Shaun D. Mendenhall
Rating: 4.9 of 5
( out of 23 reviews )

Shaun D. Mendenhall, MD

Languages spoken: English, Spanish

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Primary Children's Hospital

Pediatric Plastic Surgery
100 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City , UT 84113
801-581-7719
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Primary Children's Hospital - Lehi

Pediatric Plastic Surgery
2250 N Miller Campus Dr
Lehi , UT 84043
801-581-7719
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University of Utah Hospital

Plastic Surgery, Area E
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84132
801-581-7719
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  • Shaun D. Mendenhall, MD, is the Section Head of Hand Surgery for the Division of Plastic Surgery and an Associate Professor of Surgery. He is a pediatric hand and upper-extremity surgeon specializing in reconstruction after congenital differences, injuries, trauma, tumors, spasticity, limb loss, or paralysis. In addition, he performs microvascular reconstruction of the upper and lower extremities after major injuries or tumors, which involves transferring tissue from one part of the body to another via microsurgery. Dr. Mendenhall also treats adults with hand and extremity conditions including trauma, amputations, and degenerative conditions such as arthritis and tendinitis. Dr. Mendenhall has special expertise in treating peripheral nerve conditions of the arms or legs, including nerve injuries, nerve lacerations, brachial plexus injuries, viral-induced paralysis, and spasticity.

    Neuromuscular Surgical Specialty

    Dr. Mendenhall is passionate about helping children who suffer from neuromuscular conditions that cause severe muscle tightness (spasticity) in their upper and lower extremities, such as cerebral palsy, pediatric stroke, traumatic brain injuries, and spinal cord injuries. He utilizes a combination of nerve surgeries (selective neurectomy) and tendon, muscle, and joint procedures to address spasticity and increase the function of the tight arm, hand, fingers, and lower limbs. Dr. Mendenhall works closely with Pediatric Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation to maximize the outcomes of these children through a team-based approach.

    Digit and Limb Loss

    Whether it is a child born without a limb or a person who has lost a finger, hand, or leg due to trauma or cancer, Dr. Mendenhall offers surgical treatments such as stump revisions, targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR), and regenerative peripheral nerve interfaces (RPNI), which can make fitting a prosthesis easier, less painful and more functional. He has a particular interest in helping older children and adults with loss of fingers, thumb, or part of the hand get fitted with partial hand prostheses. He is actively engaged in studying the outcomes of this unique treatment for partial hand and digit loss.

    Recognitions and Awards

    In 2018, Dr. Mendenhall received the F. William Bora Jr., MD, Excellence in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Award, named after a pioneering hand surgeon at the University of Pennsylvania. This award is given annually to a resident or fellow with significant contributions to the hand surgery literature. In 2019, he was nationally recognized by the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) with selection for the Young Leaders program. In 2021 and 2023, Dr. Mendenhall's research was highlighted with the Joseph H. Boyes Award for best paper at the Residents and Fellows Conference of the ASSH and the Outstanding Paper Award at the annual meeting of the American Association for Surgery of the Hand (AAHS), respectively. Recently Dr. Mendenhall received the Service Excellence Award along with a donation toward his research by the Healthnetwork Foundation for exemplary care of severely injured children.

    Areas of Research

    Dr. Mendenhall has a wide range of scientific research interests, including:

    • Improving pediatric and adult hand surgery techniques and outcomes
    • Studying innovative solutions for common hand surgery problems, such as how to improve hand tendon repair using a novel stapler device instead of hand sewing tendons
    • Use of synthetic skin substitutes for soft tissue reconstruction of the hand and extremities
    • Hand transplantation (vascularized composite allotransplantation)
    • Outcomes of partial hand prostheses
    • Anatomic studies of novel surgical procedures
    • Student and resident surgical education

    Background and Education

    After graduating with honors in surgery from the U of U School of Medicine, Dr. Mendenhall completed an Integrated Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery residency at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, where he received numerous teaching awards and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha honors medical society. Following his passion for hand surgery, he completed an Orthopaedic Hand and Microvascular Surgery fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine. As a hand surgery fellow, Dr. Mendenhall spent significant time at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Shriners Hospital for Children, where he fell in love with pediatric hand surgery. His training with world-renowned hand, nerve, and microvascular surgeons at these institutions has enabled him to tackle the most complex pediatric conditions in his practice. Following this specialized training, he spent his first three years in practice here at the University of Utah and Primary Children's Hospital, then went on to focus entirely on care for children at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for three years before returning home to Utah to bring his expertise back to the mountain west.

    Goals and Outcomes

    Dr. Mendenhall strives to help children and adults recover well from hand or extremity conditions in order to quickly return to doing what they love. He strives to not only help them regain as much function and confidence as possible but also to have an improved appearance.

    Activities and Hobbies

    Outside of his work, Dr. Mendenhall enjoys spending time with his wife and three children. As a family they enjoy outdoor activities including baseball, golf, camping, and boating. Due to their time in Philadelphia, they are avid Phillies fans and try to catch as many games as possible. He and his wife love bringing people together for good food at their home. Some of Dr. Mendenhall’s favorite pastimes include home improvement projects, cooking BBQ, riding dirt bikes, and playing the drums.

    Comprehensive List of Conditions and Procedures

    • Amniotic band syndrome
    • Amputation revision (upper and lower extremity)
    • Apert’s hand (complex syndactyly)
    • Benign skin lesions of extremities
    • Bone nonunion repair
    • Bone reconstruction including vascularized bone transfer
    • Brachial plexus birth injury
    • Brachial plexus traumatic injury
    • Burns or burn scars of hand and extremities
    • Cerebral palsy (hand, upper extremity, lower extremity)
    • Cleft hand
    • Compression neuropathy (carpal tunnel, cubital tunnel, Guyon’s canal, radial tunnel, and pronator tunnel syndromes)
    • De Quervain’s tenosynovitis
    • Distal radius fractures
    • Epidermolysis bullosa of hands (scar syndactyly/contractures)
    • Exposed hardware of upper and lower extremities
    • Finger fractures
    • Free flap reconstruction of extremities
    • Free functional muscle transfer
    • Ganglion of wrist and hand
    • Hand and finger fractures
    • Hand infections
    • Hand trauma
    • Hand tumors/masses/ganglions
    • Hypoplasia of thumb or hand
    • Limb salvage (upper and lower extremity)
    • Lipomas
    • Lower-extremity reconstruction (trauma/cancer)
    • Nail-bed injury or deformity (hand)
    • Nerve injury/reconstruction (upper and lower extremities)
    • Nerve transfers
    • Neuroma
    • Peripheral nerve surgery
    • Pollicization (index to thumb transfer)
    • Polydactyly, polysyndactyly of fingers and toes
    • Radial club hand, radial and ulnar longitudinal deficiency
    • Raynaud’s phenomenon
    • Regenerative peripheral nerve interface (RPNI)
    • Pediatric rheumatoid arthritis
    • Scaphoid non-union repair
    • Scar revision of hand
    • Selective neurectomy for spasticity
    • Skin cancer of extremities (including melanoma)
    • Spasticity conditions of upper and lower extremity (cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, stroke, tetraplegia)
    • Symbrachydactyly
    • Syndactyly (fingers and toes)
    • Targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR)
    • Tendon transfer/Injury
    • Tetraplegic hand surgery
    • TFCC tear
    • Thoracic outlet syndrome
    • Thumb hypoplasia
    • Trigger thumb or finger
    • Wounds of extremities
    • Wrist arthroscopy
    • Wrist fractures and dislocations
    • Wrist pain

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Plastic Surgery (Sub: Hand Surgery)
    American Board of Plastic Surgery

    Patient Rating

    Rating: 4.9 out of 5
    4.9 /5
    ( out of 23 reviews )

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    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

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    EXTERNAL SITE
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr was very respectful and made us feel that the care my child was getting important

    UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Honestly I cant say enough positive things about Dr. Mendenhall and his team is regard to my care and experience.

    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Shaun goes out of his way to make PERSONAL phone calls to see how you are doing. He smiles when he speaks to you. He ALWAYS let's you know that you are to call him anytime you have questions. He dresses appropriately and is neat and clean as is his staff.

    SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    the doctor really helped put my mind at ease informed me on what to look for and mad everything a lot smoother for me!!

    UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    excellent service

    UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr. Mendehaul was the best. He was knowledgeable and surgery went very well. He came in before surgery to explain everything to me again and very caring right before I went under anesthesia. Then he visited me after surgery. he was concerned about my pain level and made sure I was comfortable. He had to do a lot of work only hand and he did a wonderful job!

    EXTERNAL SITE
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr Mendenhall is the best! He really cares about each patient and wants what's best for them!

    SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    excellent

    PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr. Mendenhall is the best! He put us immediately at ease with how friendly and professional he is. He was kind and very patient as he explained the best way to treat my daughter's fractured finger. We are really happy with the care we received!

  • Shaun D. Mendenhall, MD, is the Section Head of Hand Surgery for the Division of Plastic Surgery and an Associate Professor of Surgery. He is a pediatric hand and upper-extremity surgeon specializing in reconstruction after congenital differences, injuries, trauma, tumors, spasticity, limb loss, or paralysis. In addition, he performs microvascular reconstruction of the upper and lower extremities after major injuries or tumors, which involves transferring tissue from one part of the body to another via microsurgery. Dr. Mendenhall also treats adults with hand and extremity conditions including trauma, amputations, and degenerative conditions such as arthritis and tendinitis. Dr. Mendenhall has special expertise in treating peripheral nerve conditions of the arms or legs, including nerve injuries, nerve lacerations, brachial plexus injuries, viral-induced paralysis, and spasticity.

    Neuromuscular Surgical Specialty

    Dr. Mendenhall is passionate about helping children who suffer from neuromuscular conditions that cause severe muscle tightness (spasticity) in their upper and lower extremities, such as cerebral palsy, pediatric stroke, traumatic brain injuries, and spinal cord injuries. He utilizes a combination of nerve surgeries (selective neurectomy) and tendon, muscle, and joint procedures to address spasticity and increase the function of the tight arm, hand, fingers, and lower limbs. Dr. Mendenhall works closely with Pediatric Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation to maximize the outcomes of these children through a team-based approach.

    Digit and Limb Loss

    Whether it is a child born without a limb or a person who has lost a finger, hand, or leg due to trauma or cancer, Dr. Mendenhall offers surgical treatments such as stump revisions, targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR), and regenerative peripheral nerve interfaces (RPNI), which can make fitting a prosthesis easier, less painful and more functional. He has a particular interest in helping older children and adults with loss of fingers, thumb, or part of the hand get fitted with partial hand prostheses. He is actively engaged in studying the outcomes of this unique treatment for partial hand and digit loss.

    Recognitions and Awards

    In 2018, Dr. Mendenhall received the F. William Bora Jr., MD, Excellence in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Award, named after a pioneering hand surgeon at the University of Pennsylvania. This award is given annually to a resident or fellow with significant contributions to the hand surgery literature. In 2019, he was nationally recognized by the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) with selection for the Young Leaders program. In 2021 and 2023, Dr. Mendenhall's research was highlighted with the Joseph H. Boyes Award for best paper at the Residents and Fellows Conference of the ASSH and the Outstanding Paper Award at the annual meeting of the American Association for Surgery of the Hand (AAHS), respectively. Recently Dr. Mendenhall received the Service Excellence Award along with a donation toward his research by the Healthnetwork Foundation for exemplary care of severely injured children.

    Areas of Research

    Dr. Mendenhall has a wide range of scientific research interests, including:

    • Improving pediatric and adult hand surgery techniques and outcomes
    • Studying innovative solutions for common hand surgery problems, such as how to improve hand tendon repair using a novel stapler device instead of hand sewing tendons
    • Use of synthetic skin substitutes for soft tissue reconstruction of the hand and extremities
    • Hand transplantation (vascularized composite allotransplantation)
    • Outcomes of partial hand prostheses
    • Anatomic studies of novel surgical procedures
    • Student and resident surgical education

    Background and Education

    After graduating with honors in surgery from the U of U School of Medicine, Dr. Mendenhall completed an Integrated Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery residency at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, where he received numerous teaching awards and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha honors medical society. Following his passion for hand surgery, he completed an Orthopaedic Hand and Microvascular Surgery fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine. As a hand surgery fellow, Dr. Mendenhall spent significant time at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Shriners Hospital for Children, where he fell in love with pediatric hand surgery. His training with world-renowned hand, nerve, and microvascular surgeons at these institutions has enabled him to tackle the most complex pediatric conditions in his practice. Following this specialized training, he spent his first three years in practice here at the University of Utah and Primary Children's Hospital, then went on to focus entirely on care for children at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for three years before returning home to Utah to bring his expertise back to the mountain west.

    Goals and Outcomes

    Dr. Mendenhall strives to help children and adults recover well from hand or extremity conditions in order to quickly return to doing what they love. He strives to not only help them regain as much function and confidence as possible but also to have an improved appearance.

    Activities and Hobbies

    Outside of his work, Dr. Mendenhall enjoys spending time with his wife and three children. As a family they enjoy outdoor activities including baseball, golf, camping, and boating. Due to their time in Philadelphia, they are avid Phillies fans and try to catch as many games as possible. He and his wife love bringing people together for good food at their home. Some of Dr. Mendenhall’s favorite pastimes include home improvement projects, cooking BBQ, riding dirt bikes, and playing the drums.

    Comprehensive List of Conditions and Procedures

    • Amniotic band syndrome
    • Amputation revision (upper and lower extremity)
    • Apert’s hand (complex syndactyly)
    • Benign skin lesions of extremities
    • Bone nonunion repair
    • Bone reconstruction including vascularized bone transfer
    • Brachial plexus birth injury
    • Brachial plexus traumatic injury
    • Burns or burn scars of hand and extremities
    • Cerebral palsy (hand, upper extremity, lower extremity)
    • Cleft hand
    • Compression neuropathy (carpal tunnel, cubital tunnel, Guyon’s canal, radial tunnel, and pronator tunnel syndromes)
    • De Quervain’s tenosynovitis
    • Distal radius fractures
    • Epidermolysis bullosa of hands (scar syndactyly/contractures)
    • Exposed hardware of upper and lower extremities
    • Finger fractures
    • Free flap reconstruction of extremities
    • Free functional muscle transfer
    • Ganglion of wrist and hand
    • Hand and finger fractures
    • Hand infections
    • Hand trauma
    • Hand tumors/masses/ganglions
    • Hypoplasia of thumb or hand
    • Limb salvage (upper and lower extremity)
    • Lipomas
    • Lower-extremity reconstruction (trauma/cancer)
    • Nail-bed injury or deformity (hand)
    • Nerve injury/reconstruction (upper and lower extremities)
    • Nerve transfers
    • Neuroma
    • Peripheral nerve surgery
    • Pollicization (index to thumb transfer)
    • Polydactyly, polysyndactyly of fingers and toes
    • Radial club hand, radial and ulnar longitudinal deficiency
    • Raynaud’s phenomenon
    • Regenerative peripheral nerve interface (RPNI)
    • Pediatric rheumatoid arthritis
    • Scaphoid non-union repair
    • Scar revision of hand
    • Selective neurectomy for spasticity
    • Skin cancer of extremities (including melanoma)
    • Spasticity conditions of upper and lower extremity (cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, stroke, tetraplegia)
    • Symbrachydactyly
    • Syndactyly (fingers and toes)
    • Targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR)
    • Tendon transfer/Injury
    • Tetraplegic hand surgery
    • TFCC tear
    • Thoracic outlet syndrome
    • Thumb hypoplasia
    • Trigger thumb or finger
    • Wounds of extremities
    • Wrist arthroscopy
    • Wrist fractures and dislocations
    • Wrist pain

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Surgery -Associate Professor
    Academic Divisions Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
    Board Certification
    American Board of Plastic Surgery (Sub: Hand Surgery)
    American Board of Plastic Surgery

    Education history

    Undergraduate Major: Biology; Minor: Chemistry; Undergraduate Research Scholar Distinction - University of Utah B.A.
    Professional Medical Medicine; with Honors in Surgery - University of Utah School of Medicine M.D.
    Residency Integrated Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Resident
    Fellowship Orthopaedic Hand & Microvascular Surgery - University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Fellow

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Skedros JG, Kiser CJ, Mendenhall S (2011). A weighted osteon morphotype score outperforms regional osteon percent prevalence calculations for interpreting cortical bone adaptation. American journal of physical anthropology, 144(1), 41-50. (Read full publication)
    2. Agarwal JP, Mendenhall SD, Moran LA, Hopkins P (2013). Medical student perceptions of the scope of plastic and reconstructive surgery. Annals of plastic surgery, 70(3), 343-9. (Read full publication)
    3. Agarwal JP, Mendenhall SD, Hopkins P (2014). Medical student perceptions of plastic surgeons as hand surgery specialists. Annals of plastic surgery, 72(1), 89-93. (Read full publication)
    4. Skedros JG, Mendenhall SD, Kiser CJ, Winet (2009). Interpreting cortical bone adaptation and load history by quantifying osteon morphotypes in circularly polarized light images. Bone, 44(3), 392-403. (Read full publication)
    5. Gittings DJ, Mendenhall SD, Levin L (2019). A Decade of Progress Toward Establishing Regional Hand Trauma Centers in the United States. Hand clinics, 35(2), 103-108. (Read full publication)
    6. Gandhi RA, Mendenhall SD, Severance G, Levy TJ, Ben-Amotz O, Levin L (2020). Measuring Functional Outcomes After Bilateral Vascularized Composite Hand Allotransplantation: A Report of 3 Cases. The Journal of hand surgery, 45(12), 1123-1133. (Read full publication)
    7. Schmucker RW, Mendenhall SD, Reichensperger JD, Yang M, Neumeister M (2015). Defining the Salvage Time Window for the Use of Ischemic Postconditioning in Skeletal Muscle Ischemia Reperfusion Injury. Journal of reconstructive microsurgery, 31(8), 597-606. (Read full publication)
    8. Shea JE, Garlick JW, Salama ME, Mendenhall SD, Moran LA, Agarwal J (2014). Side-to-side nerve bridges reduce muscle atrophy after peripheral nerve injury in a rodent model. The Journal of surgical research, 187(1), 350-8. (Read full publication)
    9. Agarwal CA, Mendenhall SD 3rd, Foreman KB, Owsley J (2010). The course of the frontal branch of the facial nerve in relation to fascial planes: an anatomic study. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 125(2), 532-537. (Read full publication)
    10. Agarwal JP, Mendenhall SD, Anderson LA, Ying J, Boucher KM, Liu T, Neumayer L (2015). The breast reconstruction evaluation of acellular dermal matrix as a sling trial (BREASTrial): design and methods of a prospective randomized trial. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 135(1), 20e-28e. (Read full publication)
    11. Mendenhall SD, Anderson LA, Ying J, Boucher KM, Liu T, Neumayer LA, Agarwal J (2015). The BREASTrial: stage I. Outcomes from the time of tissue expander and acellular dermal matrix placement to definitive reconstruction. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 135(1), 29e-42e. (Read full publication)
    12. Mendenhall SD, Schmucker RW, Daugherty THF, Kottwitz KM, Reichensperger JD, Koirala J, Cederna PS, Neumeister M (2017). A Microbiological and Ultrastructural Comparison of Aseptic versus Sterile Acellular Dermal Matrix as a Reconstructive Material and a Scaffold for Stem Cell Ingrowth. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 140(1), 97-108. (Read full publication)
    13. Pannucci CJ, Fleming KI, Bertolaccini C, Agarwal J, Rockwell WB, Mendenhall SD, Kwok A, Goodwin I, Gociman B, Momeni (2021). Optimal Dosing of Prophylactic Enoxaparin after Surgical Procedures: Results of the Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled FIxed or Variable Enoxaparin (FIVE) Trial. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 147(4), 947-958. (Read full publication)
    14. Mendenhall SD, Sawyer JD, West BL, Neumeister MW, Shaked A, Levin L (2019). Pediatric vascularized composite allotransplantation: What is the landscape for obtaining appropriate donors in the United States?. Pediatric transplantation, 23(5), e13466. (Read full publication)
    15. Gittings DJ, Mendenhall SD, Ben-Amotz O, Mirrer JT, Hardaker WM, Levin L (2018). Preparation is the Only Shortcut You Need in Surgery: A Guide to Surgical Rehearsals for Hand and Upper Extremity Transplantation. Techniques in hand & upper extremity surgery, 22(4), 137-140. (Read full publication)
    16. Lutfy J, Pietak A, Mendenhall SD, Neumeister M (2019). Clinical Application of Mathematical Long Bone Ratios to Calculate Appropriate Donor Limb Lengths in Bilateral Upper Limb Transplantation. Hand (New York, N.Y.), 14(4), 523-529. (Read full publication)
    17. Mendenhall SD, Brown S, Ben-Amotz O, Neumeister MW, Levin L (2020). Building a Hand and Upper Extremity Transplantation Program: Lessons Learned From the First 20 Years of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation. Hand (New York, N.Y.), 15(2), 224-233. (Read full publication)
    18. Mendenhall SD, Lutfy J, Graham E, Overschmidt B, Levin LS, Neumeister M (2021). Technique for Rapid Hand Transplant Donor Procurement Through the Elbow. Hand (New York, N.Y.), 16(3), 391-396. (Read full publication)
    19. Mendenhall SD, Anderson LA, Ying J, Boucher KM, Neumayer LA, Agarwal J (2017). The BREASTrial Stage II: ADM Breast Reconstruction Outcomes from Definitive Reconstruction to 3 Months Postoperative. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 5(1), e1209. (Read full publication)
    20. Mendenhall SD, Ginnetti MT, Sawyer JD, Verhulst SJ, West BL, Levin LS, Neumeister M (2018). Prevalence and Distribution of Potential Vascularized Composite Allotransplant Donors, Implications for Optimizing the Donor-recipient Match. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 6(6), e1833. (Read full publication)
    21. Mendenhall SD, Schmucker RW, De la Garza M, Levin LS, Neumeister M (2016). Osteosynthesis in Forearm Transplantation Using a Novel Ulnar-Shortening Osteotomy System for Simultaneous Both Bone Fixation. Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation, 2(3), 53-9.
    22. Mendenhall SD, Ben-Amotz O, Mirrer JT, Mehta S, Glaser DL, Levin L (2018). All Hope is Not Lost: Saving Limbs with the Orthoplastic Approach. University of Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Journal, 28, 78-80.
    23. Feng S, Mendenhall SD, Ben-Amotz O, Mirrer JT, Zapolsky IJ, Levin L (2018). Hand Transplantation in the Rat: Technical Refinements of the Rat Forelimb Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation Model. University of Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Journal, 29, 81-82.
    24. Mendenhall SD, Graham EM, Memmott S, Frederiksen H, Rioux-Forker D, Wang AA, Hutchinson D (2023). A New Source of Mutilating Hand Injuries: The Side-by-Side Utility Terrain Vehicle. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 152(4), 820-830. (Read full publication)
    25. Graham EM, Baschuk CM, Atkins DJ, Hutchinson L, Duncan CC, Mendenhall S (2023). Hand Surgeons' Understanding of Partial Hand Prostheses: Results of a National Survey Study. Hand (New York, N.Y.), 18(7), 1156-1168. (Read full publication)
    26. Reed E, Hendrycks R, Graham EM, Rosales M, Mendenhall S (2023). Wrist Level Tendon Repairs Utilizing a Novel Tendon Stapler Device: An Efficiency and Biomechanical Study. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, (Read full publication)
    27. Hendrycks RJ, Reed ER, Graham EM, Patel NK, Rosales M, Mendenhall S (2023). Learning Curve of Wrist-level Tendon Repairs Using a Novel Tendon Stapler versus Traditional Suture Methods. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 11(8), e5167. (Read full publication)
    28. Graham EM, Oliver JD, Hendrycks R, Maglic D, Mendenhall S (2023). Alternative Tendon Coaptations to the Pulvertaft Weave Technique: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Biomechanical Studies. Hand (New York, N.Y.), 18(3), 446-455. (Read full publication)
    29. Mendenhall SD, Moss WD, Graham EM, Carter G, Agarwal J (2023). The BREASTrial Stage III: Acellular Dermal Matrix Breast Reconstruction Outcomes from 3 Months to 2 Years Postoperatively. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 151(1), 17-24. (Read full publication)
    30. Graham EM, Oliver J, Hendrycks R, Mendenhall S (2022). Optimizing the Pulvertaft Weave Technique: A Comprehensive Systematic Review of Comparative Biomechanical Studies. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 150(2), 357-365. (Read full publication)
    31. Bertolaccini CM, Prazak AMB, Goodwin IA, Kwok A, Mendenhall SD, Rockwell WB, Agarwal J, Pannucci C (2022). Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Microvascular Surgery Patients Using Weight-Based Unfractionated Heparin Infusions. Journal of reconstructive microsurgery, 38(5), 395-401. (Read full publication)
    32. Mendenhall SD, Graham EM, Anderson LA, Ying J, Liu T, Agarwal J (2022). Impact of Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy on Inflammatory Response, Neovascularization, and Capsule Formation of Acellular Dermal Matrix in Breast Reconstruction: Analysis of the BREASTrial Biopsy Specimens. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 149(3), 378e-385e. (Read full publication)
    33. Cordray H, Graham EM, Kota A, Shah AS, Chang B, Mendenhall S (2024). Clinical and operative risk factors for complications after Apert hand syndactyly reconstruction. The Journal of hand surgery, European volume, 49(5), 617-626. (Read full publication)
    34. Lee J, Värk PR, Mendenhall SD, Chang B, Buttrick E, Shah A (2024). Physeal Fractures of the Distal Ulna: Incidence and Risk Factors for Premature Growth Arrest. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 44(3), 151-156. (Read full publication)
    35. Vaile JR, Struble SL, Patel NK, Janes LE, Park ED, Levin LS, Mendenhall S (2024). Improving Skin Paddle Reliability and Muscle Gliding in Free Functional Gracilis Transfers. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 12(2), e5592. (Read full publication)
    36. Bauder AR, Graham EM, Shubinets V, Mendenhall SD, Carrigan RB, Lin IC, Shah A, Chang (2023). Does Irreducibility Always Mean a Complex Dislocation? An Analysis of 33 Pediatric Metacarpophalangeal Joint Dislocations. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 152(4), 662e-669e. (Read full publication)
    37. Xu W, Graham EM, Shubinets V, Mendenhall SD, Chang B, Lin I (2023). An Evolution of the Surgical Management of Synpolydactyly: A Case Series of 21 Hands. Annals of plastic surgery, 90(6S Suppl 5), S583-S592. (Read full publication)
    38. Graham EM, Belardo ZE, Galvez MG, Chang B, Shah AS, Mendenhall S (2022). Current Treatment and Billing Trends of Postaxial Polydactyly Type B. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 10(8), e4485. (Read full publication)
    39. Belardo ZE, Graham EM, Pehnke M, Chang B, Mendenhall SD, Mori S, Shah A (2024). Revision Surgery Following Primary Reconstruction for Hand Syndactyly. The Journal of hand surgery, (Read full publication)
    40. Mendenhall SD, Graham EM, Belardo ZE, Buttrick E, Card EB, Shah AS, Chang (2025). Skin Graftless Dorsal Metacarpal Island VY Advancement Flap versus Dorsal Rectangular Flap with Skin Grafting in 213 Simple Syndactyly Releases. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 155(6), 969-981. (Read full publication)
    41. Mendenhall SD, Cordray H, Steinman SE, Hutchinson DT, Bae DS, Shah AS, CoULD Study Grou (2025). The CoULD Ulnar Polydactyly Classification: A Multicenter Analysis. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, (Read full publication)
    42. Graham EM, Frederiksen H, Memmott S, Rioux-Forker D, Wang AA, Hutchinson DT, Mendenhall S (2024). Unveiling the Upper-Extremity Morbidities of Utility-Terrain Vehicles in Pediatric Riders. Journal of hand surgery global online, 7(2), 127-134. (Read full publication)
    43. Cordray H, Shah AS, Buttrick E, Chang B, Little KJ, Al-Muhtaseb T, Mendenhall S (2025). Postoperative and Long-Term Patient-Reported Outcomes of Type A Ulnar Polydactyly. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, (Read full publication)
    44. Mendenhall SD, Graham EM, Lewis NN, Schmucker RW, Veith JP, Koechle JL, Neumeister M (2025). Aggressive Digital Papillary Adenocarcinoma: A Meta-Analysis of the Presentation, Treatment, and Outcomes of a Rare Hand Tumor. Hand (New York, N.Y.), 15589447241308612. (Read full publication)
    45. Struble SL, Patel NK, Graham EM, Tipps JA, Vaile JR, Leeflang EJ, Goodwin I, Mendenhall S (2024). Outcomes of Biodegradable Temporizing Matrix for Soft Tissue Reconstruction of the Hand and Extremities. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 12(7), e5956. (Read full publication)
    46. Bellaire CP, Graham EM, Bracey LM, Ferlauto HR, Weliver C, Mendenhall SD, Melamed (2023). Recent trends in hand surgery fellowship applicants and programs. Surgery in practice and science, 15, 100228. (Read full publication)
    47. Banala M, Struble SL, Vaile JR, Shah AS, Mendenhall SD, Chang (2025). Surgical Approaches and Outcomes for 69 First Web Space Congenital Syndactyly Cases of the Hand. Journal of hand surgery global online, 7(6), 100832. (Read full publication)
    48. Vaile JR, Tipps JA, Hurley R, Struble SL, Allen BE, Surrey LF, Finn LS, Balis FM, Laetsch TW, Mendenhall S (2025). Infantile Fibrosarcoma of the Hand: Limb-Sparing Treatment With Modern Targeted Oral Chemotherapy and Conservative Surgical Resection. Journal of hand surgery global online, 8(1), 100887. (Read full publication)
    49. Banala M, Struble SL, Cordray H, Chang B, Shah AS, Buttrick E, Vaile JR, Mendenhall S (2025). Cost Effectiveness of Hand Postaxial Polydactyly Type B Excision in the Office Versus Operating Room. Journal of hand surgery global online, 8(1), 100865. (Read full publication)

    Review

    1. Graham EM, Hendrycks R, Baschuk CM, Atkins DJ, Keizer L, Duncan CC, Mendenhall S (2021). Restoring Form and Function to the Partial Hand Amputee: Prosthetic Options from the Fingertip to the Palm. Hand clinics, 37(1), 167-187. (Read full publication)
    2. Mendenhall SD, Ben-Amotz O, Gandhi RA, Levin L (2019). A Review on the Orthoplastic Approach to Lower Limb Reconstruction. Indian journal of plastic surgery, 52(1), 17-25. (Read full publication)
    3. Lyons DA, Mendenhall SD, Neumeister MW, Cederna PS, Momoh A (2016). Aseptic versus Sterile Acellular Dermal Matrices in Breast Reconstruction: An Updated Review. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 4(7), e823. (Read full publication)
    4. Patel V, Nguyen NP, Brown N, Mendenhall SD, Zoga AC, Nguyen J (2024). Return to Play in Youth Athletes: Role of the Radiologist with Focus on the Upper Extremity. Seminars in musculoskeletal radiology, 28(2), 180-192. (Read full publication)
    5. Patel NK, Toyoda Y, Grunzweig KA, Shah AS, Mendenhall S (2023). Recent Advancements in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Congenital Hand Differences. The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 31(15), 766-782. (Read full publication)
    6. Patel NK, Tipps JA, Bartlett SP, Kovach SJ 3rd, Levin LS, Mendenhall S (2023). Expanding Indications of the Medial Femoral Condyle Free Flap: Systematic Review in Head and Neck Reconstruction. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 11(4), e4925. (Read full publication)
    7. Graham EM, Kota A, Intintoli MK, Fried A, Shah A, Mendenhall S (2023). From Iron Hooks to Moving Hands: The Evolution of Partial Hand Prostheses-A Surgical Perspective. Orthoplastic Surgery, 12: 29-43,
    8. Khabyeh-Hasbani N, Lu YH, Baumgartner W, Mendenhall SD, Koehler S (2024). Contemporary Management of the Upper Limb in Apert Syndrome: A Review. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 12(8), e6067. (Read full publication)
    9. Fiandeiro M, Cordray H, Vaile JR, Struble SL, Banala M, Pehnke M, Shah AS, Mendenhall S (2025). Selecting Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Pediatric Upper Extremity Function: A Systematic Review. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 45(8), 508-518. (Read full publication)
    10. Cordray H, Fiandeiro M, Banala M, Struble SL, Vaile JR, Pehnke M, King JM, Shah AS, Mendenhall S (2025). Functional outcome measures for pediatric upper limb deficiencies with and without prostheses: A systematic review and appraisal. Prosthetics and orthotics international, (Read full publication)
    11. Fiandeiro M, Cordray H, Vaile JR, Struble SL, Banala M, Pehnke M, Mendenhall SD, Shah A (2025). Measuring what matters: a guide to selecting the optimal patient-reported outcome measure for pediatric shoulder and elbow function. Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery, (Read full publication)
    12. Raman A, Tipps JA, Vaile JR, Mendenhall S (2025). Exploring reconstructive alternatives to pollicization for modified Blauth type IIIB-V congenital thumb hypoplasia: A systematic review. Journal of hand and microsurgery, 17(3), 100251. (Read full publication)
    13. Vaile JR, Tipps JA, Struble SL, Patel NK, Kota A, Mendenhall S (2025). Current surgical outcomes of free functional muscle transfer for Volkmann's ischemic contracture: A scoping review. Journal of hand and microsurgery, 17(3), 100242. (Read full publication)
    14. Cordray H, Fiandeiro M, Banala M, Vaile JR, Struble SL, Pehnke M, Shah AS, Mendenhall S (2025). Gamified assessments of pediatric upper extremity function: A systematic review and appraisal. Journal of hand therapy, (Read full publication)
    15. Cordray H, Fiandeiro M, Struble SL, Vaile JR, Banala M, Pehnke M, Shah AS, Mendenhall S (2025). Choosing the Most Appropriate Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Hand Function: A Guide for Pediatric Hand Surgeons. Hand (New York, N.Y.), 15589447251369035. (Read full publication)

    Book Chapter

    1. Severance G, Walsh L, Levy TJ, Mendenhall SD, Levin L (2020). Hand and upper extremity transplantation: Surgical and therapy management.
    2. Mendenhall SD, Zelenski NA, Ben-Amotz O, Kovach SJ, Levin L (2020). Orthopaedic Evaluation of the Lower Extremity and the Concept of the Orthoplastic Approach.
    3. Kruger EA, Ben-Amotz O, Mendenhall SD, Kovach SJ, Levin L (2021). Microsurgical Reconstruction for the Mangled Limb.
    4. Amotz OB, Mendenhall SD, Wink J, Levin L (2021). Wrist Pathology.
    5. Reed ER, Wright TJ, Tattini M, Mendenhall S (2023). Reconstruction of the Hand and Nail Unit after Mohs Surgery. 146-159.
    6. Mendenhall SD, Levy TJ, Amaral S, Chang B, Levin L (2023). Hand Transplantation in Children. 353-365.

    Case Report

    1. Mendenhall SD, Sawyer JD, Adkinson J (2016). Artery-Only Ear Replantation in a Child: A Case Report With Daily Photographic Documentation. Eplasty, 16, e39. (Read full publication)
    2. Ruebhausen MR, Mendenhall SD, Neumeister MW, Berry N (2017). Postsurgical Pyoderma Gangrenosum Following Carpal Tunnel Release: A Rare Disease Following a Common Surgery. Eplasty, 17, e10. (Read full publication)
    3. Kruger EA, Ben-Amotz O, Mendenhall SD, Levin L (2018). The Chimeric Myo-Osseous Medial Femoral Condyle Flap for Tibial Nonunion: A Case Report. Eplasty, 18, e23. (Read full publication)
    4. Skedros JG, Kiser CJ, Mendenhall S (2011). Prolonged Dyspnea after Interscalene Block: Attributed to Undiagnosed Addison's Disease and Myasthenia Gravis. Case reports in medicine, 2011, 968181. (Read full publication)
    5. Patel NK, Tipps JA, Graham EM, Taylor JA, Mendenhall S (2022). Reconstruction of a Near-total Scalp Avulsion with NovoSorb Biodegradable Temporizing Matrix: Pediatric Case Report. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 10(12), e4717. (Read full publication)
    6. Pires GR, Moss WD, Ormiston LD, Baschuk CM, Mendenhall S (2021). Targeted Muscle Reinnervation in Children: A Case Report and Brief Overview of the Literature. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 9(12), e3986. (Read full publication)
    7. Graham EM, Hilton J, Anderson S, Mendenhall S (2022). Free fibula flap thumb salvage after a gunshot wound: case report emphasizing the orthoplastic approach. Orthoplastic Surgery, 7: 19-24,
    8. Graham EM, Arbon J, Baschuk CM, Duncan A, Mendenhall S (2022). Making the Best of a Bad Situation: Case Report of a Nonreplantable Four-finger Amputation with Flap Coverage and Partial Hand Prosthesis Utilization. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 10(4), e4253. (Read full publication)

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