Thomas F. Higgins
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Thomas F. Higgins, MD

Languages spoken: English, Spanish

Clinical Locations

Primary Children's Hospital

Salt Lake City
801-587-7109

University Orthopaedic Center

Salt Lake City
801-587-7109

  • Dr. Thomas Higgins holds the Richard L. Stimson Presidential Endowed Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery and is a Professor and Chief of Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery at the University of Utah. His medical degree was completed at Brown University School of Medicine. His orthopaedic training was at Yale University, with a post-graduate fellowship in orthopaedic trauma at the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. He has been on the faculty at University of Utah since 2000.

    Dr. Higgins’ clinical expertise is in the treatment of complex intra-articular injuries, pelvic and acetabular trauma, and musculoskeletal care in the setting of polytrauma. His elective practice focuses on the deformity correction, malunions, and nonunions.

    The author of over one hundred peer-reviewed publications and multiple book chapters, Dr. Higgins’ main area of research interest clinically has been on plateau fractures. He has been primary investigator or co-investigator on four OTA grants, two AO grants, and an OREF grant. His most recent research has focused on the genetics of trauma, the use of opiate analgesics in the trauma setting, and the role of inflammatory mediators in the formation of post-traumatic osteoarthritis. He was recently awarded a $2.5 million dollar DOD grant for a prospective randomized clinical trial on the role of NSAIDs in fracture healing.

    In the educational sphere, Dr. Higgins is recognized nationally for his research and presentations of tibial plateau fractures. He has been active with orthopaedic education with AO North America, chairing three courses, and teaching at over thirty. Previously a member of the OTA Education Committee, he has also chaired multiple resident courses for the OTA. He has received the annual teaching award three times at the University of Utah.

    He has previously served on the Orthopaedic Trauma Association Board of Directors, and currently serves as the OTA Second President-elect. Dr. Higgins was the OTA Annual Program Chair in 2013 and 2014. In 2009, Dr. Higgins served as the OTA/AAOS Landstuhl Visiting Scholar in Germany and has been visiting professor at multiple universities. In 2015 he and his family spent four months serving at Kijabe Hospital in Kenya, and he served as a visiting surgeon with Health Volunteers Overseas at the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital in Thimphu, Bhutan for the month of January 2020. He has also served twice at the Haiti Adventist Hospital in Carrefour, Haiti. He maintains an interest in continuing to serve in global medicine.

    When he is not working, he enjoys skiing, biking, and traveling with his wife and kids.

    Specialties

    Patient Rating

    4.9 /5
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    October 18, 2024
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    Very professional and listened to everything that was being toldto him.

    October 17, 2024
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    Dr. Higgins did an outstanding job when repairing my broken femur. I have been fortunate to have been his patient.

    October 17, 2024
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    Dr. Higgins is quite accomplished and I was a little nervous, but he was so easy to talk to, he's humble, explained everything so well, and was able to repair my nonunion humerus after two unsuccessful surgeries, performed by other surgeons. I will be forever grateful to him.

    September 20, 2024
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    So fortunate to be working with Dr Higgins

    September 13, 2024
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    Dr Higgins's went above and beyond to help me. He squeezed me in after a traumatic injury to my knee, made sure I was put on the surgical schedule for the next day and took wonderful care and patience with me as this was all happening very fast. I am home and recovering well thanks to his deep concern and amazing professionalism

    September 12, 2024
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    Dr. Higgins is my go-to for anything ortho. He has patched me back together more times than I can count and has treated my whole family. He IS our orthopaedic doctor.

    September 12, 2024
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    Amazing doctor, very caring and knowledgeable. Always makes me feel at ease and is so kind.

    September 11, 2024
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    Dr. Higgins knew exactly what my needs are and how to resolve them. He quickly arranged Physical Therapy to improve my damaged body so I can return to bicycling and doing what I love. I'm very grateful for Dr. Higgins, his knowledge and understanding and his abiltity to quickly react so I can resume my life as it was before my cycling accident.

    September 11, 2024
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    Dr. Higgins along with staff and his intern, who I'm sorry forgot his name, were all attentive, actively listening to my concerns and explained things in a way that was easy to follow. I truly appreciate that.

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  • Dr. Thomas Higgins holds the Richard L. Stimson Presidential Endowed Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery and is a Professor and Chief of Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery at the University of Utah. His medical degree was completed at Brown University School of Medicine. His orthopaedic training was at Yale University, with a post-graduate fellowship in orthopaedic trauma at the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. He has been on the faculty at University of Utah since 2000.

    Dr. Higgins’ clinical expertise is in the treatment of complex intra-articular injuries, pelvic and acetabular trauma, and musculoskeletal care in the setting of polytrauma. His elective practice focuses on the deformity correction, malunions, and nonunions.

    The author of over one hundred peer-reviewed publications and multiple book chapters, Dr. Higgins’ main area of research interest clinically has been on plateau fractures. He has been primary investigator or co-investigator on four OTA grants, two AO grants, and an OREF grant. His most recent research has focused on the genetics of trauma, the use of opiate analgesics in the trauma setting, and the role of inflammatory mediators in the formation of post-traumatic osteoarthritis. He was recently awarded a $2.5 million dollar DOD grant for a prospective randomized clinical trial on the role of NSAIDs in fracture healing.

    In the educational sphere, Dr. Higgins is recognized nationally for his research and presentations of tibial plateau fractures. He has been active with orthopaedic education with AO North America, chairing three courses, and teaching at over thirty. Previously a member of the OTA Education Committee, he has also chaired multiple resident courses for the OTA. He has received the annual teaching award three times at the University of Utah.

    He has previously served on the Orthopaedic Trauma Association Board of Directors, and currently serves as the OTA Second President-elect. Dr. Higgins was the OTA Annual Program Chair in 2013 and 2014. In 2009, Dr. Higgins served as the OTA/AAOS Landstuhl Visiting Scholar in Germany and has been visiting professor at multiple universities. In 2015 he and his family spent four months serving at Kijabe Hospital in Kenya, and he served as a visiting surgeon with Health Volunteers Overseas at the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital in Thimphu, Bhutan for the month of January 2020. He has also served twice at the Haiti Adventist Hospital in Carrefour, Haiti. He maintains an interest in continuing to serve in global medicine.

    When he is not working, he enjoys skiing, biking, and traveling with his wife and kids.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Orthopaedics -Primary

    Education history

    Fellowship Orthopedic Surgery - R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center Fellow
    Orthopedic Surgery - Yale New Haven Hospital Chief Resident
    Residency Orthopedic Surgery - Yale New Haven Hospital Resident
    General Surgery - Yale New Haven Hospital Intern
    Professional Medical Medicine - Brown University School of Medicine M.D.
    Pre-Medicine - Bryn Mawr College, Post-Baccalaureate Sciences Program Postbaccalaureate Studies
    Undergraduate Political Science, Concentration in International Relations - Williams College B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Marchand LS, Mau M, Stephens A, Haller JM, Higgins TF, Rothberg DL (2024). Operative treatment of clavicle fractures results in more opioids prescribed as compared to non-operative management. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol, 34(8), 3881-3887. (Read full article)
    2. Sroka O, Campbell M, Thorne T, Haller J, Rothberg D, Higgins T, Marchand L (2024). Hardware Removal After Lisfranc ORIF Results in Improved Physical Function. J Orthop Trauma. (Read full article)
    3. Daryoush JR, Sato EH, Rothberg DL, Higgins TF, Haller JM, Marchand LS (2024). The combined talus and sustentaculum fracture: A case series. Injury, 55(10), 111766. (Read full article)
    4. Thorne TJ, Dong W, Higgins TF, Rothberg DL, Haller JM, Marchand LS (2024). Primary Repair of Complete Quadriceps Tendon Rupture with Extensor Mechanism Deficit. JBJS Essent Surg Tech, 14(3). (Read full article)
    5. Thorne TJ, Nelson CT, Lisitano LSJ, Higgins TF, Rothberg DL, Haller JM, Marchand LS (2024). Dual Plating of Distal Femoral Fractures. JBJS Essent Surg Tech, 14(2). (Read full article)
    6. Dong W, Thorne T, Da Silva Z, Dauk M, Marchand L, Rothberg D, Higgins T, Haller J (2024). Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information Systems Physical Function and Pain Interference Scores Are Correlated With Tibial Shaft Fracture Nonunion Following Intramedullary Nailing. J Orthop Trauma, 38(6), 201-206. (Read full article)
    7. Dong W, Sroka O, Campbell M, Thorne T, Siebert M, Rothberg D, Higgins T, Haller J, Marchand L (2024). Recovery Curves for Lisfranc ORIF Using PROMIS Physical Function and Pain Interference. J Orthop Trauma, 38(5), e175-e181. (Read full article)
    8. Thorne TJ, Cizik AM, Kellam PJ, Rothberg DL, Higgins TF, Dekeyser GJ, Haller JM (2024). The MCID of the PROMIS physical function instrument for operatively treated tibial plateau fractures. Injury, 55(4), 111375. (Read full article)
    9. 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)
    10. 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)
    11. 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)
    12. Patterson JT, OHara NN, Scharfstein DO, Castillo RC, OToole RV, Firoozabadi R, METRC (2022). Do superficial infections increase the risk of deep infections in tibial plateau and plafond fractures? Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol, 33(7), 2805-2811. (Read full article)
    13. 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)
    14. 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)
    15. 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)
    16. Boissonneault A, O Hara N, Pogorzelski D, Marchand L, Higgins T, Gitajn L, Gage MJ, Natoli RM, Sharma I, Pierrie S, OToole RV, Sprague S, Slobogean G, PREP-IT Investigators (2023). The impact of heterotopic ossification prophylaxis after surgical fixation of acetabular fractures: national treatment patterns and related outcomes. Injury. (Read full article)
    17. Murphy PB, Kasotakis G, Haut ER, Miller A, Harvey E, Hasenboehler E, Higgins T, Hoegler J, Mir H, Cantrell S, Obremskey WT, Wally M, Attum B, Seymour R, Patel N, Ricci W, Freeman JJ, Haines KL, Yorkgitis BK, Padilla-Jones BB (2023). Efficacy and safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for the treatment of acute pain after orthopedic trauma: a practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma and the Orthopedic Trauma Association. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open, 8(1), e001056. (Read full article)
    18. 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)
    19. 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)
    20. 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)
    21. Myhre L, Featherall J, ONeill D, Rothberg D, Haller J, Higgins T, Marchand L (2023). Patient-reported Anxiety Scores Are Associated With Lower Physical Function in Patients Experiencing Orthopaedic Trauma. Clin Orthop Relat Res. (Read full article)
    22. Cardon JJ, DeKeyser GJ, Peterson AC, Higgins TF, Lenz AL, Haller JM (2022). Medial Head of the Gastrocnemius Tenotomy Through a Posteromedial Approach Significantly Improves Surgical Accessibility of the Tibial Plateau. J Orthop Trauma, 37(1), 44-49. (Read full article)
    23. Bunzel EW, Wilkinson B, Rothberg D, Higgins T, Marchand L, Haller J (2022). Conversion of External Fixator to Intramedullary Nail in Tibial fractures. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 31(1), 41-48. (Read full article)
    24. 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)
    25. 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)
    26. 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)
    27. 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)
    28. PREP-IT Investigators (2022). Aqueous skin antisepsis before surgical fixation of open fractures (Aqueous-PREP): a multiple-period, cluster-randomised, crossover trial. Lancet, 400(10360), 1334-1344. (Read full article)
    29. Cunningham BP, Higgins TF, Vallier HA, Patterson BM, Only AJ (2022). Standardizing Screw Head Orthopaedic Trauma Implants. Is There an Interest? An OTA Member Survey. J Orthop Trauma, 36(10), e393-e398. (Read full article)
    30. OHara NN, Heels-Ansdell D, Bzovsky S, Dodds S, Thabane L, Bhandari M, Guyatt G, Devereaux PJ, Slobogean GP, Sprague S, PREP-IT Investigators (2022). A pragmatic randomized trial evaluating pre-operative aqueous antiseptic skin solutions in open fractures (Aqueous-PREP): statistical analysis plan. Trials, 23(1), 772. (Read full article)
    31. Frihagen F, Comeau-Gauthier M, Axelrod D, Bzovsky S, Poolman R, Heels-Ansdell D, Bhandari M, Sprague S, Schemitsch E, HEALTH Investigators (2022). Who, if anyone, may benefit from a total hip arthroplasty after a displaced femoral neck fracture?: a post hoc subgroup analysis of the HEALTH trial. Bone Jt Open, 3(8), 611-617. (Read full article)
    32. Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium METRC (2022). Effect of Supplemental Perioperative Oxygen on SSI Among Adults with Lower-Extremity Fractures at Increased Risk for Infection: A Randomized Clinical Trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 104(14), 1236-1243. (Read full article)
    33. 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)
    34. 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)
    35. Castillo RC, Carlini AR, Chaffee T, Bosse MJ, OToole RV, Kleweno CP, McKinley TO, Agel J, Higgins TF, Morshed S, Staguhn ED, Aaron RV, Reider L, Wu AW, MacKenzie EJ, METRC (2021). Long-Term Consequences of Major Extremity Trauma: A Pilot Study. J Orthop Trauma, 36(Suppl 1), S21-S25. (Read full article)
    36. Carlini AR, Collins SC, Staguhn ED, Frey KP, OToole RV, Archer KR, Obremskey WT, Agel J, Kleweno CP, Morshed S, Weaver MJ, Higgins TF, Bosse MJ, Levy JF, Wu AW, Castillo RC, METRC (2021). Streamlining Trauma Research Evaluation With Advanced Measurement (STREAM) Study: Implementation of the PROMIS Toolbox Within an Orthopaedic Trauma Clinical Trials Consortium. J Orthop Trauma, 36(Suppl 1), S33-S39. (Read full article)
    37. 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)
    38. 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)
    39. Gitajn IL, Werth PM, Sprague S, OHara N, Della Rocca G, Zura R, Marmor M, Domes CM, Hill LC, Churchill C, Townsend C, Van C, Hogan N, Girardi C, Slobogean GP, PREP-IT Investigators (2021). Association of COVID-19 With Achieving Time-to-Surgery Benchmarks in Patients With Musculoskeletal Trauma. JAMA Health Forum, 2(10), e213460. (Read full article)
    40. 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)
    41. Rogers MJ, King TL, Kim J, Adeyemi TF, Higgins TF, Maak TG (2021). Femoral Neck Shaft Angle and Management of Proximal Femur Fractures: Is the Contralateral Femur a Reliable Template? J Orthop Trauma, 35(10), 529-534. (Read full article)
    42. 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)
    43. 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)
    44. DeKeyser GJ, Bailey TL, Higgins TF, Tyser AR (2021). Treatment of Recalcitrant Femoral Shaft Nonunion with Medial Femoral Condyle Pedicled Autograft: Technical Trick. J Orthop Trauma, 36(2), e80. (Read full article)
    45. 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)
    46. Pechero G Jr, Pfaff B, Rao M, Pogorzelski D, McKay P, Spicer E, Howe A, Demyanovich HK, Sietsema DL, McTague MF, Ramsey L, Holden M, Rudnicki J, Wells J, Medeiros M, Slobogean GP, Sprague S, PREP-IT Investigators, Slobogean GP, Sprague S, Wells J, Bhandari M, Steering Committee, Adjudication Committee, Data and Safety Monitoring Committee, Research Methodology Core, Patient Centred Outcomes Core, Orthopaedic Surgery Core, Operating Room Core, Infectious Disease Core, Military Core, PREP-IT Clinical Sites, OToole RV, DAlleyrand JC, Eglseder A, Johnson A, Langhammer C, Lebrun C, Manson T, Nascone J, Paryavi E, Pensy R, Pollak A, Sciadini M, Slobogean GP, Degani Y, Demyanovich HK, Howe A, OHara NN, Joseph K, Rudnicki J, Camara M, Aqueous-PREP and PREPARE, Aqueous-PREP, PREPARE (2021). Implementing stakeholder engagement to explore alternative models of consent: An example from the PREP-IT trials. Contemp Clin Trials Commun, 22, 100787. (Read full article)
    47. Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium METRC, OToole RV, Joshi M, Carlini AR, Murray CK, Allen LE, Huang Y, Scharfstein DO, OHara NN, Gary JL, Bosse MJ, Castillo RC, Bishop JA, Weaver MJ, Firoozabadi R, Hsu JR, Karunakar MA, Seymour RB, Sims SH, Churchill C, Brennan ML, Gonzales G, Reilly RM, Zura RD, Howes CR, Mir HR, Wagstrom EA, Westberg J, Gaski GE, Kempton LB, Natoli RM, Sorkin AT, Virkus WW, Hill LC, Hymes RA, Holzman M, Malekzadeh AS, Schulman JE, Ramsey L, Cuff JAN, Haaser S, Osgood GM, Shafiq B, Laljani V, Lee OC, Krause PC, Rowe CJ, Hilliard CL, Morandi MM, Mullins A, Achor TS, Choo AM, Munz JW, Boutte SJ, Vallier HA, Breslin MA, Frisch HM, Kaufman AM, Large TM, LeCroy CM, Riggsbee C, Smith CS, Crickard CV, Phieffer LS, Sheridan E, Jones CB, Sietsema DL, Reid JS, Ringenbach K, Hayda R, Evans AR, Crisco MJ, Rivera JC, Osborn PM, Kimmel J, Stawicki SP, Nwachuku CO, Wojda TR, Rehman S, Donnelly JM, Caroom C, Jenkins MD, Boulton CL, Costales TG, LeBrun CT, Manson TT, Mascarenhas DC, Nascone JW, Pollak AN, Sciadini MF, Slobogean GP, Berger PZ, Connelly DW, Degani Y, Howe AL, Marinos DP, Montalvo RN, Reahl GB, Schoonover CD, Schroder LK, Vang S, Bergin PF, Graves ML, Russell GV, Spitler CA, Hydrick JM, Teague D, Ertl W, Hickerson LE, Moloney GB, Weinlein JC, Zelle BA, Agarwal A, Karia RA, Sathy AK, Au B, Maroto M, Sanders D, Higgins TF, Haller JM, Rothberg DL, Weiss DB, Yarboro SR, McVey ED, Lester-Ballard V, Goodspeed D, Lang GJ, Whiting PS, Siy AB, Obremskey WT, Jahangir AA, Attum B, Burgos EJ, Molina CS, Rodriguez-Buitrago A, Gajari V, Trochez KM, Halvorson JJ, Miller AN, Goodman JB, Holden MB, McAndrew CM, Gardner MJ, Ricci WM, Spraggs-Hughes A, Collins SC, Taylor TJ, Zadnik M (2021). Effect of Intrawound Vancomycin Powder in Operatively Treated High-risk Tibia Fractures: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surg, 156(5), e207259. (Read full article)
    48. Sprague S, Guyatt P, Bzovsky S, Nguyen U, Bhandari M, Thabane L, Petrisor B, Johal HS, Leonard J, Dodds S, Mossuto F, OToole RV, Howe A, Demyanovich HK, Camara M, OHara NN, Slobogean GP, PREP-IT Investigators (2021). Pragmatic randomized trial evaluating pre-operative aqueous antiseptic skin solution in open fractures (Aqueous-PREP): the feasibility of a cluster randomized crossover study. Pilot Feasibility Stud, 7(1), 61. (Read full article)
    49. Pogorzelski D, Nguyen U, McKay P, Thabane L, Camara M, Ramsey L, Seymour R, Goodman JB, McGee S, Fraifogl J, Hudgins A, Tanner SL, Bhandari M, Slobogean GP, Sprague S, PREP-IT Investigators Executive Committee, Steering Committee, Adjudication Committee, Data and Safety Monitoring Committee, Research Methodology Core, Patient Centred Outcomes Core, Orthopaedic Surgery Core, Operating Room Core, Infectious Disease Core, Military Core, McMaster University Methods Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine Administrative Center, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy The PATIENTS Program, PREP-IT Clinical Sites Lead Clinical Site Aqueous-PREP and PREPARE, Aqueous-PREP and PREPARE, Aqueous-PREP, PREPARE, PREP-IT Investigators Executive Committee (2021). Managing work flow in high enrolling trials: The development and implementation of a sampling strategy in the PREPARE trial. Contemp Clin Trials Commun, 21, 100730. (Read full article)
    50. 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)
    51. Afaq S, OHara NN, Schemitsch EH, Bzovsky S, Sprague S, Poolman RW, Frihagen F, Heels-Ansdell D, Bhandari M, Swiontkowski M, Slobogean GP, FAITH Investigators, HEALTH Investigators (2020). Arthroplasty Versus Internal Fixation for the Treatment of Undisplaced Femoral Neck Fractures: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Orthop Trauma, 34 Suppl 3, S9-S14. (Read full article)
    52. Blankstein M, Schemitsch EH, Bzovsky S, Poolman RW, Frihagen F, Axelrod D, Heels-Ansdell D, Bhandari M, Sprague S, Schottel PC, HEALTH Investigators (2020). What Factors Increase Revision Surgery Risk When Treating Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures With Arthroplasty: A Secondary Analysis of the HEALTH Trial. J Orthop Trauma, 34 Suppl 3, S49-S54. (Read full article)
    53. Noori A, Sprague S, Bzovsky S, Schemitsch EH, Poolman RW, Frihagen F, Axelrod D, Heels-Ansdell D, Bhandari M, Busse JW, HEALTH Investigators (2020). Predictors of Long-Term Pain After Hip Arthroplasty in Patients With Femoral Neck Fractures: A Cohort Study. J Orthop Trauma, 34 Suppl 3, S55-S63. (Read full article)
    54. DeAngelis RD, Minutillo GT, Stein MK, Schemitsch EH, Bzovsky S, Sprague S, Bhandari M, Donegan DJ, Mehta S, HEALTH Investigators (2020). Who Did the Arthroplasty? Hip Fracture Surgery Reoperation Rates are Not Affected by Type of Training-An Analysis of the HEALTH Database. J Orthop Trauma, 34 Suppl 3, S64-S69. (Read full article)
    55. FAITH Investigators, HEALTH Investigators (2020). Study Summaries. J Orthop Trauma, 34 Suppl 3, Sii-Siii. (Read full article)
    56. Blankstein M, Schemitsch EH, Bzovsky S, Axelrod D, Poolman RW, Frihagen F, Bhandari M, Swiontkowski M, Sprague S, Schottel PC, FAITH Investigators, HEALTH Investigators (2020). The FAITH and HEALTH Trials: Are We Studying Different Hip Fracture Patient Populations? J Orthop Trauma, 34 Suppl 3, S1-S8. (Read full article)
    57. Bzovsky S, Comeau-Gauthier M, Schemitsch EH, Swiontkowski M, Heels-Ansdell D, Frihagen F, Bhandari M, Sprague S, FAITH Investigators, HEALTH Investigators (2020). Factors Associated With Mortality After Surgical Management of Femoral Neck Fractures. J Orthop Trauma, 34 Suppl 3, S15-S21. (Read full article)
    58. Sivaratnam S, Comeau-Gauthier M, Sprague S, Schemitsch EH, Poolman RW, Frihagen F, Bhandari M, Swiontkowski M, Bzovsky S, FAITH Investigators, HEALTH Investigators (2020). Predictors of Loss to Follow-up in Hip Fracture Trials: A Secondary Analysis of the FAITH and HEALTH Trials. J Orthop Trauma, 34 Suppl 3, S22-S28. (Read full article)
    59. Axelrod D, Comeau-Gauthier M, Bzovsky S, Schemitsch EH, Poolman RW, Frihagen F, Guerra-Farfn E, Heels-Ansdell D, Bhandari M, Sprague S, HEALTH Investigators (2020). What Predicts Health-Related Quality of Life for Patients With Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures Managed With Arthroplasty? A Secondary Analysis of the HEALTH Trial. J Orthop Trauma, 34 Suppl 3, S29-S36. (Read full article)
    60. Axelrod D, Tarride J, Ekhtiari S, Blackhouse G, Johal H, Bzovsky S, Schemitsch EH, Heels-Ansdell D, Bhandari M, Sprague S, HEALTH Investigators (2020). Is Total Hip Arthroplasty a Cost-Effective Option for Management of Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures? A Trial-Based Analysis of the HEALTH Study. J Orthop Trauma, 34 Suppl 3, S37-S41. (Read full article)
    61. Neilly D, MacDonald DRW, Sprague S, Bzovsky S, Axelrod D, Poolman RW, Frihagen F, Heels-Ansdell D, Bhandari M, Schemitsch EH, Stevenson IM, HEALTH Investigators (2020). Predictors of Medical Serious Adverse Events in Hip Fracture Patients Treated With Arthroplasty. J Orthop Trauma, 34 Suppl 3, S42-S48. (Read full article)
    62. MacDonald DRW, Neilly D, Schneider PS, Bzovsky S, Sprague S, Axelrod D, Poolman RW, Frihagen F, Bhandari M, Swiontkowski M, Schemitsch EH, Stevenson IM, FAITH Investigators, HEALTH Investigators (2020). Venous Thromboembolism in Hip Fracture Patients: A Subanalysis of the FAITH and HEALTH Trials. J Orthop Trauma, 34 Suppl 3, S70-S75. (Read full article)
    63. Hale D, Marvel D, Wells J, PREP-IT Investigators (2020). What's Important: Patient Engagement in Research. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 102(20), 1836-1838. (Read full article)
    64. 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)
    65. 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)
    66. 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)
    67. 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)
    68. Haller JM, Githens M, Rothberg D, Higgins T, Nork S, Barei D (2019). Pilon Fractures in Patients Older Than 60 Years of Age: Should We Be Fixing These? J Orthop Trauma, 34(3), 121-125. (Read full article)
    69. HEALTH Investigators, Bhandari M, Einhorn TA, Guyatt G, Schemitsch EH, Zura RD, Sprague S, Frihagen F, Guerra-Farfn E, Kleinlugtenbelt YV, Poolman RW, Rangan A, Bzovsky S, Heels-Ansdell D, Thabane L, Walter SD, Devereaux PJ (2019). Total Hip Arthroplasty or Hemiarthroplasty for Hip Fracture. N Engl J Med, 381(23), 2199-2208. (Read full article)
    70. 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)
    71. Jones DL, Jones WA, Fleming KI, Higgins TF, Rothberg DL, Zhang Y, Pannucci CJ (2019). Underdosing of Prophylactic Enoxaparin Is Common in Orthopaedic Trauma and Predicts 90-Day Venous Thromboembolism. J Orthop Trauma, 33(11), 570-576. (Read full article)
    72. Haller JM, Githens M, Rothberg D, Higgins T, Nork S, Barei D (2019). Risk Factors for Tibial Plafond Nonunion: Medial Column Fixation May Reduce Nonunion Rates. J Orthop Trauma, 33(9), 443-449. (Read full article)
    73. Schultz B, Fogel N, Finlay A, Collinge C, Githens MF, Higgins T, Mehta S, OToole RV, Summers H, Bishop JA, Gardner MJ (2019). Orthopedic Surgeons Have Inadequate Knowledge of the Cost of Trauma-Related Imaging Studies. Orthopedics, 42(5), e454-e459. (Read full article)
    74. Hsu JR, Mir H, Wally MK, Seymour RB, Orthopaedic Trauma Association Musculoskeletal Pain Task Force (2019). Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pain Management in Acute Musculoskeletal Injury. J Orthop Trauma, 33(5), e158-e182. (Read full article)
    75. Haller JM, Githens M, Rothberg D, Higgins T, Barei D, Nork S (2019). Syndesmosis and Syndesmotic Equivalent Injuries in Tibial Plafond Fractures. J Orthop Trauma, 33(3), e74-e78. (Read full article)
    76. 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)
    77. Obremskey WT, Higgins TF, Bettger JP, Vrahas MS, Lundy DW (2018). Use of Patient-Related Outcomes After Orthopaedic Trauma: Helpful or Not So Much? J Orthop Trauma, 32 Suppl 1, S48-S51. (Read full article)
    78. Haller JM, Marchand L, Rothberg DL, Kubiak EN, Higgins TF (2017). Inflammatory cytokine response is greater in acute tibial plafond fractures than acute tibial plateau fractures. J Orthop Res, 35(12), 2613-2619. (Read full article)
    79. Marchand LS, Rane AA, Working ZM, Jacobson LG, Kubiak EN, Higgins TF, Rothberg DL (2017). Radiographic Investigation of the Distal Extension of Fractures Into the Articular Surface of the Tibia (The RIDEFAST Study). J Orthop Trauma, 31(12), 668-674. (Read full article)
    80. Seymour RB, Ring D, Higgins T, Hsu JR (2017). Leading the Way to Solutions to the Opioid Epidemic: AOA Critical Issues. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 99(21), e113. (Read full article)
    81. Marchand LS, Working ZM, Rane AA, Jacobson LG, Kubiak EN, Higgins TF, Rothberg DL (2017). Serial Radiographs Do Not Change the Clinical Course of Nonoperative Stable OTA/AO 44-B1 Ankle Fractures. J Orthop Trauma, 31(5), 264-269. (Read full article)
    82. Marchand LS, Rothberg DL, Kubiak EN, Higgins TF (2017). Is This Autograft Worth It?: The Blood Loss and Transfusion Rates Associated With Reamer Irrigator Aspirator Bone Graft Harvest. J Orthop Trauma, 31(4), 205-209. (Read full article)
    83. OToole RV, Joshi M, Carlini AR, Murray CK, Allen LE, Scharfstein DO, Gary JL, Bosse MJ, Castillo RC, METRC (2017). Local Antibiotic Therapy to Reduce Infection After Operative Treatment of Fractures at High Risk of Infection: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial (VANCO Study). J Orthop Trauma, 31 Suppl 1, S18-S24. (Read full article)
    84. Haller JM, Marchand L, Rothberg DL, Kubiak EN, Higgins TF (2017). Inflammatory cytokine response is greater in acute tibial plafond fractures than acute tibial plateau fractures.LID - 10.1002/jor.23567 [doi]. J Orthop Res.
    85. Dibbern K, Kempton LB, Higgins TF, Morshed S, McKinley TO, Marsh JL, Anderson DD (2016). Fractures of the tibial plateau involve similar energies as the tibial pilon but greater articular surface involvement. J Orthop Res, 35(3), 618-624. (Read full article)
    86. Sagi HC, Donohue D, Cooper S, Barei DP, Siebler J, Archdeacon MT, Sciadini M, Romeo M, Bergin PF, Higgins T, Mir H (2017). Institutional and Seasonal Variations in the Incidence and Causative Organisms for Posttraumatic Infection following Open Fractures. J Orthop Trauma, 31(2), 78-84. (Read full article)
    87. Working ZM, Elliott I, Marchand LS, Jacobson LG, Presson AP, Stuart A, Rothberg DL, Higgins TF, Kubiak EN (2017). Predictors of amputation in high-energy forefoot and midfoot injuries. Injury, 48(2), 536-541. (Read full article)
    88. McKenzie AI, Briggs RA, Barrows KM, Nelson DS, Kwon OS, Hopkins PN, Higgins TF, Marcus RL, Drummond MJ (2017). A pilot study examining the impact of exercise training on skeletal muscle genes related to the TLR signaling pathway in older adults following hip fracture recovery. J Appl Physiol (1985), 122(1), 68-75. (Read full article)
    89. Kempton LB, Dibbern K, Anderson DD, Morshed S, Higgins TF, Marsh JL, McKinley TO (2016). Objective Metric of Energy Absorbed in Tibial Plateau Fractures Corresponds Well to Clinician Assessment of Fracture Severity. J Orthop Trauma, 30(10), 551-6. (Read full article)
    90. Beebe MJ, Jenkins P, Rothberg DL, Kubiak EN, Higgins TF (2016). Prospective Assessment of the Oncogenic Risk to Patients From Fluoroscopy During Trauma Surgery. J Orthop Trauma, 30(7), e223-9. (Read full article)
    91. Haller JM, Holt D, Rothberg DL, Kubiak EN, Higgins TF (2016). Does Early versus Delayed Spanning External Fixation Impact Complication Rates for High-energy Tibial Plateau and Plafond Fractures? Clin Orthop Relat Res, 474(6), 1436-44. (Read full article)
    92. Bogdan Y, Tornetta P 3rd, Einhorn TA, Guy P, Leveille L, Robinson J, Bosse MJ, Haines N, Horwitz D, Jones C, Schemitsch E, Sagi C, Thomas B, Stahl D, Ricci W, Brady M, Sanders D, Kain M, Higgins TF, Collinge C, Kottmeier S, Friess D (2016). Healing Time and Complications in Operatively Treated Atypical Femur Fractures Associated With Bisphosphonate Use: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort. J Orthop Trauma, 30(4), 177-81. (Read full article)
    93. Beebe MJ, Jenkins P, Rothberg DL, Kubiak EN, Higgins TF (2016). Assessing the Oncogenic Risk to Patients from Fluoroscopy during Trauma Surgery. J Orthop Trauma.
    94. Stuart AR, Higgins TF, Hung M, Weir CR, Kubiak EN, Rothberg DL, Saltzman CL (2015). Reliability in Measuring Preinjury Physical Function in Orthopaedic Trauma. J Orthop Trauma, 29(12), 527-32. (Read full article)
    95. Janssen SJ, Teunis T, Guitton TG, Ring D, Science of Variation Group (2015). Do Surgeons Treat Their Patients Like They Would Treat Themselves? Clin Orthop Relat Res, 473(11), 3564-72. (Read full article)
    96. Haller JM, OToole R, Graves M, Barei D, Gardner M, Kubiak E, Nascone J, Nork S, Presson AP, Higgins TF (2015). How much articular displacement can be detected using fluoroscopy for tibial plateau fractures? Injury, 46(11), 2243-7. (Read full article)
    97. Haller JM, Swearingen CA, Partridge D, McFadden M, Thirunavukkarasu K, Higgins TF (2015). Intraarticular Matrix Metalloproteinases and Aggrecan Degradation Are Elevated After Articular Fracture. Clin Orthop Relat Res, 473(10), 3280-8. (Read full article)
    98. Haller JM, McFadden M, Kubiak EN, Higgins TF (2015). Inflammatory cytokine response following acute tibial plateau fracture. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 97(6), 478-83. (Read full article)
    99. Kubiak EN, Haller JM, Kemper DD, Presson AP, Higgins TF, Horwitz DS (2015). Does the lateral plate need to overlap the stem to mitigate stress concentration when treating Vancouver C periprosthetic supracondylar femur fracture? J Arthroplasty, 30(1), 104-8. (Read full article)
    100. Haller JM, Holt DC, McFadden ML, Higgins TF, Kubiak EN (2015). Arthrofibrosis of the knee following a fracture of the tibial plateau. Bone Joint J, 97-B(1), 109-14. (Read full article)
    101. Mellema JJ, Doornberg JN, Guitton TG, Ring D, Science of Variation Group (2014). Biomechanical studies: science (f)or common sense? Injury, 45(12), 2035-9. (Read full article)
    102. Beckmann JT, Presson AP, Curtis SH, Haller JM, Stuart AR, Higgins TF, Kubiak EN (2014). Operative agreement on lateral compression-1 pelvis fractures. a survey of 111 OTA members. J Orthop Trauma, 28(12), 681-5. (Read full article)
    103. Paryavi E, Pensy RA, Higgins TF, Chia B, Eglseder WA (2014). Salvage of upper extremities with humeral fracture and associated brachial artery injury. Injury, 45(12), 1870-5. (Read full article)
    104. Holman JE, Stoddard GJ, Horwitz DS, Higgins TF (2014). The effect of preoperative counseling on duration of postoperative opiate use in orthopaedic trauma surgery: a surgeon-based comparative cohort study. J Orthop Trauma, 28(9), 502-6. (Read full article)
    105. Hung M, Stuart AR, Higgins TF, Saltzman CL, Kubiak EN (2014). Computerized Adaptive Testing Using the PROMIS Physical Function Item Bank Reduces Test Burden With Less Ceiling Effects Compared With the Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment in Orthopaedic Trauma Patients. J Orthop Trauma, 28(8), 439-43. (Read full article)
    106. Rossiter ND, Higgins TF, Pallister I (June, 2014). The Mangled Extremity: Limb Salvage vs. Amputation. Orthop Trauma, 28(3), 137-140.
    107. Chrastil J, Sampson C, Jones KB, Higgins TF (2014). Evaluating the affect and reversibility of opioid-induced androgen deficiency in an orthopaedic animal fracture model. Clin Orthop Relat Res, 472(6), 1964-71. (Read full article)
    108. Hunt KJ, Higgins TF, Carlston CV, Swenson JR, McEachern JE, Beals TC (2010). Continuous peripheral nerve blockade as postoperative analgesia for open treatment of calcaneal fractures. J Orthop Trauma, 24(3), 148-55. (Read full article)

    Review

    1. Gardner MJ, Graves ML, Higgins TF, Nork SE (2015). Technical Considerations in the Treatment of Syndesmotic Injuries Associated With Ankle Fractures. [Review]. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 23(8), 510-8. (Read full article)
    2. Rothberg D, Higgins T (2012). Fractures of the proximal humerus. [Review]. Orthop Clin North Am, 44(1), 9-19. (Read full article)

    Case Report

    1. 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)
    2. Higgins TF, Rothberg DL, Daubs MD (2012). Spinopelvic dissociation as a complication of iliac crest bone graft harvest using an acetabular reamer. J Spinal Disord Tech, 25(6), 345-9.
    3. Higgins TF, DeLuca PA, Ariyan S (1999). Salvage of open tibial fracture with segmental loss of tibial nerve: case report and review of the literature. J Orthop Trauma, 13(5), 380-5. (Read full article)

    Editorial

    1. Medeiros M, Love TR, Slobogean GP, Sprague S, Perfetto EM, OHara NN, Mullins CD, PREP-IT Investigators (2021). Patient and stakeholder engagement learnings: PREP-IT as a case study. J Comp Eff Res, 10(6), 439-442. (Read full article)
    2. Medeiros M, Love TR, Slobogean GP, Sprague S, Perfetto EM, OHara NN, Mullins CD, PREP-IT Investigators (2021). Patient and stakeholder engagement learnings: PREP-IT as a case study. J Comp Eff Res, 10(6), 439-442. (Read full article)

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