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Robert M. Kay, MD

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (Clinical Scholar)

Division Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at CHLA

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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.

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  • Assessment of foot alignment and function for ambulatory children with cerebral palsy: Results of a modified Delphi technique consensus study. J Child Orthop. 2022 Apr; 16(2):111-120.. View in PubMed
  • Finding consensus for hamstring surgery in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy using the Delphi method. J Child Orthop. 2022 Feb; 16(1):55-64.. 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. 2022 Feb; 16(1):65-74.. View in PubMed
  • Variation in Functional Mobility Within Gross Motor Function Classification System Levels. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 Apr 01; 42(4):209-214.. View in PubMed
  • Tranexamic acid use decreases transfusion rate in children with cerebral palsy undergoing proximal femoral varus derotational osteotomy. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Jan 14; 101(2):e28506.. View in PubMed
  • Pre-operative nutrition assessments do not improve outcomes in cerebral palsy patients undergoing varus derotational osteotomy. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Nov 24; 100(47):e27776.. View in PubMed
  • Calcaneal Sliding Osteotomy Versus Calcaneal Lengthening Osteotomy for Valgus Foot Deformity Correction in Children With Cerebral Palsy. J Pediatr Orthop. 2021 Jul 01; 41(6):e433-e438.. View in PubMed
  • Distal rectus femoris surgery in children with cerebral palsy: results of a Delphi consensus project. J Child Orthop. 2021 Jun 01; 15(3):270-278.. View in PubMed
  • Quantitative Computed Tomography Assessment of Bone Deficits in Ambulatory Children and Adolescents with Spina Bifida: Importance of Puberty. JBMR Plus. 2020 Dec; 4(12):e10427.. 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

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