2015 ANNUAL REPORT
SLUHN DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH & INNOVATION
Orthopaedic Surgery The St. Luke’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is advancing the field by bringing advanced treatments to the Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas, providing orthopaedic education and sharing their knowledge with colleagues around the country through national publications and conferences. Under the leadership of Dr. William G. De Long, Jr., Chief of Orthopaedics, St. Luke’s physicians and staff provide outstanding diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation for patients experiencing a wide variety of musculoskeletal disorders and injuries. St. Luke’s Bone and Joint Institute, with locations in Quakertown, at St. Luke’s Hospital – Anderson Campus (Easton), and at St. Luke’s Hospital – Warren Campus (Phillipsburg, NJ), aligns leading physicians and therapists to deal with all aspects of orthopaedic conditions. St. Luke’s offers many advanced procedures including anterior approach hip replacement and minimally invasive sacroiliac (SI) joint fusion procedure. Committed to medical education, St. Luke’s offers an orthopaedic surgery residency. This rigorous, five-year training prepares residents to be leaders in the orthopaedic community. Dr. De Long was invested as the Charles and Anna Kasych Family Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery at St. Luke’s University Health Network. The endowed chair advances orthopaedic research, education and clinical care at St. Luke’s. PUBLICATIONS Anakwenze OA, Kancherla VK, Iyengar J, Ahmad CS, Levine WN. Posterolateral Rotatory Instability of the Elbow. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. Feb 2014; 42(2): 485-491. doi: 10.1177/0363546513494579. Avery D, Matullo K. Dedicated Orthopaedic Surgical Teams: Influence on Operating Room Efficiency. The Journal of Hand Surgery. Jan 2014; 39(1): 108-110. Avery D, Matullo K. Distal Radius Traction Radiographs: Interobserver ad Intraobserver Reliability Compared with Computed Tomography. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. April 2014; 96(7): 582-588.
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Avery DM, Carolan, GF. Traumatic Obturator Hip Dislocation in a 9-year-old Boy. The American Journal of Orthopaedics. Sept 2013; 42(9): E81-83. Banzhof JA, Robbins CE, Ven AV, Talmo CT, Bono JV. Femoral Head Dislodgement Complicating Use of a Dual Mobility Prosthesis for Recurrent Instability: A Case Report. March 2013; 28(3): 543.e1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2012.08.020. Caggiano N, Matullo K. Midcarpal Instability: Review and Treatment Options. Orthopedic Clinics of North America. Jan 2014; 45(1): 129-140. Cross D and Matullo K. Dual Carpal and Cubital Tunnel Endoscopic Release: Safety and Efficacy. Hand. March 2014; 9(1): 43-47. doi: 10.1007/s11552-013-9552-3. Cross D and Matullo K. Kienbock’s Disease. Orthopedic Clinics of North America. Jan 2014; 45(1): 141-152. Heckman DS, McCoy AJ, Spritz CE, Garrett WE. Intercondylar Synovial Septum in Two Patients with Nail-patella Syndrome. The Journal of Knee Surgery. Dec 2013; Supple1: S107-111. Heckman DS, McCoy AJ, Spritzer CE, Garrett WE. Intercondylar Synovial Septum in Two Patients with Nail-patella Syndrome. The Journal of Knee Surgery. Dec 2013; 26 Suppl 1:S107-11. doi:10.1055/s-0032-1324809. Kancherla VK, Del Gaizo DJ, Paprosky WG, Sporer SM. Utility of Trephine Reamers in Revision Hip Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. Jan 2014; 29(1): 210-213. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2013.04.009. Matullo K, Dennison D. Acute Fractures, Nonunions, Malunions: Forearm, Hand and Upper Extremity Textbook. ASSH. 2013.
St. Luke’s physicians and staff provide outstanding diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation for patients.