Volume 12, Issue 1

Message from the Chair

“Wherever you go, there you are”

- Jon Kabat-Zinn

Everyone talks about their plans for the future...and how they will finally be able to do more, have more, relax

more, and, perhaps even enjoy life more. Invariably, these dreams constitute a world that is less demanding,

less hectic, and with less fluctuation than today’s reality. The kind of existence we envision for tomorrow is

rarely in question; what to do today to effectively achieve these goals is not nearly as clear.

This uncertainty is surely not due to our inability to plan. Many of us have developed detailed tactics for

success. Too often, however, these pathways to happiness entail tangible support, special consideration, or

even considerable effort that must come from other sources or individuals. Sometimes, the strategy is based

solely upon our hope that the winds of prosperity may one day blow in our direction. We are typically more

comfortable with any remote changes that need to occur, and often not as cognizant of the changes we can

make in ourselves.

In modern medicine it’s easy to understand why few are willing to accept that the principal barrier to

professional success is frequently ourselves. This era has convinced us that healthcare providers are unable to

succeed without complex operating policies, the latest expensive scientific gadget, a throng of more support

personnel, and extensive administrative coordination at every level. I’m not suggesting that personnel,

technology, leadership, and complex systems are not important; I just contend that in a business where quality

human interaction trumps all, the individual healthcare provider is always a major determinant of their own

professional achievement and contentment.

The strategy I propose for work life success is very straightforward…always know your job, and try to do it

well. This simple approach ensures that one appreciates their role in the process, and is willing to address its

challenges as they occur. Without role acceptance and adaptability, at the end of our trek towards a better

tomorrow we may simply find the same unfulfilled person, just in a different place.

CONNECTING - - - PATIENT CARE - - - EDUCATION - - - RESEARCH

To Be Among the Premier Academic Orthopaedic Departments in the Country

The Department of

Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation

www.utmb.edu/ortho

NEWSLETTER

New 2016 DOSR Residents

Peter Adamson University of Nebraska

College of Medicine

Keiko Amano University of California

San Diego School of

Medicine

Creed Paris The University of Texas

Medical Branch

Kenrick Chur-Wei Lam University of Texas

Southwestern Medical

School

Brittney Warren The University of Texas

Medical Branch

Publications

Alexander JJ, Gugala Z, Hipp JA, Kuo YF, Priddy N, Croley JS, Garcia GM, Lindsey RW. Visualization of

experimental bone defects with reduced-radiation dose computed tomography. Texas Orthopedic Journal.

2015 Fall;1(2):89-95. doi: 10.18600/toj.010210.

Andersen CR, Mitsuyasu H, Buford WL, Shah MA, Viegas SF. A novel variation of the 3rd palmar

Interosseous muscle, with functional analysis of the effect on moment arms about the metacarpophalangeal

joint. Texas Orthopedic Journal. 2015 Fall;1(2):53-57. doi: 10.18600/toj.010206.

Boudreaux RD, Sibonga JD. Advanced hip analysis: simple geometric measurements predict hip fracture

beyond bone mineral density (review). Texas Orthopedic Journal. 2015 Fall;1(2):109-122. doi: 10.18600/

toj.010212.

Brinker MR, O'Connor DP. Management of aseptic tibial and femoral diaphyseal nonunions without bony

defects. Orthop Clin North Am. 2016 Jan;47(1):67-75. doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2015.08.009. PMID: 26614922.

Chronister JE, Morris RP, Labbé MR. A biomechanical comparison of coracoclavicular ligament

reconstructions using free tendon graft and suture augmentation. Texas Orthopedic Journal. 2015 Fall;1(2):33-

44. doi: 10.18600/toj.010204.

Dave OH, Patel KA, Andersen CR, Carmichael KD. Surgical procedures needed to eradicate infection in knee

septic arthritis. Orthopedics. 2016 Jan 1;39(1):50-4. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20151222-05. PMID: 26726974.

Davis EL, Sonnet C, Lazard ZW, Henslee G, Gugala Z, Salisbury EA, Strecker EV, Davis TA, Forsberg JA, Davis

AR, Olmsted-Davis EA. Location-dependent heterotopic ossification in the rat model: The role of activated

matrix metalloproteinase 9. J Orthop Res. 2016 Feb 26. doi: 10.1002/jor.23216. PMID:26919547. [Epub ahead of

print]

Edionwe J, Hess C, Fernandez-Rio J, Herndon DN, Andersen CR, Klein GL, Suman OE, Amonette WE. Effects

of whole-body vibration exercise on bone mineral content and density in thermally injured children. Burns.

2016 Jan 18. pii: S0305-4179(15)00327-7. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2015.10.017. PMID: 26796240. [Epub ahead of

print]

Hipp JA, Goel P, Newman PS, Chan EF. Accuracy and reproducibility of radiographic knee joint space

narrowing measurements referenced to the mid-coronal plane. Texas Orthopedic Journal. 2015 Fall;1(2):7-19.

doi: 10.18600/toj.010202.

Holzman MA, Hanus BD, Munz JW, O'Connor DP, Brinker MR. Addition of a medial locking plate to an in

situ lateral locking plate: results in healing of distal femoral nonunions. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2016 Jan 21.

PMID: 26797911. [Epub ahead of print]

Bold - Full-time DOSR Faculty or Resident

Bold Italics - Voluntary Faculty

Italics– DOSR Student/Fellow/Staff

Publications Continued

Jacobs CA, Morris BJ, Sciascia AD, Edwards TB. Comparison of satisfied and dissatisfied patients 2 to 5 years

after anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2016 Feb 17. pii: S1058-2746(15)00720-X. doi:

10.1016/j.jse.2015.12.001. PMID: 26897317. [Epub ahead of print]

Jevsevar DS, Cummins DS, Azar FM, Parsley BS, Fehring TK, Lachiewicz PF, Watters WC 3rd. One size does

not fit all: involve orthopaedic implant patients in deciding whether to use prophylactic antibiotics with dental

procedures. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2015 Mar;23(3):141-2. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-15-00045. PMID: 25667402.

Klein GL, Castro SM, Garofalo RP. The calcium-sensing receptor as a mediator of inflammation. Semin Cell

Dev Biol. 2016 Jan;49:52-6. doi: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2015.08.006. PMID: 26303192.

Merriman DJ, Gugala Z, Morris RP, Lindsey RW. The effects of intramedullary reaming on residual long

bone biomechanical properties in a composite femur model. Texas Orthopedic Journal. 2015 Fall;1(2):59-70.

doi: 10.18600/toj.010207.

Moulton DL, Yngve DA, Evans EB. Spinal deformities in pediatric burn patients. Spine Deformity.

2016;4:149-155. doi: 10.1016/j.jspd.2015.10.003.

Patton AG, Perez B, Buford WL. In vitro elution characteristics of PMMA cement intramedullary spacers

impregnated with vancomycin and tobramycin. Texas Orthopedic Journal. 2015 Fall;1(2):81-87. doi: 10.18600/

toj.010209.

Stautberg EF, Jain S, Van Dellen M. Giant synovial sarcoma of the hand. Giant synovial sarcoma of the

hand (case report). Texas Orthopedic Journal. 2015 Fall;1(2):129-136. doi: 10.18600/toj.010214.

Patel AA, Alhandi AA, Milne E, Dy CJ, Latta LL, Ouellette EA. Biomechanical analysis of all-inside,

arthroscopic suture repair versus extensor retinaculum capsulorrhaphy for triangular fibrocartilage complex

tears with instability. J Hand Surg Am. 2016 Mar;41(3):387-93. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2015.11.025. PMID: 26794124.

Thienpont E, Bernardoni M, Goldberg T. Anthropometric measurements of the femur change with component

positioning in total knee arthroplasty. Knee. 2016 Mar 30. pii: S0968-0160(15)00271-9. doi: 10.1016/

j.knee.2015.11.010. PMID: 27039135. [Epub ahead of print]

Wilson WK, Morris RP, Ward AJ, Carayannopoulos NL, Panchbhavi VK. Torsional failure of carbon fiber

composite plates versus stainless steel plates for comminuted distal fibula fractures. Foot Ankle Int. 2016 Jan

10. pii: 1071100715625291. PMID: 26755535. [Epub ahead of print]

Bold - Full-time DOSR Faculty or Resident

Bold Italics - Voluntary Faculty

Italics– DOSR Student/Fellow/Staff

Presentations

Bold - Full-time DOSR Faculty or Resident

Bold Italics - Voluntary Faculty

Italics– DOSR Student/Fellow/Staff

2016 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Orlando, Florida, March 1-5.

2016 Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society Orlando, FL, March 5-8

Alexander J, Morris RP, Kaimrajh D, Milne E, Latta L, Flink A, Lindsey RW. Biomechanical Evaluation of

Periprosthetic Refractures Following Distal Femur Locking Plate Fixation. Poster presentation.

Leffers KJ, Kosty JW, Garcia GM, Lee Diaz JA, Ditzler MG, Dryden S, Gugala Z, Lindsey

RW. Low-Dose CT to Detect Dorsal Screw Penetration after Distal Radius Volar Plating. Poster

presentation.

Rowe-Bilbrew LL, Jupiter D, Carayannopoulos NL, Mileski W, Lindsey RW.

Orthopaedic-Related Delayed Diagnoses in the Polytrauma Patient. Poster

presentation.

Stautberg EF III, Ilahi OA, Jupiter DC, Amin A, Qadeer AA. Stability of Two

versus Three Peripheral Pegs in Modern Total Shoulder Glenoid Components.

Poster presentation.

Wilson WK, Morris RP, Ward A, Carayannopoulos NL, Panchbhavi VK. Failure Characteristics

of Carbon Fiber Composite Plates versus Stainless Steel Plates for Comminuted Distal Fibula

Fractures. Poster presentation.

Panchbhavi VK, Gurbani BN. Radiographic Assessment of Fibular Length Variance: The

Case of “Fibula Minus.” Podium presentation.

Odum SM, Van Doren BA, Stryker LS, Beaver WB, Masonis JL. Bilateral Hip

Arthroplasty Is No Riskier than Unilateral Hip Arthroplasty: A Matched Cohort

Study. Lecture on Specialty Day for The Hip Society and the American

Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons.

Stryker LS. Antibiotic Spacers. Management of Infected Total Joint Arthroplasty in 2016—Where

Do We Stand Now? Instructional Course Lecture.

Ronald W. Lindsey, MD. “Recent Innovations in Orthopaedic Surgery,“ at the UTMB Correctional Managed

Care Winter Conference, January 28, 2016, Galveston, TX.

Dr. Leffers

Dr. Gurbani

Dr. Stryker

Dr. Rowe-

Bilbrew

Dr. Wilson

The Department of

Orthopaedic Surgery and

Rehabilitation

Ronald W. Lindsey, MD, FACS

Department Chair

The John Sealy Distinguished

Centennial Chair in Rehabilitation Sciences

Foot & Ankle

Vinod K. Panchbhavi, MD, FACS

Chanel J. Houston, DPM

Hand & Upper Extremity

Lauren N. Hinojosa, MD

Nicholas H. Maassen, MD

John W. Kosty, MD

Niki L. Carayannopoulos, DO

Daniel Torres, MD

Joint Reconstruction &

General Orthopaedics

Stanley D. Allen, MD

John W. Kosty, MD

Kelly W. Stephenson, MD

Nicholas H. Maassen, MD

Brian A. Smith, MD

Craig L. McDonald, MD

Fred L. Speck III, MD

Louis S. Stryker, MD

Orthopaedic Research

Zbigniew Gugala, MD, PhD

Gordon L. Klein, MD, MPH

Elizabeth Salisbury, PhD

William L. Buford, Jr., PhD, PE,

Professor Adjunct

Orthopaedic Trauma

Niki L. Carayannopoulos, DO

Ronald W. Lindsey, MD, FACS

Fred L. Speck III, MD

Pediatric Orthopaedics

Kelly D. Carmichael, MD

David A. Yngve, MD, The E.

Burke Evans Chair in Orthopae-

dic Surgery

Spine Surgery, Scoliosis

Surgery & Rehabilitation

Ronald W. Lindsey, MD, FACS

David A. Yngve, MD

Sports Medicine

Brian A. Smith, MD

Nicholas H. Maassen, MD

Craig L. McDonald, MD

Honors, Awards, and Acknowledgements

Niki Carayannopoulos, DO and Louis S. Stryker MD were

selected as Texas Monthly Super Doctors Rising Stars for 2016.

Gordon L. Klein, MD, MPH served as the guest editor of the

January 2016 issue of the review journal Seminars in Cell and

Developmental Biology. Editor-in-Chief John Davey notes that every

guest editor is an internationally acknowledged expert in the field.

Ronald W. Lindsey, MD was named Co-Editor of The Journal o f Bone and Joint

Surgery (JBJS) Case Connector. JBJS has published case reports since its inception as the

first scholarly scientific journal dedicated to musculoskeletal medicine and

surgery more than 125 years ago.

Aaron Gray, a UTMB MD, PhD student was featured in a video on

UTMB’s YouTube channel, discussing the research he performed

with the DOSR. His study focused on the effects of oral

contraceptives on ACL injuries in teenage girls.

Niki Carayannopoulos, DO was also awarded Top Doctor in 2016 by The

International Association of Orthopedic Surgeons (IAO), and spotlighted in the

publication The Lead ing Physicians o f the World .

Eugene Stautberg III, MD (PGY 4) published an article entitled

“Building a Culture of Advocacy Involvement.” in AAOS Now, the

orthopaedic news magazine of the American Academy o f

Orthopaedic Surgeons. In the same issue Dr. Stautberg was interviewed by

the Texas Orthopaedic Association on “The Future of Orthopaedics

in Texas.”

Vinod K. Panchbhavi, MD was a Virtual Moderator at the 2016 American

Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting’s symposium entitled

"Challenges in Pediatric Trauma: What We All Need to Know."

Congratulations to Brian Gengler, MD (PGY 4) and his wife Katie

who welcomed a baby girl in March.

Congratulations to Dr. Carayannopoulos and her husband George

who welcomed a baby boy in January.

The DOSR remembers Martin C. Wilber, MD who recently passed away at the age

of 93. Dr. Wilbur was a member of the UTMB Orthopaedic faculty from 1970-

1978, and a colleague of Dr. E. Burke Evans.

Grand Rounds

January 6, 2016: Subrata Saha, PhD, Research Professor & Director of Musculoskeletal

Research, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Saha’s lecture was entitled

“Ethical Issues in Orthopaedic Research & Practice,” and sponsored by the DOSR Emergency

Room Lectureship endowment.

January 13, 2016: Mark Foreman, MD, Assistant Professor, Trauma Service, Trauma and

Post-trauma Reconstruction, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX. Dr.

Foreman’s lecture was entitled “Syndesmotic Injuries of the Ankle,” and sponsored by the

Emergency Room Lectureship.

March 16, 2016: Glenda E. Blaskey, MS, RD, CSSD, LD, Research Dietitian and Sports

Nutritionist, Institute for Translational Sciences, the University of Texas Medical Branch,

Galveston, TX. Ms. Blaskey’s lecture was entitled “Sports Nutrition.”

March 30, 2016: Jason Leaseberg, MD, Houston Methodist - St. John’s Orthopedics & Sports

Medicine, Nassau Bay, TX. Dr. Leaseberg’s lecture was entitled “Charcot Foot.”

February 10, 2016: Anne F. Lake, DNP, PNP-C, FNP-C, CCD, Fracture Liaison Service

Program Coordinator, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC. Dr. Lake’s

lecture was entitled “Bridging the Treatment GAP, Helping Prevent Secondary Fractures with

a Fracture Liaison Service.”

More to come in the next issue of the Newsletter…

Volunteer Faculty

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Comments, suggestions, and queries on the Newsletter or Website can be addressed to: rmorris@utmb.edu

Oladapo A. Alade, MD

Charlotte B. Alexander, MD

Jeffrey Baker, PhD

James Bennett, MD

James Bocell, MD

Joseph Borrelli, MD

Mark Brinker, MD

Taylor Brown, MD

William L. Buford, Jr., PhD

George Cox, MD

Marc DeHart, MD

Allen Deutsch, MD

Andrew Ebert, MD

T. Bradley Edwards, MD

David W. Edelstein, MD

Daniel Eidman, MD

Gary Gartsman, MD

Stanley Gertzbein, MD

Tyler Goldberg, MD

William Granberry, MD

Thomas Greider, MD

Joseph Gugenheim, MD

Alexander Hadjipavlou, MD

Eric Heinrich, MD

John A. Hipp, PhD

Omer Ilahi, MD

Caroline W. S. Jansen, PhD

Don Johnson, MD

Robert Josey III, MD

Anand Joshi, MD

John Knecht, DPM

Marc Labbe, MD

Glenn C. Landon, MD

Loren Latta, PhD

Adrian LeBlanc, PhD

Bonnie Simpson Mason, MD

Vasilios Mathews, MD

Anita Mercado, MD

Anthony Muffoletto, MD

Haring Nauta, MD

Jose Nolla, MD

Okay Onan, MD

Daniel O'Neill, MD

Manish Patel, MD

Rita Patterson, PhD

Michael Putney, MD

J. Clark Race, MD

David Randall, MD

Eric R. Santos, MD

Walter Sassard, MD

L. Edward Seade, MD

Jack Seaquist, MD

Jean Sibonga, PhD

Sherwin Siff, MD

Todd Siff, MD

Terry Siller, MD

James Simmons III, DO

James Simmons, Jr., MD

Roy Smith, MD

Gregory Stocks, MD

Nicholas Tsourmas, MD

Gregg Vagner, MD

William Watters III, MD

Jeffrey M. Whelan, MD

Operation Rainbow

In February, 2016, several members of the UTMB DOSR family (faculty members Kelly Carmichael, MD, Kelly

Stephenson, MD, current PGY-5 resident Kevin Leffers, MD, and 2010 alumnus David Merriman, MD) travelled to San

Pedro Sula, Honduras as part of a medical mission sponsored by the non-profit organization Operation Rainbow, which

provides orthopaedic care to indigent children and young adults in developing countries. The volunteer UTMB DOSR

team ran two clinics, examined over 60 patients, and performed numerous specialized surgical procedures (e.g. club foot

deformity corrections) over a hectic four-day period.

Dr. Leffers and Dr. Carmichael Dr. Stephenson and Dr. Merriman