Robert M. Kay, MD

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (Clinical Scholar)

Division Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at CHLA

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Overview

Dr. Kay received his undergraduate degree from Harvard College and his medical degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at University of California Los Angeles and a fellowship in pediatric orthopaedics at Atlanta Scottish Rite Childrens Medical Center. Dr. Kay has published over 70 peer-reviewed articles and numerous book chapters and is active in several organizations including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine and the Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society. Dr. Kay has been the director of the Motion Analysis Laboratory since 1997.

Publications

  • Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument Scores Within Gross Motor Function Classification Scale Levels and Functional Mobility Scale Ratings in Individuals With Cerebral Palsy. J Pediatr Orthop. 2024 Jul 01; 44(6):e542-e548.. View in PubMed
  • Drop Foot With Posterior Tibialis Weakness Treated With Peroneus Longus Transfer in a Child: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2024 04 01; 14(2).. 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
  • Update on the reliability of gait analysis interpretation in cerebral palsy: Inter-institution agreement. Gait Posture. 2024 03; 109:109-114.. View in PubMed
  • Anterior Distal Femoral Hemiepiphysiodesis Does Not Change Pelvic Tilt in Children With Cerebral Palsy. J Pediatr Orthop. 2024 Feb 01; 44(2):76-81.. View in PubMed
  • Predictors of Changes in Pelvic Rotation after Surgery with or without Femoral Derotational Osteotomy in Ambulatory Children with Cerebral Palsy. Bioengineering (Basel). 2023 Oct 18; 10(10).. View in PubMed
  • Anterior distal femoral hemiepiphysiodesis in children with cerebral palsy: Establishing surgical indications and techniques using the modified Delphi method and literature review. J Child Orthop. 2023 Jun; 17(3):292-294.. View in PubMed
  • Persistent increase in anterior pelvic tilt after hamstring lengthening in children with cerebral palsy. Gait Posture. 2023 06; 103:184-189.. View in PubMed
  • Gait Analysis Characteristics in Relapsed Clubfoot. J Pediatr Orthop. 2023 Feb 01; 43(2):65-69.. View in PubMed
  • Distal femoral extension osteotomy and patellar tendon advancement or shortening in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy: A modified Delphi consensus study and literature review. J Child Orthop. 2022 Dec; 16(6):442-453.. View in PubMed