Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Southwestern Medical School
Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr. John G. Birch, MD
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Doctor John G. Birch, MD works in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery. He over the years received 2 awards: "Fellow (FAAP)" and "Super Doctor". Dr. John G. Birch is a published MD. He has 66 papers published. The most current publication "Orthopedic management of neuromuscular disorders in children."
Publications
- Deformity correction in pediatric skeletal dysplasia: treatment challenges and solutions.
- Evaluation of complications of treatment of severe Blount's disease by circular external fixation using a novel classification scheme.
- A glimpse into Texas Scottish Rite Hospital's educational, clinical care, and research development.
- Bracing for idiopathic scoliosis: how many patients require treatment to prevent one surgery?
- Blount disease.
- Treatment of Femoral Lengthening-related Knee Stiffness With a Novel Quadricepsplasty.
- Somatosensory evoked potential monitoring of peripheral nerves during external fixation for limb lengthening and correction of deformity in children.
- Prediction of contralateral slipped capital femoral epiphysis using the modified oxford bone age score.
- Congenital fibular deficiency: a review of thirty years' experience at one institution and a proposed classification system based on clinical deformity.
- Revised modified Oxford bone score: a simpler system for prediction of contralateral involvement in slipped capital femoral epiphysis.
- Brace wear control of curve progression in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
- Nerve palsy after hamstring lengthening in patients with cerebral palsy.
- Semi-automated intra-operative fluoroscopy guidance for osteotomy and external-fixator.
- The multi-level angular deformity determination in 3D space with total curvature analysis for long bones.
- Correction of non-Blount's angular knee deformity by permanent hemiepiphyseodesis.
- Use of the Ilizarov method to correct lower limb deformities in children and adolescents.
- Mechanical effect of posterior wire or half-pin configuration on stabilization utilizing a model of circular external fixation of the foot.
- Do you see what I see? Looking at scoliosis surgical outcomes through orthopedists' eyes.
- Sagittal plane deformity in the thoracic spine: a clue to the presence of syringomyelia as a cause of scoliosis.
- Acute deformity correction of lower extremities under SSEP-monitoring control.
- The effect of the amount of limb lengthening on skeletal muscle.
- Stabilization of a short juxta-articular bone segment with a circular external fixator.
- Stability of external circular fixation: a multi-variable biomechanical analysis.
- Congenital elevation of the scapula (Sprengel's deformity).
- Surgical technique of physeal bar resection.
- Concomitant discitis and spondylolisthesis at adjacent lumbar vertebrae.
- Slipped capital femoral epiphysis: still an emergency.
- Ilizarov apparatus for infected pseudarthrosis of the spine: a case report.
- Teratologic dislocation of the hip.
- Splitting of the intervertebral disc in spondylolisthesis: a magnetic resonance imaging finding in two cases.
- Orthopedic management of neuromuscular disorders in children.
- Epiphysiodesis for management of lower limb deformities.
- Surgical anatomy of selected physes.
- Efficacy of perioperative halo-gravity traction in the treatment of severe scoliosis in children.
- Spinal deformity in Marfan syndrome.
- Femoral nerve palsy in Pavlik harness treatment for developmental dysplasia of the hip.
- Peripheral nerve monitoring during surgery for upper extremity lengthening.
- Focal fibrocartilaginous dysplasia in the upper extremity.
- Mechanical testing of spinal instrumentation.
- Histomorphometry of distraction osteogenesis in a caprine tibial lengthening model.
- Changes in pennate muscle architecture after gradual tibial lengthening in goats.
- Syringomyelia and scoliosis in children.
- Pelvic support femoral reconstruction using the method of Ilizarov: a case report.
- Developmental coxa vara associated with spondylometaphyseal dysplasia (DCV/SMD): "SMD-corner fracture type" (DCV/SMD-CF) demonstrated in most reported cases.
- Outcome of ultrasonographic hip abnormalities in clinically stable hips.
- One-stage treatment of congenital dislocation of the hip in older children, including femoral shortening.
- Cervical kyphosis in patients who have Larsen syndrome.
- Measurement of scoliosis and kyphosis radiographs. Intraobserver and interobserver variation.
- Computer-assisted surgery planning for lower extremity deformity correction by the Ilizarov method.
- Use of the Pavlik harness in congenital dislocation of the hip. An analysis of failures of treatment.
- Effect of rhythm and level of distraction on muscle structure: an animal study.
- Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation in idiopathic scoliosis. A preliminary report.
- Spontaneous resolution of congenital anterolateral bowing of the tibia.
- Somatosensory evoked potential evaluation of acute nerve injury associated with external fixation procedures.
- Treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using Texas Scottish Rite Hospital instrumentation.
- Frontal plane and sagittal plane balance following Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation for idiopathic scoliosis.
- Effects of external fixation and limb lengthening on peripheral nerve function.
- Intraoperative SSEP monitoring during external fixation procedures in the lower extremities.
- Syme amputation for the treatment of fibular deficiency. An evaluation of long-term physical and psychological functional status.
- Monitoring peripheral nerve function during external fixation of upper extremities.
- Adolescents undergoing surgery for idiopathic scoliosis: how physical and psychological characteristics relate to patient satisfaction with the cosmetic result.
- Accuracy in the prediction and estimation of adherence to bracewear before and during treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
- The role of variable muscle adaptation to limb lengthening in the development of joint contractures: an experimental study in the goat.
- An unusual form of congenital anterolateral tibial angulation-the delta tibia.
- A tale of two tibias: a review of treatment options for congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia.
Doctors Specialties
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Orthopaedic Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Fellow (FAAP)
- Super Doctor
Education
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University of Western Ontario
Hospital
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center -
Children's Health System of Texas
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