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Mark Vrahas, MD

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: Mark Steven Vrahas, M.D.

Personal History: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

8700 Beverly Blvd, North Tower, Suite 8215

Los Angeles, Ca 90048

Phone: 310-423-3702

DOB: 4/19/1958

Birthplace: Dubois, Pennsylvania

United States

Married

Education: 1980 BS, Chemistry, Allegheny College, PA

cum laude Honors Graduate in Chemistry

1984 MD,Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, PA

2017 Masters of Health Care Delivery Science, Dartmouth University

(Current student – to graduate 1/2017)

Postdoctoral Training

1984 – 1985 Internship-General Surgery University of Pittsburgh

1985 - 1986 Research, Fellow Biomechanics University of Iowa

1986 - 1989 Resident, Orthopaedics University of Pittsburgh

1989 - 1990 Müller Fellow, Orthopaedic University of Toronto

Traumatology Pelvic Sunnybrook Hospital

and Acetabular Surgery

(Marvin Tile, M.D.)

07/02/90 – Traveling AO Fellowship Hip Surgery Bern, Switzerland

08/03/90 (Professor Ganz)

08/06/90 – Traveling AO Fellowship Traumatology Hanover, Germany

09/21/90 (Professor Tscherne)

09/22/90 – Traveling AO Fellowship Acetabular Surgery Paris, France

10/20/90 (Emile Letournel, M.D.)

Licensure: MA license 160413 & NH License 13363

Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery

Mark Vrahas, MD

Professional Current

Experience:

2016- Active Staff Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

1999 - Active Staff Brigham & Women’s Hospital

1999 - Active Staff Massachusetts General Hospital

1999 - Active Staff Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

2006 - Active Staff, Admitting Privileges Speare Memorial Hospital

Past

1990 - 1993 Active Staff Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

1993 – 1999 Active Staff Kenner Regional Medical Center

1993 - 1999 Active Staff University Hospital - New Orleans

2001 - 2004 Consultant Medical Staff Shriners Burns Hospital – Boston

2004 - 2006 Active Staff Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

2010 Active Staff, Temporary Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Faculty Academic Appointments

1989 – 1990 Instructor Orthopaedic Surgery University of

Toronto

1990 – 1993 Assistant Professor Orthopaedic Surgery Pennsylvania

State University

1993 - 1997 Assistant Professor Orthopaedic Surgery Louisiana State

University

1997 – 1999 Associate Professor Orthopaedic Surgery Louisiana State

University

1999 - 2007 Assistant Professor Orthopaedic Surgery Harvard

Medical School

2007 - 2015 Associate Professor Orthopaedic Surgery Harvard

Medical School

2014 - Present Professor Orthopaedic Surgery Harvard

Medical School

Major Administrative Leadership Positions (Professional History)

Local

1991 Course Organizer, Trauma-Rama

PA State University, Operating Room Dept.

1995 Program Chairman, Louisiana Orthopaedic Association

Charity Hospital–New Orleans 42nd Annual Meeting-Trauma at

the New Charity

1993 – 1995 Co-Director, LSU Trauma Management Workshop

Louisiana State University

1993 - 1999 Director, Orthopaedic Trauma

New Orleans Charity Hospital

1997 - 1999 Director, Orthopaedic Trauma

LSU Health Care System

1999 - 2001 Chief, Orthopaedic Trauma Service

Massachusetts General Hospital

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1999 - 2000 Chief, Orthopaedic Trauma Service

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

1999 - Chief, Partners Orthopaedic Trauma Service

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

1999 - Chief, Partners Orthopaedic Trauma Service


2000 - 2015 Director, Partners Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship

Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital

2000 - 2014 Course Director, New England Trauma Summit

Harvard Medical School

2011 - Co-Director, Geriatric Inpatient Fracture Service (aka GIFTS)


2011 - Surgeon Director, Lunder 3 Orthopaedic Operating Rooms


2011 - Administrative Lead, Orthopaedic Innovation Team


2014 - Vice Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery


2014 - Chairman - Harvard Medical School Orthopedic

Harvard Medical School Trauma Initiative

2015- Partners Health Care, Orthopaedic Representative to

Partners Health Care Population Health

National

1994 Co-Chairman, AO/ASIF Operating Room Personnel Course

AO/ASIF

1995 Co-Chairman, AO/ASIF Continuing Education Program

AO/ASIF

2000 Co-Chairman, First Annual Chicago Trauma Symposium

Advocate Healthcare

2001 - Co-Chairman, AO New England Regional Fracture Summit

AO/ASIF

2003 Co-Chairman, Fractures of the Pelvis and Acetabulum:

State of the Art Management Techniques

AAOS

2006 Organizer/Moderator, AAOS Instructional Course

AAOS

2007 Co-Chairman, ABJS Symposium

ABJS

2008 Co-Chairman, Sunnybrook Meeting -

“Hip Disorders, Child to Adult: A Transatlantic Forum”

London Finsbury Orthopaedics

2013 Co-Chairman, AO New England Regional Fracture

Summit AO/ASIF

International

Mark Vrahas, MD

1998 Course Organizer, AAOS Trauma and Sports Medicine Course

for the Dominican Republic – Santo Domingo, Dominican

Republic

AAOS

2005 Co-Chairman, AO/ASIF Basic and Advanced Fracture

Management Course – Marco Island, FL

AO Foundation

2007 Co-Chairman/Organizer, Carl T. Brighton Workshop on

Musculoskeletal Trauma in Low and Middle Income Countries -

India

ABJS

Research Investigations

12. Vrahas, M.S., Wilson, S.C., Cummings, P.D. & Paul, E.M. 1998, "Comparison

of Fixation Methods for Preventing Pelvic Ring Expansion", Orthopedics, vol. 21, no.

3, pp. 285-289.

14. Vrahas, M.S., Widding, K.K. & Thomas, K.A. 1999, "The Effects of Simulated

Transverse, Anterior Column, and Posterior Column Fractures of the Acetabulum on

the Stability of the Hip Joint", The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American

Volume, vol. 81, no. 7, pp. 966-974.

20. Bhattacharyya, T. & Vrahas, M.S. 2004, "The Medical-Legal Aspects of

Compartment Syndrome", The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume,

vol. 86-A, no. 4, pp. 864-868.

22. Murray, M.M., Zurakowski, D. & Vrahas, M.S. 2004, "The Death of Articular

Chondrocytes after Intra-articular Fracture in Humans", The Journal of Trauma, vol.

56, no. 1, pp. 128-131.

25. Bhattacharyya, T., Crichlow, R., Gobezie, R., Kim, E. & Vrahas, M.S. 2006,

"Complications Associated with the Posterolateral Approach for Pilon Fractures",

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 104-107.

26. Bhattacharyya, T., Vrahas, M.S., Morrison, S.M., Kim, E., Wiklund, R.A.,

Smith, R.M. & Rubash, H.E. 2006, "The Value of the Dedicated Orthopaedic Trauma

Operating Room", The Journal of Trauma, vol. 60, no. 6, pp. 1336-40; discussion

1340-1.

28. Crichlow, R.J., Andres, P.L., Morrison, S.M., Haley, S.M. & Vrahas, M.S. 2006,

"Depression in Orthopaedic Trauma Patients, Prevalence and Severity", The Journal

of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume, vol. 88, no. 9, pp. 1927-1933.

30. O'Toole, R.V., Gobezie, R., Hwang, R., Chandler, A.R., Smith, R.M., Estok,

D.M.,2nd & Vrahas, M.S. 2006, "Low Complication Rate of LISS for Femur

Fractures Adjacent to Stable Hip or Knee Arthroplasty", Clinical Orthopaedics and

Related Research, vol. 450, pp. 203-210.

33. Rightmire, E., Zurakowski, D. & Vrahas, M. 2008, "Acute Infections After

Fracture Repair: Management with Hardware in Place", Clinical Orthopaedics and

Related Research, vol. 466, no. 2, pp. 466-472.

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42. Weaver, M.J., Harris, M.B., Strom, A.C., Smith, R.M., Lhowe, D., Zurakowski,

D. & Vrahas, M.S. 2011, "Fracture Pattern and Fixation Type Related to Loss of

Reduction in Bicondylar Tibial Plateau Fractures", Injury.

46. Weaver, M.J., Bruinsma, W., Toney, E., Dafford, E., & Vrahas, M.S. 2012,

“What Are the Patterns of Injury and Displacement Seen in Lateral Compression

Pelvic Fractures”, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, vol. 470, no. 5,

[online]

47. Miller, M.A., Liu, W., Zurakowski, D., Smith, R.M., Harris, M.B., & Vrahas,

M.S. 2012, "Factors Predicting Failure of Patella Fixation.", The Journal of Trauma

and Acute Care Surgery, vol. 72, no. 4, pp. 1051-1055.

55. Bachoura A, Guitton TG, Smith RM, Vrahas MS, Zurakowski D, Ring D.

Infirmity and injury complexity are risk factors for surgical-site infection after

operative fracture care. Clin Orthop. 2011;9:2621-2630.

56. Dai T, Garcia B, Murray CK, Vrahas MS, Hamblin MR. UVC light prophylaxis

for cutaneous wound infections in mice. Antimicrob Agents Chemother.

2012;7:3841-3848

58. Weaver MJ, Harris MB, Strom AC, Smith RM, Lhowe D, Zurakowski D, Vrahas

MS. Fracture pattern and fixation type related to loss of reduction in bicondylar tibial

plateau fractures. Injury. 2012;6:864-869.

59. Miller MA, Liu W, Zurakowski D, Smith RM, Harris MB, Vrahas MS. Factors

predicting failure of patella fixation. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2012;4:1051-1055.

68. Liu W, Zhou D, Liu F, Weaver MJ, Vrahas MS. Mechanical complications of

intertrochanteric hip fractures treated with trochanteric femoral nails. J Trauma Acute

Care Surg. 2013;2:304-310.

75. Vranceanu AM, Bachoura A, Weening A, Vrahas M, Smith RM, Ring D.

Psychological factors predict disability and pain intensity after skeletal trauma. J

Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014;3 e20.

Professional Societies

Activities:

1987 - Orthopaedic Research Society

1997 - 1998 Local Host - Annual Meeting

1998 - 1999 Member, Program Committee

1992 - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

1992 - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

1995 – 1998 Co-Director, International Committee

1997 Moderator

1998 - 1999 Member, International Committee

1999 - 2000 Member, Program Committee

2002 Moderator

Mark Vrahas, MD

2005 DVD Producer

1992 - AO Alumni Association

1992 - 1993 Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society

1993 - 1999 Orleans Parish Medical Society

1994 - 1999 Member, EMS Sub-Committee

1993 - 1999 Louisiana Orthopaedic Association

1995 - 1996 Program Chairman

1993 - 1999 Greater New Orleans Orthopaedic Society

1993 - Orthopaedic Trauma Association

1997 - 2003 Member, Research Committee

1998 - 1999 Member, Nominations Committee

1999 - 2000 Member, Massachusetts Casualty Committee

2006 - 2007 Member, Fund Development Committee

1993 - Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma

1993 – 2009 Eastern Orthopaedic Association

1994 - American College of Surgeons

1998 - 1999 State Chairman, Committee on Trauma

2000 - 2005 Consultant, Committee on Verification

2000 - 2005 Consultant, Committee on Trauma Systems

2000 - Ad hoc Program Reviewer 1995 - 2009 Academic Orthopaedic Society

1995 - 1997 Societe Internationale Chirurgie Orthopedique et de

Traumatologie (SICOT)

1996 – 1999 American Society of Biomechanics

1997 - 1998 Annual Meeting, Local Host

1998 - 1999 Program Committee, Member

1998 - 2003 Clinical Orthopaedic Society

1999 - AO Foundation

1999 - Trustee

2003 - 2008 Member, Board of Trustees

2005 - 2007 Member, LEEG - Lower Extremity Expert Group

2005 - 2007 Member, Trauma SAcC – Specialty Academic Committee

2005 - 2008 Co-Director, Bone Defect Clinical Priority Program

2006 Moderator, AO/ASIF Nursing Continuing Education

2007 - Member, Clinical Investigation and Documentation Board (CID)

2007 - Member, Trauma Research Committee (TRC)

Mark Vrahas, MD

2008 - 2010 Member, Exploratory Research Board (ERB)

2011 - Ex-Officio Member, Board of Trustees

2011 - 2015 Chairman, Clinical Investigation and Documentation Board

(CID)

2011 - 2014 Member, Academic Council (AcC)

2011 - 2015 Executive Board Member, Technical Commission (AOTK)

2001 - Massachusetts Orthopaedic Association

2001 - 2004 Member, Board of Directors

2000 – 2003 Twentieth Century Orthopaedic Association

2003 –2012 American Orthopaedic Association

2006 - Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons

2012 - Asociacion Argentina de Ortopedia y Traumatologia

Editorial Activities

Ad hoc Reviewer

1992 - 2006 Journal of Biomechanics

1995 - Journal of Trauma

1997 - Journal of the AAOS

2005 - Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

2005 - Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma (JOT)

2005- Injury

2009- Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, British Edition

Other Editorial Roles

1993 – 1999 Editorial Board Member Orthopaedics

1994 - 1996 Editorial Board Member Orthopaedics International

Edition

2001 – 2003 Editorial Board Member Orthopaedics and Traumatology

2004 - 2014 Editorial Board Member Clinical Orthopaedics and

Related Research

2005 - Consultant Editor Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

2005 – 2006 Review Editor Injury

2010 - Editorial Board Member Operative Techniques in

Orthopaedics

2010 - Associate Editor Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia,

Brazil

2010 - Editor-in-Chief Partners Orthopaedic Trauma

Round

2011 Guest Editor Pelvic Fracture Issue

Clinical Orthopaedics and

Related Research

2012 Guest Editor – Tscherne Issue Clinical Orthopaedics and

Related Research

Mark Vrahas, MD

2015 Guest Editor – Advances in Trauma Operative Techniques

in Orthopaedics

Report of Funded Projects 2009 forward

9/30/09 - 8/31/12 (NCE) Novel, Rapidly Translatable Technologies for Healing

Long Bone Segmental Defects

NIH RCI / AR058776

Co-Investigator ($980,186)

Purpose: The aim of this project was to develop novel, expeditious, biological

approaches to healing large segmental defects that are faster, more effective and less

expensive than existing methods.

2010 – 2011 Fellowship Grant

OMeGA Medical Foundation

Fellowship Director ($31,125).

Purpose: To fund training of a clinical fellow.

2010 – 2011 Graduate Medical Education - Fellowship Grant

Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation




Center for Orthopaedic Trauma Advancement


Purpose To fund training of a clinical fellow.

2010 - 2011 Development of Computer Aided Testing for Orthopaedic

Trauma.

Pilot Testing of Bank Items

AO Foundation

PI ($19,500).

Purpose: To find function-related questions (items) that will ultimately comprise a

validated tool for gauging outcomes in Orthopaedic Trauma patients.

2011 - 2012 Fellowship and Education Grant

AO Trauma North America











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2010 - 2013 Enhanced Healing of Segmental Bone Defects by

Modulation of the Mechanical Environment

Department of Defense

Consultant (Total Costs - $400,000).

Purpose: Determine effects of changes in mechanical fracture healing

2010 - 2013 Proximal Humerus Fractures in the Elderly

Resident Research Award/Grant – Kanu Okike, MD

OREF

Mentor/Principal Investigator ($50,000).

Purpose: Evaluate clinical outcomes in proximal humeral fractures.

2011 -2013 Evaluation of PROMIS Upper extremity and lower extremity

Physical Function item banks in orthopaedic trauma patients.

AO Foundation

Co-Investigator (CHF 300,000).

Purpose: Evaluate items for physical function item bank.

2011 - 2013 Non-invasive Fasciotomy to Treat Extremity

Compartment Syndrome

CIMIT / Research Award

Co-Investigator ($100,000).

Purpose: Develop method for non-invasive fasciotomy.

2011 – 2013 Radiostereometric Analysis of Fracture Healing in Distal

Femur Fractures

Massachusetts General Hospital – Department of Orthopaedics Grant

Principal Investigator ($50,000).

Purpose: Determine if changes in stress environment measured in vivo using RSA

predicts fracture healing.

1/1/11 – 1/2013 Development of Expedited Bone Healing Technologies

Using Genetically Modified RIA Cells

AO Foundation

Co-Investigator (CHF 115,889)

Purpose: The goal of this work is to develop an improved procedure for healing large

segmental defects in long bones and, by extension, solving other problems in bone

healing by using the RIA to harvest autologous marrow cells.

1/1/12 – 12/31/12 Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy for Prevention and

Treatment of Surgical Site Infections

Orthopaedic Trauma Association / Grant #16

Co-PI ($25,000).

Purpose: To test photo therapy for the treatment of infected surgical wounds.

2012 - 2013 Fellowship and Education Grant

AO Trauma North America


Purpose: To fund training of a clinical fellow..

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Current

2011 – est. 2014 Development of Patient Reported Outcome System

AO Foundation

PI (CHF 1,200,000).

Purpose: To develop a system to facilitate collection of patient reported outcome

measures in clinical practice.

7/1/11 - 6/30/15 Healing of Segmental Defects of Bone by Gene Transfer

NIH / 2R01 AR050243

Consultant ($3,349,250)

Purpose: The proposed research investigates a novel technology for improving the

healing of large bone fractures. The method involves the converting muscle into

bone by transferring a gene encoding bone morphogenetic protein-2 using an

adenovirus.

1/1/12 – 12/31/14 Gene Activated Autologous Tissue Grafts

AO Foundation

Co-Investigator (238,760 CHF).

Purpose. To test gene activated tissues grafts for healing critical sized defects in a

sheep model.

7/3/12 – 7/3/14 Biology-Matched Devices for Medical Applications

DARPA-BAA-11-65 Consultant ($500,000) .

Purpose: To develop novel devices to stabilize injured shoulders for transfer from

the field.

7/1/12 – 6/30/14 Enhanced Bone Formation and Repair by Modification of

Allograft Surfaces

OREF / Synthes Research Grant in Orthopaedic Trauma

Co-PI ($180,000).

Purpose: To determine if different surface characteristics on allographs will enhance bone

healing.

Honors and Prizes

1978-1980 - Alden Scholar, Allegheny College, PA Academic Honors

2000 - Partners in Excellence Award, Partners Healthcare Organizational Excellence

Mark Vrahas, MD

2001 - Partners in Excellence Award, Partners Healthcare Organizational Excellence

2002 - Kilfoyle Award, New England Orthopaedic Society Resident/Fellow Research

2002- Partners in Excellence Award, Partners Healthcare Organizational Excellence

2002- Golden Apple Teaching Award Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program

2004- Edwin G. Bovill Jr. Award, OTA - 20th Annual Meeting Outstanding Scientific Paper

2005- Jacquelin Perry Award, Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Society

Academic Specialty Paper

2009- Howard Rosen, M.D. Lecture, NYU Medical Center Contributions in Trauma

2011- Brian A. McGovern, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital

Clinical Excellence Award Nominee

2011- Berton Moed, MD Inaugural Orthopaedic Trauma Lecture –

Contributions in Trauma at Saint Louis Univ.

2011- Honorary Member - DGOU (German Trauma and Orthopaedic Society)

Contributions in Trauma

2012 - Honorary Member _- Asociacion Argentina de Ortopedia y Traumatologia

Contributions in Trauma

2012- Dedication - Annual Orthopaedic Journal Harvard Medical School

Clinical/Research/Educational Leadership

2012- Partners in Excellence Award, Organizational Excellence

(G.I.F.T.S. Program Team Award)

2014- Patricia Mosbacher Honorary Lecture in Orthopaedic Trauma

Contributions in Trauma Hospital for Special Surgery, Cornell Medical Center

2016- National Honor Society, Dartmouth College

Research Grants: 1993 – 1998 Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Grant Funding

Orthopaedic Trauma Association

Member – Reviewer

2003 – 2008 Resident Grants Peer Review Committee


Clinician Reviewer

2007 - AO Trauma Research Committee (AOTRC)

AO Foundation

2007 – 2011 Permanent Member

2011 - Acting Representative of AOCID

Mark Vrahas, MD

2009 Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program

DoD / SRA International

October 2009 Scientist Reviewer

Peer Reviewed Publications in Print or Other Media

Research Investigations

1. Brown, T.D. & Vrahas, M.S. 1984, "The Apparent Elastic Modulus of the Juxtarticular Subchondral

Bone of the Femoral Head", Journal of Orthopaedic Research: Official Publication of the Orthopaedic

Research Society, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 32-38.

2. Vrahas, M.S., Brand, R.A., Brown, T.D. & Andrews, J.G. 1990, "Contribution of Passive Tissues to

the Intersegmental Moments at the Hip", Journal of Biomechanics, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 357-362.

3. Vrahas, M., Gordon, R.G., Mears, D.C., Krieger, D. & Sclabassi, R.J. 1992, "Intraoperative

Somatosensory Evoked Potential Monitoring of Pelvic and Acetabular Fractures", Journal of Orthopaedic

Trauma, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 50-58.

4. Vrahas, M., Fu, F. & Veenis, B. 1994, "Intraarticular Contact Stresses with Simulated Ankle

Malunions", Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 159-166.

5. Vrahas, M. & Reid, J.S. 1994, "Simple Intraoperative Traction System for Acetabular Fracture

Surgery", Orthopaedic Review, vol. 23, no. 12, pp. 962, 964-5.

6. Vrahas, M., Hern, T.C., Diangelo, D., Kellam, J. & Tile, M. 1995, "Ligamentous Contributions to

Pelvic Stability", Orthopedics, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 271-274.

7. Alexander, R.D., Grimm, L. & Vrahas, M.S. 1997, "The Effect of Knee Immobilization on Degree of

Hip Flexion: A Clinical Correlation with Posterior Wall Acetabular Fractures", American Journal of

Orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.), vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 345-347.

8. Thomas, K.A., Vrahas, M.S., Noble, J.W.,Jr, Bearden, C.M. & Reid, J.S. 1997, "Evaluation of Hip

Stability after Simulated Transverse Acetabular Fractures", Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research,

vol. (340), no. 340, pp. 244-256.

9. Vrahas, M.S., Smith, G.A., Rosler, D.M. & Baratta, R.V. 1997, "Method to Impact in vivo Rabbit

Femoral Cartilage with Blows of Quantifiable Stress", Journal of Orthopaedic Research: Official

Publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 314-317.

10. Wilson, S.C., Vrahas, M.S., Berson, L. & Paul, E.M. 1997, "A Simple Method to Measure

Compartment Pressures Using an Intravenous Catheter", Orthopedics, vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 403-406.

11. Grimm, M.R., Vrahas, M.S. & Thomas, K.A. 1998, "Pressure-Volume Characteristics of the Intact

and Disrupted Pelvic Retroperitoneum", The Journal of Trauma, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 454-459.

12. Vrahas, M.S., Wilson, S.C., Cummings, P.D. & Paul, E.M. 1998, "Comparison of Fixation Methods

for Preventing Pelvic Ring Expansion", Orthopedics, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 285-289.

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13. Mazoue, C.G., Guanche, C.A. & Vrahas, M.S. 1999, "Arthroscopic Management of Tibial Plateau

Fractures: An Unselected Series", American Journal of Orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.), vol. 28, no. 9, pp.

508-515.

14. Vrahas, M.S., Widding, K.K. & Thomas, K.A. 1999, "The Effects of Simulated Transverse, Anterior

Column, and Posterior Column Fractures of the Acetabulum on the Stability of the Hip Joint", The

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume, vol. 81, no. 7, pp. 966-974.

15. Zhang, H., Vrahas, M.S., Baratta, R.V. & Rosler, D.M. 1999, "Damage to Rabbit Femoral Articular

Cartilage Following Direct Impacts of Uniform Stresses: An in vitro Study", Clinical Biomechanics

(Bristol, Avon), vol. 14, no. 8, pp. 543-548.

16. Kaplan, J.L., Wright, M.J., Lazarus, L., Congemi, N., duTreil, K., Arnold, R., Mercante, D., Diaz,

J.H., Vrahas, M. & Hunt, J.P. 2000, "Use of an Unmanned Police Car to Reduce Traffic Speed", The

Journal of Trauma, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 43-46.

17. Stubbs, M., Zhang, H., Vrahas, M.S., Baratta, R.V. & Zieske, A. 2000, "Effect of Intraarticular

Stainless Steel Implants on the Health of the Rabbit Knee Joint: An Experimental Study", Journal of

Orthopaedic Trauma, vol. 14, no. 8, pp. 567-570.

18. Dickson, K.F., Galland, M.W., Barrack, R.L., Neitzschman, H.R., Harris, M.B., Myers, L. & Vrahas,

M.S. 2002, "Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Knee after Ipsilateral Femur Fracture", Journal of

Orthopaedic Trauma, vol. 16, no. 8, pp. 567-571.

19. Wood, S.P., Vrahas, M. & Wedel, S.K. 2003, "Femur Fracture Immobilization with Traction Splints

in Multisystem Trauma Patients", Prehospital Emergency Care: Official Journal of the National

Association of EMS Physicians and the National Association of State EMS Directors, vol. 7, no. 2, pp.

241-243.

20. Bhattacharyya, T. & Vrahas, M.S. 2004, "The Medical-Legal Aspects of Compartment Syndrome",

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume, vol. 86-A, no. 4, pp. 864-868.

21. Mithofer, K., Lhowe, D.W., Vrahas, M.S., Altman, D.T. & Altman, G.T. 2004, "Clinical Spectrum of

Acute Compartment Syndrome of the Thigh and its Relation to Associated Injuries", Clinical

Orthopaedics and Related Research, vol. (425), no. 425, pp. 223-229.

22. Murray, M.M., Zurakowski, D. & Vrahas, M.S. 2004, "The Death of Articular Chondrocytes after

Intra-articular Fracture in Humans", The Journal of Trauma, vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 128-131.

23. Bhattacharyya, T., McCarty, L.P.,3rd, Harris, M.B., Morrison, S.M., Wixted, J.J., Vrahas, M.S. &

Smith, R.M. 2005, "The Posterior Shearing Tibial Plateau Fracture: Treatment and Results via a Posterior

Approach", Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, vol. 19, no. 5, pp. 305-310.

24. Bhattacharyya, T., Levin, R., Vrahas, M.S. & Solomon, D.H. 2005, "Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory

Drugs and Nonunion of Humeral Shaft Fractures", Arthritis and Rheumatism, vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 364-367.

25. Bhattacharyya, T., Crichlow, R., Gobezie, R., Kim, E. & Vrahas, M.S. 2006, "Complications

Associated with the Posterolateral Approach for Pilon Fractures", Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, vol. 20,

no. 2, pp. 104-107.

Mark Vrahas, MD

26. Bhattacharyya, T., Vrahas, M.S., Morrison, S.M., Kim, E., Wiklund, R.A., Smith, R.M. & Rubash,

H.E. 2006, "The Value of the Dedicated Orthopaedic Trauma Operating Room", The Journal of Trauma,

vol. 60, no. 6, pp. 1336-40; discussion 1340-1.

27. Betz, O.B., Betz, V.M., Nazarian, A., Pilapil, C.G., Vrahas, M.S., Bouxsein, M.L., Gerstenfeld, L.C.,

Einhorn, T.A. & Evans, C.H. 2006, "Direct Percutaneous Gene Delivery to Enhance Healing of

Segmental Bone Defects", The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume, vol. 88, no. 2, pp.

355-365.

28. Crichlow, R.J., Andres, P.L., Morrison, S.M., Haley, S.M. & Vrahas, M.S. 2006, "Depression in

Orthopaedic Trauma Patients, Prevalence and Severity", The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery,

American Volume, vol. 88, no. 9, pp. 1927-1933.

29. Mithoefer, K., Lhowe, D.W., Vrahas, M.S., Altman, D.T., Erens, V. & Altman, G.T. 2006,

"Functional Outcome After Acute Compartment Syndrome of the Thigh", The Journal of Bone and Joint

Surgery, American Volume, vol. 88, no. 4, pp. 729-737.

30. O'Toole, R.V., Gobezie, R., Hwang, R., Chandler, A.R., Smith, R.M., Estok, D.M.,2nd & Vrahas,

M.S. 2006, "Low Complication Rate of LISS for Femur Fractures Adjacent to Stable Hip or Knee

Arthroplasty", Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, vol. 450, pp. 203-210.

31. Betz, V.M., Betz, O.B., Glatt, V., Gerstenfeld, L.C., Einhorn, T.A., Bouxsein, M.L., Vrahas, M.S. &

Evans, C.H. 2007, "Healing of Segmental Bone Defects by Direct Percutaneous Gene Delivery: Effect of

Vector Dose", Human Gene Therapy, vol. 18, no. 10, pp. 907-915.

32. Betz, O.B., Betz, V.M., Nazarian, A., Egermann, M., Gerstenfeld, L.C., Einhorn, T.A., Vrahas, M.S.,

Bouxsein, M.L. & Evans, C.H. 2007, "Delayed Administration of Adenoviral BMP-2 Vector Improves

the Formation of Bone in Osseous Defects", Gene Therapy, vol. 14, no. 13, pp. 1039-1044.

33. Rightmire, E., Zurakowski, D. & Vrahas, M. 2008, "Acute Infections After Fracture Repair:

Management with Hardware in Place", Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, vol. 466, no. 2, pp.

466-472.

34. Chakraverty, J.K., Weaver, M.J., Smith, R.M. & Vrahas, M.S. 2009, "Surgical Management of Tibial

Tubercle Fractures in Association with Tibial Plateau Fractures Fixed by Direct Wiring to a Locking

Plate", Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 221-225.

35. Evans, C.H., Liu, F.J., Glatt, V., Hoyland, J.A., Kirker-Head, C., Walsh, A., Betz, O., Wells, J.W.,

Betz, V., Porter, R.M., Saad, F.A., Gerstenfeld, L.C., Einhorn, T.A., Harris, M.B. & Vrahas, M.S. 2009,

"Use of Genetically Modified Muscle and Fat Grafts to Repair Defects in Bone and Cartilage", European

Cells & Materials, vol. 18, pp. 96-111.

36. Glatt, V., Kwong, F.N., Park, K., Parry, N., Griffin, D., Vrahas, M., Evans, C.H. & Harris, M. 2009,

"Ability of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 to Enhance Bone Healing in the Presence

of Tobramycin: Evaluation in a Rat Segmental Defect Model", Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, vol. 23,

no. 10, pp. 693-701.

37. Porter, R.M., Liu, F., Pilapil, C., Betz, O.B., Vrahas, M.S., Harris, M.B. & Evans, C.H. 2009,

"Osteogenic Potential of Reamer Irrigator Aspirator (RIA) Aspirate Collected from Patients Undergoing

Hip Arthroplasty", Journal of Orthopaedic Research: Official Publication of the Orthopaedic Research

Society, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 42-49.

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38. Bachoura, A., Guitton, T.G., Smith, R.M., Vrahas, M.S., Zurakowski, D. & Ring, D. 2011, "Infirmity

and Injury Complexity are Risk Factors for Surgical-site Infection after Operative Fracture Care", Clinical

Orthopaedics and Related Research, vol. 469, no. 9, pp. 2621-2630.

39. Banffy, M.B., Vrahas, M.S., Ready, J.E. & Abraham, J.A. 2011, "Nonoperative Versus Prophylactic

Treatment of Bisphosphonate-Associated Femoral Stress Fractures", Clinical Orthopaedics and Related

Research, vol. 469, no. 7, pp. 2028-2034.

40. Liu, W., Liu, F., Zhao, W., Kim, J.M., Wang, Z. & Vrahas, M.S. 2011, "Osteochondral Autograft

Transplantation for Acute Osteochondral Fractures Associated with an Ankle Fracture", Foot & Ankle

International/American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society [and] Swiss Foot and Ankle Society, vol. 32,

no. 4, pp. 437-442.

41. Miller, M.A., Ivkovic, A., Porter, R., Harris, M.B., Estok, D.M., 2nd, Smith, R.M., Evans, C.H. &

Vrahas, M.S. 2011, "Autologous Bone Grafting on Steroids: Preliminary Clinical Results. A Novel

Treatment for Nonunions and Segmental Bone Defects", International Orthopaedics, vol. 35, no. 4, pp.

599-605.

42. Weaver, M.J., Harris, M.B., Strom, A.C., Smith, R.M., Lhowe, D., Zurakowski, D. & Vrahas, M.S.

2011, "Fracture Pattern and Fixation Type Related to Loss of Reduction in Bicondylar Tibial Plateau

Fractures", Injury.

43. Wiggers, J.K., Guitton, T.G., Smith, R.M., Vrahas, M.S. & Ring, D. 2011, "Observed and Expected

Outcomes in Transfer and Nontransfer Patients with a Hip Fracture", Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, vol.

25, no. 11, pp. 666-669.

44. Dai, T., Vrahas, M.S., Murray, C.K. & Hamblin, M.R. 2012, "Ultraviolet C irradiation: An

Alternative Antimicrobial Approach to Localized Infections?", Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy,

vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 185-195.

45. Weaver, M.J., Harris, M.B., Strom, A.C., Smith, R.M., Lhowe, D., Zurakowski, D., & Vrahas, M.S.

2012, “Fracture Patter and Fixation Type Related to Loss of Reduction in Bicondylar Tibial Plateau

Fractures”, Injury: International=-098212345678Journal of the Care of the Injured, vol. 43, pp. 864-869.

46. Weaver, M.J., Bruinsma, W., Toney, E., Dafford, E., & Vrahas, M.S. 2012, “What Are the Patterns

of Injury and Displacement Seen in Lateral Compression Pelvic Fractures”, Clinical Orthopaedics and

Related Research, vol. 470, no. 5, [online]

47. Miller, M.A., Liu, W., Zurakowski, D., Smith, R.M., Harris, M.B., & Vrahas, M.S. 2012, "Factors

Predicting Failure of Patella Fixation.", The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, vol. 72, no. 4,

pp. 1051-1055.

48. Moed, B.R., & Vrahas, M.S. 2012, "Disruptions of the Pelvic Ring: An Update: Editorial

Comment." Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research, vol. 470, no. 8, pp. 2073-2074.

49. Glatt, V., Miller, M.A., Ivkovic, A., Liu, F., Parry, N., Griffin, D., Vrahas, M.S., & Evans, C.H.

2012, “Improved Healing of Large Segmental Defects in the Rat Femur by Reverse Dynamization in the

Presence of Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2”, The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, vol. 94, no. 22

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50. Dai, T., Murray, C.K., Vrahas, M.S., Baer, D.G., Tegos, G.P., & Hamblin, M.R. 2012, "Ultraviolet

C light for Acinetobacter Baumannii Wound Infections in Mice: Potential Use for Battlefield Wound

Decontamination?", The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, vol. 73, no. 3, pp. 661-667.

51. Dai, T., Garcia, B., Murray, C.K., Vrahas, M.S., & Hamblin, M.R. 2012, "UVC Light Prophylaxis

for Cutaneous Wound Infections in Mice", Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy, vol. 56, no. 7, pp.

3841-3848.

52. Okike, K., Lee, O.C., Makanji, H., Harris, M.B., Vrahas, M.S. 2012, “Factors Associated with the

Decision for Operative versus Non-operative Treatment of Displaced Proximal Humerus Fractures in the

Elderly”, Injury, Apr; 44(4):448-55. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2012.09.002. Epub 2012 Sep 27.

53. Dai, T., Gupta, A., Huang, Y-Y., Sherwood, M., Murray, C., Vrahas, M.S., Kielian, T., Hamblin,

M.R. 2013, “Blue Light Eliminates Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

in Infected Mouse Skin Abrasions”, Photomedicine and Laser Surgery, doi: 10.1089/pho.2012.3365,

Epub 2013 Feb.

54. Liu W, Liu F, Zhao W, Kim JM, Wang Z, Vrahas MS. Osteochondral autograft transplantation for

acute osteochondral fractures associated with an ankle fracture. Foot Ankle Int. 2011;4:437-442.

54. Wiggers JK, Guitton TG, Smith RM, Vrahas MS, Ring D. Observed and expected outcomes in

transfer and nontransfer patients with a hip fracture. J Orthop Trauma. 2011;11:666-669.

55. Bachoura A, Guitton TG, Smith RM, Vrahas MS, Zurakowski D, Ring D. Infirmity and injury

complexity are risk factors for surgical-site infection after operative fracture care. Clin Orthop.

2011;9:2621-2630.

56. Dai T, Garcia B, Murray CK, Vrahas MS, Hamblin MR. UVC light prophylaxis for cutaneous wound

infections in mice. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2012;7:3841-3848

57. Helmerhorst GT, Lindenhovius AL, Vrahas M, Ring D, Kloen P. Satisfaction with pain relief after

operative treatment of an ankle fracture. Injury. 2012;11:1958-1961.

58. Weaver MJ, Harris MB, Strom AC, Smith RM, Lhowe D, Zurakowski D, Vrahas MS. Fracture

pattern and fixation type related to loss of reduction in bicondylar tibial plateau fractures. Injury.

2012;6:864-869.

59. Miller MA, Liu W, Zurakowski D, Smith RM, Harris MB, Vrahas MS. Factors predicting failure of

patella fixation. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2012;4:1051-1055.

60. Dai T, Murray CK, Vrahas MS, Baer DG, Tegos GP, Hamblin MR. Ultraviolet C light for

acinetobacter baumannii wound infections in mice: Potential use for battlefield wound decontamination?.

J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2012;3:661-667.

61. Dai T, Gupta A, Murray CK, Vrahas MS, Tegos GP, Hamblin MR. Blue light for infectious diseases:

Propionibacterium acnes, helicobacter pylori, and beyond?. Drug Resist Updat. 2012;4:223-236.

62. Weaver MJ, Bruinsma W, Toney E, Dafford E, Vrahas MS. What are the patterns of injury and

displacement seen in lateral compression pelvic fractures?. Clin Orthop. 2012;8:2104-2110.

63. Glatt V, Miller M, Ivkovic A, Liu F, Parry N, Griffin D, Vrahas M, Evans C. Improved healing of

large segmental defects in the rat femur by reverse dynamization in the presence of bone morphogenetic

protein-2. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012;22:2063-2073.

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64. Dai T, Gupta A, Huang YY, Yin R, Murray CK, Vrahas M, Sherwood ME, Tegos GP, Hamblin MR.

Blue light rescues mice from potentially fatal pseudomonas aeruginosa burn infection: Efficacy, safety,

and mechanism of action. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2013;3:1238-1245.

65. Dai T, Gupta A, Huang YY, Yin R, Murray CK, Vrahas M, Sherwood ME, Tegos GP, Hamblin MR.

Blue light rescues mice from potentially fatal pseudomonas aeruginosa burn infection: Efficacy, safety,

and mechanism of action. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2013;3:1238-1245.

66. Fayaz HC, Haas N, Kellam J, Bavonratanavech S, Parvizi J, Dyer G, Pohlemann T, Jerosch J,

Prommersberger KJ, Pape HC, Smith M, Vrahas M, Perka C, Siebenrock K, Elhassan B, Moran C,

Jupiter JB. Improvement of research quality in the fields of orthopaedics and trauma: A global

perspective. Int Orthop. 2013;7:1205-1212.

67. Ferreira E, Porter RM, Wehling N, O'Sullivan RP, Liu F, Boskey A, Estok DM, Harris MB, Vrahas

MS, Evans CH, Wells JW. Inflammatory cytokines induce a unique mineralizing phenotype in

mesenchymal stem cells derived from human bone marrow. J Biol Chem. 2013;41:29494-29505.

68. Liu W, Zhou D, Liu F, Weaver MJ, Vrahas MS. Mechanical complications of intertrochanteric hip

fractures treated with trochanteric femoral nails. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013;2:304-310.

69. Menendez ME, Neuhaus V, Bot AG, Vrahas MS, Ring D. Do psychiatric comorbidities influence

inpatient death, adverse events, and discharge after lower extremity fractures?. Clin Orthop.

2013;10:3336-3348.

70. Okike K, Lee OC, Makanji H, Harris MB, Vrahas MS. Factors associated with the decision for

operative versus non-operative treatment of displaced proximal humerus fractures in the elderly. Injury.

2013;4:448-455.

71. Thomas SH, Arthur AO, Howard Z, Shear ML, Kadzielski JL, Vrahas MS. Helicopter emergency

medical services crew administration of antibiotics for open fractures. Air Med J. 2013;2:74-79.

72. Van Kollenburg JA, Vrahas MS, Smith RM, Guitton TG, Ring D, Science of Variation G. Diagnosis

of union of distal tibial fractures: Accuracy and interobserver reliability. Injury, 2013;8:1073-1075

73. Helmerhorst GT, Vranceanu AM, Vrahas M, Smith M, Ring D, Risk factors for continued opioid

use one to two months after surgery for musculoskeletal trauma. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014; 6:495-499.

74. Kleweno C, Morgan J, Redshaw J, Harris M, Rodriguez E, Zurakowski D, Vrahas M, Appleton P

Short versus long cephalomedullary nails for the treatment of intertrochanteric hip fractures in patients

older than 65 years. J Orthop Trauma. 2014; 7:391-397

75. Vranceanu AM, Bachoura A, Weening A, Vrahas M, Smith RM, Ring D. Psychological factors

predict disability and pain intensity after skeletal trauma. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014;3 e20.

76. Zhang Y, Zhu Y, Gupta A, Huang Y, Murray CK, Vrahas MS, Sherwood ME, Baer DG, Hamblin

MR, Dai T, Antimicrobial blue light therapy for multidrug-resistant acinetobacter baumannii infection in

a mouse burn model: Implications for prophylaxis and treatment of combat-related wound infections. J

Infect Dis. 2014; 12: 1963-1971

77. Liu W, Wang J, Weaver MJ, Vrahas MS, Zhou D. Lateral Migration with telescoping of a

trochanteric fixation nail in the treatment of an intertrochanteric hip fracture. Chinese Medicine Journal.

2014; 127 (4); 680-4

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78. Rodriguez EK, Boulton C, Weaver MJ, Herder LM, Morgan JH, Chacko AT, Appleton PT,

Zurakowski D, Vrahas MS. Predictive factors of distal femoral facture nonunion after lateral locked

plating: a retrospective multicenter case-control study of 283 fractures. Injury. 2014 March; 45 (3): 554-9.

Doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2013.10.042. Epub2013 Nov 4

79. Ting BL, Heng M, Vrahas MS, Rodriguez EK, Harris MB, Weaver MJ. Is Disuse Osteopenia a

Favorable Prognostic Sign After Femoral Neck Fracture? J. Orthop Trauma 2016 Sep;30(9):496-502. doi:

10.1097/BOT.0000000000000635.

80. Grodzinsky AJ, Wang Y, Kakar S, Vrahas MS, Evans CH.

Intra-articular dexamethasone to inhibit the development of post-traumatic osteoarthritis.

J Orthop Res. 2016 May 13. doi: 10.1002/jor.23295. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

81. Liu F, Wells JW, Porter RM, Glatt V, Shen Z, Schinhan M, Ivkovic A, Vrahas MS, Evans CH,

Ferreira E. Interaction between living bone particles and rhBMP-2 in large segmental defect healing in the

rat femur. J Orthop Res. 2016 Apr 2. doi: 10.1002/jor.23255. [Epub ahead of print]

82. Rodriguez EK, Zurakowski D, Herder L, Hall A, Walley KC, Weaver MJ, Appleton PT, Vrahas M.

Mechanical Construct Characteristics Predisposing to Non-union After Locked Lateral Plating of Distal

Femur Fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 2016 Aug;30(8):403-8. doi:

83. von Keudell A, Vrahas MS, Weaver MJ. Surgical Versus Nonsurgical Treatment of Adults With

Displaced Fractures of the Proximal Humerus: The PROFHER Randomized Clinical Trial.

J Orthop Trauma. 2016 Apr;30(4):e143. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000000550.

84. Patel SP, Antoci V Jr, Kadzielski JJ, Vrahas MS. Exactech Opteon Femoral Component Fracture 12

Years after Arthroplasty. Case Rep Orthop. 2016;2016:1789197. doi: 10.1155/2016/1789197. Epub 2016

Feb 3.

85. Zhang Y, Zhu Y, Chen J, Wang Y, Sherwood ME, Murray CK, Vrahas MS, Hooper DC, Hamblin

MR, Dai T. Antimicrobial blue light inactivation of Candida albicans: In vitro and in vivo studies.

Virulence. 2016 Jul 3;7(5):536-45. doi: 10.1080/21505594.2016.1155015. Epub 2016 Feb 24.

86. von Keudell AG, Weaver MJ, Appleton PT, Bae DS, Dyer GS, Heng M, Jupiter JB, Vrahas

MS.Lancet Diagnosis and treatment of acute extremity compartment syndrome. 2015 Sep

26;386(10000):1299-310. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00277-9. Review. Erratum in: Lancet. 2015 Nov

7;386(10006):1824. Appelton, Paul T [corrected to Appleton, Paul T]. Lancet. 2015 Nov

7;386(10006):1824.

87. van Dijk PA, Bot AG, Neuhaus V, Menendez ME, Vrahas MS, Ring D. Admission From Nursing

Home Residence Increases Acute Mortality After Hip Fractures. Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil. 2015

Sep;6(3):123-9. doi: 10.1177/2151458515570477.

88. Babu S, Sandiford NA, Vrahas M. Use of Teriparatide to improve fracture healing: What is the

evidence? World J Orthop. 2015 Jul 18;6(6):457-61. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v6.i6.457. eCollection 2015 Jul 18.

89. Morgan JH, Kallen MA, Okike K, Lee OC, Vrahas MS.PROMIS Physical Function Computer

Adaptive Test Compared With Other Upper Extremity Outcome Measures in the Evaluation of Proximal

Humerus Fractures in Patients Older Than 60 Years. J Orthop Trauma. 2015 Jun;29(6):257-63. doi:

10.1097/BOT.0000000000000280.

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90. Gardner S, Weaver MJ, Jerabek S, Rodriguez E, Vrahas M, Harris M. Predictors of early failure in

young patients with displaced femoral neck fractures. J Orthop. 2014 Feb 7;12(2):75-80. doi:

10.1016/j.jor.2014.01.001. eCollection 2015 Jun.

91. Okike K, Lee OC, Makanji H, Morgan JH, Harris MB, Vrahas MS. Comparison of locked plate

fixation and nonoperative management for displaced proximal humerus fractures in elderly patients.

Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2015 Apr;44(4):E106-12.

92. Moed BR, Kregor PJ, Reilly MC, Stover MD, Vrahas MS. Current management of posterior wall

fractures of the acetabulum. Instr Course Lect. 2015;64:139-59. Review.

93. Vranceanu AM, Hageman M, Strooker J, ter Meulen D, Vrahas M, Ring D. A preliminary RCT of a

mind body skills based intervention addressing mood and coping strategies in patients with acute

orthopaedic trauma. Injury. 2015 Apr;46(4):552-7. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2014.11.001. Epub 2014 Nov 10.

94. Voskuijl T, Neuhaus V, Kinaci A, Vrahas M, Ring D. In-Hospital Outcomes after Hemiarthroplasty

versus Total Hip Arthroplasty for Isolated Femoral Neck Fractures. Arch Bone Jt Surg. 2014

Sep;2(3):151-6. Epub 2014 Sep 15.

95. Weaver MJ, Brubacher JW, Vrahas MS. Application of epoxy resin to a solid-foam pelvic model:

creating a dry-erase pelvis. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2014 Nov;43(11):521-3.

96. Beamer BS, Morgan JH, Barr C, Weaver MJ, Vrahas MS. Does fluoroscopy improve acetabular

component placement in total hip arthroplasty? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2014 Dec;472(12):3953-62. doi:

10.1007/s11999-014-3944-8. Epub 2014 Sep 20.

97. Gitajn IL, Abousayed M, Toussaint RJ, Vrahas M, Kwon JY. Calcaneal avulsion fractures: a case

series of 33 patients describing prognostic factors and outcomes. Foot Ankle Spec. 2015 Feb;8(1):10-7.

doi: 10.1177/1938640014548323. Epub 2014 Sep 8.

98. Toussaint RJ, Bergeron SG, Weaver MJ, Tornetta P 3rd, Vrahas MS, Harris MB. The effect of the

Massachusetts healthcare reform on the uninsured rate of the orthopaedic trauma population.

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014 Aug 20;96(16):e141. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.M.00740.

Other Peer-Reviewed Publications

1. Vrahas, M.S. 1994, "Prophylaxis of Deep Vein Thrombosis in Trauma Patients", Orthopedics, vol. 17

Suppl, pp. 21-23.

2. Vrahas, M.S. & Reid, J.S. 1994, "Late Recognition of a Rectal Tear Associated with a Pelvic Fracture.

A Case Report", The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume, vol. 76, no. 7, pp. 1072-1076.

3. Vrahas, M. 1995, "Examining trends", Orthopedics, vol. 18, no. 7, pp. 609. Henry, B.J. & Vrahas,

M.S. 1996, "The Thomas Splint. Questionable Boast of an Indispensable Tool", American Journal of

Orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.), vol. 25, no. 9, pp. 602-604.

4. Segal, L.S., Vrahas, M.S. & Schwentker, E.P. 1996, "Dysplasia Epiphysealis Hemimelica of the

Sacroiliac Joint: a Case Report", Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, vol. (333), no. 333, pp.

202-207.




















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5. Jimenez, M.L. & Vrahas, M.S. 1997, "Surgical Approaches to the Acetabulum", The Orthopedic

Clinics of North America, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 419-434.

6. David, T.S. & Vrahas, M.S. 2000, "Perioperative Lower Urinary Tract Infections and Deep Sepsis in

Patients Undergoing Total Joint Arthroplasty", The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic

Surgeons, vol. 8, no. 1,

pp. 66-74.

7. Bharam, S., Vrahas, M.S. & Fu, F.H. 2002, "Knee Fractures in the Athlete", The Orthopedic Clinics of

North America, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 565-574.

8. Giza, E., Mithofer, K., Matthews, H. & Vrahas, M. 2004, "Hip Fracture-Dislocation in Football: a

Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature", British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 38, no. 4, pp.

E17.

9. Mithofer, K., Gill, T.J. & Vrahas, M.S. 2004, "Tibial Plateau Fracture Following Anterior Cruciate

Ligament Reconstruction", Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy: Official Journal of the

ESSKA, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 325-328.

10. Vrahas, M.S., Mithoefer, K. & Joseph, D. 2004, "The Long-Term Effects of Articular Impaction",

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, vol. (423), no. 423, pp. 40-43.

11. Mithoefer, K., Gill, T.J. & Vrahas, M.S. 2005, "Supracondylar Femoral Fracture after Arthroscopic

Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament. A Case Report", The Journal of Bone and Joint

Surgery, American Volume, vol. 87, no. 7, pp. 1591-1596.

12. Bosse, M.J., Henley, M.B., Bray, T. & Vrahas, M.S. 2006, "An AOA Critical Issue - Access to

Emergent Musculoskeletal Care: Resuscitating Orthopaedic Emergency-Department Coverage", The

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume, vol. 88, no. 6, pp. 1385-1394.

13. Dyer, G.S. & Vrahas, M.S. 2006, "Review of the Pathophysiology and Acute Management of

Hemorrhage in Pelvic Fracture", Injury, vol. 37, no. 7, pp. 602-613.

14. Price, M.D., Padera, R.F., Harris, M.B. & Vrahas, M.S. 2006, "Case Reports: Pathologic Fracture of

the Patella from a Gouty Tophus", Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, vol. 445, pp. 250-253.

15. Evans, C.H., Palmer, G.D., Pascher, A., Porter, R., Kwong, F.N., Gouze, E., Gouze, J.N., Liu, F.,

Steinert, A., Betz, O., Betz, V., Vrahas, M. & Ghivizzani, S.C. 2007, "Facilitated Endogenous Repair:

Making Tissue Engineering Simple, Practical, and Economical", Tissue Engineering, vol. 13, no. 8, pp.

1987-1993.

16. Vrahas, M.S. 2007, "Acute Care Surgery from the Orthopedic Surgeon's Perspective: a Lost

Opportunity", Surgery, vol. 141, no. 3, pp. 317-320.

17. Betz, V.M., Betz, O.B., Harris, M.B., Vrahas, M.S. & Evans, C.H. 2008, "Bone Tissue Engineering

and Repair by Gene Therapy", Frontiers in Bioscience: a Journal and Virtual Library, vol. 13, pp. 833-

841.

18. Lindenhovius, A.L., Helmerhorst, G.T., Schnellen, A.C., Vrahas, M., Ring, D. & Kloen, P. 2009,

"Differences in Prescription of Narcotic Pain Medication after Operative Treatment of Hip and Ankle

Fractures in the United States and The Netherlands", The Journal of Trauma, vol. 67, no. 1, pp. 160-164.

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19. Davidovitch, R.I., Jordan, C.J., Egol, K.A. & Vrahas, M.S. 2010, "Challenges in the Treatment of

Femoral Neck Fractures in the Nonelderly Adult", The Journal of Trauma, vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 236-242.

20. Kadzielski, J. & Vrahas, M. 2010, "A Vascular Complication of Trochanteric-Entry Femoral Nailing

on a Fracture Table", American Journal of Orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.), vol. 39, no. 7, pp. E64-6.

21. Moed, B.R., Dickson, K.F., Kregor, P.J., Reilly, M.C. & Vrahas, M.S. 2010, "The Surgical Treatment

of Acetabular Fractures", Instructional Course Lectures, vol. 59, pp. 481-501.

22. Weaver, M.J., Miller, M.A. & Vrahas, M.S. 2010, "The Orthopaedic Implications of Diphosphonate

Therapy", The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, vol. 18, no. 6, pp. 367-374.

23. Fayaz, H.C., Giannoudis, P.V., Vrahas, M.S., Smith, R.M., Moran, C., Pape, H.C., Krettek, C. &

Jupiter, J.B. 2011, "The Role of Stem Cells in Fracture Healing and Nonunion", International

Orthopaedics, vol. 35, no. 11, pp. 1587-1597.

24. Hacking SA, Vrahas MS. Toward a new standard in autogenous bone graft?: Commentary on an

article by H. claude sagi, MD, et al.: "qualitative and quantitative differences between bone graft obtained

from the medullary canal (with a Reamer/Irrigator/Aspirator) and the iliac crest of the same patient". J

Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012;23:e1801-2.

25. Maliha G, Morgan J, Vrahas M. Transient osteoporosis of pregnancy. Injury. 2012;8:1237-1241.

26. Moed BR, Vrahas MS. Disruptions of the pelvic ring: An update: Editorial comment. Clin Orthop.

2012;8:2073-2074.

27. Hacking SA, Vrahas MS. Toward a new standard in autogenous bone graft?: Commentary on an

article by H. claude sagi, MD, et al.: "qualitative and quantitative differences between bone graft obtained

from the medullary canal (with a Reamer/Irrigator/Aspirator) and the iliac crest of the same patient". J

Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012;23:e1801-2.

Research Publications without Named Authorship

1. Russell, T.A., Leighton, R.K. & Alpha-BSM Tibial Plateau Fracture Study Group 2008,

"Comparison of Autogenous Bone Graft and Endothermic Calcium Phosphate Cement for Defect

Augmentation in Tibial Plateau Fractures - A Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized Study", The

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume, vol. 90, no. 10, pp. 2057-2061.

Non-peer reviewed scientific or medical publications/materials in print or other media

Reviews, Chapters, Monographs and Editorials

1. Vrahas MS. Pelvic Fractures: External Fixation. In: Wiss DA, editor. Master Techniques in

Orthopaedic Surgery: Fractures. Philadelphia: Lippincott Publishing; 1998. p. 569-582.

2. Vrahas MS, Tile M. Fractures of the Acetabulum. In: Bucholz RW, Heckman JD, editors.

Rockwood and Green’s Fractures in Adults, 5th Edition. Philidelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins;

2001. vol. 2, p. 1513-1546.

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Mark Vrahas, MD

3. Vrahas MS. Diastasis of the Symphysis Pubis: Open Reduction Internal Fixation. In: Wiss DA,

editor. Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: Fractures. Philadelphia: Lippincott Publishing; 1998.

p. 583-594.

4. Tile M, Hearn T, Vrahas MS. Biomechanics of the Pelvic Ring. In: Tile M, Helfet DL, Kellam JF,

editors. Fractures of the Pelvis and Acetabulum, Third Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams &

Wilkins; 2004. p. 32-45.

5. Vrahas MS, Jospeh D. Orthopaedic Trauma 2: Pelvic Fractures. In: Sheridan RL, Lhowe LC,

editors. The Trauma Handbook of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Philadelphia: Lippincott

Williams & Wilkins; 2004.

6. Cooper J, Vrahas M. Classification and Biomechanics of Pelvic Ring Injuries. In: Brinker M, editor.

Review of Orthopaedic Trauma. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company; 2011. 10.

7. Moed BR, Dickson K, Kregor P, Reilly M, Vrahas M. The Surgical Treatment of Acetabular

Fractures. In: Ricci WM, Tornetta III P, editors. AAOS Instructional Course Lectures – Trauma 2.

Rosemont, IL: Orthopaedic Trauma Association, 2012. Chapter 10.

8. Pape HC, Vrahas MS. Symposium: Tscherne festschrift: Editorial comment. Clin Orthop.

2013;9:2751-2752.

Professional educational materials or reports, in print or other media

1. Gorczyca J, Jimenez M, Vrahas M. Selective Exposures in Orthopaedic Surgery: The Pelvis. AAOS,

Instructional Video, Spring 2005.

Abstracts, Poster Presentations and Exhibits Presented at Professional Meetings

1. Liu F, Ferreira E, Porter RM, Glatt V, Ivkovic A, Wells J, Vrahas M, Evans C. Synergy Between

Living Bone Particles and rhBMP-2 in the Healing of Large Segmental Defects in the Rat Femur.

Transactions of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Vol. 37. 2012; San Francisco, CA.

2. Toussaint RJ, Bergeron S, Weaver M, Tornetta P, Vrahas MS, Harris MB. Massachusetts Health

Care Reform: Its Effect on the Percentage of Uninsured Patients and the Reimbursement for Providers at

Academic Level One Trauma Centers. Poster Presentation – Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual

Meeting; 2012 Oct 3-6; Minneapolis, MN.

3. Gardner S, Weaver M, Jerabek S, Vrahas MS, Appleton P, Harris MB. Displace Femoral Neck

Fractures in Patients Less Than 60 Years of Age. Paper Presentation – Orthopaedic Trauma Association

Annual Meeting; 2012 Oct 3-6; Minneapolis, MN.

4. Rodriguez EK, Weaver M, Herder L, Morgan J, Zurakowski D, Appleton P, Vrahas MS. Why are

Reported Nonunion Rates after Locked Plate Fixation of Distal Femur Fractures so Variable? A

Multicenter Retrospective Study of 284 Fractures. Paper Presentation – Orthopaedic Trauma Association

Annual Meeting; 2012 Oct 3-6; Minneapolis, MN.

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