Chief, Orthopaedic Trauma and Fracture Service

Orthopaedic Surgery

Samir Mehta works in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery. He studied medicine at Temple University School of Medicine. He has 31 awards "Teaching Award", "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", ""40 Under 40"", "Senior Resident Appreciation Award", "Howard Rosen Orthopaedic Trauma Teaching Award", "Kathryn Cramer Memorial Award", "Best Poster (Trauma)", "McCabe Pilot Award", "Best Doctors", ""Toughest Case", 3rd Place", "Best Basic Science Paper", "North American Traveling Fellow", "European Trauma Fellow", "DeForest Willard Award, Best Graduating Resident", "Research Award", "1st Place", "Best Poster in Category", "Award", "Award Recipient", "Bors Award", "Jacquelin Perry Award", "Leadership Award", "2nd Place", "Extramural Fellow", "Alpha Omega Alpha", "Alpha Omega Alpha Research Award", "Scholar", "Fellow", "Dean's List", "Departmental Honors, Integrated Science Program" and "National Open Poetry Winner". Samir Mehta, MD is also published. He has 100 publications published. The lastest publication: "Stabilisation of infected peri-articular nonunions with an antibiotic impregnated cement coated locking plate: Technique and indications.' He accepts Medicare payments and is listed with Medicare.gov.

Publications

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• Stabilisation of infected peri-articular nonunions with an antibiotic impregnated cement coated locking plate: Technique and indications.
• The Utility of Digital Tomosynthesis to the Practicing Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon: A Case Series.
• Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) can decrease the economic burden of Fracture non-union.
• Low Complication Rates Associated with the Application of Lower Extremity Traction Pins.
• Current Concepts and Ongoing Research in the Prevention and Treatment of Open Fracture Infections.
• Prospective intraoperative syndesmotic evaluation during Ankle fracture fixation: Stress external rotation versus lateral fibular stress.
• Impacting policy change for orthopaedic trauma.
• Teriparatide as a Systemic Treatment for Lower Extremity Non-Union Fractures: A Case Series.
• Plate selection for fixation of extra-articular distal humerus Fractures: A biomechanical comparison of three different implants.
• Displaced inferior ramus Fractures as a marker of posterior pelvic injury.
• Cigarette smoking increases complications following Fracture: a systematic review.
• Culture-independent pilot study of microbiota colonizing open Fractures and association with severity, mechanism, location, and complication from presentation to early...
• A Systematic Review of Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Periprosthetic Femur Fractures With or Without Allograft Strut, Cerclage, and Locked Plates.
• The Cost of After-Hours Operative Debridement of Open Tibia Fractures.
• SpondyloPelvic dissociation.
• Surgical fixation of extra-articular distal humerus Fractures with a posterolateral plate through a triceps-reflecting technique.
• 100 most cited articles in Fracture surgery.
• The new paradigm of hepatitis C therapy: integration of oral therapies into best practices.
• Comparative effectiveness of joint reconstruction and fixation for femoral neck Fracture: inpatient and 30-day mortality.
• What is the relationship between number of publications during orthopaedic residency and selection of an academic career?
• Heterotopic ossification after central nervous system trauma: A current review.
• Orthopaedic Residency Applications Increase After Implementation of 80-hour Workweek.
• Absorbable and non-absorbable cement augmentation in fixation of intertrochanteric femur Fractures: systematic review of the literature.
• Fractures of the scapula.
• Fixation strategies to prevent screw cut-out and malreduction in proximal humeral Fracture fixation.
• Fibular Fracture stabilization with a guidewire as supplementary fixation in tibia Fractures.
• Evaluation of the osteoporotic proximal humeral Fracture and strategies for structural augmentation during surgical treatment.
• Resources for Your Career in Orthopaedic Traumatology: What Can the OTA do for You?
• Evolution of operative interventions by two university-based surgical teams in Haiti during the first month following the earthquake.
• Staged bone grafting following placement of an antibiotic spacer block for the management of segmental long bone defects.
• Anterior Pelvic Reduction and Fixation Using a Subcutaneous Internal Fixator.
• Defining functional Shoulder range of motion for activities of daily living.
• Gastric IgG4-Related Autoimmune Fibrosclerosing Pseudotumour: A Novel Location.
• Venous thromboembolism in patients with blunt trauma: are comprehensive guidelines the answer?
• Outcomes of Tendon fractional lengthenings to improve shoulder function in patients with spastic hemiparesis.
• Shoulder tenotomies to improve passive motion and relieve pain in patients with spastic hemiplegia after upper motor neuron injury.
• Lisfranc Fracture dislocations.
• The increased financial burden of further proposed orthopaedic resident work-hour reductions.
• Patellar Fractures in adults.
• Responsiveness of genes to manipulation of transcription factors in ES cells is associated with histone modifications and tissue specificity.
• The role of computed tomography in the diagnosis and management of femoral neck Fractures in the geriatric patient.
• Delay in surgical débridement of open tibia Fractures: an analysis of national practice trends.
• Early effects of resident work-hour restrictions on patient safety: a systematic review and plea for improved studies.
• Fracture consolidation in a tibial nonunion after revascularization: a case report.
• Reduction strategies through the anterolateral exposure for fixation of type B and C pilon Fractures.
• Does morbid obesity negatively affect the hospital course of patients undergoing treatment of closed, lower-extremity diaphyseal long-bone Fractures?
• Is upper extremity trauma an independent risk factor for lower extremity venous thromboembolism? An 11-year experience at a Level I trauma center.
• An organized, comprehensive, and security-enabled strategic response to the Haiti earthquake: a description of pre-deployment readiness preparation and preliminary exp...
• Utilizing information technology to mitigate the Handoff risks caused by resident work hour restrictions.
• Comparative outcome of oesophagogastric cancer in younger patients.
• Changes in the number of resident publications after inception of the 80-hour work week.
• Failure of internal fixation of a humerus Fracture resulting from longitudinal fissuring: a case report.
• The manubrium as an external guide for centralizing Anterior cervical plates: technique tips and initial experience.
• The future of the orthopaedic clinician-scientist: part II: Identification of factors that may influence orthopaedic residents' intent to perform research.
• Use of medical comorbidities to predict complications after hip Fracture surgery in the elderly.
• A staged treatment plan for the management of Type II and Type IIIA open calcaneus Fractures.
• Open tibial shaft Fractures: II. Definitive management and limb salvage.
• Open tibial shaft Fractures: I. Evaluation and initial wound management.
• Are away rotations critical for a successful match in orthopaedic surgery?
• Uncovering early response of gene regulatory networks in ESCs by systematic induction of transcription factors.
• The influence of porosity changes in human epidermal membrane during iontophoresis on the permeability enhancement of a model peptide.
• Knowledge of levels of evidence criteria in orthopedic residents.
• Funding of educational opportunities in orthopaedic surgery residency training. A survey of residency program directors and chairs.
• The mandibular angle as a landmark for identification of Cervical spinal level.
• The value of mentorship in orthopaedic surgery resident education: the residents' perspective.
• Total knee arthroplasty in patients with Parkinson's Disease: impact of early postoperative neurologic intervention.
• Irreducible Fracture-dislocations of the femoral head without posterior wall acetabular Fractures.
• Scapula Fractures: a marker for concomitant injury? A retrospective review of data in the National Trauma Database.
• Treatment protocol for open AO/OTA type C3 pilon Fractures with segmental bone loss.
• Low-severity musculoskeletal complaints evaluated in the emergency department.
• Platelet rich concentrate: basic science and current clinical applications.
• Report from the 2007 AOA North American Traveling Fellowship.
• Effect of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on Barrett's epithelium in the human lower esophagus.
• Ipsilateral patellofemoral arthroplasty and autogenous osteochondral femoral condylar transplantation.
• Impact of surgeon Handedness and laterality on outcomes of total knee arthroplasties: should right-Handed surgeons do only right TKAs?
• The ethics of sham surgery in clinical orthopaedic research.
• Orthopaedic surgeons as educators. Applying the principles of adult education to teaching orthopaedic residents.
• Comparison of lateral release versus lateral release with medial soft-tissue realignment for the treatment of recurrent patellar instability: a systematic review.
• The relationship between required medical school instruction in musculoskeletal medicine and application rates to orthopaedic surgery residency programs.
• Posterior cervical arthrodesis for subacute odontoid Fracture in a patient with osteopetrosis: case report.
• Sacral Fractures.
• A comparison of stemmed and unstemmed components in revision knee arthroplasty.
• The effect of intraperitoneal local anesthesia in laparoscopic choleCystectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
• Effect of permeation enhancer pretreatment on the iontophoresis of luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) through human epidermal membrane (HEM).
• Prospective trial of laparoscopic nissen fundoplication versus proton pump inhibitor therapy for gastroesophageal reflux Disease: Seven-year follow-up.
• Traumatic spondyloPelvic dissociation. A report of two cases.
• Measuring the attitudes and impact of the eighty-hour workweek rules on orthopaedic surgery residents.
• Surgery for morbid obesity.
• Total knee arthroplasty using recombinant factor VII in hemophilia-A patients with inhibitors. A report of three cases.
• Face and thigh swelling in a 6-year-old girl.
• Current issues in health policy: a primer for the orthopaedic surgeon.
• Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the Spine in children. Long-term follow-up.
• The tension required at repair to reappose the supraspinatus Tendon to bone rapidly increases after injury.
• Etiologic and pathogenetic factors for rotator cuff tendinopathy.
• Staged treatment and associated complications of pilon Fractures.
• Neuro-orthopedic management of Shoulder deformity and dysfunction in brain-injured patients: a novel approach.
• Nucleus implant parameters significantly change the compressive stiffness of the human lumbar intervertebral Disc.
• Modern surgical treatment of primary aneurysmal bone Cyst of the spine in children and adolescents.
• Effect of bracing on paralytic scoliosis secondary to spinal cord injury.

Schools

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• SUNY UPSTATE MED UNIV

• Temple Univ Sch Of Med

Procedures Preformed

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• Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
• Elbow Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment, Open
• Excision of Femur or Knee
• Excision of Humerus
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Conditions Treated

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• Achilles Tendinitis
• Adhesive Capsulitis
• Ankle Fracture
• Ankle Sprain and Achilles Tendon Sprain or Rupture
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Doctors Specialties

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• Orthopedic Surgery
• Orthopaedic Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Teaching Award
• CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
• "40 Under 40"
• Senior Resident Appreciation Award
• Howard Rosen Orthopaedic Trauma Teaching Award
• Kathryn Cramer Memorial Award
• Best Poster (Trauma)
• McCabe Pilot Award
• Best Doctors
• "Toughest Case", 3rd Place
• Best Basic Science Paper
• North American Traveling Fellow
• European Trauma Fellow
• DeForest Willard Award, Best Graduating Resident
• Research Award
• 1st Place
• Best Poster in Category
• Award
• Award Recipient
• Bors Award
• Jacquelin Perry Award
• Leadership Award
• 2nd Place
• Extramural Fellow
• Alpha Omega Alpha
• Alpha Omega Alpha Research Award
• Scholar
• Fellow
• Dean's List
• Departmental Honors, Integrated Science Program
• National Open Poetry Winner

Education

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• University of Pennsylvania Health System
• Temple University School of Medicine
• Northwestern University

Hospital

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• Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
• Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
• Pennsylvania Hospital

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