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Journal Article
  • Assessing accuracy of chat generative pre-trained transformer's responses to common patient questions regarding congenital upper limb differences. 
    J Hand Surg Glob Online. 2025
  • Assessing the linking between the Orthopaedic In-Training Examination and the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Part I Certification Examination. 
    Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2025
  • Authorship and publication trends in the congenital hand surgery literature. 
    Journal of Hand Surgery, European Volume. 2025
  • Early MRI can predict the indication for surgery in brachial plexus birth injury: results of the NAPTIME study. 
    Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American Volume). 2025
  • Investigating normative measurements of the thumb and index finger to aid in reconstructive surgery. 
    J Hand Surg Glob Online. 2025
  • Sex diversity and equity among fellows of the American Orthopaedic Association. 
    Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American Volume). 2025
  • Syndactyly release with skin graft or skin graft substitute: a within-subject controlled trial. 
    Journal of Hand Surgery, European Volume. 2025
  • The effects of radial longitudinal deficiency on long-term use of the thumb in pediatric patients following index pollicization. 
    Journal of Hand Surgery. 2025
  • 404 mechanisms of a dynamic stability protocol for persons with thumb osteoarthritis. 
    Journal of clinical and translational science. 2024
  • AOA critical issues: competence and leadership to meet the challenges of a new normal: AOA Presidential Address, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 15, 2023. 
    Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American Volume). 2024
  • Accessibility and characterization of parental leave policies for orthopaedic surgery residency training in the United States. 
    Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews. 2024
  • Complications in the 2-year postoperative period following pediatric syndactyly release. 
    Journal of Hand Surgery. 2024
  • Do nails and nubbins matter? A comparison of symbrachydactyly and transverse deficiency phenotypes. 
    Journal of Hand Surgery. 2024
  • Nontraumatic pseudoaneurysm of the deep palmar arch in a 10-month-old infant: a case report. 
    JBJS case connector. 2024
  • Syndromic involvement of patients presenting with congenital upper limb anomalies: an analysis of 4,317 cases. 
    Journal of Hand Surgery. 2024
  • AOA critical issues: gender justice in academic medicine: what it might look like in orthopaedic surgery. 
    Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American Volume). 2023
  • Reliability of the Masada classification for forearm involvement in patients with hereditary multiple osteochondromas (HMO). 
    Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2023
  • Does the preferred study source impact orthopedic in-training examination performance?. 
    Journal of Surgical Education. 2022
  • Orthopaedic society leadership diversity and academic participation: where do we stand now?. 
    Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American Volume). 2022
  • A 15-year report on the uneven distribution of women in orthopaedic surgery residency training programs in the United States. 
    JB & JS open access. 2021
  • A comparative analysis of 150 thumb polydactyly cases from the CoULD Registry using the Wassel-Flatt, Rotterdam, and Chung classifications. 
    Journal of Hand Surgery. 2021
  • COVID-19: impact on orthopaedic graduate medical education in the U.S.: AOA critical issues symposium. 
    Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American Volume). 2021
  • Cost comparison of botulinum toxin injections versus surgical treatment in pediatric patients with cerebral palsy: a Markov model. 
    Journal of Hand Surgery. 2021
  • Defining features of hand anomalies in severe thumb hypoplasia: a classification modification. 
    Journal of Hand Surgery. 2021
  • Do orthopaedic in-training examination scores predict the likelihood of passing the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery part I examination? An update with 2014 to 2018 data. 
    Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2021
  • Immune tolerance of allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation supports donor epidermal grafting of recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa chronic wounds. 
    British Journal of Dermatology. 2021
  • Motivations and impact of international rotations in low- and middle-income countries for orthopaedic surgery residents: are we on the same page?. 
    American Journal of Surgery. 2021
  • Gender diversity in orthopedic surgery: we all know it's lacking, but why?. 
    Iowa Orthopaedic Journal. 2020
  • Harassment, discrimination, and bullying in orthopaedics: a work environment and culture survey. 
    Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2020
  • Improving our ability to predict resident applicant performance: validity evidence for a situational judgment test. 
    Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 2020
  • Posterior elbow capsulotomy and triceps lengthening for elbow extension contracture in children with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita. 
    JBJS essential surgical techniques. 2020
  • What proportion of orthopaedic surgery residency programs have accessible parental leave policies, and how generous are they?. 
    Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2020
  • Women in orthopaedics: how understanding implicit bias can help your practice. 
    Instructional Course Lectures. 2020
  • Did a minimum case requirement improve resident surgical volume for closed wrist and forearm fracture treatment in orthopedic surgery?. 
    Journal of Surgical Education. 2019
  • Perceptions of the recommended resident experience with common orthopaedic procedures: a survey of program directors and early practice surgeons. 
    Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American Volume). 2019
  • Resident surgical skills web-based evaluation: a comparison of 2 assessment tools. 
    Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American Volume). 2019
  • A new, direct measure of thumb use in children after index pollicization for congenital thumb hypoplasia. 
    Journal of Hand Surgery. 2018
  • Change in hand function and dexterity with age after index pollicization for congenital thumb hypoplasia. 
    Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2018
  • Examination of skill acquisition and grader bias in a distal radius fracture fixation model. 
    Journal of Surgical Education. 2018
  • Graded motor imagery for women at risk for developing type I CRPS following closed treatment of distal radius fractures: a randomized comparative effectiveness trial protocol. 
    BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 2018
  • Orthopaedic surgery residency rotations and correlation with orthopaedic in-training examination performance. 
    Journal of Surgical Education. 2018
  • Acquired upper extremity growth arrest. 
    Orthopedics. 2017
  • Correlation between standard upper extremity impairment measures and activity-based function testing in upper extremity cerebral palsy. 
    Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2017
  • Protected time for research during orthopaedic residency correlates with an increased number of resident publications. 
    Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American Volume). 2017
  • Stability of stereognosis after pediatric repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and constraint-induced movement therapy clinical trial. 
    Developmental Neurorehabilitation. 2017
  • The frequency of carpal tunnel syndrome in Hurler Syndrome after peritransplant enzyme replacement therapy: a retrospective comparison. 
    Journal of Hand Surgery. 2017
  • Idiopathic fenestrated complex syndactyly in a unique crisscross fashion. 
    Journal of Hand Surgery. 2016
  • Orthopedic residency: are duty hours predictive of performance?. 
    Journal of Surgical Education. 2016
  • Retention of skills after simulation-based training in orthopaedic surgery. 
    Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2016
  • The effect of treatment on stereognosis in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. 
    Journal of Hand Surgery. 2016
  • Affected and contralateral hand strength and dexterity measures in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. 
    Journal of Hand Surgery. 2015
  • CORR ® curriculum--orthopaedic education: operative assessment and the ACGME milestones: time for change. 
    Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2015
  • Development and validation of a basic arthroscopy skills simulator. 
    Arthroscopy. 2015
  • Epidemiology of congenital upper limb anomalies in a midwest United States population: an assessment using the Oberg, Manske, and Tonkin classification. 
    Journal of Hand Surgery. 2015
  • First dorsal interosseous muscle contraction results in radiographic reduction of healthy thumb carpometacarpal joint. 
    Journal of Hand Therapy. 2015
  • Hand function with touch screen technology in children with normal hand formation, congenital differences, and neuromuscular disease. 
    Journal of Hand Surgery. 2015
  • Long-term results of carpal tunnel and trigger finger releases in a patient with Hurler syndrome. 
    JBJS case connector. 2015
  • On orthopedic surgical skill prediction--the limited value of traditional testing. 
    Journal of Surgical Education. 2015
  • Tendon transfer surgery in upper-extremity cerebral palsy is more effective than botulinum toxin injections or regular, ongoing therapy. 
    Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American Volume). 2015
  • Assessment of moral reasoning skills in the orthopaedic surgery resident applicant. 
    Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American Volume). 2014
  • Neurolysis alone as the treatment for neuroma-in-continuity with more than 50% conduction in infants with upper trunk brachial plexus birth palsy. 
    Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. 2014
  • Quantitative assessment of pediatric hand function using touchscreen technology. 
    Minnesota Medicine. 2014
  • Aggregate Interview Method of ranking orthopedic applicants predicts future performance. 
    Orthopedics. 2013
  • Dorsal carpal wedge osteotomy in the arthrogrypotic wrist. 
    Journal of Hand Surgery. 2013
  • Treatment of blocked elbow flexion in congenital radioulnar synostosis with radial head excision: a case series. 
    Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2013
  • Objective structured assessment of technical skill in upper extremity surgery. 
    Journal of Hand Surgery. 2012
  • The uneven distribution of women in orthopaedic surgery resident training programs in the United States. 
    Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American Volume). 2012
  • Why do medical students choose orthopaedics as a career?. 
    Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American Volume). 2012
  • Surgical release of the pediatric trigger thumb. 
    Journal of Hand Surgery. 2011
  • Challenges of randomized controlled surgical trials. 
    Orthopedic Clinics of North America. 2010
  • Correlation of motor function and stereognosis impairment in upper limb cerebral palsy. 
    Journal of Hand Surgery. 2010
  • Do men outperform women during orthopaedic residency training?. 
    Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2010
  • Establishing a usable electronic portfolio for surgical residents: trying to keep it simple. 
    Journal of Surgical Education. 2010
  • Follow-up motion laboratory analysis for patients with spastic hemiplegia due to cerebral palsy: analysis of the flexor carpi ulnaris firing pattern before and after tendon transfer surgery. 
    Journal of Hand Surgery. 2010
  • Glenohumeral dysplasia changes after tendon transfer surgery in children with birth brachial plexus injuries. 
    Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2010
  • Tendon transfers and releases for the forearm, wrist, and hand in spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy. 
    Techniques in Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery. 2010
  • Validation of an online assessment of orthopedic surgery residents' cognitive skills and preparedness for carpal tunnel release surgery. 
    Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 2010
  • Wrist centralization using the dorsal rotation flap in radial longitudinal deficiency. 
    Techniques in Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery. 2010
  • Editorial Article
  • Orthopaedic education in the era of surgical simulation: still at the crawling stage [editorial]. 
    World journal of orthopedics.  8. 2017
  • Chapter
  • Pediatric trigger finger and thumb. 
    The pediatric upper extremity. 2015
  • Conference Poster
  • Trend and economic implications of implant selection in the treatment of intertrochanteric hip fractures: a review of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery database 1999–2017 [poster]
    2019
  • Trend and economic implications of implant selection in the treatment of intertrochanteric hip fractures: a review of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery database 1999–2017 [poster]
    2019
  • Trend and economic implications of implant selection in the treatment of intertrochanteric hip fractures: a review of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery database 1999-2017 [poster]
    2018
  • Surgical coaching from head-camera video for fluoroscopically guided articular fracture surgery [poster]
    2015
  • Surgical coaching from head-mounted video in the training of fluoroscopically guided articular fracture surgery [poster]
    2015
  • Review
  • Does resident gender or race/ethnicity affect orthopaedic surgery case volume during residency training [review]?. 
    JB & JS open access. 2025
  • Professional behavior assessment during residency training: can we identify outliers [review]?. 
    JB & JS open access. 2024
  • Congenital upper-limb differences: a 6-year literature review [review]. 
    Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American Volume). 2023
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery's initiatives toward competency-based education [review]. 
    JB & JS open access. 2022
  • Trend and economic implications of implant selection in the treatment of intertrochanteric hip fractures: a review of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery database from 2007 to 2017 [review]. 
    Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2021
  • Preferred options and evidence for upper limb surgery for spasticity in cerebral palsy, stroke, and brain injury [review]. 
    Journal of Hand Surgery, European Volume. 2020
  • The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery response to COVID-19 [review]. 
    Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2020
  • Use of the behavior assessment tool in 18 pilot residency programs [review]. 
    JB & JS open access. 2020
  • Outcomes after surgical treatment of spastic upper extremity conditions [review]. 
    Hand Clinics. 2018
  • A 5-Year update on the uneven distribution of women in orthopaedic surgery residency training programs in the United States [review]. 
    Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American Volume). 2016
  • Male and female differences in musculoskeletal disease [review]. 
    Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2015
  • Management of the spastic wrist and hand in cerebral palsy [review]. 
    Journal of Hand Surgery. 2015
  • Surgical coaching from head-mounted video in the training of fluoroscopically guided articular fracture surgery [review]. 
    Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American Volume). 2015
  • Occupational hazards for pregnant or lactating women in the orthopaedic operating room [review]. 
    Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2014
  • Hand disorders in children with mucopolysaccharide storage diseases [review]. 
    Journal of Hand Surgery. 2013
  • Surgical technique for thumb-in-palm deformity in cerebral palsy [review]. 
    Journal of Hand Surgery. 2011
  • Abstract
  • A direct measure of thumb use in children after index pollicization for radial longitudinal deficiency [abstract]
    2016
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