Publications

MacNeil T, Karsmarski O, Spraggs-Hughes A, Moss IL, Sakalkale DP. Factors associated with transforaminal epidural steroid injection efficacy and prognosis for symptomatic treatment of lumbar stenosis associated with degenerative scoliosisN Am Spine Soc J. 2025;24:100807. Published 2025 Sep 27. doi:10.1016/j.xnsj.2025.100807

Grace, ZT, Megalla M, Hahn AK, Gedman M, Spraggs-Hughes A, Arciero RA. Representation of female authorship among American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) meetings from 2008 to 2022. JSES Reviews, Reports & Techniques. Published online July 2, 2025.

Stewart CC, Reider L, Soifer R, Namiri NK, O’Toole RV, Karunakar MA, Potter BK, Bosse M, Morshed S; METRC. What is the Surgical Burden of Treatment for High-Energy Lower Extremity Trauma? A Secondary Analysis of the OUTLET Study. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 39(5), 237-244. May 2025.

Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium (METRC). Outcomes Following Transtibial Amputation with and without a Tibiofibular Synostosis Procedure: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial (TAOS Study). Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery America. Published online December 2, 2024.

Boissonneault A, O’Toole RV, Hayda R, Reid JS, Caroom C, Carlini A, Dagal A, Castillo R, Karunakar M, Matuszewski PE, Hymes R, O’Hara NN, METRC. Are Drains Associated with Infection After Operative Fixation of High-Risk Tibial Plateau and Pilon Fractures? Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 39(2), 75–81. January 2025.

Overmann AL, Carlini AR, O’Toole RV, Castillo RC, O’Hara NN, METRC. Is it Possible to Predict Which Tibial Plateau and Pilon Fractures are at Higher Risk of Infection? A Secondary Analysis of the VANCO and OXYGEN Trials. OTA International: The Open Access Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 7(4): e348, December 2024.

Joshi M, O’Toole RV, Carlini AR, Gary JL, Obremskey WT, Murray CK, Gaski G, Reid JS, Degani Y, Taylor TJ, Collins SC, Huang Y, Whiting PS, Patterson JT, Lee OC, Castillo RC, METRC. Does Topical Vancomycin Powder Use in Fracture Surgery Change Bacteriology and Antibiotic Susceptibilities? An Analysis of the VANCO Trial. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 38(4):p 183-189, April 2024.

Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium (METRC) . The Bioburden Associated with Severe Open Tibial Fracture Wounds at the Time of Definitive Closure or Coverage: The BIOBURDEN StudyJ Bone Joint Surg Am. 2024;106(10):858-868.

Patterson JT, O’Hara NN, Scharfstein DO, et al. Do superficial infections increase the risk of deep infections in tibial plateau and plafond fractures?Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2023;33(7):2805-2811.

Wojahn RD, Bechtold D, Abraamyan T, et al. Progression of Tibia Fracture Healing Using RUST: Are Early Radiographs Helpful?. J Orthop Trauma. 2022;36(1):e6-e11.

Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium (METRC) . Outcomes Following Severe Distal Tibial, Ankle, and/or Mid/Hindfoot Trauma: Comparison of Limb Salvage and Transtibial Amputation (OUTLET). J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2021;103(17):1588-1597.

Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium (METRC), O’Toole RV, Joshi M, et al. Effect of Intrawound Vancomycin Powder in Operatively Treated High-risk Tibia Fractures: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surg. 2021;156(5):e207259.

Gosselin MM, Alolabi B, Dickens JF, et al. Cross-Sectional Survey Results on Mental Health Among Orthopedic Surgery Residents Across North America. J Surg Educ. 2019;76(6):1484-1491.

Lin K, VandenBerg J, Putnam SM, et al. Bone marrow aspirate concentrate with cancellous allograft versus iliac crest bone graft in the treatment of long bone nonunions. OTA Int. 2019;2(1):e012. Published 2019 Mar 12.

Stambough JB, Nunley RM, Spraggs-Hughes AG, Gardner MJ, Ricci WM, McAndrew CM. Clinical Practice Guidelines in Action: Differences in Femoral Neck Fracture Management by Trauma and Arthroplasty Training. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2019;27(8):287-294.

Parks C, McAndrew CM, Spraggs-Hughes A, Ricci WM, Silva MJ, Gardner MJ. In-vivo stiffness assessment of distal femur fracture locked plating constructs. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2018;56:46-51.

Cosgrove CT, Spraggs-Hughes AG, Putnam SM, et al. A Novel Indirect Reduction Technique in Ankle Syndesmotic Injuries: A Cadaveric Study. J Orthop Trauma. 2018;32(7):361-367.

Cherney SM, Cosgrove CT, Spraggs-Hughes AG, McAndrew CM, Ricci WM, Gardner MJ. Functional Outcomes of Syndesmotic Injuries Based on Objective Reduction Accuracy at a Minimum 1-Year Follow-Up. J Orthop Trauma. 2018;32(1):43-51.

VandenBerg J, Osei D, Boyer MI, et al. Open Tibia Shaft Fractures and Soft-Tissue Coverage: The Effects of Management by an Orthopaedic Microsurgical Team. J Orthop Trauma. 2017;31(6):339-344.

Cosgrove CT, Putnam SM, Cherney SM, et al. Medial Clamp Tine Positioning Affects Ankle Syndesmosis Malreduction. J Orthop Trauma. 2017;31(8):440-446.

Bosse MJ, Morshed S, Reider L, et al. Transtibial Amputation Outcomes Study (TAOS): Comparing Transtibial Amputation With and Without a Tibiofibular Synostosis (Ertl) Procedure. J Orthop Trauma. 2017;31 Suppl 1:S63-S69.

Bosse MJ, Teague D, Reider L, et al. Outcomes After Severe Distal Tibia, Ankle, and/or Foot Trauma: Comparison of Limb Salvage Versus Transtibial Amputation (OUTLET) J Orthop Trauma. 2017;31 Suppl 1:S48-S55.

OʼToole RV, Joshi M, Carlini AR, et al. 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. 2017;31 Suppl 1:S18-S24.

Bosse MJ, Murray CK, Carlini AR, et al. Assessment of Severe Extremity Wound Bioburden at the Time of Definitive Wound Closure or Coverage: Correlation With Subsequent Postclosure Deep Wound Infection (Bioburden Study)J Orthop Trauma. 2017;31 Suppl 1:S3-S9.

Putnam SM, Linn MS, Spraggs-Hughes A, McAndrew CM, Ricci WM, Gardner MJ. Simulating clamp placement across the trans-syndesmotic angle of the ankle to minimize malreduction: A radiological study. Injury. 2017;48(3):770-775.

Cherney SM, Spraggs-Hughes AG, McAndrew CM, Ricci WM, Gardner MJ. Incisura Morphology as a Risk Factor for Syndesmotic Malreduction. Foot Ankle Int. 2016;37(7):748-754.

Haynes J, Cherney S, Spraggs-Hughes A, McAndrew CM, Ricci WM, Gardner MJ. Increased Reduction Clamp Force Associated With Syndesmotic Overcompression. Foot Ankle Int. 2016;37(7):722-729.

Cherney SM, Haynes JA, Spraggs-Hughes AG, McAndrew CM, Ricci WM, Gardner MJ. In Vivo Syndesmotic Overcompression After Fixation of Ankle Fractures With a Syndesmotic Injury. J Orthop Trauma. 2015;29(9):414-419.