Surgical Innovation & Biomechanics
Operative approaches, cadaveric anatomy, perfusion, and techniques that can be reproduced.
- Access
- Mechanics
- Reproducibility
Current questions
What this program studies
- 01
Access
How can an approach improve exposure while protecting the structures around it?
- 02
Mechanics
Where do load, fixation, and implant geometry change the behavior of a construct?
- 03
Reproducibility
Can a new technique be described and tested clearly enough for another team to repeat it?
In progress
Active studies
ASIS osteotomy/SI joint
Cadaveric ASIS osteotomy / SI joint study (CUSM surgery course; 12 cadavers, 24 hemipelvises); protocol finalized, paper ~90% written. FOT grant application planned.
AcceptanceBone Tunnel Repair of Traumatic Lumbar Hernias Without Mesh: A Multidisciplinary Case Series and Literature Review
Trauma · AcceptanceCalcaneus fractures review
Review of calcaneus fracture management, surgical approaches, and recent advances; published in JAAOS (2025).
AcceptanceCan Laser-Assisted Indocyanine Green Angiography Be Used to Quantify Perfusion Changes During Staged Fixation of Pilon Fractures? A Pilot Study
Trauma · AcceptanceModified subvastus approach — medial distal femur (cadaveric)
Trauma · AcceptanceOTA Survey Approach
Survey of OTA surgeons on preferred surgical approach; manuscript submitted to the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma.
Submission