Stuart L. Weinstein, MD

Stuart L. Weinstein, MD

Stuart L. Weinstein, MD

Practice Information

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

Contact Information

  • Name: Stuart L. Weinstein
  • Degree: MD
  • Title / Position: Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Place of Employment / Office Name: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
  • Street Address: 200 Hawkins Drive
  • City: Iowa City
  • State/Province: Iowa
  • Zip/Postal code: 52242
  • Country: United States
  • Office phone number: 319-356-1872
  • Office fax number: 319-353-7919
  • Medical or Surgical Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery

Professional Education and Memberships

  • Medical School: University of Iowa
  • Residency: University of California / University of Iowa
  • Certifications:American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Society Memberships (list up to four only):American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsPediatric Orthopaedic Society of North AmericaAmerican Academy of PediatricsScoliosis Research Society             
  • Specific training in hip dysplasia:42 years experience
  • Academic contributions for DDH research or education including publications:Wheeler M, Weinstein SL, Ponseti IV: Congenital Dislocations of the Hip. Journal of Iowa Medical Society, 69:7, July 1979 PMID: 469284.Weinstein SL: The Medial Approach in Congenital Dislocated Hip. International Symposium on Congenital Dislocated Hips, Jerusalem, Israel. Israeli Journal of Medical Science, 16:272-279, 1980 PMID: 7390774Ishii Y, Weinstein SL, Ponseti IV: Correlation Between Arthrograms and Operative Findings in Congenital Dislocation of the Hip. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Res. 153:138-145, November-December 1980 PMID: 7449207Ponseti IV, Weinstein SL. Congenital Dislocation of the Hip. D. Tonnis, Thieme-Stratton, Inc. 1982Weinstein SL: Natural History of CDH and Hip Dysplasia. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Res., 225:62-76, December 1987 PMID: 3315382Weinstein SL: Anteromedial Approach to Reduction for Congenital Hip Dysplasia. Strategies in Orthopaedic Surgery, Vol. 6, No. 4, May 1987Hadley NA, Brown TD, Weinstein SL: The Relationship Between Contact Stress Elevations and Long Term Outcome of Congenital Hip Dislocation. Journal of Orthopaedic Research 8:504-513, 1990 PMID: 2355290Weinstein SL, Birch J.G.: Closed Versus Open Reduction of Congenital Dislocation in Patients Under 2 Years of Age. Orthopaedics 13:221-227, February 1990 PMID: 2308882Weinstein SL: Congenital Hip Dislocation: Long Range Problems, Residual Signs and Symptoms After Successful Treatment. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 281:69-75, August 1992 PMID: 1499230Weinstein SL: Anteromedial Approach to the Reduction of Developmental Dislocation of the Hip. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics 3:134-140, April 1993Malvitz T, Weinstein SL: Congenital Hip Dysplasia: Review of 152 Closed Reductions with 31 Year Follow-up. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 76A: 1777-1792, December 1994 PMID: 7989383Morcuende JA, Weinstein SL: New Developments in Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip. Current Problems in Problems in Pediatrics 24:335-343, 1994 PMID: 7867374Albinana J, Morcuende JA, Weinstein SL: Radiologic Pelvic Asymmetry in Unilateral Late Diagnosed Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 15:753-762, November-December 1995 PMID: 854360Weinstein SL: Pediatric Hip Disorders in Turek’s Orthopaedics, Editors Weinstein SL and Buckwalter JA. J.B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, PA, 1995Weinstein SL: Surgical Approaches to the Hip and Their Indications in “Hip Dysplasia”. Editor, Professor T.M. O’Brien, Bailliere’s Clinical Orthopaedics; International Practice and Research, 1996Weinstein SL: Developmental Hip Dislocation and Dysplasia in Lovell & Winters’ Pediatric Orthopaedics, 4th Edition, Editors Raymond Morrissy, M.D. and Stuart L. Weinstein, M.D., J.B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, PA 1996Albinana J, Morcuende JA, Weinstein SL: The Tear Drop in Congenital Dislocation of the Hip Diagnosed Late. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 78A: 1048-1055, 1996 PMID: 8698722Morcuende JA, Meyer MD, Dolan LA, Weinstein SL: Long Term Outcome After Open Reduction Through an Anteromedial Approach in Congenital Dislocation of the Hip. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 79A: 810-817, 1997 PMID: 9199376Weinstein SL: Traction in DDH; Is its Use Justified? Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 338:79-85, 1997 PMID: 9170365Kim HW, Weinstein SL: Developmental Hip Dysplasia: Early Recognition. Journal of Musculoskeletal Medicine 15:70-81, 1998Kim HW, Morcuende JA, Dolan LA, Weinstein SL: Acetabular Development in Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip Complicated by Lateral Growth Disturbance of the Capital Femoral Epiphysis. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 82A: 1692-1700, December 2000 PMID: 11130642Wenger D, Weinstein SL: Operative Treatment of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip with Open Reduction and Salter’s Osteotomy; Video Journal of Orthopaedics, December 2000Weinstein SL: Developmental Hip Dislocation and Dysplasia in Lovell & Winters’ Pediatric Orthopaedics, 5th Edition, Editors Raymond Morrissy, M.D. and Stuart L. Weinstein, M.D., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 2001Weinstein SL, Mubarak SJ, Wenger DR: Developmental Hip Dysplasia and Dislocation: Part I; J. Bone and Joint Surgery: 85A: 1824-1832, 2003 PMID: 15116641Weinstein SL, Mubarak SJ, and Wenger DR: Developmental Hip Dysplasia and Dislocation: Part II; J. Bone and Joint Surg. 85A: 2024-2035, 2003 PMID: 15116642Morcuende JA, Weinstein SL: Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip: Natural History, Results of Treatment, and Controversies. In Bourne RB (ed) Controversies in Hip Surgery. Chapter 1 Pages 1-19. Oxford University Press, 2003Pedersen D, Lamb CA, Dolan LA, Morcuende JA, Weinstein SL: Radiographic measurements in DDH: Reliability and validity of a digitizing program. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 24:156-160, 2004 PMID: 15076599Albiñana J; Weinstein SL; Morcuende JA; Dolan LA; Meyer, MD: DDH- Acetabular dysplasia after treatment for developmental dysplasia of the hip: Evidence-based prediction rules with implications for secondary procedures. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery British Volume, 86B: 876-886, 2004. PMID: 15330030Weinstein SL., Dolan LA: Acetabular dysplasia after treatment for developmental dysplasia of the hip. Authors reply: J. Bone and Joint Surgery 1025, July 2005.Weinstein SL: Pediatric Hip Disorders in Turek’s Orthopaedics, Sixth Edition; Editors Weinstein SL and Buckwalter JA Lippincott, Williams, Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, 2006Weinstein SL: Developmental Hip Dislocation and Dysplasia in Lovell & Winters’ Pediatric Orthopaedics, 6th Edition, Editors Raymond Morrissy, M.D. and Stuart L. Weinstein, M.D., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 2006Connolly P and Weinstein SL: The natural history of acetabular development in developmental dysplasia of the hip. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 2007: 41 Suppl 1: 1-5, 2007. PMID: 17483616Fernandez CA, Dolan LA, Weinstein SL, Morcuende JA: Natural History of Type III Growth Disturbance after Treatment of Developmental Dislocation of the Hip. Iowa Orthopaedic Journal 28:27-35, 2008. PMID: 19223945Weinstein SL: Anteromedial Approach to Reduction of DDH: Millis M and Kocher M ed: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Operative Techniques. Elsevier 2011Herickhoff PK, O’Brien MK, Dolan LA, Morcuende JA, Peterson JB, Weinstein SL.: The gothic arch: a reliable measurement for developmental dysplasia of the hip. Iowa Orthop J. 2013;33:1-6 PMID: 24027453Weinstein SL: Developmental Hip Dislocation and Dysplasia in Lovell & Winters’ Pediatric Orthopaedics, 7th Edition, Editors Stuart L. Weinstein, M.D. and John M Flynn, MD, Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia, PA 2013Holt JB and Weinstein SL: Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip: American College of Physicians Smart Medicine Module: Evidence Based Medicine. September, 2014Weinstein SL, Dolan LA, Morcuende JA. The 2018 Nicholas Andry Award: The Evidence Base for the Treatment of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip: The Iowa Contribution. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2018 May;476(5):1043-1051. doi: 10.1007/s11999.0000000000000164. PMID: 29481347Weinstein SL, Dolan LA.: Proximal femoral growth disturbance in developmental dysplasia of the hip: what do we know? J Child Orthop. 2018 Aug 1;12(4):331-341. doi: 10.1302/1863-2548.12.331.PMID: 30154923