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Specialties
Board Certification
American Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryPatient Rating
4.6 /5( out of 109 reviews )The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.
The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient Comments
Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety.
Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.July 23, 2024PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTERSuch a kind doctor. My daughter felt comfortable through the whole process. He answered all my questions. His bedside manner was great.
July 09, 2024PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTERSeemed inconvienced when I asked questions. Didn't really take time to explain things. The whole process was rushed and he didn't seem to care.
June 20, 2024PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTERDid an amazing job!!
May 21, 2024PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTERAmazing physician! Skilled techniques and knowledge corrected our son's condition and we couldn't be more grateful. One more surgery to go. Hoping for continued success!
May 14, 2024PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTERSuch a helpful person!!
April 23, 2024PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTERDr. Makarewich was great! Friendly and efficient, and thoughtful to the curiosity of my son and his injury stories, lol!
April 12, 2024PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTERDr. Makarewich is so amazing! One of the most thorough, kind, and skilled doctors I've ever worked with
April 01, 2024PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTERExcellent with my child. Clear and concise. Kind voice and temperament. Never got frustrated with my questions, but answered them all with care and great explanations!
August 23, 2023PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTEROverall we really like Dr. Makarewich. He has good rapport with our child and cares about his welfare. I appreciate that he includes us in decisions and discusses how things will work. Sometimes I was frustrated because restrictions we were told prior to surgery didn't always match up without restrictions as they actually were after surgery. It's also been frustrating to have appointments (that fit out schedule) frequently cancelled and then rescheduled for times that are inconvenient and difficult to make happen (and are usually given as the only option).
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Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments Orthopaedics -Primary Board Certification American Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryEducation history
Fellowship Limb lengthening and reconstruction - International Center for Limb Lengthening, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopaedics, Sinai Hospital Fellow Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Fellow Residency Orthopaedic Surgery - University of Utah Resident Medicine - Dartmouth Medical School MD Undergraduate Concentration in Environmental Science - Colby College B.A. (Hons) Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Torrez TW, Amick M, Njoku N, Zhang E, Stephens SE, Makarewich CA (2024). Removal of the Metaphyseal Screw From Tension Band Constructs After Hemiepiphysiodesis: High Rates of Physeal Tethering and Subsequent Implant Removal. J Pediatr Orthop. (Read full article)
- Nguyen CV, Makarewich CA, Poon SC, Cho RH, Hennessey TA (2024). Long-term Outcomes of Intramedullary Nails in Osteogenesis Imperfecta: Fewer Surgeries and Longer Survival Times With Telescoping Rods in Patients With Over Ten Years Follow-up. J Pediatr Orthop. (Read full article)
- Siebert MJ, Zhang E, Stephens SE, Wey AJ, Eppich K, Presson AP, Holmes SM, Makarewich CA (2024). Screw Diameter and Use of a Washer Affect Symptomatic Implant Removal Rates in Pediatric Medial Epicondyle Fractures. J Pediatr Orthop, 44(7), 427-432. (Read full article)
- Swarup I, Makarewich C, Blumberg TJ, Pandya NK (2023). Hip Pain in Adolescent Patients. Instr Course Lect, 73, 471-486. (Read full article)
- Makarewich CA, Zhang E, Stevens PM (2023). Hemiepiphysiodesis for Lower Extremity Coronal Plane Angular Correction in the Distal Femur and Proximal Tibia in Children With Achondroplasia. J Pediatr Orthop, 43(8), e639-e642. (Read full article)
- Makarewich CA, Cheminant JR, Biddle NC, Brennan JN, San Juan A (2023). Telehealth follow-up in the postoperative care of surgically treated pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures. J Pediatr Orthop B, 33(2), 192-197. (Read full article)
- Makarewich CA (2022). Efficacy and Safety of "Sleeper Plate" in Temporary Hemiepiphysiodesis and the Observation of "Tethering": Are the Benefits Worth the Risks? J Pediatr Orthop, 42, e1018-e1019. (Read full article)
- Makarewich CA, McNeely LW, Gohel S, Baldwin KD (2022). Open Fractures in Pediatric Orthopaedics-Can Pathways Improve Care? A 1-Year Pre and Postimplementation Analysis. J Pediatr Orthop, 42, e937-e942. (Read full article)
- Siebert MJ, Makarewich CA (2022). Anterolateral Tibial Bowing and Congenital Pseudoarthrosis of the Tibia: Current Concept Review and Future Directions. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med, 5(6), 438-446. (Read full article)
- Spence DD, Wiskerchen S, Makarewich CA, Mansour AA, Selberg CM, Oleas-Santillan GF, Schiller JR, Hogue GD, POSNA QSVI HipLower Extremity Committee (2022). Coding Challenges in Common Pediatric and Adolescent Hip Preservation Procedures. JPOSNA, 4(2), 1-5.
- Nahm NJ, Makarewich CA, Rosenwasser KA, Herzenberg JE, McClure PK (2022). Does An Osteotomy Performed in Congenital Pseudarthrosis of the Tibia Heal? J Pediatr Orthop, 42, e630-e635. (Read full article)
- Makarewich CA, Wait ES, Fedorak GT, MacWilliams BA (2022). Factors Affecting Slip Progression After In Situ Screw Fixation of Stable Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis. J Pediatr Orthop, 42, e414-e420. (Read full article)
- Williams BA, Magee LC, Makarewich CA, Swarup I, McNeely LW, Shah AS (2022). Preoperative Opioid Informed Consent and Prescribing Practices in Children Undergoing Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev, 6(1). (Read full article)
- Makarewich CA, Talwar D, Baldwin KD, Swarup I (2021). Response to: Flexible Intramedullary Nailing of Femoral Shaft Fractures in Children Weighing ≥40 kg: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Pediatr Orthop, 41(6), e479-e480. (Read full article)
- ONeill DC, Dekeyser GJ, Mortensen AJ, Makarewich CA (2021). Adolescent Fat Embolism Syndrome after Closed Tibial Shaft Fracture: Treatment with Emergent External Fixation. Case Rep Orthop, 2021, 5585085. (Read full article)
- Williams BA, Makarewich CA, Montoya-Williams DC, Krakow A, Lioy J, Horn BD (2020). Epidemiology and management of appendicular fractures occurring in neonatal intensive care patients. Acta Paediatr, 110(2), 489-494. (Read full article)
- Makarewich CA, Talwar D, Baldwin KD, Swarup I (2020). Flexible Intramedullary Nailing of Femoral Shaft Fractures in Children Weighing ≥40 kg: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Pediatr Orthop, 40(10), 562-568. (Read full article)
- Wey A, Makarewich CA, Whiting PS, Schiffern A, Woiczik M (Novermber 2020). Trends in Pediatric Orthopedic Fellowship. JPOSNA, 2(3).
- Hughes MS, Swarup I, Makarewich CA, Williams BA, Talwar D, Cahill PJ, Flynn JM, Anari JB (2019). Expert Consensus for Early Onset Scoliosis Surgery. J Pediatr Orthop, 40(7), e621-e628. (Read full article)
- Makarewich CA, Swarup I, Davidson RS (2020). A simple approach for determining tendon limb length in open Achilles lengthening: technical note. J Pediatr Orthop B, 29(4), 359-362. (Read full article)
- Makarewich CA, Herzenberg JE, McClure PK (2020). Latest Advances in Limb Lengthening Using Magnetically Controlled Intramedullary Lengthening Nails. Surg Technol Int, 36, 404-411. (Read full article)
- Makarewich CA, Stotts AK, Yoo M, Nelson RE, Rothberg DL (2019). Inpatient Versus Outpatient Treatment of Gartland Type II Supracondylar Humerus Fractures: A Cost and Safety Comparison. J Pediatr Orthop, 40(5), 211-217. (Read full article)
- Rothberg DL, Makarewich CA (2019). Fat Embolism and Fat Embolism Syndrome. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 27(8), e346-e355. (Read full article)
- Makarewich CA, Anderson MB, Gililland JM, Pelt CE, Peters CL (2018). Ten-year survivorship of primary total hip arthroplasty in patients 30 years of age or younger. Bone Joint J, 100-B(7), 867-874. (Read full article)
- Makarewich CA, Lang P, Hutchinson DT (2017). Digital Ischemia After Application of Self-Adherent Elastic Wrap Dressing: A Case Series. Pediatrics, 141(1). (Read full article)
- Wylie JD, Makarewich CA, Working ZM, Jacobson L, Schmidt RL, Crim JR, Burks RT (2017). Findings Associated With Knee Pathology on MRI in Patients Without Osteoarthritis. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 25(11), 780-786. (Read full article)
- Montanez A, Makarewich CA, Burks RT, Henninger HB (2016). The Medial Stitch in Transosseous-Equivalent Rotator Cuff Repair: Vertical or Horizontal Mattress? Am J Sports Med, 44(9), 2225-30. (Read full article)
- Makarewich CA, Hutchinson DT (2016). Tendon Transfers for Combined Peripheral Nerve Injuries. Hand Clin, 32(3), 377-87. (Read full article)
- Makarewich CA, Dwyer KW, Cantu RV (2015). Severe neurologic manifestations of fat embolism syndrome in a polytrauma patient. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ), 44(1), E25-8. (Read full article)
Book Chapter
- Makarewich, CA (2021). Fractures of the Growth Plate. In Anari, JB (Eds.), Orthopaedia: Pediatrics (pp. 2-8). Haverford, PA: The Codman Group/United States Bone and Joint Initiative.
Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast
- Makarewich CA (2023). Peds Ortho: Lit. [Video]. POSNAcademy. Available: https://www.posnacademy.org/media/Peds+OrthoA+Lit.+Update+with+Chris+Makarewich%2C+MD/1_8m6s5oxw.
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