Lucas S Marchand
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Lucas S Marchand, MD

Languages spoken: English

  • Lucas S. Marchand, MD – Specializes in complex fractures of the upper (wrist to shoulder) and lower extremity (hip to toes). His practice has a special emphasis regarding pelvic and acetabular (hip joint) trauma, non-union and malunion surgery, peri-articular fractures, post-traumatic reconstruction, limb length and rotational deformity, osteomyelitis and bone infections, and pediatric orthopaedic trauma. He is a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Orthopaedics. He has a clinical practice at the University of Utah Hospital and Clinics, the University Orthopaedic Center, and Primary Children’s Medical Center.

    Dr. Marchand completed his bachelor’s degree in Zoology from Idaho State University. He received his Medical Doctorate degree from the University of Washington and completed his residency training at the University of Utah Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Following residency he then completed additional fellowship training in orthopaedic traumatology at R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center/University of Maryland Baltimore.

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    4.8 /5
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    February 18, 2024
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    Great guy, easy to talk to. Knowledgeable and friendly.

    December 11, 2023
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    Great doctor, explained everything in detail, and answered all my questions. Very understanding of my situation¿

    December 02, 2023
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    Dr. Marchand is amazing and one of the best. I would recommend him for any of your ortho needs.

    October 08, 2023
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    Great doc, listen and interact with me well¿. Was very caring to my every questions. And problems. Great doctor!!

    October 03, 2023
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    He is a good Dr.

    October 03, 2023
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    I¿ve had absolute good experience with Dr. Lucas Marchand. My son is healing great.

    September 30, 2023
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    We feel like we got the absolute best care. Couldn¿t have been more impressed.

    September 30, 2023
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    My experience with Dr. Marchand was great!

    August 20, 2023
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    I was Air lifted to the University and Im very grateful I was assigned to Dr. Marchand. My recovery is going well and I believe its because of the excellent care I received from University o of Utah Health Center.

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  • Lucas S. Marchand, MD – Specializes in complex fractures of the upper (wrist to shoulder) and lower extremity (hip to toes). His practice has a special emphasis regarding pelvic and acetabular (hip joint) trauma, non-union and malunion surgery, peri-articular fractures, post-traumatic reconstruction, limb length and rotational deformity, osteomyelitis and bone infections, and pediatric orthopaedic trauma. He is a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Orthopaedics. He has a clinical practice at the University of Utah Hospital and Clinics, the University Orthopaedic Center, and Primary Children’s Medical Center.

    Dr. Marchand completed his bachelor’s degree in Zoology from Idaho State University. He received his Medical Doctorate degree from the University of Washington and completed his residency training at the University of Utah Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Following residency he then completed additional fellowship training in orthopaedic traumatology at R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center/University of Maryland Baltimore.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Orthopaedics -Primary

    Education history

    Fellowship Orthopaedic Traumatology - University of Maryland Medical Center Fellow
    Orthopaedic Surgery - University of Utah School of Medicine Chief Resident
    Residency Orthopaedic Surgery - University of Utah School of Medicine Resident
    Medicine - University of Washington School of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate Zoology - Idaho State University B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Campbell ST, Earhart J, Marchand LS, Bilodeau R, Barth K, Ricci WM, Githens MF (2024). Intraosseous Shelf Plate Fixation for Depressed Articular Fragments in Tibial Plateau Fractures: A Technical Trick and Case Series. J Orthop Trauma. (Read full article)
    2. Patterson JT, Parry JA, Working ZM, McKibben NA, Baca J, Duong A, Senior J, Kim A, Marchand LS, OHara N (2024). Patient preferences for operative versus nonoperative treatment of LC1 pelvis fracture: a discrete choice experiment. J Orthop Trauma. (Read full article)
    3. ONeill DC, Sato EH, Steffenson LN, Myhre LA, Higgins TF, Rothberg DL, Haller JM, Marchand LS (2023). Worse Quality of Life Associated With Hyperextension Varus Tibial Plateau Fracture Pattern. J Orthop Trauma, 38(3), e85-e91. (Read full article)
    4. Sato EH, ONeill DC, Steffenson LN, Myhre LA, Higgins TF, Rothberg DL, Marchand LS, Haller JM (2023). Meniscus Tear Requiring Intraoperative Repair Does Not Influence Midterm Patient-Reported Outcomes in Operatively Treated Tibial Plateau Fractures. J Orthop Trauma, 38(2), 109-114. (Read full article)
    5. PREP-IT Investigators, Sprague S, Slobogean G, Wells JL, OHara NN, Thabane L, Mullins CD, Harris AD, Wood A, Viskontas D, Apostle KL, OToole RV, Joshi M, Johal H, Al-Asiri J, Hymes RA, Gaski GE, Pilson HT, Carroll EA, Babcock S, Halvorson JJ, Romeo NM, Matson CA, Higgins TF, Marchand LS, Bergin PF, Morellato J, Van Demark RE 3rd, Potter GD, Gitajn IL, Chang G, Phelps KD, Kempton LB, Karunakar M, Jaeblon T, Demyanovich HK, Domes CM, Kuhn GR, Reilly RM, Gage MJ, Weaver MJ, von Keudell AG, Heng M, McTague MF, Alnasser A, Mehta S, Donegan DJ, Natoli RM, Szatkowski J, Scott AN, Shannon SF, Jeray KJ, Tanner SL, Marmor MT, Matityahu A, Fowler JT, Pierrie SN, Beltran MJ, Thomson CG, Lin CA, Moon CN, Scolaro JA, Amirhekmat A, Leonard J, Pogorzelski D, Bzovsky S, Heels-Ansdell D, Szasz OP, Gallant JL, Della Rocca GJ, Zura RD, Hebden JN, Patterson JT, Lee C, OHara LM, Marvel D, Palmer JE, Friedrich J, DAlleyrand JG, Rivera JC, Mossuto F, Schrank GM, Guyatt G, Devereaux PJ, Bhandari M, The PREP-IT Investigators (2024). Skin Antisepsis before Surgical Fixation of Extremity Fractures. N Engl J Med, 390(5), 409-420. (Read full article)
    6. Stockton DJ, OHara NN, Brodke DJ, McKibben N, Healey K, Goch A, Demyanovich H, Devana S, Hernandez A, Burke CE, Gupta J, Marchand LS, Dekeyser GJ, Steffenson L, Shymon SJ, Fairres MJ, Perdue PW Jr, Barber C, Atassi OH, Mitchell TW, Working ZM, Black LO, El Naga AN, Roddy E, Hogue M, Gulbrandsen T, Morellato J, Gillon WH, Walters MM, Hempen E, Slobogean GP, Lee C, OToole RV (2023). Technical Factors Contributing to Nonunion in Supracondylar Distal Femur Fractures Treated With Lateral Locked Plating: A Risk-Stratified Analysis. J Orthop Trauma, 38(1), 49-55. (Read full article)
    7. ONeill DC, Steffenson LN, Myhre LA, Kantor AH, Meeks HD, Fraser AM, Marchand LS, Haller JM (2023). Analysis of acute extremity compartment syndrome using a genealogic population database. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg, 144(1), 149-160. (Read full article)
    8. Haller JM, Marchand LS, Higgins TF, OToole RV, Reider L (2023). Surgical management and weight-bearing recommendations for geriatric distal femur fractures. OTA Int, 7(1), e296. (Read full article)
    9. ONeill DC, Sato EH, Myhre LA, Kantor AH, Rothberg DL, Higgins TF, Marchand LS, Haller JM (2023). Return to Skiing After Tibial Plateau Fracture. Orthop J Sports Med, 11(10), 23259671231205925. (Read full article)
    10. McKibben NS, Marchand LS, Demyanovich HK, Healey KM, Zingas N, OConnor K, Slobogean GP, OToole RV, OHara NN (2023). Patient preferences for physical therapy programs after a lower extremity fracture: a discrete choice experiment. BMJ Open, 13(10), e072583. (Read full article)
    11. Dekeyser GJ, Martin BI, Marchand LS, Rothberg DL, Higgins TF, Haller JM (2023). Geriatric Distal Femur Fractures Treated With Distal Femoral Replacement Are Associated With Higher Rates of Readmissions and Complications. J Orthop Trauma, 37(10), 485-491. (Read full article)
    12. Nelson CT, Thorne TJ, Higgins TF, Rothberg DL, Haller JM, Marchand LS (2023). Posterior Approach for Open Reduction and Internal Fixation for Scapular Fractures. JBJS Essent Surg Tech, 13(3). (Read full article)
    13. Marchand LS, Kellam PJ, Dekeyser GJ, Haller JM, Rothberg DL, Higgins TF (2023). Transfusion after harvesting bone graft with RIA: Practice changes reduced transfusion rate by more than half. Injury, 54(7), 110797. (Read full article)
    14. Dekeyser GJ, Kellam PJ, Higgins TF, Haller JM, Rothberg DL, Marchand LS (2023). Comparing Emergency Department Stress of Lateral Compression Type 1 Pelvis Fractures With a Validated Instability Scoring System. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 31(8), e451-e458. (Read full article)
    15. Thorne TJ, Steffenson L, ONeill DC, Marchand LS, Martin BI, Haller JM (2023). No Increased Risk of Nonunion with Bisphosphonate Use in a Medicare Claims Cohort Following Operatively Treated Long-Bone Fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 105(7), 549-555. (Read full article)
    16. Kellam PJ, Cutshall ZA, Dekeyser GJ, Rothberg DL, Higgins TF, Haller JM, Marchand LS (2023). Recovery Curve for Patients With Pilon Fractures Using Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System. Foot Ankle Int, 44(4), 317-321. (Read full article)
    17. Marchand LS, Sprague S, OHara NN, Li CS, OToole RV, Joshi M, Viskontas D, Romeo N, Hymes RA, Obremskey WT, Higgins TF, Potter GD, Bergin PF, Gage M, Gary JL, Bhandari M, Slobogean GP (2023). Local administration of vancomycin powder in orthopaedic fracture surgery: current practice and trends. OTA Int, 6(1), e223. (Read full article)
    18. Myhre L, Steffenson L, Higgins TF, Rothberg DL, Haller JM, Marchand LS (2022). Butterfly fragments in diaphyseal tibial fractures heal unpredictably: Should we be adopting other strategies for these high risk fractures? Injury, 54(2), 738-743. (Read full article)
    19. ONeill DC, Hakim AJ, DeKeyser GJ, Steffenson LN, Schlickewei CW, Marchand LS, Barg A, Haller JM (2023). Medial and lateral dual plating of native distal femur fractures: a systematic literature review. OTA Int, 6(1), e227. (Read full article)
    20. Jacobs CA, Olsen ZM, Marchand LS, Kraus VB, Anderson DD, Haller J (2022). The Inflamma-type: a patient phenotype characterized by a dysregulated inflammatory response after lower extremity articular fracture. Inflamm Res, 72(1), 9-11. (Read full article)
    21. Marchand LS (2022). Prone vs lateral positioning for posterior acetabular fracture surgery. J Orthop Trauma, 37(1), e54. (Read full article)
    22. Kellam PJ, Dekeyser GJ, Marchand LS, Rothberg DL, Higgins TF, Haller JM (2022). Periarticular multimodal analgesia in decreasing perioperative pain in tibial plateau fractures: A double blind randomized controlled pilot study. Injury, 53(12), 4123-4128. (Read full article)
    23. Kellam PJ, ONeill DC, Daryoush JR, Dekeyser GJ, Steffenson LN, Gary JL, Higgins TF, Kellam JF, Rothberg DL, Sciadini M, Warner S, Working Z, Marchand LS, Haller JM (2022). Reformatting of Computed Tomography Scans Parallel to the S1 End Plate Increases Visualization of Trans Sacral Pathway in the First Sacral Segment, Especially With Dysmorphism. J Orthop Trauma, 36(11), 564-568. (Read full article)
    24. Dubina AG, Morcos G, OHara NN, Manzano GW, Vallier HA, Farooq H, Natoli RM, Adams D, Obremskey WT, Wilkinson BG, Hogue M, Haller JM, Marchand LS, Hautala G, Matuszewski PE, Pechero GR Jr, Gary JL, Doro CJ, Whiting PS, Chen MJ, DeBaun MR, Gardner MJ, Reynolds AW, Altman GT, Obey MR, Miller AN, Haase D, Wise B, Wallace A, Hagen J, ODonnell J, Gage M, Johnson NR, Karunakar M, Dynako J, Morellato J, Panton ZA, Gitajn IL, Haase L, Ochenjele G, Roddy E, Morshed S, Sagona AE, Caton TD, Weaver MJ, Westberg JR, Miguel JS, OToole RV (2022). Is the timing of fixation associated with fracture-related infection among tibial plateau fracture patients with compartment syndrome? A multicenter retrospective cohort study of 729 patients. Injury, 53(11), 3814-3819. (Read full article)
    25. Marchand LS, Rothberg DL, Higgins TF, Haller JM (2022). Greater Acute Articular Inflammatory Response in Tibial Plafond Fractures as Compared to Ankle Fractures. Foot Ankle Int, 43(11), 1465-1473. (Read full article)
    26. Gitajn IL, Werth P, Fernandes E, Sprague S, OHara NN, Bzovsky S, Marchand LS, Patterson JT, Lee C, Slobogean GP, PREP-IT Investigators (2022). Association of Patient-Level and Hospital-Level Factors With Timely Fracture Care by Race. JAMA Netw Open, 5(11), e2244357. (Read full article)
    27. Wheelwright JC, Christensen GV, Cizik AM, Zhang C, Marchand LS, Haller JM (2022). Significant Factors of High Performance Outcomes for Tibial Plafond Fractures. Foot Ankle Int, 43(10), 1261-1268. (Read full article)
    28. DeKeyser GJ, Kellam PJ, Haller JM, Higgins TF, Marchand LS, Rothberg DL (2021). Emergency Department Stress Radiographs of Lateral Compression Type-1 Pelvic Ring Injuries Are Safe, Effective, and Reliable. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 104(4), 336-344. (Read full article)
    29. Christensen GV, Wheelwright JC, Rothberg DL, Higgins TF, Marchand LS, Haller JM (2022). Syndesmotic Injury in Tibial Plafond Fractures is Associated with Worse Patient Outcomes. J Orthop Trauma, 36, 469-473. (Read full article)
    30. Kellam PJ, Rogers MJ, Myhre L, Dekeyser GJ, Maak TG, Marchand LS (2021). Femoral neck shaft angle is not correlated with femoral version: A retrospective study of computed tomography scans. Injury, 53(2), 615-619. (Read full article)
    31. Kantor AH, Uffmann W, Marchand LS, Haller JM, Higgins TF, Rothberg DL (2021). What Happens on the Back Table? Viability and Osteogenic Potential of Reamed Autogenous Bone Graft as a Function of Time and Temperature-A Pilot Study. J Orthop Trauma, 36(Suppl 2), S28-S31. (Read full article)
    32. Kellam PJ, Dekeyser GJ, Haller JM, Higgins TF, Rothberg DL, Marchand LS (2021). Determining your implant: Templating a nail for the distal tibia fracture. Injury, 53(2), 789-797. (Read full article)
    33. Elliott IS, Rane AA, DeKeyser GJ, Kellam PJ, Dowdle PT, Safaee TM, Marchand LS, Haller JM (2021). Venous thromboembolism in patients with surgically treated ankle fractures. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. (Read full article)
    34. Marchand LS, Butler B, McKegg P, DeLeon G, OHara NN, Lebrun CT, Sciadini MF, Nascone JW, OToole RV, Slobogean GM (2021). Fixed angle device comparison in young femoral neck fractures: Dynamic hip screw vs dynamic helical hip system. Injury, 53, 590-595. (Read full article)
    35. DeKeyser GJ, Campbell ML, Kellam PJ, Haller JM, Rothberg DL, Higgins TF, Marchand LS (2021). True antiglide fixation of Danis-Weber B fibula fractures has lower rates of removal of hardware. Injury, 53(3), 1289-1293. (Read full article)
    36. DuBose JJ, Burlew CC, Joseph B, Keville M, Harfouche M, Morrison J, Fox CJ, Mooney J, OToole R, Slobogean G, Marchand LS, Demetriades D, Werner NL, Benjamin E, Costantini T (2021). Pelvic fracture-related hypotension: A review of contemporary adjuncts for hemorrhage control. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 91(4), e93-e103. (Read full article)
    37. Kellam PJ, Dekeyser GJ, Haller JM, Rothberg DL, Higgins TF, Marchand LS (2020). Predicting Syndesmotic Injury in OTA/AO 44-B2.1 (Danis-Weber B) Fractures. J Orthop Trauma, 35(9), 473-478. (Read full article)
    38. Working ZM, Marchand LS (2021). Commentary on: ‟Diagnosing Fractures of the Distal Tibial Articular Surface in Tibia Shaft Fractures: Is Computed Tomography Always Necessary?". J Orthop Trauma, 35(9), 490-491. (Read full article)
    39. Rane A, Jacobson LG, Kellam P, Marchand LS, Working ZM, Steimle JA, Higgins TF, Rothberg DL, Weber TG, Haller J (2020). External Validation of the Radiographic Investigation of the Distal Extension of Fractures Into the Articular Surface of the Tibia (RIDEFAST Study). J Orthop Trauma, 35(9), 479-484. (Read full article)
    40. Marchand LS, Horton S, Mullike A, Goel R, Krum N, Ochenjele G, OHara N, OToole RV, Eglseder WA, Pensy R (2020). Immediate Weight Bearing of Plated Both-Bone Forearm Fractures Using Eight Cortices Proximal and Distal to the Fracture in the Polytrauma Patient Is Safe. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 29(15), 666-672. (Read full article)
    41. DeKeyser GJ, Wilson JM, Kellam PJ, Spencer C, Haller JM, Rothberg DL, Wagner ER, Higgins TF, Marchand LS (2020). Young Intertrochanteric Femur Fractures Are Associated With Fewer Complications than Young Femoral Neck Fractures. J Orthop Trauma, 35(7), 356-360. (Read full article)
    42. DeKeyser GJ, Hakim AJ, ONeill DC, Schlickewei CW, Marchand LS, Haller JM (2021). Biomechanical and anatomical considerations for dual plating of distal femur fractures: a systematic literature review. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. (Read full article)
    43. Kellam PJ, Dekeyser GJ, Bailey TL, Haller JM, Rothberg DL, Higgins TF, Marchand LS (2020). Is the Fibular Station on Lateral Ankle Radiographs Symmetric? A Retrospective Observational Radiographic Study. Clin Orthop Relat Res, 478(12), 2859-2865. (Read full article)
    44. Marchand LS, Sciadini MF (2020). Simulation Training in Fracture Surgery. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 28(21), e939-e947. (Read full article)
    45. Kellam PJ, Dekeyser GJ, Rothberg DL, Higgins TF, Haller JM, Marchand LS (2020). Symmetry and reliability of the anterior distal tibial angle and plafond radius of curvature. Injury, 51(10), 2309-2315. (Read full article)
    46. Marchand LS, Working ZM, Rane AA, Elliott IS, Gilbertson E, Rothberg DL, Higgins TF, Haller JM (2019). Compartment Syndrome in Tibial Plateau Fractures: Do Previously Established Predictors Have External Validity? J Orthop Trauma, 34(5), 238-243. (Read full article)
    47. Program of Randomized Trials to Evaluate Pre-operative Antiseptic Skin Solutions in Orthopaedic Trauma PREP-IT Investigators, Slobogean GP, Sprague S, Wells J, Bhandari M, Rojas A, Garibaldi A, Wood A, Howe A, Harris AD, Petrisor BA, Mullins DC, Pogorzelski D, Marvel D, Heels-Ansdell D, Mossuto F, Grissom F, Del Fabbro G, Guyatt GH, Della Rocca GJ, Demyanovich HK, Gitajn IL, Palmer J, DAlleyrand JC, Friedrich J, Rivera J, Hebden J, Rudnicki J, Fowler J, Jeray KJ, Thabane L, Marchand L, OHara LM, Joshi MG, Talbot M, Camara M, Szasz OP, OHara NN, McKay P, Devereaux PJ, OToole RV, Zura R, Morshed S, Dodds S, Li S, Tanner SL, Scott T, Nguyen U (2020). Effectiveness of Iodophor vs Chlorhexidine Solutions for Surgical Site Infections and Unplanned Reoperations for Patients Who Underwent Fracture Repair: The PREP-IT Master Protocol. JAMA Netw Open, 3(4), e202215. (Read full article)
    48. Marchand LS, Jacobson LG, Stuart AR, Haller JM, Higgins TF, Rothberg DL (2019). Assessing Femoral Rotation: A Survey Comparison of Techniques. J Orthop Trauma, 34(3), e96-e101. (Read full article)
    49. Kellam PJ, Haller JM, Rothberg DL, Higgins TF, Marchand LS (2019). Posterior Malleolar Fracture Morphology in Tibial Shaft Versus Rotational Ankle Fractures: The Significance of the Computed Tomography Scan. J Orthop Trauma, 33(12), e459-e465. (Read full article)
    50. Kellam PJ, Haller JM, Rothberg DL, Higgins TF, Marchand LS (2019). Posterior Malleolar Fracture Morphology in Tibial Shaft versus Rotational Ankle Fractures: The Significant of the Computed Tomography Scan. J Orthop Trauma. (Read full article)
    51. Marchand LS, Working ZM, Rane AA, Elliott IS, Howenstein A, Haller JM, Rothberg DL, Higgins TF (2019). Unstable Pelvic Ring Injuries: How Soon Can Patients Safely Bear Weight? J Orthop Trauma, 33(2), 71-77. (Read full article)
    52. Marchand LS, Karns M, Higgins TF, Aoki SK (2019). Femoral Neck Fracture Fixation with a Medial Buttress Plate That Led to Impingement with Hip Flexion: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect, 9(1), e21. (Read full article)

    Review

    1. Dong W, Lisitano LSJ, Marchand LS, Reider LM, Haller JM (2023). Weight-bearing Guidelines for Common Geriatric Upper and Lower Extremity Fractures. [Review]. Curr Osteoporos Rep, 21(6), 698-709. (Read full article)

    Other

    1. Slobogean GP, Bzovsky S, OHara NN, Marchand LS, Hannan ZD, Demyanovich HK, Connelly DW, Adachi JD, Thabane L, Sprague S, VitaShock Investigators (2022). Effect of Vitamin D(3) Supplementation on Acute Fracture Healing: A Phase II Screening Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Trial. JBMR Plus (7(1), pp. e10705). England. (Read full article)

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