prospective, Multicenter Study, POSNA, May 12-15, 2021, Dallas
Spence DD, FACTS Group. Operative Versus Non-operative Treatment of Severely Shortened or Comminuted Clavicle Fractures in Older Adolescent Athletes: Results from a Prospective, Multicenter, Level 2 Cohort Study, AAOS, Aug. 31-Sept. 3, 2021, San Diego
Spence DD, FACTS Group. Operative versus Non-operative Treatment of Severely Shortened or Comminuted Clavicle Fractures in Older Adolescent Athletes: Results from a Prospective, Multicenter, Level 2 Cohort Study, AOSSM, July 8-11, 2021, Nashville
Spence DD, FACTS Group. Variation in Treatment Approaches to Adolescent Midshaft Clavicle Fractures in Pediatric versus Adult Hospitals. AAOS, Aug. 31-Sept. 3, 2021, San Diego
Spence DD, FACTS Study Group. Operative vs. Nonoperative of Z-Type Comminuted Clavicle Fractures in Adolescents: A Substratified Cohort Analysis. AAOS, Aug. 31-Sept. 3, 2021, San Diego
Spence DD, Wilson P, Bea D, Busch M, Edmonds E, Ellis H, Hergott K, Kocher M, Li Y, Loitta E, Nepple J, Pandya N, Pennock A, Perkins C, Sabatini C, Williams D, Willimon S.. Operative Versus Non-operative Treatment of Severely Shortened or Comminuted Clavicle Fractures in Older Adolescent Athletes: Results from a Prospective, Multicenter, Level 2 Cohort Study. PRiSM 8th Annual Virtual Meeting, Jan. 27-30, 2021.
Cope S, Kelly DM, Sawyer JR, Sheffer BW, Spence DD, Wideman M. Early Failure of Proximal Femoral Locking Compression Plates in Pediatric Proximal Femur Fractures. POSNA, May 13-16, 2020, San Diego
Fournier MN, Zheng, Bae, Riccio, Sinclair, Elliot, Shah, Spiegel, Johnson, Sawyer JR. The Frequency of Mediastinal Injury in Acute Posterior Sternoclavicular Fracture-Dislocation: A Multicenter Study. AAOS, March 23-28, 2020, Orlando
Sawyer JR, (PSSG). Revision Rates of 5-year Minimum Graduates of Growing Surgery for Early Onset Scoliosis. SRS, Sept. 9-12, 2020, Phoenix, AZ.
Sheffer BW, Stafford, Brooks. The Effects of Obesity and Poverty on Perioperative Complications in AIS: A Multi-Center Analysis. SRS, Sept. 9-12, 2020, Phoenix, AZ
Strickland C, Kink R, Stewart R, Gungor B, Kumar P, Sawyer JR, Kelly DM., Hunger Games: Impact of Fasting Guidelines for Orthopaedic Procedural Sedation in the Pediatric Emergency Department. AAOS, March 23-28, 2020, Orlando

Instructional Course Lecture

Kelly DM (Moderator). Managing Pediatric Emergencies: A Case-Based Discussion. AAOS, Aug. 31- Sept. 3, 2021, San Diego

Expert Opinion

Caird MS, Eberson CP, Edmonds EW, Kelly DM, Liu RW, Nichols RB, Podeszwa DA, Sheffer BW, Shore BJ. Pediatric Orthopaedic Emergencies: A Case-Based Discussion. AAOS, March 7-11, 2023, Las Vegas
Sawyer JR. Moving Fracture Management from the ED to ASC. POSNA. April 23-28, 2023, Nashville
Sheffer BW (Co-chair). Trauma Subspecialty Day. POSNA, April 25-28, 2023, Nashville.
Kelly DM (Moderator), Sheffer BW (Panelist). Managing Pediatric Emergencies: Case Based Discussion. AAOS. March 22-26, 2022, Chicago
Schenker M, Archdeacon M, Sanders J, Kelly DM. Adult Type Trauma (pelvic fractures, Lisfranc, tibial plateau, distal humerus, calcaneus fracture). Trauma Symposium, POSNA, May 11-14, 2022, Vancouver BC
Beaty JH (Panel presentation). Career Development: A 40 Year Plan". IPOS, Dec. 7-11, 2021, Orlando
Beaty JH, Sawyer, JR. Paths to Wild Success in Pediatric Orthopaedics. IPOS, Dec. 11-16, 2021, Orlando
Kelly DM (Moderator). Complex Complicated Crazy Clubfoot and Adolescent Foot: When to Fuse, When to Transfer. IPOS, Dec. 7-11, 2021, Orlando
Kelly DM (Moderator). Foot Subspecialty Day. POSNA, May 12-15, 2021, Dallas, TX.
Kelly DM (Moderator/Presenter). Ponseti Complex Clubfoot. IPOS, Dec. 7-11, 2021, Orlando
Kelly DM. (Hands on Lab Instructor). Ponseti On the Go. IPOS, Dec. 7-11, 2021, Orlando
Kelly DM. Clubfoot Ponseti Hands on Lab (Moderator & Lab Instructor). IPOS, Dec. 7-11, 2021, Orlando
Kelly DM. Hindfoot Fusion and Non-neurologic Etiologies: When is Fusion the Best Option? IPOS, Dec. 7-11, 2021, Orlando
Kelly DM. Medial Epicondyle Fracture – Tips and Tricks. 2021 Pediatric Orthopedic Surgical Techniques (POST) Cadaver Lab. Medical Education and Research Institute (MERI). Memphis, TN. Sept 10-11, 2021.
Kelly DM. Newborn Foot Deformities. Virtual Orthopedic Surgery Grand Rounds. Wake Forest Department of Orthopedic Surgery. April 21, 2021.
Kelly DM. Pediatric Orthopedics for the Pediatric Trauma Care Provider. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds. Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. Memphis, TN. Nov 10, 2021.
Kelly DM. Pediatric Sports Injuries. LeBonheur Grand Rounds Virtual Webinar. LeBonheur Children’s Hospital. May 7, 2021.
Kelly DM. Tibialis Anterior Tendon Transfer for Dynamic Supination in Clubfoot. Narrated Video. Virtual Combined POSNA – SLAOTI – SAOTI Meeting. October 16, 2021.
Sawyer JR (Moderator). Fellowship Education Forum. IPOS, Dec. 11-16, 2021, Orlando
Sawyer JR. Case-Based Approach to Congenital Kyphosis. IPOS, Dec. 11-16, 2021, Orlando
Sawyer JR. IPOS Career Planning: How to Grow in Leadership Skills. IPOS, Dec. 11-16, 2021, Orlando
Sawyer JR. Management of Low Tone Neuromuscular Scoliosis. IPOS, Dec. 11-16, 2021, Orlando
Sawyer JR. Masters Techniques: Surgical Treatment of Triplane Fractures. IPOS, Dec. 11-16, 2021, Orlando
Sawyer JR. Pediatric Orthopaedic Workforce: How Many Pedipods Do We Need to Hire? IPOS, Dec. 11-16, 2021, Orlando
Sawyer JR. Top Gun IPOS Instructor. IPOS, Dec. 11-16, 2021, Orlando
Sawyer JR. When I Use Posterior Non-Fusionless Devices in Place of Growing Rods. IPOS, Dec. 11-16, 2021, Orlando
Spence DD. The Forrest Spence Fund and the Value of Giving Back. 2021 Clinical Orthopaedic Society Meeting. Nashville, TN. Nov 5, 2021.
Kelly DM. A Foot to Last a Lifetime: Is Hindfoot Fusion Every Appropriate for Pedatric Orthopedic Conditions. POSNA Annual Virtual Precourse Meeting May 13-16, 2020.
Kelly DM. Pediatric Orthopedics for the Pediatric Trauma Care Provider. Pediatric Emergency Fellow Grand Rounds. Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. Memphis, TN. April 15, 2020.
Kelly DM. Why are AIS Braces More Effective if Worn During the Day. Teton Valley Pediatric Orthopedic Meeting / Teach and Research Orthopedics Under the Tetons. Driggs, ID. Oct 1-4, 2020.
McCarthy JJ, Parsons TW, Skaggs DL, Beaty JH (Moderator). Preparing and Delivering the Orthopaedic Lecture: Tips and Pearls. AAOS, March 23-28, 2020, Orlando

Posters

Rambo A, Hajek B, Almatari A, Suit P, Rhodes L, Cao X, Sawyer JR, Kelly DM, Sheffer BW, Spence DD, Warner WC. Asymptomatic Lumbar Spondylolysis in the Pediatric Population: Analysis of CT Scans. POSNA. April 25-28, 2023, Nashville
Smith CJ, Massey L, Sheffer BW, Spence DD. Deformity Correction in Adolescent Blount's Disease Using Intramedullary Nail Fixation of the Proximal Tibial Osteotomy. Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction Society (LLRS). July 14-15, 2023, Lake Tahoe
Diaz-Thomas A, Rhodes LN, Romer KR, Spence DD, Warner WC. Hypogonadism and Low Bone Mineral Density in Adolescent Males with Cerebral Palsy. 10th International Conference on Children's Bone Health, July 2-5, 2022, Dublin
Eaton K, Rowland J, Romer K, Priggel T, Bradford L, Kelly DM. Recurrent Clubfoot Associated with Accessory Muscles. Podium and Poster. National Medical Association. Atlanta, GA, July 30, 2022
Hardesty, Murphy RF, Sawyer JR, Pediatric Spine Study Group. Leave it Alone: The Natural History of Growth Friendly Graduates Without a Final Fusion. POSNA, May 11-14, 2022, Vancouver, BC
Patel NM, Schmitz MR, Bastrom TP, Ghag R, Janicki JA, Kushare IV, Lewis R, Mistovich RJ, Nelson SE, Sawyer JR, Vanderhave KL, Wallace MJ, McKay SD. Inter- and Intra-Observer Agreement are Unsatisfactory When Determining Study Design and Level of Evidence. AOSSM, July 2022, Colorado Springs, CO
Rhodes L, Romer R, Diaz Thomas AM, Spence DD, Warner WC. Using a Telephone Screening Tool to Identify Bone Health Risk in Children with Cerebral Palsy. AACPDM. Sept. 21-24, 2022. Las Vegas
Sawyer JR, Pediatric Spine Study Group. Which Levels Should You Instrument in Lenke 1ARvs 1AL VBT Cases? POSNA. May 11-14, 2022, Vancouver, BC
Kapoor S, Padgett AM, Keen KM, Rhodes LN, Locke LL, Sawyer JR, Warner WC, Kelly DM. Perioperative Cocktail Injection for Posterior Spinal Fusion Surgery in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Am Soc of Health-Systems Pharmacists, Mid-year 2021 Meeting
Long H, Rhodes L, Romer KR, Spence DD, Warner WC. Vocal Development in at Risk Patients with Cerebral Palsy. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Nov. 18-20, 2021, Washington DC
Rhodes L, Romer KR, Friener L, Warner WC, Spence DD. Augmentative and Alterative Communication (AAC) Clinic. AACPDM, Oct. 6-9, 2021, Quebec City.
Rhodes L, Romer KR, Peacock E. Warner WC, Spence DD. The Implementation of an Equipment Closet. AACPDM, Oct. 6-9, 2021, Quebec City.
Spence DD, FACTS Group. Changes in Superior Displacement, Angulation, and Shortening in the Early Phase of Healing for Completely Displaced Midshaft Clavicle Fractures in Adolescents: Results from a Prospective, Multicenter Study, PRiSM, Jan. 28-30, 2021, Virtual
Spence DD, FACTS Group. Variation in Treatment Approaches to Adolescent Midshaft Clavicle Fractures in Pediatric versus Adult Hospitals, PRiSM, Jan. 28-30, 2021, Virtual
Cope S, Kelly DM, Sawyer JR, Sheffer BW, Spence DD, Wideman M. Early Failure of Proximal Femoral Locking Compression Plates in Pediatric Proximal Femur Fractures. ePoster, EPOS, July 8-11, 2020, Portugal.
Galvan F, Owens A, Romer KR, Rhodes L, Spence DD, Warner WC. Motor Learning Labs: Connecting Developmental Movement with Academic Achievement. AACPDM, Sept. 23-26, 2020.
Long H, Oller DK, Friener L, Romer KR, Rhodes L, Spence DD, Warner WC. Pre-speech and Early Speech Development of Young Children Diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. AACPDM, Sept.23-26, 2020.
Rhodes L, Romer KR, Spence DD, Warner WC. Implementing Influenza Vaccinations in a Multi-Disciplinary Cerebral Palsy Clinic. AACPDM, Sept. 23-26, 2020
Sawyer JR (PSSG). Changing Practice in Early Onset Scoliosis. ePoster. SRS Conference, Sept. 9-12, 2020, Phoenix, AZ.
Sawyer JR, PSSG. Rod Diameter Does Not Influence Rod Fracture Rate After Surgical Treatment Using Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods. AAOS, March 23-28, 2020, Orlando
Sawyer JR, Toye, Marciano, Campbell, Matsumoto, White, Smith, Luhmann, Sturn, Sponseller, Vitale. Relationship Between Body Mass, Rod Diameter, and Rod Fracture in Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods. AAOS, March 23-28, 2020, Orlando, FL

Research Grants

Making Cast Saws Safer. From Le Bonheur Endowment Quality & Safety Innovation. $2500
Long Term Outcomes and Quality of Life Measures of EOS Patients. From Depuy Synthes Spine. $47,500

Book Chapters

Kelly DM. Congenital and Developmental Abnormalities of the Hip and Pelvis. In Campbell's Orthopaedic Operative 14th edition, 2021. Beaty JH, Azar FM (eds.)
Kelly DM. Congenital Anomalies of the Lower Extremity. In Campbell's Orthopaedic Operative 14th edition, 2021. Beaty JH, Azar FM (eds.)
Sawyer JR, Spence DD. Fractures and Dislocation in Children. In Campbell's Orthopaedic Operative 14th edition, 2021. Beaty JH, Azar FM (eds.)
Sheffer BW. Osteochondrosis or Epiphysitis and Other Miscellaneous Affections. In Campbell's Orthopaedic Operative 14th edition, 2021. Beaty JH, Azar FM (eds.)
Spence DD, Sheffer BW. Cerebral Palsy. In Campbell's Orthopaedic Operative 14th edition, 2021. Beaty JH, Azar FM (eds.)
Warner WC Jr, Beaty JH. Paralytic Disorders. In Campbell's Orthopaedic Operative 14th edition, 2021. Beaty JH, Azar FM (eds.)
Warner WC Jr, Sawyer JR. Neuromuscular Disorders. In Campbell's Orthopaedic Operative 14th edition, 2021. Beaty JH, Azar FM (eds.)
Warner WC Jr, Sawyer JR. Scoliosis and Kyphosis. In Campbell's Orthopaedic Operative 14th edition, 2021. Beaty JH, Azar FM (eds.)
Warner WC Jr. Pediatric Cervical Spine. In Campbell's Orthopaedic Operative 14th edition, 2021. Beaty JH, Azar FM (eds.)
Kelly DM, Sawyer JR. Lateral condylar and capitellar fractures of the distal humerus, in Waters PM, Skaggs DL, Flynn JM (editors): Rockwood and Wilkins Fractures in Children, in production
Rambo AJ, Sawyer JR. Open reduction and internal fixation of tibial tubercle fracture, in Oetgen and Fletcher (editors): Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, in production
Kelly DM, Kramer D. Chest, Shoulder, and Upper Arm. In Noonan K, Kocher M. Editors. Pediatric Musculoskeletal Physical Diagnosis: A Video-Enhanced Guide 1st Edition. Wolters Kluwer Publishers. 2021.
Spence DD, Sheffer BW. Congenital Disorders of the Foot. Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Pediatrics 6. Chapter 28. pp 335-344. AAOS. 2021.
Kramer D, Kelly DM. Orthopaedic Examination of the Pediatric Patient: Chest, Shoulder, and Upper Arm. In Ken Noonan, Min Kocher, eds. Physical Examination for Pediatric and Adolescent Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Media-enhanced Guide for Diagnosis and Next Steps. Wolters Kluwer, 2020.

*updated August 2024

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