Research Publications

• Managing Lymphedema in Fracture Care: Current Concepts and Treatment Principles.
  Thomas C, Le JT, Benson E. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2020 Sep 15;28(18):737-741. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-19-00722. PMID: 32618680
• Diversity in orthopaedic trauma: where we are and where we need to be.
  Ortega G, Benson E, Pierrie SN, McLaurin TM, Tejwani NC. OTA Int. 2021 Jun 10;4(2):e102. doi: 10.1097/OI9.0000000000000102. eCollection 2021 Jun. PMID: 34746653
• Short-term Disability Insurance, Return to Work, and the Responsibility of the Orthopaedic Surgeon
  Benson E, Dbeis A. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2022 Jul 15;30(14):e949-e956. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-21-00652. Epub 2022 May 25. PMID: 35617641
• Calcaneal fractures in occupants involved in severe frontal motor vehicle crashes.
  Benson E, Conroy C, Hoyt DB, Eastman AB, Pacyna S, Smith J, Kennedy F, Velky T, Sise M. Accid Anal Prev. 2007 Jul;39(4):794-9. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.11.010. Epub 2007 Jan 23. PMID: 17250792
• Gluteus medius tendon injury during reaming for gamma nail insertion.
  McConnell T, Tornetta P 3rd, Benson E, Manuel J. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2003 Feb;(407):199-202. doi: 10.1097/00003086-200302000-00028. PMID: 12567147
• Primary repair of knee dislocations: results in 25 patients (28 knees) at a mean follow-up of four years.
  Owens BD, Neault M, Benson E, Busconi BD. J Orthop Trauma. 2007 Feb;21(2):92-6. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3180321318. PMID: 17304061
• Childhood diskitis.
  Early SD, Kay RM, Tolo VT. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2003 Nov-Dec;11(6):413-20. doi: 10.5435/00124635-200311000-00005. PMID: 14686826
• Back pain and backpacks in school children.
  Skaggs DL, Early SD, D’Ambra P, Tolo VT, Kay RM. J Pediatr Orthop. 2006 May-Jun;26(3):358-63. doi: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000217723.14631.6e. PMID: 16670549
• The feasibility of anterior thoracoscopic spine surgery in children under 30 kilograms.
  Early SD, Newton PO, White KK, Wenger DR, Mubarak SJ. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2002 Nov 1;27(21):2368-73. doi: 10.1097/00007632-200211010-00011. PMID: 12438986
• Delayed neurologic injury due to bone graft migration into the spinal canal following scoliosis surgery.
  Early SD, Kay RM, Maguire MF, Skaggs DL. Orthopedics. 2003 May;26(5):515-6. doi: 10.3928/0147-7447-20030501-20. PMID: 12755218
• Patella Fractures: Approach to Treatment.
  Hargett DI, Sanderson BR, Little MTM. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2021 Mar 15;29(6):244-253. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-20-00591. PMID: 33405488
• Does a Career in Orthopaedic Surgery Affect a Woman’s Fertility?
  Poon S, Luong M, Hargett D, Lorimer S, Nguyen C, Payares M, Friedman S. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2021 Mar 1;29(5):e243-e250. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-20-00198. PMID: 32568992
• Management of twenty centimeter segmental bone defect of femoral shaft secondary to infected non-union of fracture using masquelet technique: A case report.
  Kubes K, Friedman A, Pyle C, Diaz G, Hargett D. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2021 Jul;84:106107. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.106107. Epub 2021 Jun 10. PMID: 34139426
• Monteggia variant with posterior elbow dislocation and radial shaft fracture: A case report.
  Robles EL, Rolfs H, Hargett D. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2022 Oct;99:107705. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2022.107705. Epub 2022 Sep 28. PMID: 36183592
• Pelvic Tilt Evaluation From Frontal Radiographs: The Validity, Interobserver Reliability and Intraobserver Reproducibility of the Sacro-Femoral-Pubic Parameter.
  Ragsdale MI, Wong FS, Boutin RD, Meehan JP. J Arthroplasty. 2017 May;32(5):1665-1669. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2016.11.026. Epub 2016 Nov 23. PMID: 28012720
• Open reduction internal fixation and primary total hip arthroplasty of selected acetabular fractures.
  Boraiah S, Ragsdale M, Achor T, Zelicof S, Asprinio DE. J Orthop Trauma. 2009 Apr;23(4):243-8. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181923fb8. PMID: 19318866
• Cutaneous metastasis of osteosarcoma in the scalp.
  Ragsdale MI, Lehmer LM, Ragsdale BD, Chow WA, Carson RT. Am J Dermatopathol. 2011 Aug;33(6):e70-3. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e318214a7ea. PMID: 21778830
• In Vivo Analysis of Biceps Tendon Characteristics in Subpectoral Tenodesis
  Mirzayan R,* Takara T*, Batech M, McCrum CL. In Vivo Analysis of Biceps Tendon Characteristics in Subpectoral Tenodesis. Arthroscopy. 2017 Aug;33(8):1495-1502. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2017.03.024. Epub 2017 Jul 3. PMID: 28684148.
• Primary partial humeral head resurfacing: outcomes with the HemiCAP implant.
  Sweet SJ, Takara T, Ho L, Tibone JE. Am J Sports Med. 2015 Mar;43(3):579-87. doi: 10.1177/0363546514562547. Epub 2015 Jan 6. PMID: 25564407
• Continuous passive motion applied to whole joints stimulates chondrocyte biosynthesis of PRG4.
  Nugent-Derfus GE, Takara T, O’neill JK, Cahill SB, Görtz S, Pong T, Inoue H, Aneloski NM, Wang WW, Vega KI, Klein TJ, Hsieh-Bonassera ND, Bae WC, Burke JD, Bugbee WD, Sah RL. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2007 May;15(5):566-74. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2006.10.015. Epub 2006 Dec 8. PMID: 17157538
• Arthroscopic Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Repair with Centralization Using Knotless Suture Anchors
  Wu TY. *Arthroscopic Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Repair with Centralization Using Knotless Suture Anchors. *Arthrosc Tech. 2022 Mar 28;11(4):e661-e668.
• The Knee Joint: Surgical Technique and Strategies
  “Technique in ACL reconstruction: Patellar tendon.” David R. McAllister, M.D. and* Thomas Wu, MD*, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UCLA. Chapter in Bonnin, Amendola, Bellemans, MacDonald, Menetrey (eds): The Knee Joint: Surgical Technique and Strategies. New York, Springer, 2011.
• The efficacy of ultrasound in the diagnosis of long head of the biceps tendon pathology
  Armstrong A, Teefey SA, Wu T, Clark AM, Middleton WD, Yamaguchi K, Galatz LM. The efficacy of ultrasound in the diagnosis of long head of the biceps tendon pathology. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2006 Jan-Feb;15(1):7-11.