Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD

Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD

Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD

Professor

Trauma & Problem Fractures

Orthopaedic Institute - Trauma & Problem Fractures

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Orthopaedic Trauma Institute at Zuckerberg San Francisco General - Trauma & Problem Fractures

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Publications

Patterson JT, Ishii K, Tornetta P, Leighton RK, Friess DM, Jones CB, Levine A, Maclean JJ, Miclau T, Mullis BH, Obremskey WT, Ostrum RF, Reid JS, Ruder JA, Saleh A, Schmidt AH, Teague DC, Tsismenakis A, Westberg JR, Morshed S. Smith-Petersen Versus Watson-Jones Approach Does Not Affect Quality of Open Reduction of Femoral Neck Fracture. J Orthop Trauma. 2021 Oct 01; 35(10):517-522. PMID: 34510125

Kuripla C, Tornetta P, Foote CJ, Koh J, Sems A, Shamaa T, Vallier H, Sorg D, Mir HR, Streufert B, Spitler C, Mullis B, McGowan B, Weinlein J, Cannada L, Charlu J, Wagstrom E, Westberg J, Morshed S, Cortez A, Krause P, Marcantonio A, Soles G, Lipof J. Timing of Flap Coverage With Respect to Definitive Fixation in Open Tibia Fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 2021 08 01; 35(8):430-436. PMID: 34267149

Chopra A, Cortez AC, El Naga A, Ding A, Morshed S. Accuracy of institutional orthopedic trauma databases: a retrospective chart review. J Orthop Surg Res. 2021 Jun 07; 16(1):363. PMID: 34098974

Barker JP, Yang Y, Matz J, Marmor MT, Morshed S. The Iliopectineal Fascia: A Cadaveric Anatomical Study. J Orthop Trauma. 2021 06 01; 35(6):333-338. PMID: 33093295

Donnelley CA, Shirley C, von Kaeppler EP, Hetherington A, Albright PD, Morshed S, Shearer DW. Cost Analyses of Prosthetic Devices: A Systematic Review. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2021 07; 102(7):1404-1415.e2. PMID: 33711275

von Kaeppler EP, Donnelley C, Ali SH, Roberts HJ, Ibrahim JM, Wu HH, Eliezer EN, Porco TC, Haonga BT, Morshed S, Shearer DW. A study protocol for a Pilot Masked, Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Locally-applied Gentamicin versus Saline in Open Tibia Fractures (pGO-Tibia) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2021 Feb 10; 7(1):47. PMID: 33568230

Kandemir U, Lee J, Morshed S, Virkus WW. How to Avoid Failures in Tibial Plafond Fractures. Instr Course Lect. 2021; 70:121-138. PMID: 33438908

Brodke DJ, Morshed S. Low Surgeon and Hospital Volume Increase Risk of Early Conversion to Total Knee Arthroplasty After Tibial Plateau Fixation. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2021 Jan 01; 29(1):25-34. PMID: 32345935

Coburn A, Shearer D, Albright P, Ali S, Roberts HJ, Haonga B, Eliezer E, Chu K, Morshed S. Evaluating reliability and validity of the modified radiographic union scale for tibia (mRUST) among North American and Tanzanian surgeons. OTA Int. 2021 Mar; 4(1):e093. PMID: 33937716

Holler JT, MacKechnie MC, Albright PD, Morshed S, Shearer DW, Terry MJ. The Impact of Inadequate Soft-tissue Coverage following Severe Open Tibia Fractures in Tanzania. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2020 Dec; 8(12):e3272. PMID: 33425587

Demetri L, Young C, Patterson JT, Kandemir U, Morshed S, Immerman I, Lee NH. Management of Metadiaphyseal Proximal Radius Fractures. Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg. 2020 Nov 20; 25(3):156-164. PMID: 33231947

Patterson JT, Morshed S. Letters to the Editor. J Orthop Trauma. 2020 11; 34(11):e434-e436. PMID: 33065671

Donnelley CA, von Kaeppler EP, Roberts HJ, Haonga B, Shearer DW, Morshed S. Monoplanar external fixation of comminuted open tibial shaft fractures predicts loss of alignment by one year compared to a statically locked intramedullary SIGN nail. Injury. 2021 Apr; 52(4):982-987. PMID: 33164834

Albright PD, Ali SH, Jackson H, Haonga BT, Eliezer EN, Morshed S, Shearer DW. Delays to Surgery and Coronal Malalignment Are Associated with Reoperation after Open Tibia Fractures in Tanzania. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2020 08; 478(8):1825-1835. PMID: 32732563

Koh J, Tornetta P, Walker B, Jones C, Sharmaa T, Sems S, Ringenbach K, Boateng H, Bellevue K, Firoozabadi R, Spitler C, Saxena S, Cannada L, Borade A, Horwitz D, Buck JS, Bosse M, Westberg JR, Schmidt A, Kempton L, Newcomb E, Marcantonio A, Delarosa M, Krause P, Gudeman A, Mullis B, Alhoukail A, Leighton R, Cortez A, Morshed S, Tieszer C, Sanders D, Patel S, Mir HR. What is the Real Rate of Radial Nerve Injury After Humeral Nonunion Surgery? J Orthop Trauma. 2020 Aug; 34(8):441-446. PMID: 32569074

Patterson JT, Ishii K, Tornetta P, Leighton RK, Friess DM, Jones CB, Levine A, Maclean JJ, Miclau T, Mullis BH, Obremskey WT, Ostrum RF, Reid JS, Ruder JA, Saleh A, Schmidt AH, Teague DC, Tsismenakis A, Westberg JR, Morshed S. Open Reduction Is Associated With Greater Hazard of Early Reoperation After Internal Fixation of Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures in Adults 18-65 Years. J Orthop Trauma. 2020 Jun; 34(6):294-301. PMID: 32079891

Haonga BT, Liu M, Albright P, Challa ST, Ali SH, Lazar AA, Eliezer EN, Shearer DW, Morshed S. Intramedullary Nailing Versus External Fixation in the Treatment of Open Tibial Fractures in Tanzania: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2020 May 20; 102(10):896-905. PMID: 32028315

Sukhmani Singh, Joseph Kidane, Kelly Lee Wentworth, Daria Motamedi, Saam Morshed, Edward Chiaming Hsiao. MON-348 Surgical Management of Bilateral Hip Fracture in a Patient with Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva Treated with Palovarotene. Journal of the Endocrine Society. 2020 May 8; 4(Suppl 1). PMID:

Cordero DM, Miclau TA, Paul AV, Morshed S, Miclau T, Martin C, Shearer DW. The global burden of musculoskeletal injury in low and lower-middle income countries: A systematic literature review. OTA Int. 2020 Jun; 3(2):e062. PMID: 33937696

Patterson JT, Albright PD, Jackson JH, Eliezer EN, Haonga BT, Morshed S, Shearer DW. Travel barriers, unemployment, and external fixation predict loss to follow-up after surgical management of lower extremity fractures in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. OTA Int. 2020 Mar; 3(1):e061. PMID: 33937685

von Kaeppler E, Donnelley C, Roberts HJ, O'Hara NN, Won N, Shearer DW, Morshed S. Impact of North American Institutions on Orthopedic Research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Orthop Clin North Am. 2020 Apr; 51(2):177-188. PMID: 32138856

Albright PD, Mackechnie MC, Jackson JH, Chopra A, Holler JT, Flores Biard A, Padilla Rojas LG, Morshed S, Miclau T, Shearer DW, Terry MJ. Knowledge deficits and barriers to performing soft-tissue coverage procedures: An analysis of participants in an orthopaedic surgical skills training course in Mexico. OTA Int. 2019 Dec; 2(4):e044. PMID: 33937672

Tornetta P, Lowe JA, Agel J, Mullis BH, Jones CB, Teague D, Kempton L, Brown K, Friess D, Miller AN, Spitler CA, Kubiak E, Gary JL, Leighton R, Morshed S, Vallier HA. Does Operative Intervention Provide Early Pain Relief for Patients With Unilateral Sacral Fractures and Minimal or No Displacement? J Orthop Trauma. 2019 Dec; 33(12):614-618. PMID: 31403559

Vallier HA, Lowe JA, Agel J, Mullis BH, Jones CB, Teague D, Kempton L, Miller AN, Spitler CA, Kubiak E, Routt MLC, Leighton R, Morshed S, Tornetta P. Surgery for Unilateral Sacral Fractures: Are the Indications Clear? J Orthop Trauma. 2019 Dec; 33(12):619-625. PMID: 31425312

Stewart CC, Brodke DJ, Morshed S. Effect of Surgeon and Hospital Volume on Complications After Operative Tarsal Fracture Repair. J Orthop Trauma. 2019 Nov; 33(11):e416-e421. PMID: 31356444

Ali SH, Albright P, Morshed S, Gosselin RA, Shearer DW. Orthopaedic Trauma in Low-resource Settings: Measuring Value. J Orthop Trauma. 2019 Nov; 33 Suppl 7:S11-S15. PMID: 31596778

Liu MB, Ali SH, Haonga BT, Eliezer EN, Albright PD, Morshed S, Shearer D. Surgical Implant Generation Network (SIGN) Fin nail versus SIGN standard intramedullary nail for distal diaphyseal femur fractures treated via retrograde approach. Injury. 2019 Oct; 50(10):1725-1730. PMID: 31540799

Haonga BT, Areu MMM, Challa ST, Liu MB, Elieza E, Morshed S, Shearer D. Early treatment of open diaphyseal tibia fracture with intramedullary nail versus external fixator in Tanzania: Cost effectiveness analysis using preliminary data from Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute. SICOT J. 2019; 5:20. PMID: 31204649

Conway D, Albright P, Eliezer E, Haonga B, Morshed S, Shearer DW. The burden of femoral shaft fractures in Tanzania. Injury. 2019 Jul; 50(7):1371-1375. PMID: 31196597

Brodke DJ, Morshed S. Fewer Hospitals Provide Operative Fracture Care to Medicaid Patients Than Otherwise-Insured Patients in 4 Large States. J Orthop Trauma. 2019 Jun; 33(6):e215-e222. PMID: 30640297

Wu HH, Liu M, Challa ST, Morshed S, Eliezer EN, Haonga BT, Zirkle L, Shearer DW. Development of Squat-and-Smile Test as Proxy for Femoral Shaft Fracture-Healing in Patients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2019 Feb 20; 101(4):353-359. PMID: 30801374

Mustafa Diab M, Shearer DW, Kahn JG, Wu HH, Lau B, Morshed S, Chokotho L. The Cost of Intramedullary Nailing Versus Skeletal Traction for Treatment of Femoral Shaft Fractures in Malawi: A Prospective Economic Analysis. World J Surg. 2019 01; 43(1):87-95. PMID: 30094638

Ibrahim JM, Liu M, Wu HH, Patel KR, Caldwell AM, Coughlin RR, Morshed S, Shearer DW. The extent of pediatric orthopaedic research in low- and middle-income countries and the impact of academic collaboration on research quality: a scoping review. Pediatr Surg Int. 2019 Mar; 35(3):397-411. PMID: 30413920

Wu HH, Ibrahim J, Conway D, Liu M, Morshed S, Miclau T, Coughlin RR, Shearer DW. Clinical Research Course for International Orthopaedic Surgeons: 2-Year Outcomes. J Orthop Trauma. 2018 Oct; 32 Suppl 7:S35-S37. PMID: 30247398

Ibrahim J, Liu M, Yusi K, Haonga B, Eliezer E, Shearer DW, Morshed S. Conducting a Randomized Controlled Trial in Tanzania: Institute for Global Orthopaedics and Traumatology and the Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute. J Orthop Trauma. 2018 Oct; 32 Suppl 7:S47-S51. PMID: 30247401

Shearer DW, Morshed S, Coughlin RR, Miclau T. From Mission Trips to Partnerships: The Evolution of International Outreach. J Orthop Trauma. 2018 Oct; 32 Suppl 7:S1-S2. PMID: 30247389

Challa S, Wu HH, Cunningham BP, Liu M, Patel K, Shearer DW, Morshed S, Miclau T. Orthopaedic Trauma in the Developing World: Where Are the Gaps in Research and What Can Be Done? J Orthop Trauma. 2018 Oct; 32 Suppl 7:S43-S46. PMID: 30247400

Ibrahim JM, Conway D, Haonga BT, Eliezer EN, Morshed S, Shearer DW. Predictors of lower health-related quality of life after operative repair of diaphyseal femur fractures in a low-resource setting. Injury. 2018 Jul; 49(7):1330-1335. PMID: 29866624

Inkellis E, Low EE, Langhammer C, Morshed S. Incidence and Characterization of Major Upper-Extremity Amputations in the National Trauma Data Bank. JB JS Open Access. 2018 Jun 28; 3(2):e0038. PMID: 30280131

Jeremy Shaw, Sravya Challa, Devin Conway, Max Liu, Billy Haonga, Edmund Eliezer, Saam Morshed, David Shearer. Quality of life and complications in lower limb amputees in Tanzania: results from a pilot study. The Lancet Global Health. 2018 Mar 1; 6:s18. PMID:

Razani N, Morshed S, Kohn MA, Wells NM, Thompson D, Alqassari M, Agodi A, Rutherford GW. Effect of park prescriptions with and without group visits to parks on stress reduction in low-income parents: SHINE randomized trial. PLoS One. 2018; 13(2):e0192921. PMID: 29447248

Saam Morshed, Anthony Ding. Fracture Healing. Nonunions. 2018 Jan 1; 45-74. PMID:

Mustafa Diab M, Wu HH, Eliezer E, Haonga B, Morshed S, Shearer DW. The impact of antegrade intramedullary nailing start site using the SIGN nail in proximal femoral fractures: A prospective cohort study. Injury. 2018 Feb; 49(2):323-327. PMID: 29162265

Theodore A. Miclau, Kathryn Chomsky-Higgins, Alfredo Ceballos, Roberto Balmaseda, Saam Morshed, Mohit Bhandari, Fernando de la Huerta, Theodore Miclau. Building Surgical Research Capacity Globally: Efficacy of a Clinical Research Course for Surgeons in Low-Resource Settings. Frontiers in Education. 2017 Nov 6; 2:57. PMID:

Morshed S, O'Toole R. Open Reduction and Medullary Nailing of Closed Tibial Shaft Fractures Is Not Benign. J Orthop Trauma. 2017 10; 31(10):e356. PMID: 28938287

Patterson JT, Morshed S. Chemoprophylaxis for Venous Thromboembolism in Operative Treatment of Fractures of the Tibia and Distal Bones: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Orthop Trauma. 2017 Sep; 31(9):453-460. PMID: 28459774

Rita Baumgartner, Saam Morshed. Assessment Measures for Evaluation of Outcomes in Transtibial Amputees resulting from Trauma: A Systematic Review. The Duke Orthopaedic Journal. 2017 Jun 1; 7(1):23-29. PMID:

Cunningham BP, Brazina S, Morshed S, Miclau T. Fracture healing: A review of clinical, imaging and laboratory diagnostic options. Injury. 2017 Jun; 48 Suppl 1:S69-S75. PMID: 28483359

Mohan R, Yi PH, Morshed S. Readability of Orthopedic Trauma Patient Education Materials on the Internet. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2017 May/Jun; 46(3):E190-E194. PMID: 28666048

Chomsky-Higgins K, Miclau TA, Mackechnie MC, Aguilar D, Avila JR, Dos Reis FB, Balmaseda R, Barquet A, Ceballos A, Contreras F, Escalante I, Elias N, Vincenti SI, Lozano C, Medina F, Merchan G, Segovia J, Guerado E, Quintero JE, Morshed S, Bhandari M, Miclau T. Barriers to Clinical Research in Latin America. Front Public Health. 2017; 5:57. PMID: 28459047

Eliezer EN, Haonga BT, Morshed S, Shearer DW. Predictors of Reoperation for Adult Femoral Shaft Fractures Managed Operatively in a Sub-Saharan Country. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2017 Mar 01; 99(5):388-395. PMID: 28244909

Wu HH, Liu M, Patel KR, Turner W, Baltus L, Caldwell AM, Hahn JC, Coughlin RR, Morshed S, Miclau T, Shearer DW. Impact of academic collaboration and quality of clinical orthopaedic research conducted in low- and middle-income countries. SICOT J. 2017; 3:6. PMID: 28134090

Low EE, Inkellis E, Morshed S. Complications and revision amputation following trauma-related lower limb loss. Injury. 2017 Feb; 48(2):364-370. PMID: 27890336

Kempton LB, Dibbern K, Anderson DD, Morshed S, Higgins TF, Marsh JL, McKinley TO. Objective Metric of Energy Absorbed in Tibial Plateau Fractures Corresponds Well to Clinician Assessment of Fracture Severity. J Orthop Trauma. 2016 Oct; 30(10):551-6. PMID: 27243347

Kramer EJ, Shearer DW, Marseille E, Haonga B, Ngahyoma J, Eliezer E, Morshed S. The Cost of Intramedullary Nailing for Femoral Shaft Fractures in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. World J Surg. 2016 Sep; 40(9):2098-108. PMID: 26983603

Dibbern K, Kempton LB, Higgins TF, Morshed S, McKinley TO, Marsh JL, Anderson DD. Fractures of the tibial plateau involve similar energies as the tibial pilon but greater articular surface involvement. J Orthop Res. 2017 03; 35(3):618-624. PMID: 27381653

Baumgartner R, Libuit K, Ren D, Bakr O, Singh N, Kandemir U, Marmor MT, Morshed S. Reduction of Radiation Exposure From C-Arm Fluoroscopy During Orthopaedic Trauma Operations With Introduction of Real-Time Dosimetry. J Orthop Trauma. 2016 Feb; 30(2):e53-8. PMID: 26360538

Kramer EJ, Shearer D, Morshed S. The use of traction for treating femoral shaft fractures in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Int Orthop. 2016 May; 40(5):875-83. PMID: 26744164

Saam Morshed, David Shearer. Is Evidence-Based Orthopedic Traumatology Possible in the Low-Resource Environment?. Orthopaedic Trauma in the Austere Environment. 2016 Jan 1; 63-68. PMID:

Cook GE, Bates BD, Tornetta P, McKee MD, Morshed S, Slobogean GP, Schemitsch EH. Assessment of Fracture Repair. J Orthop Trauma. 2015 Dec; 29 Suppl 12:S57-61. PMID: 26584269

Lindvall E, Martirosian A, Morshed S. Autosterilization of Contaminated and Devascularized Bone Fragments Through a Subcutaneous Bone Pouch. J Orthop Trauma. 2015 Dec; 29(12):558-62. PMID: 25932530

Slobogean GP, Giannoudis PV, Frihagen F, Forte ML, Morshed S, Bhandari M. Bigger Data, Bigger Problems. J Orthop Trauma. 2015 Dec; 29 Suppl 12:S43-6. PMID: 26584266

Shearer DW, Volberding PA, Schemitsch EH, Cook GE, Slobogean GP, Morshed S. Building Networks for Global Clinical Research: The Basics. J Orthop Trauma. 2015 Dec; 29 Suppl 12:S15-8. PMID: 26584260

Morshed S, Mikhail C, Miclau Iii T. Timing of Femoral Shaft Fracture Fixation Affects Length of Hospital Stay in Patients with Multiple Injuries. Open Orthop J. 2015; 9:324-31. PMID: 26312117

Omar Bakr, Saam Morshed, Meir Marmor. Effect of C-Arm Year Model on Radiation Scatter. Journal of Medical Devices. 2015 Mar 1; 9(1):011010. PMID:

Morshed S, Knops S, Jurkovich GJ, Wang J, MacKenzie E, Rivara FP. The impact of trauma-center care on mortality and function following pelvic ring and acetabular injuries. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015 Feb 18; 97(4):265-72. PMID: 25695975

Morshed S, Choo K, Kandemir U, Kaiser SP. Internal Fixation of Posterior Pelvic Ring Injuries Using Iliosacral Screws in the Dysmorphic Upper Sacrum. JBJS Essent Surg Tech. 2015 Feb 25; 5(1):e3. PMID: 30473911

Marmor M, Elson J, Mikhail C, Morshed S, Matityahu A. Short-term pelvic fracture outcomes in adolescents differ from children and adults in the National Trauma Data Bank. J Child Orthop. 2015 Feb; 9(1):65-75. PMID: 25648432

Hagen JE, Miller AN, Ott SM, Gardner M, Morshed S, Jeray K, Alton TB, Ren D, Abblitt WP, Krieg JC. Association of atypical femoral fractures with bisphosphonate use by patients with varus hip geometry. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014 Nov 19; 96(22):1905-9. PMID: 25410509

Bernstein J, Morshed S, Helfet DL, Bhandari M, Ahn J. Applying evidence-based medicine principles to hip fracture management. Front Surg. 2014; 1:40. PMID: 25593964

Ghayoumi P, Kandemir U, Morshed S. Evidence based update: open versus closed reduction. Injury. 2015 Mar; 46(3):467-73. PMID: 25554424

Morshed S. Current Options for Determining Fracture Union. Adv Med. 2014; 2014:708574. PMID: 26556422

Kaiser SP, Gardner MJ, Liu J, Routt ML, Morshed S. Anatomic Determinants of Sacral Dysmorphism and Implications for Safe Iliosacral Screw Placement. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014 Jul 16; 96(14):e120. PMID: 25031382

Godzik J, McAndrew CM, Morshed S, Kandemir U, Kelly MP. Multiple lower-extremity and pelvic fractures increase pulmonary embolus risk. Orthopedics. 2014 Jun; 37(6):e517-24. PMID: 24972431

Pekmezci M, Rotter P, Toogood P, Morshed S, Kandemir U. Reexamination of pelvic inlet and outlet images using 3-dimensional computed tomography reconstructions. J Orthop Trauma. 2014 Jun; 28(6):324-9. PMID: 24149448

Marseille E, Morshed S. Essential surgery is cost effective in resource-poor countries. Lancet Glob Health. 2014 Jun; 2(6):e302-3. PMID: 25103287

Ricci WM, Streubel PN, Morshed S, Collinge CA, Nork SE, Gardner MJ. Risk factors for failure of locked plate fixation of distal femur fractures: an analysis of 335 cases. J Orthop Trauma. 2014 Feb; 28(2):83-9. PMID: 23760176

Borrelli J, Lane J, Bukata S, Egol KA, Takemoto R, Slobogean G, Morshed S. Atypical femur fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 2014; 28 Suppl 1:S36-42. PMID: 24476604

Saam Morshed, David W. Shearer, Richard R. Coughlin. Erratum to: Collaborative Partnerships and the Future of Global Orthopaedics. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®. 2014 Jan 1; 472(1):389-389. PMID:

Shearer D, Morshed S, Miclau T. Status of road safety and injury burden: North America. J Orthop Trauma. 2014; 28 Suppl 1:S37-8. PMID: 24857996

Choo KJ, Morshed S. Postoperative complications after repair of tibial plateau fractures. J Knee Surg. 2014 Feb; 27(1):11-9. PMID: 24343428

Marmor M, Kandemir U, Matityahu A, Jergesen H, McClellan T, Morshed S. A method for detection of lateral malleolar malrotation using conventional fluoroscopy. J Orthop Trauma. 2013 Dec; 27(12):e281-4. PMID: 23481920

Morshed S, Shearer DW, Coughlin RR. Collaborative partnerships and the future of global orthopaedics. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Oct; 471(10):3088-92. PMID: 23884799

Iyengar JJ, Usoff RL, Feldstein MJ, Jreij P, Pruitt LA, Ries MD, Morshed S. Atypical Subtrochanteric Fracture Through a Cephalomedullary Implant: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2013 Jun 26; 3(2 Suppl 9):e62. PMID: 29252218

Pekmezci M, Kandemir U, Toogood P, Morshed S. Are conventional inlet and outlet radiographs obsolete in the evaluation of pelvis fractures? J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 Jun; 74(6):1510-5. PMID: 23694880

Sandlin MI, Morshed S, Routt CML. Acetabular Refracture Through Posterior Wall Malunion Treated with Sciatic Neuroplasty and Open Reduction and Internal Fixation. JBJS Case Connect. 2013 Apr 10; 3(2):e34-e7. PMID: 29252489

Sandlin MI, Morshed S, Routt MLC. Acetabular Refracture Through Posterior Wall Malunion Treated with Sciatic Neuroplasty and Open Reduction and Internal Fixation: A Report of Two Cases. JBJS Case Connect. 2013 Apr-Jun; 3(2):e34. PMID: 29252397

Slade Shantz JA, Vernon J, Morshed S, Leiter J, Stranges G. Sutures versus staples for wound closure in orthopaedic surgery: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Patient Saf Surg. 2013 Feb 09; 7(1):6. PMID: 23394586

Matityahu A, Elson J, Morshed S, Marmor M. Survivorship and severe complications are worse for octogenarians and elderly patients with pelvis fractures as compared to adults: data from the national trauma data bank. J Osteoporos. 2012; 2012:475739. PMID: 23209945

Theologis AA, Kwan M, Morshed S. Torn Flexor Digitorum Longus Tendon and Lacerated Posterior Tibial Artery Associated with an Open Hawkins Type-III Talar Neck Fracture: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2012 Oct-Dec; 2(4):e76. PMID: 29252372

Shantz JA, Vernon J, Leiter J, Morshed S, Stranges G. Sutures versus staples for wound closure in orthopaedic surgery: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012 Jun 06; 13:89. PMID: 22672186

Nasir Hussain, Farrah Hussain, Mohit Bhandari, Saam Morshed. Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Orthopedics. 2011 Dec 9; 25-29. PMID:

Beingessner D, Moon E, Barei D, Morshed S. Biomechanical analysis of the less invasive stabilization system for mechanically unstable fractures of the distal femur: comparison of titanium versus stainless steel and bicortical versus unicortical fixation. J Trauma. 2011 Sep; 71(3):620-4. PMID: 21610539

Shearer D, Morshed S. Common generic measures of health related quality of life in injured patients. Injury. 2011 Mar; 42(3):241-7. PMID: 21163477

Gardner MJ, Morshed S, Nork SE, Ricci WM, Chip Routt ML. Quantification of the upper and second sacral segment safe zones in normal and dysmorphic sacra. J Orthop Trauma. 2010 Oct; 24(10):622-9. PMID: 20871250

Morshed S, Corrales LA, Lin K, Miclau T. Femoral nailing during serum bicarbonate-defined hypo-perfusion predicts pulmonary organ dysfunction in multi-system trauma patients. Injury. 2011 Jul; 42(7):643-9. PMID: 20678765

Streubel PN, Gardner MJ, Morshed S, Collinge CA, Gallagher B, Ricci WM. Are extreme distal periprosthetic supracondylar fractures of the femur too distal to fix using a lateral locked plate? J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2010 Apr; 92(4):527-34. PMID: 20357329

Stanley CM, Rutherford GW, Morshed S, Coughlin RR, Beyeza T. Estimating the healthcare burden of osteomyelitis in Uganda. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Feb; 104(2):139-42. PMID: 19709706

Bryant GK, Morshed S, Agel J, Henley MB, Barei DP, Taitsman LA, Nork SE. Isolated locked compression plating for Vancouver Type B1 periprosthetic femoral fractures. Injury. 2009 Nov; 40(11):1180-6. PMID: 19539924

Morshed S, Tornetta P, Bhandari M. Analysis of observational studies: a guide to understanding statistical methods. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009 May; 91 Suppl 3:50-60. PMID: 19411500

Bhandari M, Morshed S, Tornetta P, Schemitsch EH. Design, conduct, and interpretation of nonrandomized orthopaedic studies: a practical approach. (All) evidence matters. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009 May; 91 Suppl 3:1. PMID: 19411492

Hoppe DJ, Schemitsch EH, Morshed S, Tornetta P, Bhandari M. Hierarchy of evidence: where observational studies fit in and why we need them. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009 May; 91 Suppl 3:2-9. PMID: 19411493

Morshed S, Miclau T, Bembom O, Cohen M, Knudson MM, Colford JM. Delayed internal fixation of femoral shaft fracture reduces mortality among patients with multisystem trauma. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009 Jan; 91(1):3-13. PMID: 19122073

Firoozabadi R, Morshed S, Engelke K, Prevrhal S, Fierlinger A, Miclau T, Genant HK. Qualitative and quantitative assessment of bone fragility and fracture healing using conventional radiography and advanced imaging technologies--focus on wrist fracture. J Orthop Trauma. 2008 Sep; 22(8 Suppl):S83-90. PMID: 18753895

Corrales LA, Morshed S, Bhandari M, Miclau T. Variability in the assessment of fracture-healing in orthopaedic trauma studies. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008 Sep; 90(9):1862-8. PMID: 18762645

Sharifi E, Sharifi H, Morshed S, Bozic K, Diab M. Cost-effectiveness analysis of periacetabular osteotomy. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008 Jul; 90(7):1447-56. PMID: 18594092

Kalpakcioglu BB, Morshed S, Engelke K, Genant HK. Advanced imaging of bone macrostructure and microstructure in bone fragility and fracture repair. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008 Feb; 90 Suppl 1:68-78. PMID: 18292360

Morshed S, Bhandari M. Clinical trial design in fracture-healing research: meeting the challenge. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008 Feb; 90 Suppl 1:55-61. PMID: 18292358

Morshed S, Corrales L, Genant H, Miclau T. Outcome assessment in clinical trials of fracture-healing. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008 Feb; 90 Suppl 1:62-7. PMID: 18292359

Morshed S, Bozic KJ, Ries MD, Malchau H, Colford JM. Comparison of cemented and uncemented fixation in total hip replacement: a meta-analysis. Acta Orthop. 2007 Jun; 78(3):315-26. PMID: 17611843

Morshed S, Malek F, Silverstein RM, O'Donnell RJ. Clostridium cadaveris septic arthritis after total hip arthroplasty in a metastatic breast cancer patient. J Arthroplasty. 2007 Feb; 22(2):289-92. PMID: 17275650

Morshed S, Humphrey M, Corrales LA, Millett M, Hoffinger SA. Retention of flexible intramedullary nails following treatment of pediatric femur fractures. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2007 Sep; 127(7):509-14. PMID: 17237933

Kim Y, Morshed S, Joseph T, Bozic K, Ries MD. Clinical impact of obesity on stability following revision total hip arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2006 Dec; 453:142-6. PMID: 17016221

Kwon YM, Morshed S, Malchau H. Cemented or cementless stem fixation in THA: what is the current evidence? Orthopedics. 2006 09; 29(9):793-4. PMID: 17004593

KEVIN J. BOZIC, SAAM MORSHED, MARC D. SILVERSTEIN, HARRY E. RUBASH, JAMES G. KAHN. USE OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS TO EVALUATE NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN ORTHOPAEDICS. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2006 Apr 1; 88(4):706-714. PMID:

Bozic KJ, Morshed S, Silverstein MD, Rubash HE, Kahn JG. Use of cost-effectiveness analysis to evaluate new technologies in orthopaedics. The case of alternative bearing surfaces in total hip arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006 Apr; 88(4):706-14. PMID: 16595459

Morshed S, Huffman GR, Ries MD. Extended trochanteric osteotomy for 2-stage revision of infected total hip arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2005 Apr; 20(3):294-301. PMID: 15809945

Morshed S, Huffman GR, Ries MD. Septic arthritis of the hip and intrapelvic abscess following intra-articular injection of hylan G-F 20. A case report. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004 Apr; 86(4):823-6. PMID: 15069151

Parveen S, Morshed SA, Arima K, Nishioka M, Czaja AJ, Chow WC, Ng HS. Antibodies to Ro/La, Cenp-B, and snRNPs antigens in autoimmune hepatitis of North America versus Asia: patterns of immunofluorescence, ELISA reactivities, and HLA association. Dig Dis Sci. 1998 Jun; 43(6):1322-31. PMID: 9635626

Czaja AJ, Morshed SA, Parveen S, Nishioka M. Antibodies to single-stranded and double-stranded DNA in antinuclear antibody-positive type 1-autoimmune hepatitis. Hepatology. 1997 Sep; 26(3):567-72. PMID: 9303484

Covini G, Chan EK, Nishioka M, Morshed SA, Reed SI, Tan EM. Immune response to cyclin B1 in hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatology. 1997 Jan; 25(1):75-80. PMID: 8985268

Uchida N, Nakatsu T, Hirabayashi S, Minami A, Fukuma H, Ezaki T, Morshed SA, Fuke C, Ameno K, Ijiri I. Direct dissolution of gallstones with methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) via endoscopic transpapillary catheterization in the gallbladder (ETCG). J Gastroenterol. 1994 Aug; 29(4):486-94. PMID: 7951860

Kim EK, Donnelley CA, Tiee M, Roberts HJ, Von Kaeppler E, Shearer D, Morshed S. Prophylactic Topical Antibiotics in Fracture Repair and Spinal Fusion. Adv Orthop. 2021; 2021:1949877. PMID: 34691783

von Kaeppler EP, Hetherington A, Donnelley CA, Ali SH, Shirley C, Challa ST, Lutyens E, Haonga BT, Morshed S, Andrysek J, Shearer DW. Impact of prostheses on quality of life and functional status of transfemoral amputees in Tanzania. Afr J Disabil. 2021; 10:839. PMID: 34692432

Baliram R, Latif R, Morshed SA, Zaidi M, Davies TF. T3 Regulates a Human Macrophage-Derived TSH-β Splice Variant: Implications for Human Bone Biology. Endocrinology. 2016 09; 157(9):3658-67. PMID: 27300765

Morshed SA, Davies TF. Graves' Disease Mechanisms: The Role of Stimulating, Blocking, and Cleavage Region TSH Receptor Antibodies. Horm Metab Res. 2015 Sep; 47(10):727-34. PMID: 26361259

Roberts HJ, Donnelley CA, Haonga BT, Kramer E, Eliezer EN, Morshed S, Shearer D. Intramedullary nailing versus external fixation for open tibia fractures in Tanzania: a cost analysis. OTA Int. 2021 Sep; 4(3):e146. PMID: 34746677

Areu MMM, von Kaeppler EP, Madison BB, Aguto AA, Alphones J, Zirkle LG, Morshed S, Shearer DW. Fixation of intertrochanteric femur fractures using the SIGN intramedullary nail augmented by a lateral plate in a resource-limited setting without intraoperative fluoroscopy: assessment of functional outcomes at one-year follow-up at Juba Teaching Hospital. OTA Int. 2021 Sep; 4(3):e133. PMID: 34746666

von Kaeppler EP, Donnelley CA, Roberts HJ, Eliezer EN, Haonga BT, Morshed S, Shearer DW. Assessment of clinical and radiographic outcomes following retrograde versus antegrade nailing of infraisthmic femoral shaft fractures without the use of intraoperative fluoroscopy in Tanzania. OTA Int. 2021 Jun; 4(2):e125. PMID: 34746658

Mitchell SL, Obremskey WT, Luly J, Bosse MJ, Frey KP, Hsu JR, MacKenzie EJ, Morshed S, O'Toole RV, Scharfstein DO, Tornetta P, Major Extremity Trauma Rehabilitation Consortium (METRC). Inter-Rater Reliability of the Modified Radiographic Union Score for Diaphyseal Tibial Fractures With Bone Defects. J Orthop Trauma. 2019 Jun; 33(6):301-307. PMID: 30741726

Roberts HJ, Albright PD, Shearer DW, Won N, MacKechnie MC, Richard Coughlin R, Miclau T, Morshed S, Sabharwal S, COACT Resident Rotation Study Group. Motivations and impact of international rotations in low- and middle-income countries for orthopaedic surgery residents: Are we on the same page? Am J Surg. 2021 02; 221(2):245-253. PMID: 33092782

Bosse MJ, Morshed S, Reider L, Ertl W, Toledano J, Firoozabadi R, Seymour RB, Carroll E, Scharfstein DO, Steverson B, MacKenzie EJ, METRC. Transtibial Amputation Outcomes Study (TAOS): Comparing Transtibial Amputation With and Without a Tibiofibular Synostosis (Ertl) Procedure. J Orthop Trauma. 2017 Apr; 31 Suppl 1:S63-S69. PMID: 28323804

Tornetta P, Della Rocca GJ, Morshed S, Jones C, Heels-Ansdell D, Sprague S, Petrisor B, Jeray KJ, Del Fabbro G, Bzovsky S, Bhandari M, FLOW Investigators. Risk Factors Associated With Infection in Open Fractures of the Upper and Lower Extremities. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2020 12 08; 4(12):e20.00188. PMID: 33986214

Program of Randomized Trials to Evaluate Pre-operative Antiseptic Skin Solutions in Orthopaedic Trau, 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, D'Alleyrand JC, Friedrich J, Rivera J, Hebden J, Rudnicki J, Fowler J, Jeray KJ, Thabane L, Marchand L, O'Hara LM, Joshi MG, Talbot M, Camara M, Szasz OP, O'Hara NN, McKay P, Devereaux PJ, O'Toole RV, Zura R, Morshed S, Dodds S, Li S, Tanner SL, Scott T, Nguyen U. 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. 2020 04 01; 3(4):e202215. PMID: 32259266

Obremskey WT, Schmidt AH, O'Toole RV, DeSanto J, Morshed S, Tornetta P, Murray CK, Jones CB, Scharfstein DO, Taylor TJ, Carlini AR, Castillo RC, METRC. A Prospective Randomized Trial to Assess Oral Versus Intravenous Antibiotics for the Treatment of Postoperative Wound Infection After Extremity Fractures (POvIV Study). J Orthop Trauma. 2017 04; 31 Suppl 1:S32-S38. PMID: 28323799

Bosse MJ, Teague D, Reider L, Gary JL, Morshed S, Seymour RB, Toledano J, Cannada LK, Steverson B, Scharfstein DO, Luly J, MacKenzie EJ, METRC. Outcomes After Severe Distal Tibia, Ankle, and/or Foot Trauma: Comparison of Limb Salvage Versus Transtibial Amputation (OUTLET). J Orthop Trauma. 2017 04; 31 Suppl 1:S48-S55. PMID: 28323802

Cooke ME, Tornetta P, Firoozabadi R, Vallier H, Weinberg DS, Alton TB, Dillman MR, Westberg JR, Schmidt A, Bosse M, Leas DP, Archdeacon M, Kakazu R, Nzegwu I, OToole RV, Costales TG, Coale M, Mullis B, Usmani RH, Egol K, Kottmeier S, Sanders D, Jones C, Miller AN, Horwitz DS, Kempegowda H, Morshed S, Belaye T, Teague D. Open Ankle Fractures: What Predicts Infection? A Multicenter Study. J Orthop Trauma. 2022 Jan 01; 36(1):43-48. PMID: 34711768

Keil LG, Mullis BH, Iii PT, Alley MC, Olszewski NP, Wheeler JA, von Kaeppler EP, Morshed S, Matar RN, Archdeacon MT, Smith TW, Miller AN, Horwitz DS, Baig MS, Telgheder ZL, Azer E, Manzano GW, Vallier HA, Barnett SA, Krause PC, Bornes TD, Ricci WM, Dunne PJ, Yarboro SR, Ment AJ, Marcantonio AJ, Alqudhaya RS, Leighton RK, Ostrum RF. Proximal tibia fracture dislocations: Management and outcomes of a severe and under-recognized injury. Injury. 2022 Mar; 53(3):1260-1267. PMID: 34602250

von Kaeppler EP, Kramer EJ, Donnelley CA, Wu HH, Marseille E, Eliezer E, Roberts HJ, Shearer D, Morshed S. The Initial Economic Burden of Femur Fractures on Informal Caregivers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Malawi Med J. 2021 06; 33(2):135-139. PMID: 34777709

Stinner DJ, Rivera JC, Smith CS, Weiss DB, Hymes RA, Matuszewski PE, Gary JL, Morshed S, Schmidt AH, Wilken JM, Archer KR, Bailey L, Kleihege J, McLaughlin KH, Thompson RE, Chung S, Remenapp C, MacKenzie EJ, Reider L, METRC. Early Advanced Weight-Bearing After Periarticular Fractures: A Randomized Trial Comparing Antigravity Treadmill Therapy Versus Standard of Care. J Orthop Trauma. 2022 Jan 01; 36(Suppl 1):S8-S13. PMID: 34924513

Castillo RC, Carlini AR, Chaffee T, Bosse MJ, O'Toole RV, Kleweno CP, McKinley TO, Agel J, Higgins TF, Morshed S, Staguhn ED, Aaron RV, Reider L, Wu AW, MacKenzie EJ, METRC. Long-Term Consequences of Major Extremity Trauma: A Pilot Study. J Orthop Trauma. 2022 Jan 01; 36(Suppl 1):S21-S25. PMID: 34924515

Carlini AR, Collins SC, Staguhn ED, Frey KP, O'Toole RV, Archer KR, Obremskey WT, Agel J, Kleweno CP, Morshed S, Weaver MJ, Higgins TF, Bosse MJ, Levy JF, Wu AW, Castillo RC, METRC. Streamlining Trauma Research Evaluation With Advanced Measurement (STREAM) Study: Implementation of the PROMIS Toolbox Within an Orthopaedic Trauma Clinical Trials Consortium. J Orthop Trauma. 2022 Jan 01; 36(Suppl 1):S33-S39. PMID: 34924517

Mullis BH, Agel J, Jones C, Lowe J, Vallier H, Teague D, Kempton L, Schmidt A, Friess D, Morshed S, Miller AN, Leighton R, Tornetta P. Unilateral Sacral Fractures Demonstrate Slow Recovery of Patient-Reported Outcomes Irrespective of Treatment. J Orthop Trauma. 2022 Apr 01; 36(4):179-183. PMID: 34483321

Stewart CC, Berhaneselase E, Morshed S. The Burden of Patients With Lower Limb Amputations in a Community Safety-net Hospital. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2022 Jan 01; 30(1):e59-e66. PMID: 34288892

Won NY, Paul A, Garibaldi M, Baumgartner RE, Kaufman KR, Reider L, Wrigley J, Morshed S. Scoping review to evaluate existing measurement parameters and clinical outcomes of transtibial prosthetic alignment and socket fit. Prosthet Orthot Int. 2022 Apr 01; 46(2):95-107. PMID: 35412519

Miclau T, MacKechnie MC, Born CT, MacKechnie MA, Dyer GSM, Yuan BJ, Dawson J, Lee C, Ishmael CR, Schreiber VM, Tejwani NC, Ulmer T, Shearer DW, Agarwal-Harding KJ, Johal H, Khormaee S, Sprague S, Whiting PS, Roberts HJ, Coughlin R, Gosselin R, Rosenwasser MP, Johnson A, Babu JM, Dworkin M, Makhni MC, McClellan T, Nwachuku CO, Miclau E, Morshed S. International Orthopaedic Volunteer Opportunities in Low and Middle-Income Countries. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2022 05 18; 104(10):e44. PMID: 34932526

Holler JT, Cortez A, Challa S, Eliezer E, Hoanga B, Morshed S, Shearer DW. Risk Factors for Delayed Hospital Admission and Surgical Treatment of Open Tibial Fractures in Tanzania. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2022 04 20; 104(8):716-722. PMID: 35442248

von Kaeppler EP, Coss N, Donnelley CA, Atkin DM, Tompkins M, Haonga B, Molano AMV, Morshed S, Shearer DW. Establishing Sustainable Arthroscopy Capacity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) through High-Income Country/LMIC Partnerships: A Qualitative Analysis. JB JS Open Access. 2022 Jul-Sep; 7(3). PMID: 35812808

McLaughlin KH, Mitchell SL, Archer KR, Master H, Morshed S, Gary JL, Jones CB, MacKenzie EJ, Reider L, METRC. Effect of Severe Distal Tibia, Ankle, and Mid- to Hindfoot Trauma on Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines 18 Months After Injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2022 03; 103(3):409-417.e2. PMID: 34425087

Roddy E, von Kaeppler EP, Chan MC, Shearer DW, Kandemir U, Morshed S. Public Insurance Payment Does Not Compensate Hospital Cost for Care of Long-Bone Fractures Requiring Additional Surgery to Promote Union. J Orthop Trauma. 2022 08 01; 36(8):e318-e325. PMID: 35838557

Obremskey WT, Tornetta P, Luly J, Morshed S, O'Toole RV, Hsu JR, Mitchell SL, Mackenzie EJ, Frey KP, Castillo RC, Bosse MJ, Scharfstein DO, METRC. Outcomes of Patients With Large Versus Small Bone Defects in Open Tibia Fractures Treated With an Intramedullary Nail: A Descriptive Analysis of a Multicenter Retrospective Study. J Orthop Trauma. 2022 08 01; 36(8):388-393. PMID: 34962235

Urva M, Challa ST, Haonga BT, Eliezer E, Working ZM, El Naga A, Morshed S, Shearer DW. Reliability of Modified Radiographic Union Score for Tibia Scores in the Evaluation of Femoral Shaft Fractures in a Low-resource Setting. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2022 05 01; 6(5). PMID: 35605095

Miclau TA, Torres-Espin A, Morshed S, Morioka K, Huie JR, El Naga AN, Chou A, Pascual L, Duong-Fernandez X, Kuo YH, Weinstein P, Dhall SS, Bresnahan JC, Beattie MS, Digiorgio A, Ferguson AR, Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Spinal Cord Injury (TRACK-SCI) Investigators. Appendicular Fracture and Polytrauma Correlate with Outcome of Spinal Cord Injury: A Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Spinal Cord Injury Study. J Neurotrauma. 2022 08; 39(15-16):1030-1038. PMID: 35255740

Singh S, Morshed S, Motamedi D, Kidane J, Paul A, Hsiao EC, Wentworth KL. Identification of Risk Factors in the Development of Heterotopic Ossification After Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 08 18; 107(9):e3944-e3952. PMID: 35451005

Donnelley CA, von Kaeppler EP, Hetherington A, Shirley C, Haonga BT, Challa ST, Andrysek J, Lutyens EM, Mamseri L, Mwakasungula G, Morshed S, Shearer DW. Cost-effectiveness analysis of prosthesis provision for patients with transfemoral amputation in Tanzania. Prosthet Orthot Int. 2022 Oct 01; 46(5):523-531. PMID: 35426873

Roberts HJ, Coss N, Urva M, Haonga B, Woolley PM, Banskota B, Morshed S, Shearer DW, Sabharwal S. Host Perspectives of High-Income Country Orthopaedic Resident Rotations in Low and Middle-Income Countries. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2022 09 21; 104(18):1667-1674. PMID: 35778996

Huie JR, Vashisht R, Galivanche A, Hadjadj C, Morshed S, Butte AJ, Ferguson AR, O'Neill C. Toward a causal model of chronic back pain: Challenges and opportunities. Front Comput Neurosci. 2022; 16:1017412. PMID: 36714527

Flores MJ, Brown KE, Morshed S, Shearer DW. Evidence for Local Antibiotics in the Prevention of Infection in Orthopaedic Trauma. J Clin Med. 2022 Dec 16; 11(24). PMID: 36556077

Dubina AG, Morcos G, O'Hara NN, Manzano GW, Vallier HA, Farooq H, Natoli RM, Adams D, Obremskey WT, Wilkinson BG, Hogue M, Haller JM, Marchand LS, Hautala G, Matuszewski PE, Pechero GR, Gary JL, Doro CJ, Whiting PS, Chen MJ, DeBaun MR, Gardner MJ, Reynolds AW, Altman GT, Obey MR, Miller AN, Haase D, Wise B, Wallace A, Hagen J, O'Donnell J, Gage M, Johnson NR, Karunakar M, Dynako J, Morellato J, Panton ZA, Gitajn IL, Haase L, Ochenjele G, Roddy E, Morshed S, Sagona AE, Caton TD, Weaver MJ, Westberg JR, Miguel JS, O'Toole RV. Is the timing of fixation associated with fracture-related infection among tibial plateau fracture patients with compartment syndrome? A multicenter retrospective cohort study of 729 patients. Injury. 2022 Nov; 53(11):3814-3819. PMID: 36064758

Marmor MT, Coufal S, Parel PM, Rezaei A, Morshed S. Complex Orthopaedic Trauma Is Shifting Away From Level I to Non-Level I Trauma Centers: An Analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2023 02 01; 7(2). PMID: 36749712

Urva M, Donnelley CA, Challa ST, Haonga BT, Morshed S, Shearer DW, Razani N. Transfemoral amputation and prosthesis provision in Tanzania: Patient and provider perspectives. Afr J Disabil. 2023; 12:1084. PMID: 36876024

Singh S, Kidane J, Wentworth KL, Motamedi D, Morshed S, Schober AE, Hsiao EC. Surgical management of bilateral hip fractures in a patient with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva treated with the RAR-γ agonist palovarotene: a case report. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2020 Apr 03; 21(1):204. PMID: 32245464

Patterson JT, Morshed S. Letter to the editor on: Treatment Failure in Femoral Neck Fractures in Adults Younger than 50 Years: Analysis of 492 Patients Treated at 26 North American Trauma Centers. J Orthop Trauma. 2023 03 01; 37(3):e139-e140. PMID: 36513599

Cortez A, Urva M, Haonga B, Donnelley CA, von Kaeppler EP, Roberts HJ, Shearer DW, Morshed S. Outcomes of Intramedullary Nailing and External Fixation of Open Tibial Fractures: Three to Five-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Clinical Trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2022 11 02; 104(21):1877-1885. PMID: 35980080

Botelho F, Gripp K, Yanchar N, Naus A, Poenaru D, Baird R, Reis E, Farias L, Silva AG, Viana F, Neto JAP, Silva S, Ribeiro K, Gatto L, Faleiro MD, Fernandez MG, Salgado LS, Sampaio NZ, Faleiro MD, Mendes AL, Ferreira RV, Marcião L, Canto G, Borges J, Araújo V, Andrade G, Braga J, Bentes L, Pinto L, Ndasi HT, Amlani LM, Aminake G, Penda X, Tima S, Lechtig A, Agarwal-Harding KJ, Whyte M, Fowler-Woods M, Fowler-Woods A, Shingoose G, Hatala A, Daeninck F, Vergis A, Clouston K, Hardy K, Djadje L, Djoutsop OM, Djabo AT, Kanmounye US, Youmbi VN, Kakobo P, Djoutsop OM, Djabo AT, Kanmounye US, Tafesse S, Tamene B, Chimdesa Z, Alemayehu E, Abera B, Yifru D, Belachew FK, Tirsit A, Deyassa N, Moen BE, Sundstrøm T, Lund-Johansen M, Abebe M, Khan R, Mekasha A, Soklaridis S, Haji F, Asingei J, O'Flynn EP, O'Donovan DT, Masuka SC, Mashava D, Akello FV, Ulisubisya MM, Franco H, Njai A, Simister S, Joseph M, Woolley P, James D, Evans FM, Rai E, Roy N, Bansal V, Kamble J, Aroke A, David S, Veetil D, Soni KD, Wärnberg MG, Zadey S, Vissoci JRN, Iyer H, Zadey S, Shetty R, Zadey S, Jindal A, Iyer H, Ouma G, Shah SSNH, Hinchman C, Rayel IM, Dworkin M, Agarwal-Harding KJ, Mlinde E, Amlani LM, May CJ, Banza LN, Chokotho L, Agarwal-Harding KJ, Dworkin M, Mbomuwa F, Chidothi P, Martin C, Harrison WJ, Agarwal-Harding KJ, Chokotho L, Paek S, Amlani L, Mbomuwa F, Chidothi P, Martin C, Harrison WJ, Agarwal-Harding KJ, Chokotho L, Adégné T, Abdoulmouinou P, Amadou T, Youssouf T, Madiassa K, Younoussa DM, Moussa S, Amadou B, Hawa T, Laurent A, Jesuyajolu DA, Okeke CA, Obuh O, Jesuyajolu DA, Ehizibue PE, Ikemefula NE, Ekennia-Ebeh JO, Ibraham AA, Ikegwuonu OE, Diehl TM, Bunogerane GJ, Neal D, Ndibanje AJ, Petroze RT, Ntaganda E, Milligan L, Cairncross L, Malherbe F, Roodt L, Kyengera DK, O'Hara NN, Stockton D, Bedada A, Hsiao M, Chilisa U, Yarranton B, Chinyepi N, Azzie G, Moon J, Rehany Z, Bakhshi M, Bergeron A, Boulanger N, Watt L, Wong EG, Pawlak N, Bierema C, Ameh E, Bekele A, Jimenez MF, Lakhoo K, Roy N, Sacato H, Tefera G, Ozgediz D, Jayaraman S, Peric I, Youngson G, Ameh E, Borgstein E, O'Flynn E, CROCODILE study group, Simoes J, Kingsley PA, Sasson L, Dekel H, Sternfeld AR, Assa S, Sarid RS, Mnong'one NJ, Sharau GG, Mongella SM, Caryl WG, Goldman B, Bola R, Ngonzi J, Ujoh F, Kihumuro RB, Lett R, Torquato A, Tavares C, Lech G, Džunic A, Ujoh F, Gusa V, Apeaii R, Noor R, Bola R, Guyan IO, Christilaw J, Hodgins S, Lett R, Binda C, Heo K, Cheng S, Foggin H, Hu G, Lam S, Feng L, Labinaz A, Adams J, Livergant R, Williams S, Vasanthakumaran T, Lounes Y, Mata J, Hache P, Schamberg-Bahadori C, Monytuil A, Mayom E, Joharifard S, Joos É, Paterson A, Maswime S, Hardy A, Pearse RM, Biccard BM, African Surgical Outcomes (ASOS) group and International Surgical Outcomes (ISOS) group, Salehi M, Zivkovic I, Jatana S, Joharifard S, Joos É, Flores MJ, Brown KE, Roberts HJ, Donnelley CA, von Kaeppler EP, Eliezer E, Haonga B, Morshed S, Shearer DW. Decolonizing Global Surgery: Bethune Round Table, 2022 Conference on Global Surgery (virtual), June 16-18, 2022. Can J Surg. 2022 Jul-Aug; 65(4 Suppl 1):S1-S18. PMID: 35961679

Brown KE, Flores MJ, Slobogean G, Shearer D, Gitajn IL, Morshed S. Simple design and analysis strategies for solving problems in observational orthopaedic clinical research. OTA Int. 2023 May; 6(2 Suppl):e239. PMID: 37168027

Haonga BT, O'Marr JM, Ngunyale P, Ngahyoma J, Kessey J, Sasillo I, Rodarte P, Belaye T, Berhaneselase E, Eliezer E, Porco TC, Morshed S, Shearer DW. GO-Tibia: a masked, randomized control trial evaluating gentamicin versus saline in open tibia fractures. Trials. 2023 Jun 15; 24(1):406. PMID: 37322521

Lalchandani GR, Hung NJ, Janghala A, Terry M, Morshed S. Total Talar and Navicular Extrusions: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2022 04 01; 12(2). PMID: 37440687

Aaron Nauth, Brett D. Crist, Saam Morshed, J. Tracy Watson, Hans-Christoph Pape. Management of aseptic nonunions and severe bone defects: let us get this thing healed!. OTA International The Open Access Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2023 Jun 16; 6(3S):e258. PMID:

Dunbar RP, Egol KA, Jones CB, Ostrum RF, Mullis BH, Humphrey CA, Ricci WM, Phieffer LS, Teague DC, Sagi HC, Pollak AN, Schmidt AH, Sems A, Pape HC, Morshed S, Perez EA, Tornetta P. Locked Plating versus Nailing for Proximal Tibia Fractures: A Multicenter RCT. J Orthop Trauma. 2023 04 01; 37(4):155-160. PMID: 36729919

Nauth A, Crist BD, Morshed S, Watson JT, Pape HC. Management of aseptic nonunions and severe bone defects: let us get this thing healed! OTA Int. 2023 Jun; 6(3 Suppl):e258. PMID: 37533443

Haonga BT, Ngunyale P, von Kaeppler EP, Donnelley CA, Won NY, Eliezer EN, Brown K, Flores M, O'Marr JM, Rodarte P, Urva M, Cortez A, Porco T, Morshed S, Shearer DW. A pilot, masked, randomized controlled trial to evaluate local gentamicin versus saline in open tibial fractures (pGO-Tibia). OTA Int. 2023 Jun; 6(2):e268. PMID: 37719315

Donnelley CA, Devlin VJ, Harris MB, Poggie RA, Sanders RW, Morshed S. Regulation of orthopaedic devices: Future implications for research and innovation. OTA Int. 2021 Apr; 4(2 Suppl). PMID: 37608857

Brown K, Flores MJ, Haonga B, Chokotho LC, O'Marr JM, Rodarte P, Shearer D, Morshed S. Best Practices for Developing International Academic Partnerships in Orthopaedics. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 Oct 18. PMID: 37851955

O'Marr JM, Miclau T, Morshed S. Deciphering data: How should clinical trials change your clinical practice? Injury. 2023 Oct; 54 Suppl 5:110928. PMID: 37442740

Cortez A, Urva M, Subramanian A, Jackson NJ, Zirkle L, Morshed S, Shearer DW. Delays in Debridement of Open Femoral and Tibial Fractures Increase Risk of Infection. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 10 18; 105(20):1622-1629. PMID: 37616420

Urva M, Cortez A, Katyal T, Shearer DW, Morshed S, Miclau T, MacKechnie MC, Sabharwal S, COACT Study Group . Orthopaedic trauma observerships in North America for international surgeons: the visitors' perspective. OTA Int. 2023 Mar; 6(1):e229. PMID: 36760658

Metsemakers WJ, Moriarty TF, Morgenstern M, Marais L, Onsea J, O'Toole RV, Depypere M, Obremskey WT, Verhofstad MHJ, McNally M, Morshed S, Wouthuyzen-Bakker M, Zalavras C. The global burden of fracture-related infection: can we do better? Lancet Infect Dis. 2023 Nov 29. PMID: 38042164

Levy JF, Reider L, Scharfstein DO, Pollak AN, Morshed S, Firoozabadi R, Archer KR, Gary JL, O'Toole RV, Castillo RC, Quinnan SM, Kempton LB, Jones CB, Bosse MJ, MacKenzie EJ, METRC . The 1-Year Economic Impact of Work Productivity Loss Following Severe Lower Extremity Trauma. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2022 Apr 06; 104(7):586-593. PMID: 35089905

Flores MJ, Brown KE, Haonga B, Morshed S, Shearer DW. Estimating the economic impact of complications after open tibial fracture: A secondary analysis of the pilot Gentamicin Open Tibia trial (pGO-Tibia). OTA Int. 2024 Mar; 7(1):e290. PMID: 38249318

Rodarte P, O'Marr J, Haonga B, Patrick D, Niknam K, Urva M, Cortez A, Metsemakers WJ, Shearer D, Morshed S. Diagnostic Performance of a telephone questionnaire for fracture-related infections (FRIs) in open tibia fracture patients in Tanzania. Injury. 2024 Feb; 55(2):111179. PMID: 37972489

Wise PM, Saiz AM, Haller J, Wenke JC, Schaer T, Schneider P, Morshed S, Bahney CS. Preclinical models of orthopaedic trauma: Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) and Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) symposium 2022. OTA Int. 2024 Mar; 7(2 Suppl):e303. PMID: 38487400

Subramanian A, Adejuyigbe B, Niknam K, Gomez-Alvarado F, Morshed S, Shearer D. Retrospective cohort study analyzing outcomes of the SIGN Fin Nail in adult femoral fractures using the retrograde approach. J Orthop. 2024 Aug; 54:103-107. PMID: 38560590

Education

		University of California	2019
	PhD	University of California	2010
		University of Washington	2009
		University of California	2008
	MPH	University of California	2005
	MD	University of California	2001
	BA	Harvard University	1996

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About Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD

Dr. Saam Morshed is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in caring for patients with traumatic injuries such as broken bones. He treats fractures of the pelvis, arm, elbow, shoulder, ankle, foot, leg and knee. Dr. Morshed serves as section chief of the UCSF Division of Orthopaedic Trauma.

In his research, Morshed studies skeletal injuries to develop new techniques for fracture repair and rehabilitation. He also looks at how to prevent post-traumatic arthritis.

Dr. Morshed received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University and completed medical school and residency in orthopaedic surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. During his residency he was awarded the Orthopaedic Research and Education Society Clinical Research Training Fellowship which funded his studies towards a Master of Public Health degree and eventual Doctor of Philosophy in Epidemiology from the University of California, Berkeley. After residency, Dr. Morshed traveled to Seattle, Washington for a clinical fellowship in orthopaedic traumatology at Harborview Medical Center. In 2009, he joined the faculty of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco, (UCSF) as an attending surgeon at the San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH). Dr. Morshed has authored over one hundred peer-reviewed manuscript, over ten textbook chapters and has been awarded numerous awards and grants for his work in clinical outcomes research in orthopaedics and traumatology.

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