COMMITMENT TO DISCOVERY
COMMITMENT TO DISCOVERY
Trauma Research
The Orthopaedic Trauma Section is actively engaged in both clinical and lab research projects . Our research efforts are directed at improving patient care and safety and are funded by a host of federal and local agencies , as well as industry grants .
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Selected Publications
• Papachristos IV , Johnson JP , Giannoudis PV . Treatment of Incarcerated Impaction of Acetabular Fractures with Concomitant Osteochondral Femoral Head Fractures by Use of a Posterior Wall Osteotomy and Surgical Hip Dislocation : A Novel Technique . Journal of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons . Epublication . June ( 2019 ).
• Johnson JP , Kleiner J , Goodman AD , Gil JA , Daniels AH , Hayda RA . Treatment of Femoral Neck Fractures in Patients 45 to 64 Years of Age . Injury . March ( 2019 ). 50 ( 3 ): 708-712 .
• Spitler C , Nowotarski P , Swafford R , Row E , Gardner W , Kiner D Tranexamic Acid Use in Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Fractures of the Pelvis , Acetabulum , and Femur : A Prospective Randomized Trial J Orthop Trauma 2019 August 33 ( 8 ): 371-376 PMID : 30939507
• Prather JC , Montgomery T , Cone B , Quade JH , Fellows K , Devine TL , Spitler CA . Civilian Ballistic Tibia Shaft Fractures Compared with Blunt Tibia Shaft Fractures : Open or Closed ? J Orthop Trauma . 2020 Oct 13 . PMID : 33079843 .
• Montgomery T , Pearson J , Agarwal A , Olinger C , Tobey D , Beebe M , McGwin G , Cichos K , Ghanem E , Spitler C , Dubose C , Quade J . Thrombin Hemostatic Matrix Reduces Heterotopic Ossification in Acetabular Fractures Fixed Through the Kocher-Langenbeck Approach . J Orthop Trauma . 2020 Sep ; 34 ( 9 ): 451-454 . PMID : 32815830 .
• Pitts CC , Montgomery TP , Hess MC , Smith WR , Quade JH . Reamed Versus Unreamed Intertrochanteric Femur Fractures , Is It Time ? J Orthop Trauma . 2020 May ; 34 ( 5 ): 252-257 . PMID : 31688435 .
Noteworthy Grants
• Effect of Early Weightbearing on Rehabilitation Principal Site Investigator : Clay Spitler Co-investigators : Michael Johnson , Jonathan Quade Site : University of Alabama at Birmingham Funding Source : U . S . Department of Defense Site : University of Alabama at Birmingham
• A Prospective Study of Early Mechanical Stabilization and Bleeding in Disruption of the Pelvic Ring ( EMS-BIND ) Principal Site Investigator : Clay Spitler Funding Source : U . S . Department of Defense Site : University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Integrated Digital X-Ray Imaging in Far-Forward Trauma Environments Co-Principal Investigators : Clay Spitler and Daniel Cox Funding Source : United States Air Force Site : University of Alabama at Birmingham
• The Role of Blood Flow Restriction Therapy in the Post-Op Rehabilitation of Elderly Patients with Hip Fractures Principal Investigator : Clay Spitler Funding Source : Delphi Medical Site : University of Alabama at Birmingham
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