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Oussama Abousamra

Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery

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Publications

  • Clinical Measures Associated With Tibial Torsion in Ambulatory Children With Cerebral Palsy and Pes Valgus. J Pediatr Soc North Am. 2025 Feb; 10:100151.. View in PubMed
  • Does Size Really Matter? Incidence of Periprosthetic Fractures After Femoral Osteotomy in Patients With Cerebral Palsy. J Pediatr Orthop. 2024 May-Jun 01; 44(5):e452-e456.. View in PubMed
  • Launching telemedicine in a tertiary ambulatory pediatric orthopedic clinic during the coronavirus disease-19 pandemic: a retrospective study. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2024 Jan 01; 33(1):97-102.. View in PubMed
  • Ankle Mortise Instability in Multiple Hereditary Exostoses. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2022 Nov-Dec; 61(6):1240-1245.. View in PubMed
  • Absence of Peroneus Tertius in Split Anterior Tibialis Tendon Transfer Surgery. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2022 Jul-Aug; 61(4):886-887.. View in PubMed
  • What’s New in Pediatric Orthopaedics. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2022 02 16; 104(4):299-306.. View in PubMed
  • Effect of Static Alignment on Dynamic Knee Abduction Moments in Adolescent Athletes with Recent ACL Reconstruction. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2021 08 01; 53(8):1555-1560.. View in PubMed
  • What’s New in Pediatric Orthopaedics. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2021 02 17; 103(4):287-294.. View in PubMed
  • Is Radiographic Imaging Necessary for Identifying Late Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in Breech Infants with Normal Ultrasounds? Glob Pediatr Health. 2021; 8:2333794X211040977.. View in PubMed
  • Do seizures compromise correction maintenance after spinal fusion in cerebral palsy scoliosis? J Pediatr Orthop B. 2020 Nov; 29(6):538-541.. View in PubMed
  • Response to: Titanium Elastic Nails Are a Safe and Effective Treatment for Length Unstable Pediatric Femur Fractures. J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 10; 40(9):e898-e899.. View in PubMed
  • Four-in-one Extensor Realignment for the Treatment of Obligatory or Fixed, Lateral Patellar Instability in Skeletally Immature Knee. J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 Oct; 40(9):503-508.. View in PubMed
  • Anterior distal femoral hemiepiphysiodesis with and without patellar tendon shortening for fixed knee flexion contractures in children with cerebral palsy. J Child Orthop. 2020 Oct 01; 14(5):415-420.. View in PubMed
  • Hip Dysplasia Is Not More Common in W-Sitters. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020 10; 59(12):1074-1079.. View in PubMed
  • Titanium Elastic Nails Are a Safe and Effective Treatment for Length Unstable Pediatric Femur Fractures. J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 Aug; 40(7):e560-e565.. View in PubMed
  • Response to comment on Siddiqui et al: ‘Femoral shaft fractures in children with non-ambulatory neuromuscular disorders can be effectively treated using flexible intramedullary nails’. J Child Orthop. 2020 Jun 01; 14(3):243-244.. View in PubMed
  • Split Tibialis Anterior Tendon Transfer to The Peroneus Brevis or Tertius for the Treatment of Varus Foot Deformities in Children with Static Encephalopathy: A retrospective case series. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2020 05; 4(5):e2000044.. View in PubMed
  • Femoral shaft fractures in children with non-ambulatory neuromuscular disorders can be effectively treated using flexible intramedullary nails. J Child Orthop. 2020 Apr 01; 14(2):132-138.. View in PubMed
  • Closed vs open reduction in developmental dysplasia of the hip: The short-term effect on acetabular remodeling. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2020 Mar-Apr; 11(2):213-216.. View in PubMed
  • Occiput-to-pelvis spinal arthrodesis: a case series. Spine Deform. 2020 02; 8(1):147-148.. View in PubMed
  • Deep Infections After Pediatric Spinal Arthrodesis: Differences Exist with Idiopathic, Neuromuscular, or Genetic and Syndromic Cause of Deformity. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2019 Dec 18; 101(24):2219-2225.. View in PubMed
  • Occiput-to-Pelvis Spinal Arthrodesis: A Case Series. Spine Deform. 2019 11; 7(6):992-1002.. View in PubMed
  • Cervical Spine Deformities in Children With Rhizomelic Chondrodysplasia Punctata. J Pediatr Orthop. 2019 Oct; 39(9):e680-e686.. View in PubMed
  • Valgus Hip Osteotomy in Children With Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia Congenita: Midterm Results. J Pediatr Orthop. 2019 Jul; 39(6):282-288.. View in PubMed
  • Long-term outcome of knee hyperextension in children with cerebral palsy. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2019 Jul; 28(4):345-350.. View in PubMed
  • Thoracic Lordosis, Especially in Males, Increases Blood Loss in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. J Pediatr Orthop. 2019 Mar; 39(3):e201-e204.. View in PubMed
  • Sagittal Spinopelvic Parameters in Children With Achondroplasia. Spine Deform. 2019 01; 7(1):163-170.. View in PubMed
  • Three Methods of Pelvic Fixation for Scoliosis in Children With Cerebral Palsy: Differences at 5-year Follow-Up. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2019 Jan 01; 44(1):E19-E25.. View in PubMed
  • Radiographic Analysis of the Pediatric Hip Patients With Hereditary Multiple Exostoses (HME). J Pediatr Orthop. 2018 Jul; 38(6):305-311.. View in PubMed
  • Foot and ankle deformities in children with Down syndrome. J Child Orthop. 2018 Jun 01; 12(3):218-226.. View in PubMed
  • Prophylactic antibiotics in soft-tissue procedures in children with cerebral palsy. J Child Orthop. 2018 Jun 01; 12(3):279-281.. View in PubMed
  • The effect of plantar flexor lengthening on foot pressure in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2018 May; 27(3):200-205.. View in PubMed
  • Knee Deformities in Children With Down Syndrome: A Focus on Knee Malalignment. J Pediatr Orthop. 2018 May/Jun; 38(5):266-273.. View in PubMed
  • Risk factors for pancreatitis after posterior spinal fusion in children with cerebral palsy. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2018 Mar; 27(2):163-167.. View in PubMed
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Symptomatic Children With Hereditary Multiple Exostoses of the Hip. J Pediatr Orthop. 2018 Feb; 38(2):116-121.. View in PubMed
  • What’s New in the Management of Foot Deformities in Children With Cerebral Palsy. J Pediatr Orthop. 2018 Jan; 38(1):e20-e24.. View in PubMed
  • Infections of Intrathecal Baclofen Delivery Systems and Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting Systems: Clinical Series Discussion. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2018; 53(1):1-6.. View in PubMed
  • Long-term Outcome of Internal Tibial Derotation Osteotomies in Children With Cerebral Palsy. J Pediatr Orthop. 2017 Oct/Nov; 37(7):454-459.. View in PubMed
  • Long-term Outcome of External Tibial Derotation Osteotomies in Children With Cerebral Palsy. J Pediatr Orthop. 2017 Oct/Nov; 37(7):460-465.. View in PubMed
  • Upper Cervical Fusion in Children With Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia Congenita. J Pediatr Orthop. 2017 Oct/Nov; 37(7):466-472.. View in PubMed
  • Persistence and Recurrence Following Femoral Derotational Osteotomy in Ambulatory Children With Cerebral Palsy. J Pediatr Orthop. 2017 Oct/Nov; 37(7):447-453.. View in PubMed
  • Scoliosis in Down’s syndrome. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2017 Jul; 26(4):383-387.. View in PubMed
  • Hip Reconstruction in Children With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy and Hip Dysplasia. J Pediatr Orthop. 2016 Dec; 36(8):834-840.. View in PubMed
  • Reliability and validity of Edinburgh visual gait score as an evaluation tool for children with cerebral palsy. Gait Posture. 2016 09; 49:14-18.. View in PubMed
  • Hip Instability in Down Syndrome: A Focus on Acetabular Retroversion. J Pediatr Orthop. 2016 Jul-Aug; 36(5):499-504.. View in PubMed
  • Correction of Pelvic Obliquity After Spinopelvic Fixation in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Comparison Study With Minimum Two-Year Follow-up. Spine Deform. 2016 May; 4(3):217-224.. View in PubMed
  • Evaluation of intrathecal baclofen delivery system malfunction by computed tomography scan. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2016 Apr; 58(4):409-15.. View in PubMed
  • Factors predicting postoperative complications following spinal fusions in children with cerebral palsy scoliosis. Eur Spine J. 2016 Feb; 25(2):627-34.. View in PubMed

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