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• Age groups you are accepting new hip dysplasia patients: Infants and children, Adolescents

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• Name: Nicole Williams
• Degree: FRACS, BMed, BMedSc, Certified Sports Medicine
• Title / Position: Visiting Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Senior Research Associate / IHDI Medical Advisory Board Member
• Place of Employment / Office Name: Women's and Children's Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Street Address: 72 King William Road
• City: North Adelaide
• State/Province: South Australia
• Zip/Postal code: 5006
• Country: Australia
• Office phone number: 61 8 8161 7223
• Office fax number: 61 8 8161 7057
• Medical or Surgical Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery, Pediatric Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine

Professional Education and Memberships

• Medical School: University of Newcastle
• Residency: Port Macquarie Base Hospital NSW, Manly District Hospital NSW, John Hunter Hospital NSW, Royal Newcastle Centre NSW, Maitlando Hospital NSW, Price of Wales Hospital NSW, Women's and Children's Hospital North Adelaide
• Fellowship training: Shriner’s Hospital for Children Portland USA, Women’s and Children’s Hospital North Adelaide
• Certifications: FRACS, Graduate Certificate of Sports Medicine University of New South Wales
• Society Memberships (list up to four only):
  • Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
  • Australian Orthopaedic Association
  • Australian Paediatric Orthopaedic Society
  • Australian Medical Association
• Academic contributions for DDH research or education including publications:
  • Williams N, Hardy BM, Tarrant S et al.: Changes in hip fracture incidence, mortality and length of stay over the last decade in an Austrailian major trauma centre. Archives of Osteoporosis 2013 8:150.
  • Williams N, Foster BK, Cundy PJ: Is swaddling damaging our babies’ hips? MJA 2012 197(5): 272.
• Optional Personal Statement: I have a strong committment to Orthopaedic research, education and the provision of out services.

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• Age groups you are accepting new hip dysplasia patients: Infants and children, Adolescents

Contact Information

• Name: V. Salil Upasani
• Degree: MD
• Title / Position: Assistant Clinical Professor, IHDI Medical Advisory Board Member
• Place of Employment / Office Name: Rady Children's Hospital
• Street Address: 3030 Children's Way, Suite 410
• City: San Diego
• State/Province: California
• Zip/Postal code: 92123
• Country: United States
• Office phone number: 858-966-6789
• Office fax number: 858-966-8519
• Medical or Surgical Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery

Professional Education and Memberships

• Medical School: University of California San Diego
• Residency: University of California San Diego
• Fellowship training: Boston Children’s Hospital
• Society Memberships (list up to four only):
  • Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Scoliosis Research Society
• Specific training in hip dysplasia: Residency under Scott Mubarak, MD and Dennis Wenger, MDFellowship under Michael Millis, MD and Young-Jo Kim, MD
• Academic contributions for DDH research or education including publications: Upasani VV, Bomar JD, Parikh G, Hosalkar H. Reliability of Plain Radiographic Parameters for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in Children. J Children’s Orthopaedics. 2012; 6(3):173-176.  DOI: 10.1007/s11832-012-0406-2

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• Age groups you are accepting new hip dysplasia patients: Infants and children, Adolescents, Adults

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• Name: Ernest L. Sink
• Degree: MD
• Title / Position: Attending Physician, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Weill Cornell Medical College, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Hospital for Special Children / IHDI Medical Advisory Board Member / Member Hip Preservation Advisory Board
• Place of Employment / Office Name: Hospital for Special Surgery
• Street Address: 535 East 70th Street
• City: New York
• State/Province: New York
• Zip/Postal code: 10021
• Country: United States
• Office phone number: 212.606.1268
• Office fax number: 212.606.1685
• Medical or Surgical Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery, Pediatric Orthopaedics

Professional Education and Memberships

• Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Cener
• Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Cener
• Fellowship training: Children’s Hospital Denver (Peds Ortho)
• Certifications: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Society Memberships (list up to four only):
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
• Academic contributions for DDH research or education including publications:
  • Sink E, Gralla J, Ryba, A, Dayton M. Clinical Presentation Of Femoroacetabular Impingement in Adolescents. J Pediatr Ortho Dec 2008; 28(8):1-6.
  • Sink, E. Surgical Hip Dislocation. Orthopaedics May 2009; 32(5):329.
  • Sink E, Zaltz I, Heare T, Dayton M. Acetabular Cartilage and Labral Damage Observed During Surgical Hip Dislocation for Stable Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis. J Pediatr Orthop Jan-Feb 2010; 30(1):26-30. /
  • Sink EL, Beaulé P, Sucato D, Kim YJ, Millis MB, Dayton M,Trousdale RT, Sierra RJ, Zaltz I, Schoenecker P, Monreal A, and Clohisy J., Multicenter Study of Complications Following Surgical Dislocation of the Hip. JBJS Am 2011; (93): 1-5
  • Sink EL, Kelly BT, Williams RJ, Poultsides LA. Surgical Hip Dislocation, Osteochondroplasty and Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation to Correct FAI and a Large Osteochondral Lesion of the Femoral Head. HSS Journal 2012.
  • Sink EL, Kim YJ. Femoroacetabular impingement: current clinical evidence. J Pediatr Orthop. 2012 Sep;32 Suppl 2:S166-71.
  • Tibor LM, Sink EL.Periacetabular osteotomy for hip preservation. Orthop Clin North Am. 2012 Jul;43(3):343-57.
  • Sink EL, Leunig M, Zaltz I, Gilbert JC, Clohisy J; Academic Network for Conservational Hip Outcomes Research Group. Reliability of a complication classification system for orthopaedic surgery. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2012 Aug;470(8):2220-6.
  • Sink EL. Femoral Acetabular Impingement: Diagnosis/ Etiology/Treatment Options. Berry, Lieberman (Eds) Surgery of the Hip. Elsevier; 2010.

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• Age groups you are accepting new hip dysplasia patients: Infants and children, Adolescents, Adults

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• Name: Wudbhav Sankar, MD
• Degree: MD
• Title / Position: IHDI Associate Director, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Associate Professor Orthopaedic Surgery University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine / IHDI Medical Advisory Board Member / Member Hip Preservation Advisory Board
• Place of Employment / Office Name: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Street Address: 34th and Civic Center, 2nd Floor, Wood Bldg.
• City: Philadelphia
• State/Province: Pennsylvania
• Zip/Postal code: 19104
• Country: United States
• Office phone number: 215.590.1527
• Office fax number: 215.590.1501
• Medical or Surgical Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery, Pediatric Orthopaedics

Professional Education and Memberships

• Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
• Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennylvania
• Fellowship training: Shriners Hospitals for Children Los Angeles, Boston Children’s Hospital
• Certifications: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia: view profile here
• Society Memberships (list up to four only):
  • Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Scoliosis Research Society
• Academic contributions for DDH research or education including publications:
  • Gans I, Flynn JM, Sankar WN.  Abduction bracing for residual acetabular dysplasia in infantile DDH.  J Pediatr Orthop. 2013 Oct-Nov;33(7):714-8. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e31829d5704.
  • Sankar WN, Nevitt M, Parvizi J, Felson DT, Agricola R, Leunig M. Femoroacetabular impingement: Defining the condition and its role in the pathophysiology of osteoarthritis. Journal of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 21:S7-S15, 2013
  • Sankar WN. Complete redirectional acetabular osteotomies for neurogenic and syndromic hip dysplasia. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 33 Suppl 1:S39-S44, 2013
  • Baldwin KD, Bernstein J, Ahn J, McKay SD, Sankar WN. Level of evidence gap in orthopedic research. Orthopedics, 35(9):1416-1419, 2012
  • Sankar WN, Laird CT, Baldwin KD. Hip Range of Motion in Children: What is the Norm? Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 32(4):399-405, 2012.
  • Sankar WN, Beck NA, Brewer JM, Baldwin KD, Pretell JA. Isolated distal radial metaphyseal fractures with an intact ulna: risk factors for loss of reduction. Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics 5(6):459-464, 2011.
  • Sankar WN, Millis MB, Kim YJ. The unstable Down syndrome hip: improved results with complete redirectional acetabular osteotomy. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Am, 93(20):1924-33, 2011.
  • Sankar WN, Young CR, Lin AG, Crow SA, Baldwin KD, Moseley CF. Risk factors for failure after open reduction for DDH: a matched cohort analysis. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 31(3):232-239, 2011.
  • Sankar WN, Neubuerger CO, Moseley CF. Femoral head sphericity in untreated developmental dislocation of the hip. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 30(6):558-561, 2010
  • Sankar WN, Tang E, Moseley CF. Predictors of the need for femoral shortening osteotomy during open treatment of DDH. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 29(8):868-871, 2009.
  • Sankar WN, Weiss J, Skaggs DL. Orthopaedic conditions in the newborn. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 17:112-122, 2009.
  • Sankar WN, Spiegel DA, Gregg JR, Sennett BJ. Long-term follow-up after one-stage reconstruction of dislocated hips in patients with cerebral palsy. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 26(1):1-7, 2006.
  • Al-Omari A, Sankar WN, Dormans J. Avascular (Aseptic) necrosis of the femoral head (hip) in Schwartz W, Ed. The 5-minute pediatric consult. 6th edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2012.
  • Sankar WN, Horn BD, Wells L, Dormans JP. The Hip (Chapter 670) in Behrman RE, Kliegman R, and Jenson HB Eds. Nelson’s Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th edition, Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2011.
  • Sankar WN, Millis MB. Surgical dislocation of the hip (Chapter 17) in Kocher MS, Millis MB Eds. Operative Techniques: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery. 1st Edition, Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2011.

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• Age groups you are accepting new hip dysplasia patients:

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• Name: Unni G. Narayanan
• Degree: MBBS, MSc, FRCSC
• Title / Position: Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Scientist Bloorview Research Institute, IHDI Medical Advisory Board Member
• Place of Employment / Office Name: Hospital for Sick Children
• Street Address: 555 University Avenue, S-107
• City: Toronto
• State/Province: Ontario
• Zip/Postal code: M5G 1XB
• Country: Canada
• Medical or Surgical Specialty: Pediatric Orthopaedics

Professional Education and Memberships

Practice Information

• Age groups you are accepting new hip dysplasia patients: Infants and children, Adolescents

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• Name: Kishore Mulpuri
• Degree: MBBS, MS, MHSc
• Title / Position: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, BC Children's Hospital/ Associate Professor, UBC / Research Director, IHDI/ Member, IHDI Medical Advisory Board
• Place of Employment / Office Name: British Columbia Children's Hospital
• Street Address: 4480 Oak Street
• City: Vancouver
• State/Province: British Columbia
• Zip/Postal code: V6H 3V4
• Country: Canada
• Office phone number: 604.875.2054
• Office fax number: 604.875.2275
• Medical or Surgical Specialty: Pediatric Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Surgery

Professional Education and Memberships

• Medical School: Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore University
• Residency: Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore University
• Fellowship training: Women’s & Children’s Hospital,  Adelaide;  Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne;  BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver
• Society Memberships (list up to four only): American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsPediatric Orthopaedics Society of North AmericaCanadian Orthopaedic AssociationPaediatric Orthopaedic Society of India
• Academic contributions for DDH research or education including publications:
  • Sharpe P, Mulpuri K, Chan A, Cundy PJ. Differences in risk factors between early and late diagnosed developmental dysplasia of the hip. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2006;91(3):F158–162.
  • Dulai SK, Slobogean BL, Beauchamp RD, Mulpuri K. A quality assessment of randomized clinical trials in pediatric orthopedics. J Pediatr Orthop. 2007;27(5):573–581.
  • Davidson D, Mulpuri K, Mathias RG. Skeptical thinking series: An introduction to skeptical thinking in the evaluation of claims. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2011;20:191–193.
  • Cashin MS, Kelley SP, Douziech JR, Varghese RA, Hamilton QP, Mulpuri K. Levels of evidence in pediatric orthopaedic journals. Where are we now? J Pediatr Orthop. 2011;31(6):721–5.
  • Varghese RA, Dhawale AA, Zavaglia BC, Slobogean BL, Mulpuri K. Citation classics in pediatric orthopaedics. J Pediatr Orthop. 2013;33(6):667–71.
  • Cooper AP, Doddabasappa SN, Mulpuri K. Evidence–based management of developmental dysplasia of the hip. Orthop Clin North Am. 2014;45(3):341–54.
  • Mulpuri K, Brighton B. Evidence-based medicine and clinical trials in pediatric orthopedics. J Pediatr Orthop. 2014;34(1):S71-3. DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000000292.
  • Mulpuri K, Song KM. AAOS Clinical Practice Guideline: Detection and nonoperative management of pediatric developmental dysplasia of the hip in infants up to six months of age. J AAOS. 2015;23:206–207.
  • Mulpuri K, Song KM, Goldberg MJ, Sevarino K. Detection and nonoperative management of pediatric developmental dysplasia of the hip in infants up to six months of age. J AAOS. 2015;23(3):202-5. DOI:10.5435/JAAOS–D–15–00006
  • Mulpuri K, Song KM, Gross RH, et al. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons evidence-based guideline on detection and nonoperative management of pediatric developmental dysplasia of the hip in infants up to six months of age. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015;97:1717–1718.
  • Narayanan U, Mulpuri K, Sankar WN, Clarke NMP, Hosalkar H, Price CT. Reliability of a new radiographic classification for developmental dysplasia of the hip. J Pediatr Orthop. 2015;35:478–484. doi:10.1097/BPO.0000000000000318.CA
  • Dodwell E, Dua S, Dulai SK, Astone K, Mulpuri K. The quality of randomized controlled trials in pediatric orthopaedics: Are we improving? J Pediatr Orthop. 2015;35:536–545. doi:10.1097/BPO.0000000000000324.
  • Mulpuri K, Schaeffer EK, Kelley SP, Castaneda P, Clarke NM, Herrera-Soto JA, Upasani V, Narayanan UG, Price CT, IHDI Study Group. What is the impact of center variability in a multicenter international prospective observational study on developmental dysplasia of the hip? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2016;474(5):1138-45. doi: 10.1007/s11999-016-4746-y.
  • Mulpuri K, Schaeffer EK, Andrade J, Sankar WN, Williams N, Matheny TH, Mubarak SJ, Cundy PJ, Price CT, IHDI Study Group. What risk factors and characteristics are associated with late-presenting dislocations of the hip in infants? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2016;474(5):1131-7. doi: 10.1007/s11999-015-4668-0.
  • Mulpuri K, Schaeffer EK, Thompson GH, Hensinger RN. Introduction to evidence-based recommendations for pediatric othopaedic practice. J Pediatr Orthop. 2016. DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000000834 [Epub ahead of print]
  • Upasani VV, Bomar JD, Matheney TH, Sankar WN, Mulpuri K, Price CT, Moseley CF, Kelley SP, Narayanan U, Clarke NM, Wedge JH, Castañeda P, Kasser JR, Foster BK, Herrera-Soto JA, Cundy PJ, Williams N, Mubarak SJ. Evaluation of brace treatment for infant hip dislocation in a prospective cohort: Defining the success rate and variables associated with failure. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2016;98(14):1215-21. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.15.01018.
  • Phillips L, Carsen S, Vasireddi A, Mulpuri K. Use of patient-reported outcome measures in pediatric orthopaedic literature. J Pediatr Orthop. 2016. DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000000847 [Epub ahead of print]
  • Mulpuri K, Hosalkar H, Matheney T, Kelley SP, Castaneda P, Foster B, Clarke N, Price C. Presentation and management of children <18-months-old with DDH: Observations from an international multi-centre study group. Canadian Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting. Winnipeg, MB. June 20-22, 2013.
  • Mulpuri K, Aarvold A, Kelley S, Clarke N, Herrera–Soto JA, Price CT. Pavlik treatment for dislocated but irreducible hips in infants aged <6 months: Unilateral hips have high success rate, bilateral hips are doomed to failure. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA. April 29 – May 2, 2015.
  • Mulpuri K, Andrade J, Williams N, Sankar WN, Matheney TH, Castaneda P, Clarke N, Price CT. Risk factors for late presenting developmental dysplasia of the hip from a multi–centre, prospective study group. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA. April 29 – May 2, 2015.
  • Aarvold A, Kelley SP, Herrera–Soto J, Price C, Clarke N, Mulpuri K. The effectiveness of Pavlik harness treatment for fixed congenital dislocations of the hip. Canadian Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC. June 17–20, 2015.
  • Goldberg M, Mulpuri K, Song KM, Mohiuddin M, Spooner A, Zehr B, Lehmann HP, Cummins D. Detection and non–operative management of paediatric developmental dysplasia of the hip in infants. Canadian Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC. June 17–20, 2015.
  • Mulpuri K, Andrade J, Williams N, Sankar WN, Matheney TH, Castañeda P, Clarke NMP, Price CT. Risk factors for late presenting developmental dysplasia of the hip from a multicentre, prospective study group. Canadian Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC. June 17–20, 2015.
  • Schaeffer EK, Price CT, Mulpuri K, IHDI Study Group. Developmental dysplasia of the hip and laterality: The importance of graded severity of the contralateral hip. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN. April 27-30, 2016.
  • Quader N, Schaeffer EK, Mulpuri K, Cooper A, Hodgson A, Abugharbieh R. Comparison of an automatic ultrasound technique to current practice in calculating dysplasia metrics in DDH. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN. April 27-30, 2016.
  • Schaeffer EK, Price C, Mulpuri K, IHDI Study Group. Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip and Laterality: The Importance of Graded Severity of the Contralateral Hip. Canadian Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Quebec City, QC, June 16-19, 2016.
  • Schaeffer EK, Quader N, Mulpuri K, Cooper A, Hodgson A, Abugharbieh R. Automatic Evaluation of Scan Adequacy and Dysplasia Metrics in 2D Ultrasound Images of the Neonatal Hip. Canadian Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Quebec City, QC, June 16-19, 2016Other:
  • Mulpuri K. Screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip: An evidence-based approach to practice. This Changed My Practice: UBC Continuing Professional Development. https://www.mailoutinteractive.com/Industry/View.aspx?id=759572&q=974221036&qz=38e564. Published January 20, 2016.

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• Age groups you are accepting new hip dysplasia patients: Infants and children, Adolescents

Contact Information

• Name: Scott J. Mubarak
• Degree: MD
• Title / Position: Chief of Division of Pediatric Orthopedics Rady Children's Hospital, Clinical Professor, Dept. of Orthopedics University of California San Diego / IHDI Medical Advisory Board Member
• Place of Employment / Office Name: Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA
• Street Address: 3030 Children's Way, Suite 410
• City: San Diego
• State/Province: California
• Zip/Postal code: 92123
• Country: United States
• Office phone number: 858.966.6789.
• Office fax number: 858.495.8519
• Medical or Surgical Specialty: Pediatric Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Surgery

Professional Education and Memberships

• Medical School: University of Wisconsin Medical School
• Residency: University of California, San Diego Medical Center
• Fellowship training: Children’s Orthopaedics / Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
• Certifications: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Society Memberships (list up to four only):
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
  • Canadian Orthopaedic Association
• Academic contributions for DDH research or education including publications:
  • Mubarak, SJ, Garfin, SR, Vance, R, McKinnon, B, and Sutherland, DH: Pitfalls in the Use of the Pavlik Harness for Treatment of Congenital Dysplasia, Subluxation and Dislocation of the Hip. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 63-A: 1239-1248, 1981
  • Mubarak, SJ, Garfin, SR, Vance, R, McKinnon, B, Sutherland, DH: Pitfalls in the Use of the Pavlik Harness for Treatment of Congenital Dysplasia, Subluxation and Dislocation of the Hip. Orthotics and Prosthetics, 36:13-22, 1983.
  • Manjarris, JF, and Mubarak, SJ: Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Heads Following Bilateral Iliopsoas and Adductor Releases Via the Medial Approach to the Hip. J. Ped. Orth 4:109-110, 1984
  • Mubarak, SJ, Beck, LR, Sutherland, D: Home Traction in the Management of Congenital Dislocation of the Hips. J. Ped Ortho, 6: 721-723, 1986.
  • Mubarak, SJ, Leach, JL, Wenger, DR: Management of Congenital Dislocation of the Hip in the Infant. Contemporary Orthopedics, 15: 29-44, 1987.
  • Davids, JR, Benson, LJ, Mubarak, SJ, McNeil, N: Ultrasonography and Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Three Delivery Systems. J. Ped. Ortho., 15: 325-329, 1995.
  • Mubarak, SJ, Bialik, V: Arnold Pavlik: The Man and His Method. JPO, 23:342-346, 2003.
  • Weinstein, SL, Mubarak, SJ, Wenger, DW: Developmenetal Hip Dysplasia and Dislocation, Part I. Selected Instructional Course Lecture, AAOS. JBJS, 85-A:1824-32, Sept. 2003.
  • Weinstein, SL, Mubarak, SJ, Wenger, DR: Developmental Hip Dysplasia and Dislocation, Part II. Selected Instructional Course Lecture, AAOS. JBJS, 85-A:2024-2035, 2003.
  • Wenger, DR, Mubarak, SJ, Henderson, P, Miyanji, F: Ligamentum teres maintenance and transfer as a stabilizer in open reduction for pediatric hip dislocation: Surgical Technique and Early Clinical Results. Journal of Children’s Orthopedics, 2:177-185, 2008.
  • Swaroop, VT, Mubarak, SJ: Difficult-to-Treat Ortolani-Positive Hip: Improved Success with New Treatment Protocol. Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics, 3:224-230, 2009.
  • Imrie, M, Scott, V, Stearns,P, Bastrom, T, Mubarak, SJ: Is Ultrasound screening for DDH in Babies Born Breech Sufficient? Journal of Children’s Orthopedics, Published Online, Nov., 2009.

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• Age groups you are accepting new hip dysplasia patients: Not accepting new patients

Contact Information

• Name: Colin F. Moseley
• Degree: MD, CM, FRCS
• Title / Position: Shriners, Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery University of California Los Angeles / IHDI Medical Advisory Board Member / IHDI Research Coordinator
• Place of Employment / Office Name: The Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children
• Street Address: 3160 Geneva Street
• City: Los Angeles
• State/Province: California
• Zip/Postal code: 90020-1199
• Country: United States
• Office phone number: 213.388.3150
• Medical or Surgical Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery, Pediatric Orthopaedics

Professional Education and Memberships

• Medical School: McGill University Montrreal
• Residency: Royal Victoria Hospital/McGill University
• Fellowship training: Case Western Reserve University Cleveland
• Certifications: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons, U.S. National Board of Medical Examiners
• Society Memberships (list up to four only): American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Canadian Orthopaedic Society
• Academic contributions for DDH research or education including publications:
  • Horn BD, Moseley CF. Current concepts in the management of pediatric hip disease. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 71-A; 1386-1391, 1989
  • Beauchesne R; Miller F; Moseley C. Proximal femoral osteotomy using the AO fixed-angle blade plate. J Pediatr Orthop, 1992 Nov-Dec;12(6):735-40.
  • Sankar WN, Neubuerger CO, Moseley CF. Femoral head sphericity in untreated developmental dislocation of the hip. J Pediatr Orthop. 2010 Sep;30(6):558-61.
  • Sankar WN, Neubuerger CO, Moseley CF. Femoral anteversion in developmental dysplasia of the hip. J Pediatr Orthop. 2009 Dec;29(8):885-8.
  • Sankar WN, Tang EY, Moseley CF. Predictors of the need for femoral shortening osteotomy during open treatment of developmental dislocation of the hip. J Pediatr Orthop. 2009 Dec;29(8):868-71.
  • Sankar WN, Young CR, Lin AG, Crow SA, Baldwin KD, Moseley CF. Risk factors for failure after open reduction for DDH: a matched cohort analysis. J Pediatr Orthop. 2011 Apr-May;31(3):232-9.
  • Moseley CF. The Biomechanics of the Pediatric Hip. Orthop Clin N Am; 11:3-16, 1980.
  • Horn BD; Moseley CF. Current concepts in the management of pediatric hip disease. Curr Opin Rheumatol 1992 Apr;4(2):184-90.
  • Moseley CF. Developmental hip dysplasia and dislocation: management of the older child. Instr Course Lect. 2001;50:547-53.
  • Moseley CF. Open Reduction of the Hip and Salter Innominate Osteotomy. Chapter in Masters Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery – Pediatrics, Tolo, V, ed. Lippincott-Raven 2007.

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• Age groups you are accepting new hip dysplasia patients: Infants and children, Adolescents, Adults

Contact Information

• Name: Travis H. Matheney
• Degree: MD, MLA
• Title / Position: Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery / IHDI Medical Advisory Board Member
• Place of Employment / Office Name: Boston Children's Hospital
• Street Address: 300 Longwood Avenue
• City: Boston
• State/Province: Massachusetts
• Zip/Postal code: 02115
• Country: United States
• Office phone number: 617.355.8346
• Office fax number: 617.730.0321
• Medical or Surgical Specialty: Pediatric Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Surgery

Professional Education and Memberships

• Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School
• Residency: Mass General Hospital, Harvard Combined Residency Program
• Fellowship training: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Boston Children’s Hospital, Zimbler Pediatric Orhtopaedic Traveling Fellow Australia and New Zealand
• Certifications: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Society Memberships (list up to four only):
  • Pediatric Orttopaedic Society of North America
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Orthopaedic Trauma Association
• Academic contributions for DDH research or education including publications:
  • Rebello G, Zilkens C, Dudda M, Matheney T, Kim YJ. Triple pelvic osteotomy in complex hip dysplasia seen in neuromuscular and teratologic conditions. J Ped Ortho. 2009 Sep;29(6):527-34.
  • Matheney TH, Kim YJ, Zurakowski D, Matero C, Millis MB. Mid- to long-term results following bernese periacetabular osteotomy and predictors of clinical outcomes. J Bone Joint Surg. 2009;91:2113-23.
  • Jäger M, Behringer M, Zilkens C, Matheney T, Krauspe R. Initial increased wear debris of XLPE-A(2)0 (3) bearing in total hip arthroplasties. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2010 Mar 21. [EPub ahead of print]
  • Difazio R, Vessey J, Zurakowski D, Hresko MT, Matheney TH. Incidence of skin complications and associated charges in children treated with hip spica casts for femur fractures. J Ped Ortho 2011, Jan-Feb;31(1):17-22.
  • Matheney TH, Kim YJ, Zurakowski D, Matero C, Millis MB. Mid- to long-term results following bernese periacetabular osteotomy and predictors of clinical outcomes: Surgical Technique. J Bone Joint Surg. 2010;92 Suppl 1 Part 2:115-29.
  • Matheney TH,Sandell L, Foucher K, Lamontagne M, Grodzinsky AJ, Peters CL. Motion analysis, cartilage mechanics, and biology in femoroacetabular impingement:Current understanding and areas of future research. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2013;21 Suppl 1:S27-32.
  • Matheney TH. How to choose the right patient for correction of acetabular dysplasia after skeletal maturity. J Ped Ortho 2013, Jul-Aug; 33 Suppl 1:S13-20.
  • Sankar WN, Matheney TH, Zaltz I. Femoroacetabular impingement: Current concepts and controversies. Ortho Clin North Am 2013, Oct;44(4):575-89.
  • Matheny TH, Kim YJ. Hip, Pelvis, and Femur: Pediatrics. Orthopaedic Knowledge Update 9. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2008, pp.715-726.
  • Matheney TH, Snyder B. The Chiari Osteotomy. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2011, Vol 2, pp. 1552-58.
  • Matheney TH, Millis MB. The Bernese Periacetabular Osteotomy. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2011, Vol 2, pp. 1559-68.
  • Matheney TH, Millis MB. Bernese Periacetabular Osteotomy. Operative Techniques: Pediatric Orthopaedics. Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2011, pp. 211-30.
  • Matheney TH, Millis MB. The Bernese Periacetabular Osteotomy. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery. 2^nd Ed. In press.

Practice Information

• Age groups you are accepting new hip dysplasia patients: Infants and children, Adolescents, Adults

Contact Information

• Name: Young-Jo Kim
• Degree: MD, PhD
• Title / Position: Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Harvard Medical School, Orthopaedic Surgeon / IHDI Medical Advisory Board Member / Member Hip Preservation Advisory Board
• Place of Employment / Office Name: Boston Children's Hospital
• Street Address: 300 Longwood Avenue
• City: Boston
• State/Province: Massachusetts
• Zip/Postal code: 02115
• Country: United States
• Office phone number: 617.355.7497
• Office fax number: 617.730.0459
• Medical or Surgical Specialty: Pediatric Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Surgery

Professional Education and Memberships

• Medical School: Harvard Medical School
• Residency: Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Orthopaedic Surgery Program
• Fellowship training: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery-Boston Childrens Hospital, and Texas Scoittish Rite Hospital Dallas, AO Fellow in Hip Surgery-Switzerland
• Certifications: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons,
• Society Memberships (list up to four only):
  • Orthopaedic Research Society
  • Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
  • American Academy of Orhtopaedic Surgeons
  • New York Academy of Sciences
• Academic contributions for DDH research or education including publications:
  • Kim, Y. J.; Sah, R. L.; Doong, J. Y.; and Grodzinsky, A. J.: Fluorometric assay of DNA in cartilage explants using Hoechst 33258. Anal Biochem, 174(1): 168-76, 1988
  • Kim, Y. J.; Grodzinsky, A. J.; and Plaas, A. H.: Compression of cartilage results in differential effects on biosynthetic pathways for aggrecan, link protein, and hyaluronan. Arch Biochem Biophys, 328(2): 331-40, 1996.
  • Kim, Y. J.; Jaramillo, D.; Millis, M. B.; Gray, M. L.; and Burstein, D.: Assessment of early osteoarthritis in hip dysplasia with delayed gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of cartilage. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 85-A(10): 1987-92, 2003.
  • Murphy, S.; Tannast, M.; Kim, Y. J.; Buly, R.; and Millis, M. B.: Debridement of the adult hip for femoroacetabular impingement: indications and preliminary clinical results. Clin Orthop Relat Res, (429): 178-81, 2004.
  • Katz, D. A.; Kim, Y. J.; and Millis, M. B.: Periacetabular osteotomy in patients with Down’s syndrome. J Bone Joint Surg Br, 87(4): 544-7, 2005.
  • Kocher, M. S.; Kim, Y. J.; Millis, M. B.; Mandiga, R.; Siparsky, P.; Micheli, L. J.; and Kasser, J. R.: Hip arthroscopy in children and adolescents. J Pediatr Orthop, 25(5): 680-6, 2005./
  • Cunningham, T.; Jessel, R.; Zurakowski, D.; Millis, M. B.; and Kim, Y. J.: Delayed gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of cartilage to predict early failure of Bernese periacetabular osteotomy for hip dysplasia. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 88(7): 1540-8, 2006.
  • Tiderius, C. J.; Jessel, R.; Kim, Y. J.; and Burstein, D.: Hip dGEMRIC in asymptomatic volunteers and patients with early osteoarthritis: the influence of timing after contrast injection. Magn Reson Med, 57(4): 803-5, 2007.
  • Clohisy, J. C.; Carlisle, J. C.; Beaule, P. E.; Kim, Y. J.; Trousdale, R. T.; Sierra, R. J.; Leunig, M.; Schoenecker, P. L.; and Millis, M. B.: A systematic approach to the plain radiographic evaluation of the young adult hip. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 90 Suppl 4: 47-66, 2008.
  • Clohisy, J. C.; Carlisle, J. C.; Trousdale, R.; Kim, Y. J.; Beaule, P. E.; Morgan, P.; Steger-May, K.; Schoenecker, P. L.; and Millis, M.: Radiographic Evaluation of the Hip has Limited Reliability. Clin Orthop Relat Res, 2008.
  • Espinosa, N.; Strassberg, J.; Belzile, E. L.; Millis, M. B.; and Kim, Y. J.: Extraarticular fractures after periacetabular osteotomy. Clin Orthop Relat Res, 466(7): 1645-51, 2008.
  • Mamisch, T. C.; Dudda, M.; Hughes, T.; Burstein, D.; and Kim, Y. J.: Comparison of delayed gadolinium enhanced MRI of cartilage (dGEMRIC) using inversion recovery and fast T1 mapping sequences. Magn Reson Med, 60(4): 768-73, 2008.
  • Rebello, G.; Spencer, S.; Millis, M. B.; and Kim, Y. J.: Surgical Dislocation in the Management of Pediatric and Adolescent Hip Deformity. Clin Orthop Relat Res, 2008.
  • Jessel, R.; Zurakowski, D.; Zilkens, C.; Burstein, D.; Gray, M. L.; and Kim, Y. J.: Radiographic and patient factors associated with pre-radiographic osteoarthritis in hip dysplasia. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 2009.
  • Jette, A. M. et al.: A computer-adaptive disability instrument for lower extremity osteoarthritis research demonstrated promising breadth, precision, and reliability. J Clin Epidemiol, 2009.
  • Mahan, S.; Katz, J.; and Kim, Y. J.: To Screen or Not to Screen? A Decision Analysis of the Utility of Screening for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hips. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 2009.
  • Tiderius, C.; Jaramillo, D.; Connolly, S.; Griffey, M.; Rodriguez, D. P.; Kasser, J. R.; Millis, M. B.; Zurakowski, D.; and Kim, Y. J.: Post-closed reduction perfusion magnetic resonance imaging as a predictor of avascular necrosis in developmental hip dysplasia: a preliminary report. J Pediatr Orthop, 29(1): 14-20, 2009.
  • Sah, R. L.; Kim, Y. J.; and Grodzinsky, A. J.: The effect of mechanical compression on cartilage metabolism. In Methods in cartilage research. Edited by Mauroudas, A., and Keuttner, K., Academic Press, 1990.
  • Kim, Y. J.: Residual Pediatric Hip Deformities and Its Impact on the Adult Hip. In The Young Adult With Hip Pain Monograph. Edited by Beaule, P. E., American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2007.
  • Matheney, T., and Kim, Y. J.: Hip, Pelvis, and Femur Disorders: Pediatrics. In Orhopaedic Knowledge Update 9. Edited by Fischgrund, J. S., American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2007.Matheney, T., and Kim, Y. J.: Hip, Pelvis, and Femur Disorders: Pediatrics. In Orhopaedic Knowledge Update 9. Edited by Fischgrund, J. S., American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2007.
  • Yen, Y.-M., and Kim, Y.-J.: Osteotomy of the Hip and Pelvis. In Biologic Joint Replacement, pp. 235-244. Edited by Cole, B. J., and Gomoll, A. H., 235-244, Thorofare, NJ, Slack Incorporated, 2009.
  • Burstein, D.; Velyvis, J.; Scott, K. T.; Stock, K. W.; Kim, Y. J.; Jaramillo, D.; Boutin, R. D.; and Gray, M. L.: Protocol issues for delayed Gd(DTPA)(2-)-enhanced MRI (dGEMRIC) for clinical evaluation of articular cartilage. Magn Reson Med, 45(1): 36-41, 2001.
  • Millis, M. B., and Kim, Y. J.: Rationale of osteotomy and related procedures for hip preservation: a review. Clin Orthop Relat Res, (405): 108-21, 2002.
  • Gray, M. L.; Eckstein, F.; Peterfy, C.; Dahlberg, L.; Kim, Y. J.; and Sorensen, A. G.: Toward imaging biomarkers for osteoarthritis. Clin Orthop Relat Res, (427 Suppl): S175-81, 2004.
  • / Dillon, J. E.; Connolly, S. A.; Connolly, L. P.; Kim, Y. J.; and Jaramillo, D.: MR imaging of congenital/developmental and acquired disorders of the pediatric hip and pelvis. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am, 13(4): 783-97, 2005.
  • Kim, Y. J., and Millis, M.: Safe Surgical Dislocation of the Hip. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics, 15(4): 338-344, 2005.
  • Kim, Y. J.; Ganz, R.; Murphy, S. B.; Buly, R. L.; and Millis, M. B.: Hip joint-preserving surgery: beyond the classic osteotomy. Instr Course Lect, 55: 145-58, 2006./Beaule, P. E.; Clohisy, J. C.; Schoenecker, P.; Kim, Y. J.; Millis, M.; and Trousdale, R. T.: Hip arthroscopy: an emerging gold standard. Arthroscopy, 23(6): 682, 2007./
  • Felson, D. T., and Kim, Y. J.: The futility of current approaches to chondroprotection. Arthritis Rheum, 56(5): 1378-83, 2007./
  • Kim, Y. J.: Nonarthroplasty hip surgery for early osteoarthritis. Rheum Dis Clin North Am, 34(3): 803-14, 2008./ Kim, Y. J.; Bixby, S.; Mamisch, T. C.; Clohisy, J. C.; and Carlisle, J. C.: Imaging structural abnormalities in the hip joint: instability and impingement as a cause of osteoarthritis. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol, 12(4): 334-45, 2008.
  • / Mamisch, T. C.; Bittersohl, B.; Hughes, T.; Kim, Y. J.; Welsch, G. H.; Dudda, M.; Siebenrock, K. A.; Werlen, S.; and Trattnig, S.: Magnetic resonance imaging of the hip at 3 Tesla: clinical value in femoroacetabular impingement of the hip and current concepts. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol, 12(3): 212-22, 2008.
  • Stubbs, A. J.; Kim, Y. J.; and Swank, M. L.: Section VIII: Novel approaches to imaging and tracking of hip topology. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 91 Suppl 1: 137, 2009.
• Optional Personal Statement: My current clinical and research efforts are focused on devising treatment strategies for and understanding the role of abnormal mechanics in the development of premature osteoarthritis. The cause of arthritis is thought to be mechanical in origin due to abnormally increased load seen with instability or internal impingement.

Practice Information

• Age groups you are accepting new hip dysplasia patients: Infants and children, Adolescents

Contact Information

• Name: Simon Kelley
• Degree: MBChB, MRCS, FRCS
• Title / Position: Assistant Professor Surgery, Project Investigator, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon / IHDI Medical Advisory Board Member
• Place of Employment / Office Name: The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
• Street Address: 555 University Avenue
• City: Toronto
• State/Province: Ontario
• Zip/Postal code: M5G 1X8
• Country: Canada
• Office phone number: 416.813.6435
• Office fax number: 416.813.6414
• Medical or Surgical Specialty: Pediatric Orthopaedics

Professional Education and Memberships

• Medical School: University of Brimingham Medical School, Birmingham, United Kingdom
• Residency: North Staffs Royal Infirmary, City Hospital Birmingham,
• Fellowship training: Pediatric Orthopaedic-Hospital for Sick Children, Pediatric Orthopaedic-BC Childrens Hospital, Pediatric Orthopaedic-Shriners Hospital for Children
• Certifications: College of Physicians and Surgeons-Canada, General Medical Council -United Kingdom
• Society Memberships (list up to four only):
  • Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
  • College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
  • Ontario Medical Association
  • Canadian Medical Association
• Academic contributions for DDH research or education including publications:
  • Cashin MS, Kelley SP, Douziech JR, Varghese RA, Hamilton QP, Mulpuri K. Levels of evidence in pediatric orthopaedic journals. Where are we now? Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 2011;31(6):721-5.

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• Age groups you are accepting new hip dysplasia patients: Infants and children, Adolescents

Contact Information

• Name: James R. Kasser
• Degree: MD
• Title / Position: Orthopaedic Surgeon-in-Chief / IHDI Medical Advisory Board Member
• Place of Employment / Office Name: Boston Children's Hospital
• Street Address: 300 Longwood Avenue
• City: Boston
• State/Province: Massachusetts
• Zip/Postal code: 02115-5724
• Country: United States
• Office phone number: 617.355.6021
• Office fax number: 617.739.3338
• Medical or Surgical Specialty: Pediatric Orthopaedics

Professional Education and Memberships

• Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
• Residency: Maine Medical Center, Tufts New England Medical Center
• Fellowship training: Alfred I duPont Institute
• Certifications: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons,
• Society Memberships (list up to four only):
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
  • Academic Orthopaedic Society
• Academic contributions for DDH research or education including publications:
  • Kasser JR, Bowen JR, MacEwen, GD. Varus osteotomy for persistent dysplasia in CDH. J Bone Joint Surg 1985; 67A:195-203.
  • Mooney J, Kasser J. Brachial plexus palsy with Pavlik harness. J Pediatr Orthop 1994; 14(5): 677-9.
  • Hangen DH, Kasser JR, Emans JB, Millis MB. The Pavlik harness and developmental dysplasia of the hip: has ultrasound changed treatment patterns? J Pediatr Orthop 1995; 15:47-52.
  • Smith BG, Millis MB, Hey LA, Jaramillo D, Kasser JR. Postreduction computed tomography in developmental dislocation of the hip: part I: analysis of measurement reliability. J Pediatr Orthop 1997; 17:626-30.
  • Smith BG, Millis MB, Hey LA, Jaramillo D, Kasser JR. Postreduction computed tomography in developmental dislocation of the hip: part II: predictive value for outcome. J Pediatr Orthop 1997; 17:631
  • Poss, R, Mabrey, J, Gillogly, S, Kasser, J, Sweeney, H, Zarins, B, Garrett, W, Cannon, D, Johnston, R, and Harrast, J: The Emerging Impact of the Information Age on Orthopaedic Surgery.J Bone Joint Surg, 2000, Vol. 82-A, No. 10, 1494-1509.
  • Lerman JA, Emans JB, Millis MB, Share J, Zurakowski D, Kasser JR. Early failure of Pavlik harness treatment for developmental hip dysplasia: clinical and ultrasound predictors. J Pediatr Orthop 2001; 21:348-53.
  • Hedequist D, Kasser J, Emans J. Use of an abduction orthosis for DDH following failed Pavlik harness use. J Pediatr Orthop 2003; 23(2):175-177.
  • Mahan S, Kasser JR. Does swaddling influence developmental dysplasia of the hip? Pediatrics 2008;121;177-178
  • Mahan S, Kasser JR. Safe swaddling and health hips: don’t toss the baby out with the bathwater: in reply. Pediatrics 2008;121;1077.

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• Age groups you are accepting new hip dysplasia patients: Infants and children, Adolescents

Contact Information

• Name: Jose A. Herrera-Soto
• Degree: MD
• Title / Position: Director Pediatric Orthopaedics / IHDI Medical Advisory Board Member
• Place of Employment / Office Name: Arnold Palmer Hospital Center for Orthopaedics
• Street Address: 1222 S. Orange Avenue, 5th Floor
• City: Orlando
• State/Province: Florida
• Zip/Postal code: 32606
• Country: United States
• Office phone number: 321.841.3040
• Office fax number: 321.841.3049
• Medical or Surgical Specialty: Pediatric Orthopaedics

Professional Education and Memberships

• Medical School: University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
• Residency: University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
• Fellowship training: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, AO Hip Surgery
• Certifications: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons,
• Society Memberships (list up to four only):
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North Americe
  • European Pediatric Orthopaedic Society
  • Scoliosis Research Society
• Specific training in hip dysplasia: Ganz osteotomy and surgical dislocation training visit Texas Scottish Rite Hospital,  Ganz osteotomy and surgical dislocation training visit at Boston Children’s Hospital, AO Hip Surgery Fellowship Insespital, Berne, Switzerland
• Academic contributions for DDH research or education including publications:
  • Herrera-Soto JA, Do TT, Crawford AH: Buoyancy of Synthetic Cast and its Implications to Young Patients. J Pediatr Orthop. 2005; 25(3):366-8.
  • Herrera-Soto JA, Charles T. Price, The Presence of Bilateral Hip Dysplasia and Genu Valgum in Fraser Syndrome, Orthopedics 2008, 31:38.
  • Herrera-Soto JA, Crawford AH: Shelf arthoplasty of the Hip”: In Master Techniques in Orthopedic Surgery- Pediatrics Volume; Tolo and Skaggs (eds): Lippincott, Williams &Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2008.Chapter 14: pp 165-174.
  • Flynn JM, Ramirez N, Betz R, Mulcahey MJ, Pino F, Herrera-Soto JA, Carlo S, Cornier AS. Steel syndrome: dislocated hips and radial heads, carpal coalition, scoliosis, short stature, and characteristic facial features. J Pediatr Orthop. 2010 Apr-May;30(3):282-8.
  • Wright PB, Ruder J, Birnbaum MA, Phillips JH, Herrera-Soto JA, Knapp DR. Outcomes after salvage procedures for the painful dislocated hip in cerebral palsy. J Pediatr Orthop. 2013 Jul-Aug;33(5):505-10.

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• Age groups you are accepting new hip dysplasia patients: Infants and children, Adolescents, Adults

Contact Information

• Name: Rachel Goldstein
• Degree: MD, MPH
• Title / Position: Director Hip Preservation Program, Director of Orthopaedic Trauma
• Place of Employment / Office Name: Children's Hospital Los Angeles
• Street Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd.
• City: Los Angeles
• State/Province: California
• Zip/Postal code: 90027
• Country: United States
• Office phone number: 323-361-2142
• Office fax number: 323-361-1310
• Medical or Surgical Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgeon

Professional Education and Memberships

• Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
• Residency: NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases (Orthopaedics)
• Fellowship training:Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (Pediatric Orthopaedics) Boston Children’s Hospital (Young Adult Hip Preservation)
• Society Memberships (list up to four only):American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North AmericaAmerican Academy of PediatricsLos Angeles Pediatric Society
• Specific training in hip dysplasia:Young Adult Hip Preservation, Boston Children’s Hospital
• Academic contributions for DDH research or education including publications:Goldstein RY, Kaye ID, Slover J, Feldman D.  Hip dysplasia in the skeletally mature patient. Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Diseases. 2014;72(1):28-42.Jordan CJ, Goldstein RY, Michels RF, Hutzler L, Slover JD, Bosco JA 3rd.  Comprehensive program reduces hospital readmission rates after total joint arthroplasty.  Am J Orthop. 2012 Nov;41(11):E147-51.Goldstein RY, Millis MB.  “Periacetabular Osteotomy.”  Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: Pediatrics, 2nd editionGoldstein RY, Kim YJ.  “Surgical Hip Dislocation (SCFE and FAI).”  Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: Pediatrics, 2nd edition. 

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• Age groups you are accepting new hip dysplasia patients: Infants and children, Adolescents, Adults

Contact Information

• Name: Bruce K. Foster
• Degree: MBBS, MD, FRACS
• Title / Position: Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon / IHDI Medical Advisory Board Member
• Place of Employment / Office Name: Finders Medical Centre
• Street Address: Finders Drive
• City: Bedford Park
• State/Province: South Australia
• Zip/Postal code: 5042
• Country: Australia
• Office phone number: 61 08 8204 7777
• Office fax number: 61 08 8177 0834
• Medical or Surgical Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery, Pediatric Orthopaedics

Professional Education and Memberships

• Medical School: Adelaide University
• Residency: Adelaide University
• Fellowship training: Alfred I duPont Institute
• Certifications:FRACS
• Society Memberships (list up to four only):
  • Paediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
  • Australian Paediatric Orhtopaedic Society
  • Royal Australasian College of surgeons
• Academic contributions for DDH research or education including publications:
  • Pool RD, Foster BK and Paterson DC. Avascular necrosis in congenital hip dislocation. The significance of splintage.Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 68B: 3 1986, pp 427-430.
  • Sundberg SB, Savage JP and Foster BK. Technetium phosphate bone scan in the diagnosis of septic arthritis in childhood Journal of Paediatric Orthopaedics, 9: 1989, pp 579-585. 
  • Saies AD, Foster BK and Lequesne GW. The value of a new ultrasound stress test in assessment and treatment of clinically detected hip instability. Journal of Paediatric Orthopaedics, 8: 4 1988, pp. 436-441. 
  • Foster BK. Paediatric hip and pelvis disorders. In: Current Opinion in Paediatrics. Current Science, 1993, 5: 3.
  • Foster BK. Initial Screening and Diagnosis of and Referral for Developmental dysplasia of the Hip. Orthopaedics 1995; pp 80-82. 
  • Chan A, Cundy PJ, Foster BK, Keane RJ, Byron-Scott R. (1999). Late diagnosis of congenital dislocation of the hip and presence of a screening programme: South Australian population-based study. Lancet 354, 1514-1517. 
  • Chan A, Cundy PJ, Foster BK, Keane R, Byron-Scott R. “Screening for congenital dislocation of the hip”. Lancet, Vol 355, Jan 15 2000; pp232-233. 
  • Chan A, Foster BK, Cundy PJ. Problems in the diagnosis of neonatal hip instability. ACTA Paediatrica 2001; 90:836-839.

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• Age groups you are accepting new hip dysplasia patients: Infants and children, Adolescents, Adults

Contact Information

• Name: Leo Donnan
• Degree: MBBS, FRACS
• Title / Position: Associate Professor
• Place of Employment / Office Name: Royal Childrens Hospital
• Street Address: Fleming
• City: Melbourne
• State/Province: Victoria
• Zip/Postal code: 3051
• Country: Australia
• Office phone number: 61 3 932203330
• Office fax number: 61 3 9329 4969
• Medical or Surgical Specialty: Pediatric Orthopaedics

Professional Education and Memberships

• Medical School: University of Melbourne
• Residency: Victoria Training Program
• Fellowship training: Victoria Training Program
• Certifications: Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Australian Orthopaedic Association
• Society Memberships (list up to four only): APOSALRSAAOSAOA
• Specific training in hip dysplasia: Fellowship Level Training in Paediatrics and Limb Reconstruction
• Academic contributions for DDH research or education including publications:
  • “Idiopathic Chondrolysis of the Hip.” L.T.Donnan and B Einoder. Australian and New Zealand J Surg, (1996) 66, 569-571.
  • The Paediatric Musculoskeletal Examination. L.T.Donnan. Patient Skills: Teaching Video (1998); University of Sheffield Television Production Unit.
  • The Paediatric Musculoskeletal Examination. L.T.Donnan. Examination: Teaching Video (1998); University of Sheffield Television Production Unit.
  • The Paediatric Musculoskeletal Examination. L.T.Donnan. Observational Gait Analysis: Teaching Video (1999); University of Sheffield Television Production Unit.
  • “Complications and patient satisfaction after periacetabular pelvic osteotomy.” Biedermann R, Donnan L, Gabriel A, Wachter R, Krismer M, Behensky H. Int Orthop. (2007) 32(5):611-617.
  • “Peri-acetabular external fixation for hip disease: an anatomical study.” Brown S, Lasrado I, Donnan L. Strat Traum Limb Recon. (2007)Dec.;2(2-3):69–75.
  • “Ligamentum teres tenodesis in medial approach open reduction for developmental dysplasia of the hip.” Bache E, Graham K, Dickens D, Donnan L, Johnson M, Nattrass G, O’Sullivan M, Torode I. J Pediatr Orthop B. (2008) Sep;28(6).
  • “Technology Mediated Learning in Healthcare: When a Picture Paints a Thousand Words.” Donnan L, Beischer A, Cornoiu A, De Steiger R, Graves S, Richardson M. Health Infomatics Society of Australia.(2008) Aug: 1-5.
  • “The Practical use of Multimedia Technology to Facilitate the Education of Patients with Plantar Fasciitis.” Beischer AD, Clarke A, De Steiger RN. Donnan L, Ibuki A, Unglik R. FAS, Feb, (2008).
  • “Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip.” Donnan L, Angliss R, Vu M. Australian Doctor, (2008), Oct.
  • Bone Biology. K W Ng, E Romas, L Donnan, D Findlay. Bailliere’s Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism Vol 11, No 1: pp 1-22 1997.     
• Optional Personal Statement: I have focused on refining the programmatic approach to DDH with an emphasis of the training and education of advanced practitioners in physiotherapy and nursing. Have undertaken major educational initiatives to improve primary care diagnosis and management of DDH and more recently addressing the issue of swaddling. A number of long term follow-up studies of the medial open reduction approach and am currently undertaking work to define appropriate follow-up guidelines for hip dysplasia

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• Age groups you are accepting new hip dysplasia patients: Infants and children, Adolescents, Adults

Contact Information

• Name: Peter J. Cundy
• Degree: MBBS, FRACS
• Title / Position: A/Professor Orthopaedics & Trauma University of Adelaide, Head of Orthopaedic Surgery Women's and Children's Hospital / IHDI Medical Advisory Board Member
• Place of Employment / Office Name: Orthopaedics, S.A.
• Street Address: 1 Kermode Street
• City: North Adelaide
• State/Province: South Australia
• Zip/Postal code: 5006
• Country: Australia
• Office phone number: 08 8267 8200
• Office fax number: 08 8267 2007
• Medical or Surgical Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgey, Pediatric Orthopaedics

Professional Education and Memberships

• Medical School: University of Adelaide
• Residency: Royal Adelaide Hospital and Women's & Children's Hospital
• Fellowship training: Massachusetts General Hospital
• Certifications: FRACS
• Society Memberships (list up to four only):
  • Bone Growth Foundation
  • Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
  • Australian Orthopaedic Association
  • Australian Paediatric Orhtopaedic Society
• Academic contributions for DDH research or education including publications:
  • Yiv, B.C., Saidin, R., Cundy, P.J., Tgetgel, J.D., Aguilar, J., McCaul, K.A., Keane, R.J., Chan, A., Scott, H. J. Developmental dysplasia of the hip in South Australia in 1991: Prevalence and risk factors. Paediatrics and Child Health, 1997, 33, 151 – 156
  • Chan, A., McCaul, K.A., Cundy, P.J., Haan, E.A., Byron-Scott, R.  Perinatal risk factors for developmental dysplasia of the hip. Archives of Diseases in Childhood, 1997, 76(2), F94 – F100.
  • A. Chan, P.J. Cundy, B.K. Foster, R.J. Keane, R. Byron-Scott.Late diagnosis of congenital dislocation of the hip and presence of a screening programme: South Australian population-based study.  Lancet, Vol 354, Oct 30, 1999, pp 1514-1517
  • A.Chan, P.J. Cundy, B.K. Foster, R.J. Keane, R. Byron-Scott. Screening for congenital dislocation of the hip.  Lancet, Vol 355, Jan 15 2000, p232-233.
  • Chan, A., Foster, B.K., Cundy, P.J.  Problems in the diagnosis of neonatal hip instability.  Acta Paediatrica, 90: 836-839, August 2001 . 
  • Riad, J., Gent, R., Piotto, L., Cundy, P.J. Longitudinal Study of Normal Hip Development by Ultrasound. Pediatr Orthop. 2005 Jan-Feb;25(1):5-9.

Practice Information

• Age groups you are accepting new hip dysplasia patients: Not accepting new patients

Contact Information

• Name: Nicholas M.P. Clarke
• Degree: ChM, FRCS, FRCS Ed.
• Title / Position: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Emeritus Professor / IHDI Medical Advisory Board Member
• Place of Employment / Office Name: University of Southampton / Southampton General Hospital
• Street Address: Tremona Road
• City: Southampton
• State/Province: Hampshire
• Zip/Postal code: S016 6YD
• Country: United Kingdom
• Office phone number: 02380 764971
• Office fax number: 02380 764358
• Medical or Surgical Specialty: Pediatric Orthopaedics

Professional Education and Memberships

• Medical School: University of Bristol
• Residency: Radcliff Infirmary, Oxford and Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham
• Fellowship training:AI duPont Institute United States, Kyushu University Japan
• Certifications:FRCS, FRCS Ed.
• Society Memberships (list up to four only):
  • European Pediatric Orthopaedic Society,
  • British Orthopaedic Association,
  • British Society for Children’s Orthopaedic Surgery
  • International Pediatric Orthopaedic Think Tank
• Academic contributions for DDH research or education including publications:
  •  Elbourne, D., Dezateux, C., Arthur, R., Clarke, N.M.P., Gray, A., King, A., Quinn, A., Gardner, F., Russell, G. Ultrasonography in the diagnosis and management of developmental hip dysplasia (UK hip trial): clinical and economic results of a multicentre randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2002 Dec 21-28;360 (9350):2009-17. PMID: 12504396
  • Clarke, N.M.P., Luther A.Z. Developmental Dysplasia of the hip and occult neurology. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2008 Apr;466(4):871-7. Epub 2008 Jan 30. PMID: 18231844
  • Barham, G., Clarke, N.M.P. Genetic Regulation of Embryological Limb Development with Relation to Congenital Limb Deformity in Humans. J Children’s Orth. Vol 2:1-9 2008
  • Clarke, N.M.P., Sakthivel, K., The diagnosis and management of congenital dislocation of the hip. Paeds and child health. Paeds and child health. Vol 18/6:268-271 2008
  • Bolland BJRF, Wahed AK, Al-Hallo S, Culliford DJ, Clarke NMP Late reduction in congenital dislocation of the hip and the need for secondary surgery: radiological predictors and confounding variables. J Pediatr Orthop. 2010 Oct-Nov;30(7):676-82. PMID: 20864852
  • Davies JH, Reed JM, Blake E, Priesemann M, Jackson AA, Clarke NMP. Epidemiology of vitamin D in children presenting to a pediatric orthopaedic service in the UK. J Pediatr Orthop 2011, 31;7:Oct/Nov 798-802
  • Clarke NMP, Page JE Vitamin D deficiency: a paediatric orthopaedic perspective. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2012 Feb;24(1):46-9PMID:22189396
  • Clarke NMP, Reading IC, Corbin C, Taylor CC, Bochmann T. Twenty years experience of selective secondary ultrasound screening for congenital dislocation of the hip. Arch Dis of Child 2012;97:423-9 Published Online First: 12 March 2012 doi 301085 PMID:22412044
  • Clarke NMP, Taylor CC. Diagnosis and management of developmental hip dysplasia. Paeds and child health. Vol 22/6:235-8 2012
  • Clarke NMP, Castaneda P. Strategies to improve nonoperative childhood management (DDH). Orthop Clin North Am. 2012 Jul;43(3):281-9. PMID:22819157

Practice Information

• Age groups you are accepting new hip dysplasia patients: Infants and children, Adolescents, Adults

Contact Information

• Name: Pablo Castañeda
• Degree: MD
• Title / Position: Division Chief, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, NYU Hospital for Joint disease NYC / IHDI Medical Advisory Board Member
• Place of Employment / Office Name: NYU Langone Medical Center, Hospital for Joint Disease
• Street Address: 301 East 17th Street, Room 400b
• City: New York
• State/Province: New York
• Zip/Postal code: 10003
• Country: United States
• Office phone number: NYU/ HJD 212-598-6624 or 212-598-2782
• Office fax number: NYU/ HJD 646-794-1201
• Medical or Surgical Specialty: Pediatric Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Surgery

Professional Education and Memberships

• Medical School: Anahuac University Medical School, Mexico City
• Residency: The American British Cowdray Medical Center, Mexico City
• Fellowship training: Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre Oxford – Adult Reconstructive Hip and Knee Surgery, Botnar Research Centre, University of Oxford – Prosthesis Design Research Fellow, Baylor College of Medicine Houston – Pediatric Orthopaedics
• Certifications: United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), Dirección General de Profesiones, Mexican General Directorate of Professional Activity, Mexican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Society Memberships (list up to four only):
  • Mexican Society of Pediatric Orthopedics (President 2013)
  • Mexican Society of Orthopedics
  • Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America,
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Academic contributions for DDH research or education including publications:
  • Castañeda P; Pediatric hip dysplasia and evaluation with ultrasound. Pediatric Health 2009; 3(5): 465-472.
  • Castañeda, P, Zaltz I; Hip, Pelvis, and Femur Disorders: Pediatrics, in Orthopaedic. Knowledge Update 10, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons AAOS, February, 2011.
  • Castañeda LP, Nualart HL, Pérez SMD, Cassis ZN; Estrategias para disminuir la reluxación después de una reducción en la displasia del desarrollo de la cadera (Strategies for reducing the rate of redislocation after reduction of a developmentally dislocated hip). Rev Mex Ortop Ped. 2013:15(1):40-46.
  • Castañeda LP, Iturbide SP; Evaluación de la perfusión de la cabeza femoral en el tratamiento de la displasia del desarrollo de la cadera (Evaluation of femoral head perfusion in the treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip). Rev Mex Ortop Ped. 2013:15(1):47-52. 

Practice Information

• Age groups you are accepting new hip dysplasia patients: Infants and children, Adolescents

Contact Information

• Name: Alexander Aarvold
• Degree: BSc(Hons,) MBChB, FRCSEd(Tr&Orth,) MFSTEd, DM
• Title / Position: Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon
• Place of Employment / Office Name: Southampton Children's Hospital
• Street Address: Tremona Road
• City: Southampton
• State/Province: Hampshire
• Zip/Postal code: SO16 6YD
• Country: United Kingdom
• Office phone number: 02380 777222
• Medical or Surgical Specialty: Pediatric Orthopadic Surgery

Professional Education and Memberships

• Medical School: University of Edinburgh
• Residency: St George’s Hospital, London, UK / Wessex Deanery, UK
• Fellowship training: British Columbia (BC) Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
• Certifications: General Medical Council, UK; Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK
• Society Memberships (list up to four only): British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)British Orthopaedic Research Society (BORS)World Orthopaedic Concern (WOC)International Perthes Study Group (IPSG)
• Specific training in hip dysplasia: Fellowship in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery – BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
• Academic contributions for DDH research or education including publications:
  • “A tissue engineering strategy for the treatment of avascular necrosis of the femoral head.”     Aarvold A, Smith JO, Tayton ER, Lanham SA, Briscoe A, Dunlop DG, Oreffo ROC.  The Surgeon 2013:11:319-25.
  • “Enhancing the osteogenic efficacy of human bone marrow aspirate –concentrating osteoprogenitors using wave-assisted filtration.” Aarvold A,* Dawson JI,* Smith JO,* Jones AMH, Ridgway JN, Curran SN, Higgs DR, Dunlop DG, Oreffo ROC. Cytotherapy 2012;15(2):242-52.
  • “Skeletal tissue regeneration – current approaches, challenges and novel reconstructive strategies.”Aarvold A,* Smith JO,* Tayton ER, Dunlop DG, Oreffo ROC. Tiss Eng Part B Rev 2011;17(5):307-20 Plus front cover image.
  • “Lessons in leadership from an international exchange visit.” Aarvold A, Ardolino A, Boyd R, Kelsall N, McGillion S, Hodkinson S, Goodwin M. International Journal of Clinical Leadership 2011;17(2):87-92 .
  • “Skeletal stem cells and bone regeneration: Translational strategies from bench to clinic.” Tare RS, Kanczler JM, Aarvold A, Jones AMH, Dunlop DG, Oreffo ROC. Proc. IMechE 2010;224(12) Part H: J.Engineering in Medicine:1455-70. Review
  • “Bone Tissue Engineering.” Dawson JI, Kanczler J, Smith JO, Aarvold A, Dunlop DG, Oreffo ROC. In: Comprehensive Biotechnology . Editors. Z Cui & L Brandon, Publisher: Elsevier, 2011.
  • “Skeletal stem cells: phenotype, nanotopography, biomimetic niche and translational biology.” Dawson JI, Kanczler J, Aarvold A, Kingham EJ, Oreffo RO. In: Stem Cells: Basic Biology and Clinical Applications, Editor: M Kassem, Publisher: King Saud University Press, 2011.
  • “Clinical applications for skeletal / mesenchymal stem cell therapy.” Tayton ER, Smith JO, Aarvold A, Oreffo RO, Zaleh W, Kassem M. In: Stem Cells: Basic Biology and Clinical Applications, Editor: M Kassem, Publisher: King Saud University Press, 2011.
  • “Dislocated but irreducible hips in infants aged <6 months. “ Mulpuri K, Aarvold A, Schaeffer E, Kelly S, Clarke NMP, Price C. International Hip Dysplasia Institute. Under revision for JPO.

Practice Information

• Age groups you are accepting new hip dysplasia patients: Not accepting new patients

Contact Information

• Name: Charles T. Price
• Degree: MD, FAAP
• Title / Position: Director International Hip Dysplasia Institute / Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery University of Central Florida College of Medicine
• Place of Employment / Office Name: Orlando Health / Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
• Street Address: 3160 Southgate Commerce Blvd., Suite 50
• City: Orlando
• State/Province: Florida
• Zip/Postal code: 32806
• Country: United States
• Office phone number: 321.843.5271
• Office fax number: 321.843.5298
• Medical or Surgical Specialty: Pediatric Orthopaedics

Professional Education and Memberships

• Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
• Residency: University of Florida
• Fellowship training: Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children
• Certifications: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Society Memberships (list up to four only):
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (Progrm Chair 2006-200
  • Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (President 2009-2013))
  • European Pediatric Orthopaedic Society
  • International Pediatric Orthopaedic Think Tank
• Specific training in hip dysplasia: Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: Infant Hip and Other Applications Conference
• Academic contributions for DDH research or education including publications:
  • Price CT, Lovell WW: Thompson Arthrodesis of the Hip in Children. J Bone Joint Surg. 62(A):118-1124, 1980.
  • Herrera-Soto JA, Price CT: Bilateral Hip Dysplasia and Genu Valgum in Fraser Syndrome. Orthop 31(1): 81, 2008.
  • Price CT, Ramo BA. Prevention of Hip Dysplasia in Children and Adults. Orthop Clin N Am 43 (3): 269-79, 2012. doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2012.05.001
  • Price CT. Swaddling and hip dysplasia: new observations: commentary on an article by Enbo Wang, MD, PhD, et al.: Does swaddling influence developmental dysplasia of the hip? An experimental study of the traditional straight-leg swaddling model in neonatal rats. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 Jun 20;94(12):e92. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.L.00297.
  • Price CT. Swaddling and Hip Dysplasia: New Observations: Commentary on an article by Enbo Wang, MD, PhD, et al.: Does Swaddling Influence Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip? An Experimental Study of the Traditional Straight-Leg Swaddling Model In Neonatal Rats.  J Bone Joint Surg. Am.  Jun 2012; 94 (12); e92 1-2. doi: 10.2106 /JBJS.L.00297
  • Ardila OJ, Divo EA, Moslehy FA, Rab GT, Kassab AJ, Price CT. Mechanics of hip dysplasia reductions in infants using the Pavlik harness: A physics-based computational model. J Biomech 46(9):1501-7, 2013. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.03.031. Epub 2013 Apr 28.