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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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  • Indications for gastrocsoleus lengthening in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy: a Delphi consensus study. J Child Orthop. 2020 Oct 01; 14(5):405-414.. View in PubMed
  • Hip Dysplasia Is Not More Common in W-Sitters. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020 10; 59(12):1074-1079.. View in PubMed
  • Pre-operative methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus results do not predict surgical site infections in children undergoing varus derotational osteotomy. Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Jun 26; 99(26):e20517.. 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
  • Establishing surgical indications for hamstring lengthening and femoral derotational osteotomy in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy. J Child Orthop. 2020 Feb 01; 14(1):50-57.. View in PubMed
  • Fever after varus derotational osteotomy is common, but not a risk factor for infection. Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Jan; 99(1):e18613.. View in PubMed
  • Comparison of plate and screw constructs versus screws only for anterior distal femoral hemiepiphysiodesis in children. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2020 Jan; 29(1):53-61.. View in PubMed
  • Causes of out-toeing gait in children with cerebral palsy. Gait Posture. 2020 02; 76:141-145.. View in PubMed

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