Orthopaedics

Treatment of pediatric hip disorders; complex limb and spine deformities (e.g., scoliosis); gait analysis in children with neuromuscular disorders

Biography

Dr. McCarthy is a professor for the Department of Orthopaedics Surgery at the University of Cincinnati as well as the director of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery and the Alvin L. Crawford chair in pediatric orthopaedics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He is the current chair and vice president of the POSNA Quality, Safety and Value Initiative. He was initially trained as an engineer at the University of Wisconsin, attended medical school at the University of North Carolina and completed his residency in at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He recently completed his master’s degree in health care management at Harvard.

MD: The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, 1991.

Residency: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 1996.

Fellowship: The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO, 1997.

Certification: Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

MHCM: Harvard School of Public Health.

McCarthy JJ, Iobst CA, Rozbruch SR, Sabharwal S, Eismann EA. Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society AIM index reliably assesses lower limb deformity. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Feb;471(2):621-7.

Schaffzin JK, Prichard H, Bisig J, Gainor P, Wolfe K, Solan LG, Webster L, McCarthy JJ. A collaborative system to improve compartment syndrome recognition. Pediatrics. 2013 Dec;132(6):e1672-9.

Ravish M, Muldowney B, Becker A, Hetzel S, McCarthy JJ, Nemeth BA, Noonan KJ. Pain management in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis undergoing posterior spinal fusion: combined intrathecal morphine and continuous epidural versus PCA. J Pediatr Orthop. 2012 Dec;32(8):799-804.

Lykissas MG, Jain VV, Manickam V, Nathan S, Eismann EA, McCarthy JJ. Guided growth for the treatment of limb length discrepancy: a comparative study of the three most commonly used surgical techniques. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2013 Jul;22(4):311-7.

Lykissas MG, McCarthy JJ. Should all unstable slipped capital femoral epiphysis be treated open? J Pediatr Orthop. 2013 Jul-Aug;33 Suppl 1:S92-8. Review.

McCarthy JJ, Armstrong DG, Davey JP, Epps HR, Gerardi JA, Kanel JS, Mehlman CT, Roach JW, Schwend RM, Smith BG, Ward WT. The current medical practice of the pediatric orthopaedic surgeon in North America. J Pediatr Orthop. 2011 Apr-May;31(3):223-6.

McCarthy JJ, Davidson RS, Ast MP, Cavorsi GM, Swick J. Sagittal plane deformity during femoral lengthening. Orthopedics. 2011 Oct 5;34(10):e602-4.

Flannery W, Balts J, McCarthy JJ, Swick J, Noonan KJ, Olson J. Are terminally threaded guide pins from cannulated screw systems dangerous? Orthopedics. 2011 Aug 8;34(8):e374-7.

McCarthy JJ, Noonan KJ, Nemke B, Markel M. Guided growth of the proximal femur: a pilot study in the lamb model. J Pediatr Orthop. 2010 Oct-Nov;30(7):690-4.

Faculty

Donita I. Bylski-Austrow, PhD Director, Biomechanics Research Laboratory

directs research in pediatric orthopaedic biomechanics. Dr. Bylski-Austrow’s research focuses on mechanical effects on skeletal growth, including the design, development and testing of innovative surgical techniques in spine and limb deformities, and bone and joint injury mechanisms.

513-803-2283 donita.bylski-austrow@cchmc.org

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Donita I. Bylski-Austrow, PhD

Director, Biomechanics Research Laboratory

Academic Affiliations

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone 513-803-2283

Fax 513-636-3928

Email donita.bylski-austrow@cchmc.org

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Biography

Donita Bylski-Austrow, PhD, joined Cincinnati Children's in 1995. She directs biomechanics research, which has focused primarily on the thoracic spine for the purpose of improving the treatment of scoliosis.

She has published peer-reviewed scientific articles in premier journals and regularly presents research results at national and international meetings. Past research experience has encompassed biomechanical aspects of auto occupant injury; birth trauma effects on the fetal skull; ultrasound-computed tomography; and knee injury treatment, especially of the menisci and anterior cruciate ligament. She determined the effects of surgical techniques on the mechanical properties of the spine toward improving the treatment of scoliosis using endoscopy. A main focus of interest is the mechanobiology of vertebral growth. These studies combine an innovative surgical approaches with mechanics, biology, and imaging. In collaboration with a visiting surgeon from Japan, she defined the mechanical function of the nuchal ligament to help prevent post-laminectomy kyphotic deformities.

PhD: The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Bioengineering, 1986.

MSE: The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Applied Mechanics, 1983.

MS: The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Bioengineering, 1981.

BSE: The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mechanical Engineering, 1978.

Glos DL, Sauser FE, Papautsky I, Bylski-Austrow DI. Implantable MEMS compressive stress sensors: Design, fabrication and calibration with application to the disc annulus. J Biomech. 2010 Aug 10;43(11):2244-8.

Bylski-Austrow DI, Wall EJ, Glos DL, Ballard ET, Montgomery A, Crawford AH. Spinal hemiepiphysiodesis decreases the size of vertebral growth plate hypertrophic zone and cells. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009 Mar 1;91(3):584-93.

Bylski-Austrow DI, Glos DL, Sauser FE, Papautsky I, Crawford AH, Wall EJ. Bilateral intra-annular spinal compressive stresses in vivo. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2006;123:398-403.

Bylski-Austrow DI, Wall EJ, Glos DL, Ballard ET, Stringer K, Crawford AH. Spinal hemiepiphysiodesis correlates with physeal histomorphometric gradients. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2006;123:261-6.

Wall EJ, Bylski-Austrow DI, Kolata RJ, Crawford AH. Endoscopic Mechanical Spinal Hemiepiphysiodesis Modifies Spine Growth. Spine. 2005 Mar;30(10):1148-1153.

Takeshita K, Bylski-Austrow DI, Peterson TK, Crawford AH, Nakamura K. The Nuchal Ligament Restrains Cervical Spine Flexion. Spine. 2004;29: E388-393.

Bylski-Austrow DI, Wall EJ, Rupert MP, Roy DR, Crawford AH. Growth Plate Forces in Adolescent Human Knees: Radiographic and Mechanical Study of Epiphyseal Staples. J Pediatric Orthopaedics. 2001;21:817-823.

Roger Cornwall, MD Clinical Director, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

investigates the neurological control of postnatal muscle growth and development. The goal of his research is to identify novel physiological treatments for pediatric neuromuscular contractures.

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Roger Cornwall, MD

Clinical Director, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

Surgical Director, Epidermolysis Bullosa Center

Director, Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Fellowship

Academic Affiliations

Associate Professor, UC Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Phone 513-636-4785

Fax 513-636-3928

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Clinical

Brachial plexus birth palsy; pediatric hand and wrist trauma; congenital hand and upper extremity abnormalities; complex pediatric elbow trauma and deformities; gymnast wrist.

Research

Brachial plexus injury and the growth and development of muscles; minimally invasive surgical treatment for shoulder contracture in brachial plexus birth palsy; nerve transfers for unreconstructable brachial plexus birth injuries; outcomes following surgical and nonsurgical treatment algorithms for pediatric hand fractures; outcomes of non-operative and operative treatment algorithms for chronic adolescent wrist pain.

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Biography

Dr. Cornwall is a full time pediatric hand and upper extremity surgeon who founded the Hand and Upper Extremity Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in 2009. He is nationally known for his expertise in treating conditions that affect the pediatric hand and upper extremities, including complex trauma and congenital deformities, and brachial plexus injuries. He also runs a basic science laboratory investigating the neurological control of postnatal muscle growth, aiming to develop novel physiological treatments for neuromuscular contractures.

MD: Columbia University, New York, NY, 1997.

Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, 2002.

Fellowship: Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Harvard University, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, 2003.

Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2004.

Visiting Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopaedic and Hand Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital and Red Cross Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, 2004.

Visiting Fellowship: Pediatric Hand and Brachial Plexus Surgery, l'Institut de la Main, Paris, France, 2004.

Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2006; Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand, The American Board of Surgery, 2009.

Cheng W, Cornwall R, Crouch DL, Li Z, Saul KR. Contributions of Muscle Imbalance and Impaired Growth to Postural and Osseous Shoulder Deformity Following Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy: A Computational Simulation Analysis. J Hand Surg Am. 2015 Apr 3.

Eismann EA, Little KJ, Laor T, Cornwall R. Glenohumeral abduction contracture in children with unresolved neonatal brachial plexus palsy. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015 Jan 21;97(2):112-8.

Eismann EA, Lucky AW, Cornwall R. Hand function and quality of life in children with epidermolysis bullosa. Pediatr Dermatol. 2014 Mar-Apr;31(2):176-82.

Nikolaou S, Hu L, Tuttle LJ, Weekley H, Christopher W, Lieber RL, Cornwall R. Contribution of denervated muscle to contractures after neonatal brachial plexus injury: not just muscle fibrosis. Muscle Nerve. 2014 Mar;49(3):398-404.

Eismann EA, Bauer A, Kozin SH, Louden E, Cornwall R. The relationship between medical malpractice litigation and parent reports of patient function following neonatal brachial plexus palsy. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014 Mar 5;96(5):373-9.

Eismann EA, Little KJ, Kunkel ST, Cornwall R. Clinical research fails to support more aggressive management of pediatric upper extremity fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013 Aug 7;95(15):1345-50.

Reading BD, Laor T, Salisbury SR, Lippert WC, Cornwall R. Quantification of humeral head deformity following neonatal brachial plexus palsy. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 Sep 19;94(18):e136(1-8).

Weekley H, Nikolaou S, Hu L, Eismann E, Wylie C, Cornwall R. The effects of denervation, reinnervation, and muscle imbalance on functional muscle length and elbow flexion contracture following neonatal brachial plexus injury. J Orthop Res. 2012 Aug;30(8):1335-42.

Kunkel S, Eismann E, Cornwall R. Utility of the pediatric outcomes data collection instrument for assessing acute hand and wrist injuries in children. J Pediatr Orthop. 2011 Oct-Nov;31(7):767-72.

Nikolaou S, Peterson E, Kim A, Wylie C, Cornwall R. Impaired growth of denervated muscle contributes to contracture formation following neonatal brachial plexus injury. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011 Mar 2;93(5):461-70.

Grants

The Role of Satellite Cells in Contracture Formation Following Neonatal Brachial Plexus Injury. Principal Investigator. Career Development Award, Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation. Jul 2013-Jun 2016.

Viral V. Jain, MD Orthopaedic Surgeon

specializes in spinal deformities, minimally invasive spine surgeries, cervical spine and neck disorders, trauma, degenerative and neoplastic conditions and manages complex limb deformities and limb-length-discrepancies that require surgical intervention.

513-636-4785 viral.jain@cchmc.org

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Viral V. Jain, MD

Orthopaedic Surgeon

Academic Affiliations

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Phone 513-636-4785

Fax 513-636-3928

Email viral.jain@cchmc.org

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Clinical

Spinal deformitie; minimally invasive spine surgeries; limb lengthening and reconstruction; pediatric hip disorders

Research

Growth of immature spine; health of intervertebral disk

MD: B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, India.

Residency: Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College & Sheth V.S. General Hospital, Ahmedabad, India.

Certification: Spine Surgery.

Wall EJ, Jain V, Vora V, Mehlman CT, Crawford AH. Complications of titanium and stainless steel elastic nail fixation of pediatric femoral fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008 Jun;90(6):1305-13.

Jain V, Crawford A. Re: Hoernschemeyer D, Farjoodi P, Cheng J, et al. A study of the cutaneous nerves encountered during thoracoplasty. Letter to the Editor. Spine 2007 32:301-5.

Jain VV, Mehlman CT. Closed reduction and spica cast application for the treatment of femoral shaft fracture. In Wiesel S. Operative Techniques in Orthopedic Surgery. New York, Thieme.

Crawford AH, Jain VV. Neurofibromatosis. In Akbarnia B, Thompson G: Growing Spine: Management of Spine Disorders in the Young Child. Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Kevin J. Little, MD Director, Pediatric Hand and Upper Extremity Center

focuses his research on understanding the mechanism of neuromuscular junction degeneration and regeneration following peripheral nerve injuries. By understanding the regulation of these processes, he hopes to determine treatments that may decelerate degeneration and/or augment regeneration of the motor end plate, resulting in improved functional outcomes from nerve injuries including neonatal brachial plexus palsy.

513-636-4787 kevin.little@cchmc.org

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Kevin J. Little, MD

Director, Pediatric Hand and Upper Extremity Center

Academic Affiliations

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Phone 513-636-4787

Email kevin.little@cchmc.org

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Clinical

Hand and upper extremity trauma; congenital hand malformations; peripheral nerve injuries; upper extremity reconstruction from cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries and brachial plexus injuries

Research

Enhancing muscle recovery following peripheral nerve injuries

Biography

Kevin Little, MD, completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at the University of Cincinnati and received fellowship training in hand and microsurgery at the Philadelphia Hand Center/Thomas Jefferson University. He completed an additional fellowship in pediatric hand and upper extremity surgery at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He is currently the director of the Pediatric Hand and Upper Extremity center and specializes in upper limb surgery, congenital hand anomalies, brachial plexus palsy, cerebral palsy and trauma.

MD: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2004.

Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2004-2009.

Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 2009-2010; Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, 2010-2011.

Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery, 2013; Hand Surgery, 2014.

Hopkins TM, Heilman AM, Liggett JA, LaSance K, Little KJ, Hom DB, Minteer DM, Marra KG, Pixley SK. Combining Micro-Computed Tomography with Histology to Analyze Biomedical Implants for Peripheral Nerve Repair. J Neurosci Methods. 2015 Aug 20.

Vennemeyer JJ, Hopkins T, Herschcovitz M, Little KD, Hagen MC, Minteer D, Hom DB, Marra KG, Pixley SK. Initial observations on using magnesium metal in peripheral nerve repair. J Biomater Appl. 2015 Mar;29(8):1145-54.

Fader LM, Laor T, Eismann EA, Cornwall R, Little KJ. Eccentric Capitellar Ossification Limits the Utility of the Radiocapitellar Line in Young Children. J Pediatr Orthop. 2015 Feb 26.

Eismann EA, Little KJ, Laor T, Cornwall R. Glenohumeral abduction contracture in children with unresolved neonatal brachial plexus palsy. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015 Jan 21;97(2):112-8.

Little KJ, Zlotolow DA, Soldado F, Cornwall R, Kozin SH. Median and/or Ulnar Nerve Fascicle Transfer for the Restoration of Elbow Flexion in Upper Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy. JBJS Essent Surg Tech. 2014 Apr 23;4(2):e8.

Little KJ. Elbow Fractures and Dislocations. Orthop Clin North Am. 2014 Jul;45(3):327-340.

Fader LM, Laor T, Eismann EA, Cornwall R, Little, KJ. MR imaging of capitellar ossification: a study in children of different ages. Pediatr Radiol. 2014 Aug;44(8):963-970.

Abzug JM, Little KJ, Kozin SH. Physeal Arrest of the Distal Radius. J Amer Acad Orthop Surg. 2014;22(6):381-389.

Little KJ, Zlotolow DA, Soldado F, Cornwall R, Kozin S. Early Functional Recovery of Elbow Flexion and Supination Following Median and/or Ulnar Nerve Fascicle Transfer in Upper Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014 Feb;96:215-21.

Eismann EA, Little KJ, Kunkel ST, Cornwall RC. Clinical research fails to support more aggressive management of pediatric upper extremity fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013 Aug 7;95(15):1345-50.

Charles T. Mehlman, DO, MPH Director, Musculoskeletal Outcomes Research

completed his outcomes research and clinical epidemiology training at the Harvard School of Public Health. In 1996, Dr. Mehlman became a member of the Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics. Clinical interests include, Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, brachial plexus palsy / Erb’s palsy, scoliosis and spine-related disorders, fractures and sports trauma, limb lengthening and limb reconstruction.

513-636-4785 charles.mehlman@cchmc.org

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Charles T. Mehlman, DO, MPH

Director, Musculoskeletal Outcomes Research

Co-Director, Brachial Plexus Center

Academic Affiliations

Professor, UC Department of Surgery

Phone 513-636-4785

Fax 513-636-3928

Email charles.mehlman@cchmc.org

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Clinical

Musculoskeletal outcomes research; orthopaedic trauma; bone tumors; arthroscopic surgery; shoulder and elbow surgery; spine surgery; foot and ankle surgery; limb deficiencies in children

Research

Pediatric outcomes: quality of life following traumatic injury, traction and casting versus flexible intramedullary nailing of femoral fractures in children; brachial plexus injuries; effectiveness of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the management of pediatric spinal deformity biomechanical study of Nancy nails, outcomes following pediatric thoracolumbar spinal trauma; medical soft-tissue release and petrie casting for the treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease; perioperative complications associated with operative treatment of supracondylar humeral fractures in children; undisplaced fractures of the distal radius and ulna in children -- risk factors for displacement; talus fractures in children; complications associated with the use of meniscal arrows in children; effectiveness of halo-femoral traction in the management of severe spinal deformity; orthopaedic injuries in children secondary to airbag deployment; buckle fractures of the distal radius and ulna -- risk factors for displacement; hip problems associated with Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome and effectiveness of flexible intramedullary nailing of pediatric tibia fractures

DO: Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, OH, 1989.

MPH: Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 1998.

Internship: Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine; Grandview Hospital and Medical Center, Dayton, OH, 1989-1990.

Residency: Internal Medicine, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Akron General Medical Center; Akron, OH; 1990-1991; Orthopaedic Surgery, Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Grandview Hospital and Medical Center, Dayton, OH, 1991-1995.

Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1995-1996; MPH, Clinical Effectiveness and Outcomes Research, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 1996-1998.

Certification: Board-certified, American Osteopathic Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1998-2008.

Talbert RJ, Michaud LJ, Mehlman CT, Kinnett DG, Laor T, Foad SL, Schnell B, Salisbury S. EMG and MRI are Independently Related to Shoulder External Rotation Function in Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy. J Pediatr Orthop. 2011 Mar;31(2):194-204.

Parikh SN, Wells L, Mehlman CT, Scherl SA. Management of fractures in adolescents. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2010 Dec 15;92(18):2947-58. Review.

Bowman EN, Mehlman CT, Lindsell CJ, Tamai J. Nonoperative treatment of both-bone forearm shaft fractures in children: predictors of early radiographic failure. J Pediatr Orthop. 2011 Jan-Feb;31(1):23-32.

Gammon SR, Mehlman CT, Chan W, Heifetz J, Durrett G, Wall EJ. A comparison of thoracolumbosacral orthoses and SpineCor treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients using the Scoliosis Research Society standardized criteria. J Pediatr Orthop. 2010 Sep;30(6):531-8.

White L, Mehlman CT, Crawford AH. Perfused, pulseless, and puzzling: a systematic review of vascular injuries in pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures and results of a POSNA questionnaire. J Pediatr Orthop. 2010 Jun;30(4):328-35. Review.

Babal JC, Mehlman CT, Klein G. Nerve injuries associated with pediatric supracondylar humeral fractures: a meta-analysis. J Pediatr Orthop. 2010 Apr-May;30(3):253-63.

McCarty ME, Mehlman CT, Tamai J, Do TT, Crawford AH, Klein G. Spondylolisthesis: intraobserver and interobserver reliability with regard to the measurement of slip percentage. J Pediatr Orthop. 2009 Oct-Nov;29(7):755-9.

McGraw MA, Mehlman CT, Lindsell CJ, Kirby CL. Postnatal growth of the clavicle: birth to 18 years of age. J Pediatr Orthop. 2009 Dec;29(8):937-43.

Mehlman CT, Yihua G, Bochang C, Zhigang W. Operative treatment of completely displaced clavicle shaft fractures in children. J Pediatr Orthop. 2009 Dec;29(8):851-5.

Foad SL, Mehlman CT, Foad MB, Lippert WC. Prognosis following neonatal brachial plexus palsy: an evidence-based review. J Child Orthop. 2009 Nov 3.

Shital N. Parikh, MD, FACS Co-Director, Orthopaedic Sports Center, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery

has clinical expertise and research interests that include management of complex patellar instability, pediatric ACL tears, shoulder instability, arthroscopic joint surgery, hip arthroscopy, ankle arthroscopy, and pediatric trauma.

513-636-9219 shital.parikh@cchmc.org

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Shital N. Parikh, MD, FACS

Co-Director, Orthopaedic Sports Center, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery

Academic Affiliations

Associate Professor, UC Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Phone 513-636-9219

Fax 513-636-3928

Email shital.parikh@cchmc.org

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Clinical

Management of complex patellar instability; pediatric ACL tears; shoulder instability; arthroscopic joint surgery; hip arthroscopy; ankle arthroscopy; pediatric trauma

Research

Prospective studies for patellar instability; pediatric ACL tears; shoulder instability; arthroscopic joint surgery; hip arthroscopy; ankle arthroscopy; pediatric trauma. Dr Parikh has been involved in several multi-institutional studies related to pediatric sports trauma.

Biography

Being fellowship trained in Pediatric Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine and Trauma sub-specialties, Dr Parikh offers a wide array of specialized care for pediatric and adolescent, sports and trauma-related injuries. He has been the recipient of ISAKOS (International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine) Patellofemoral Fellowship Award 2013-2014. He has published extensively in the field of Pediatric Sports Medicine and Trauma Surgery and has been on editorial board of Orthopedic Clinics of North America and Orthopedics Today. He has presented at various national and international meetings. He is involved in teaching activities at courses and annual conferences and has organized several international surgical mission trips.

MD and Residency: Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India, 2000.

Fellowship in Joint Reconstruction: New York University - Hospital for Joint Diseases, NY, 2000-2001.

Fellowship in Pediatric Orthopaedics: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2001-2002.

Trauma Fellowship: University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 2003.

Fellowship in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine: Cincinnati Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2004.

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons (ABOS) Certified: 2016.

Board Certification: 2016.

Parikh SN, Lykissas MG. Classification of Lateral Patellar Instability in Children and Adolescents. Orthop Clin North Am. 2016 Jan;47(1):145-52.

Jaquith BP, Parikh SN. Predictors of Recurrent Patellar Instability in Children and Adolescents After First-time Dislocation. J Pediatr Orthop. 2015 Oct 21.

Eismann EA, Parikh SN, Jain VV. Rereduction for Redisplacement of Both-Bone Forearm Shaft Fractures in Children. J Pediatr Orthop. 2015 Apr 3.

Smucny M, Parikh SN, Pandya NK. Consequences of single sport specialization in the pediatric and adolescent athlete. Orthop Clin North Am. 2015 Apr;46(2):249-58.

Edmonds EW, Roocroft JH, Parikh SN. Spectrum of operative childhood intra-articular shoulder pathology. J Child Orthop. 2014 Aug;8(4):337-40.

Parikh SN, Nathan ST, Priola MJ, Eismann EA. Elastic nailing for pediatric subtrochanteric and supracondylar femur fractures. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2014 Sep;472(9):2735-44.

Parikh SN, Jain VV, Youngquist J. Intrafocal pinning for distal radius metaphyseal fractures in children. Orthopedics. 2013 Jun;36(6):783-8.

Parikh SN, Jain VV, Denning J, Tamai J, Mehlman CT, McCarthy JJ, Wall EJ, Crawford AH. Complications of elastic stable intramedullary nailing in pediatric fracture management: AAOS exhibit selection. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 Dec 19;94(24):e184.

Parikh SN, Nathan ST, Wall EJ, Eismann EA. Complications of medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction in young patients. Am J Sports Med. 2013 May;41(5):1030-8.

Parikh SN, Wells L, Mehlman CT, Scherl SA. Management of fractures in adolescents. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2010 Dec 15;92(18):2947-58. Review.

Joel I. Sorger, MD Co-Director, Sarcoma Program

clinical interests include pediatric orthopaedic oncology and hip and knee replacement surgery. In collaboration with the Divisions of Human Genetics, Rheumatology, Pain Management and Physical Therapy, has plans to develop a Total Joint Center at Cincinnati Children’s.

513-636-4787 joel.sorger@cchmc.org

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Joel I. Sorger, MD

Co-Director, Sarcoma Program

Director, Pediatric Joint Replacement Surgery

Academic Affiliations

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone 513-636-4787

Fax 513-636-3928

Email joel.sorger@cchmc.org

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Clinical Interests

Orthopaedic oncology (sarcoma surgery) and joint replacement surgery

BS: Biology, University of Richmond, VA, August 1983-May 1987.

MD: Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA, August 1987-May 1991.

Intern: General Surgery Intern, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH,
July 1991-June 1992.

Residency: General surgery resident, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1992-1993; Orthopaedic surgery resident, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1994-1998.

Fellowship: Orthopaedic research fellow, Noyes-Giannestras Biomechanics Lab, University of Cincinnati Department of Aerospace Engineering, 1993-1994; Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma Management Fellowship (Orthopaedic Oncology), Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston, Children’s Hospital, August 1998-July 1999.

Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Zbojniewicz AM, Sorger JI. Posttreatment Imaging of Pediatric Musculoskeletal Tumors. RadioGraphics. 2014 34:724-740.

Wind, M, Swank, M, Sorger J. Short-term Results of a Custom Triflange Acetabular Component for Massive Acetabular Bone Loss in revision THA. Orthopaedics. 2013 March 36(3):e260-65.

Squires JH, Emery KH, Johnson N, Sorger J. Tibial nerve interneural ganglion cyst in a 10-year old boy. Pediatr Radiol. Nov 8, 2012.

Mierzwa ML, McCluskey CM, Barrett WL, Lowy A, Sussman J, Sorger J. Interstitial brachytherapy for soft tissue sarcoma: A single institution experience. Brachytherapy. 2007 Oct-Dec;6(4):298-303.

Mutema GK, Sorger J. Intraosseous Schwannoma of the Humerus. Skeletal Radiol. 2002 Jul;31(7):414-21.

Hornicek FJ, Gebhardt MC, Tomford WW, Sorger JI, Zavatta, M,Menzner Related Articles JP, Mankin HJ. Factors affecting nonunion of the allograft-host junction. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2001 Jan;(382):87-98.

Sorger JI, Hornicek FJ, Zavatta M, Menzner JP, Gebhardt MC, Tomford WW, Mankin HJ. Allograft Fractures Revisited. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2001 Jan;(382):66-74.

Hornicek FJ, Gebhardt MC, Sorger JI, Mankin HJ. Tumor Reconstruction. Orthop Clin North Am. 1999 Oct;30(4):673-84.

Sorger, J, Kirk P, Ruhnke C, Bjornson S, Levy M, Cockrin J, Tang P. Once Daily High Dose Versus Divided, Low Dose Gentamicin for Open Fractures. Clinical Orthopaedic and Related Research. 1999 Sep;(366):197-204.

Sorger J, Kirk P. Failure of an Implant after Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. JBJS. 1997 79;(4):597-8.

Sorger J, Federle D, Kirk P. The Posterior Cruciate Ligament in Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 1997;12(8).

Peter F. Sturm, MD, MBA Director, Crawford Spine Center

is fellowship trained in pediatric orthopaedics at Children’s Hospital Boston and had a spine fellowship at Ottawa Civic Hospital at the University of Ottawa. Clinical interests include, spine deformity, spine disorders as well as early onset scoliosis.

513-636-4785 peter.sturm@cchmc.org

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Peter F. Sturm, MD, MBA

Director, Crawford Spine Center

Alvin H. Crawford Chair of Spine Surgery

Academic Affiliations

Professor, UC Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Phone 513-636-4785

Fax 513-636-3928

Email peter.sturm@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Spine deformity; scoliosis; early onset scoliosis; Mehta casting; pediatric orthopaedics

MD: New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 1981.

Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, 1986.

Fellowship: Russ Spinal Surgery, Ottawa Civic Hospital Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1987; Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, The Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, 1988.

Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery, 1990, 1999, 2010.

Carreon LY, Sanders JO, Diab M, Sturm PF, Sucato DJ; Spinal Deformity Study Group. Patient satisfaction after surgical correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011 Jan 8.

Sturm PF, Zaharski K, Riordan M, Hassani S. Anticipating complications in pediatric deformity surgery: is any preparation necessary in healthy children? Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Dec 1;35(25):2211-4.

Carreon LY, Sanders JO, Diab M, Sucato DJ, Sturm PF, Glassman SD; Spinal Deformity Study Group. The minimum clinically important difference in Scoliosis Research Society-22 Appearance, Activity, And Pain domains after surgical correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Nov 1;35(23):2079-83.

Sanders JO, Carreon LY, Sucato DJ, Sturm PF, Diab M; Spinal Deformity Study Group. Preoperative and perioperative factors effect on adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgical outcomes. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Sep 15;35(20):1867-71.

Bustamante Valles KD, Long JT, Riedel SA, Graf A, Krzak J, Hassani S, Riordan M, Zaharski K, Sturm PF, Harris GF. Analysis of postural stability following posterior spinal fusion in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2010;158:127-31.

Cahill PJ, Warnick DE, Lee MJ, Gaughan J, Vogel LE, Hammerberg KW, Sturm PF. Infection after spinal fusion for pediatric spinal deformity: thirty years of experience at a single institution. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 May 20;35(12):1211-7.

Slavens BA, Sturm PF, Harris GF. Upper extremity inverse dynamics model for crutch-assisted gait assessment. J Biomech. 2010 Jul 20;43(10):2026-31.

Valles KD, Long JT, Riedel SA, Graf A, Krzak J, Hassani S, Sturm PF, Harris GF. Using a bi-planar postural stability model to assess children with scoliosis. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2009;2009:7010-3.

Slavens BA, Sturm PF, Bajournaite R, Harris GF. Upper extremity dynamics during Lofstrand crutch-assisted gait in children with myelomeningocele. Gait Posture. 2009 Nov;30(4):511-7.

Sanders JO, D'Astous J, Fitzgerald M, Khoury JG, Kishan S, Sturm PF. Derotational casting for progressive infantile scoliosis. J Pediatr Orthop. 2009 Sep;29(6):581-7.

Junichi Tamai, MD Director, Physician Assistant Program, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

is interested in Legg-Calve-Perthes, hip dysplasia and other pediatric and adolescent hip disorders, clubfeet and other pediatric foot disorders and pediatric fractures.

513-636-4785 junichi.tamai@cchmc.org

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Junichi Tamai, MD

Director, Physician Assistant Program, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

Academic Affiliations

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone 513-636-4785

Fax 513-636-3928

Email junichi.tamai@cchmc.org

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Biography

Dr. Tamai completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at The George Washington University Medical Center, in Washington, D.C. and was fellowship trained in pediatric orthopaedics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. In September of 2002, Dr. Tamai joined the Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics.

Dr. Tamai’s clinical interests include Legg-Calve-Perthes, hip dysplasia and other pediatric and adolescent hip disorders, clubfeet and other pediatric foot disorders and pediatric fractures.

MD: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1996.

Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, The George Washington University Medical Center, 2001.

Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopaedics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2002.

Certification: Board Certified - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Eismann EA, Stephan ZA, Mehlman CT, Denning J, Mehlman T, Parikh SN, Tamai J, Zbojniewicz A. Pediatric Triplane Ankle Fractures: Impact of Radiographs and Computed Tomography on Fracture Classification and Treatment Planning. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015 Jun 17;97(12):995-1002.

Lykissas MG, Crawford AH, Eismann EA, Tamai J. Ponseti method compared with soft-tissue release for the management of clubfoot: A meta-analysis study. World J Orthop. 2013 Jul 18;4(3):144-53.

Pierce TR, Mehlman CT, Tamai J, Skaggs DL. Access to care for the adolescent anterior cruciate ligament patient with Medicaid versus private insurance. J Pediatr Orthop. 2012 Apr-May;32(3):245-8.

Tamai J. Hip ultrasounds: where do we go from here? J Pediatr. 2012 Feb;160(2):189-90.

Kunkel S, Cornwall R, Little K, Jain V, Mehlman C, Tamai J. Limitations of the radiocapitellar line for assessment of pediatric elbow radiographs. J Pediatr Orthop. 2011 Sep;31(6):628-32.

Bowman EN, Mehlman CT, Lindsell CJ, Tamai J. Nonoperative treatment of both-bone forearm shaft fractures in children: predictors of early radiographic failure. J Pediatr Orthop. 2011 Jan-Feb;31(1):23-32.

Ricchetti ET, States L, Hosalkar HS, Tamai J, Maisenbacher M, McDonald-McGinn DM, Zackai EH, Drummond DS. Radiographic study of the upper cervical spine in the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004 Aug;86-A(8):1751-60.

Book Chapters

Ozek MM, Erol B, Tamai J. Spina Bifida: The Management of Extremity Deformities in Myelominingocele. Spina Bifida – Management and Outcome. Ozek MM (Ed.). New York, NY: Springer Milan Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.

Tamai J, Herrera-Soto J, Crawford AH. New Orthopaedic Trends. Neural Tube Defects Oppenheimer S (Ed.). New York, NY: Informa Healthcare, 2007.

Eric J. Wall, MD Director, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

concentrates on his revolutionary treatment of early onset scoliosis using spine staples, which were FDA approved. The technique can eliminate extensive spinal fusion to correct an abnormal curvature by stapling together the growth plates on the actively growing side of the deformity to allow the other side of the spine to catch up.

513-636-4785 eric.wall@cchmc.org

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Eric J. Wall, MD

Director, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

Director, Orthopaedic Fellowship

Academic Affiliations

Professor, UC Department of Surgery

Phone 513-636-4785

Fax 513-636-3928

Email eric.wall@cchmc.org

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Clinical

Endoscopic non-fusion scoliosis correction with guided growth; sports growth plate arrest overuse syndromes; patella dislocations; anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction in patients with open growth plates; osteochondritis dissecans treatment

Research

Hip disorders; open pelvic osteotomy and endoscopic pelvic osteotomy

Biography

A professor of pediatric orthopaedics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center within the UC Department of Surgery, Eric J. Wall, MD, specializes in sports medicine and scoliosis treatment.

Dr. Wall completed his orthopaedic residency at the University of California, San Diego. He is fellowship trained in biomechanics and spine research at the University of California, San Diego, and pediatric orthopaedics at the Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles. In addition, Dr. Wall holds a certificate in sports medicine and is recognized as a national leader in pediatric sports medicine. Dr. Wall’s clinical interests include endoscopic pelvic surgery, osteochondritis dissecans, scoliosis, sports-related injuries, orthopaedic basic science research and orthopaedic management of myelomeningocele.

Eric Wall, MD, has rapidly established himself in pediatric sports medicine, as well as endoscopic surgery. He has made important contributions to endoscopic surgery through his basic science research efforts in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and his innovative creation of an endoscopic pelvic osteotomy technique. Dr. Wall has developed new techniques for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, the treatment of patella dislocations and osteochondritis dissecans in young patients. He also co-founded Research in OsteoChondritis of the Knee (ROCK), the multidisciplinary OCD (osteochondritis dissecans) Study Group of North America.

Dr. Wall stepped down as the division director in August 2010. His focus will now be to concentrate on his revolutionary treatment of early onset scoliosis using spine staples, which were recently FDA approved and is the first and only approved by the FDA. The technique can eliminate extensive spinal fusion to correct an abnormal curvature by stapling together the growth plates on the actively growing side of the deformity to allow the other side of the spine to catch up.

MD: University of California, San Diego, CA, 1986.

Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA, 1986-1992.

Fellowship: Biomechanics/Spine Research, University of California, San Diego, CA, 1988-89; Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship, Los Angeles Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, CA, 1992-1993.

Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, July 1995.