Utku Kandemir, MD

Utku Kandemir, MD

Utku Kandemir, MD

Professor

Sports Medicine

Trauma & Problem Fractures

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

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Publications

Kandemir U, Cogan CJ. Preoperative Peripheral Nerve Blocks in Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery: A Guide to Diagnosis-Based Treatment. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2021 Oct 01; 29(19):820-826. PMID: 34478408

Roberts HJ, Barry J, Nguyen K, Vail T, Kandemir U, Rogers S, Ward D. 2021 John Charnley Award: A protocol-based strategy when using hemiarthroplasty or total hip arthroplasty for femoral neck fractures decreases mortality, length of stay, and complications. Bone Joint J. 2021 Jul; 103-B(7 Supple B):3-8. PMID: 34192920

uillermo Pechero, Branden Pfaff, Mayank Rao, David Pogorzelski, Paula McKay, Ella Spicer, Andrea Howe, Haley K. Demyanovich, Debra L. Sietsema, Michael F. McTague, Lolita Ramsey, Martha Holden, Joshua Rudnicki, Jeff Wells, Michelle Medeiros, Gerard P. Slobogean, Sheila Sprague, PREP-IT Investigators, Gerard P. Slobogean, Sheila Sprague, Jeffrey Wells, Mohit Bhandari, Steering Committee, Mohit Bhandari, Sheila Sprague, Jean-Claude D'Alleyrand, Anthony D. Harris, Daniel C. Mullins, Lehana Thabane, Amber Wood, Adjudication Committee, Gregory J. Della Rocca, Joan Hebden, Kyle J. Jeray, Lucas Marchand, Lyndsay M. O'Hara, Robert Zura, Data and Safety Monitoring Committee, Michael J. Gardner, Jenna Blasman, Jonah Davies, Stephen Liang, Monica Taljaard, Research Methodology Core, P.J. Devereaux, Gordon H. Guyatt, Lehana Thabane, Diane Heels-Ansdell, Patient Centred Outcomes Core, Debra Marvel, Jana Palmer, Jeff Friedrich, Nathan N. O'Hara, Frances Grissom, Orthopaedic Surgery Core, I. Leah Gitajn, Saam Morshed, Robert V. O'Toole, Bradley A. Petrisor, Room Core, Megan Camara, Franca Mossuto, Infectious Disease Core, Manjari G. Joshi, Core, Justin Fowler, Jessica Rivera, Max Talbot, Sheila Sprague, Mohit Bhandari, Shannon Dodds, Alisha Garibaldi, Silvia Li, Uyen Nguyen, David Pogorzelski, Alejandra Rojas, Taryn Scott, Gina Del Fabbro, Olivia Paige Szasz, Diane Heels-Ansdell, Paula McKay, Gerard P. Slobogean, Nathan N. O'Hara, Andrea Howe, Joshua Rudnicki, Haley Demyanovich, Kelly Little, C. Daniel Mullins, Michelle Medeiros, Eric Kettering, Diamond Hale, PREP-IT Clinical Sites, Robert V. O'Toole, Jean-Claude D'Alleyrand, Andrew Eglseder, Aaron Johnson, Christopher Langhammer, Christopher Lebrun, Theodore Manson, Jason Nascone, Ebrahim Paryavi, Raymond Pensy, Andrew Pollak, Marcus Sciadini, Gerard P. Slobogean, Yasmin Degani, Haley K. Demyanovich, Andrea Howe, Nathan N. O'Hara, Katherine Joseph, Joshua Rudnicki, Megan Camara, Aqueous-PREP and PREPARE, Brad A. Petrisor, Herman Johal, Bill Ristevski, Dale Williams, Matthew Denkers, Krishan Rajaratnam, Jamal Al-Asiri, Jordan Leonard, Francesc A. Marcano-Fernández, Jodi Gallant, Federico Persico, Marko Gjorgjievski, Annie George, Roman M. Natoli, Greg E. Gaski, Todd O. McKinley, Walter W. Virkus, Anthony T. Sorkin, Jan P. Szatkowski, Joseph R. Baele, Brian H. Mullis, Lauren C. Hill, Andrea Hudgins, Patrick Osborn, Justin Fowler, Sarah Pierrie, Eric Martinez, Joseph Kimmel, Kyle J. Jeray, John D. Adams, Michael L. Beckish, Christopher C. Bray, Timothy R. Brown, Andrew W. Cross, Timothy Dew, Gregory K. Faucher, Richard W. Gurich, David E. Lazarus, S. John Millon, M. Jason Palmer, Scott E. Porter, Thomas M. Schaller, Michael S. Sridhar, John L. Sanders, L. Edwin Rudisill, Michael J. Garitty, Andrew S. Poole, Michael L. Sims, Clark M. Walker, Robert M. Carlisle, Erin Adams Hofer, Brandon S. Huggins, Michael D. Hunter, William A. Marshall, Shea Bielby Ray, Cory D. Smith, Kyle M. Altman, Julia C. Bedard, Markus F. Loeffler, Erin R. Pichiotino, Austin A. Cole, Ethan J. Maltz, Wesley Parker, T. Bennett Ramsey, Alex Burnikel, Michael Colello, Russell Stewart, Jeremy Wise, M. Christian Moody, Stephanie L. Tanner, Rebecca G. Snider, Christine E. Townsend, Kayla H. Pham, Abigail Martin, Emily Robertson, Saam Morshed, Theodore Miclau, Utku Kandemir, Meir Marmor, Amir Matityahu, R. Trigg McClellan, Eric Meinberg, David Shearer, Paul Toogood, Anthony Ding, Erin Donohoe, Jothi Murali, Tigist Belaye, Eleni Berhaneselase, Alexandra Paul, Kartik Garg, Aqueous-PREP, Joshua L. Gary, Stephen J. Warner, John W. Munz, Andrew M. Choo, Timothy S. Achor, Milton L. “Chip” Routt, Mayank Rao, Guillermo Pechero, Adam Miller, Jennifer E. Hagen, Matthew Patrick, Richard Vlasak, Thomas Krupko, Kalia Sadasivan, Chris Koenig, Daniel Bailey, Daniel Wentworth, Chi Van, Justin Schwartz, Niloofar Dehghan, Clifford B. Jones, J. Tr.... Implementing stakeholder engagement to explore alternative models of consent: An example from the PREP-IT trials. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 2021 Jun 1; 100787. PMID:

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

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

Cogan CJ, Kandemir U. Role of peripheral nerve block in pain control for the management of acute traumatic orthopaedic injuries in the emergency department: Diagnosis-based treatment guidelines. Injury. 2020 Jul; 51(7):1422-1425. PMID: 32370990

Stroud SG, Kandemir U. Acute Delirium Induced by Ciprofloxacin in a Patient With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2020 Apr-Jun; 10(2):e0603. PMID: 32243279

Knox R, Curran P, Herfat S, Kandemir U, Marmor M. The influence of mini-fragment plates on the mechanical properties of long-bone plate fixation. OTA Int. 2019 Sep; 2(3):e034. PMID: 33937656

Wang P, Kandemir U, Zhang B, Wang B, Li J, Zhuang Y, Wang H, Zhang H, Liu P, Zhang K. Incidence and Risk Factors of Deep Vein Thrombosis in Patients With Pelvic and Acetabular Fractures. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2019 Jan-Dec; 25:1076029619845066. PMID: 31014089

PENGFEI WANG, YAN ZHUANG, YUXUAN CONG, KUN ZHANG, KUN ZHANG, UTKU KANDEMIR. INCIDENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF DVT IN PATIENTS WITH PELVIC AND ACETABULAR FRACTURES. CHEST Journal. 2018 Oct 1; 154(4):69a. PMID:

Wang H, Kandemir U, Liu P, Zhang H, Wang PF, Zhang BF, Shang K, Fu YH, Ke C, Zhuang Y, Wei X, Li Z, Zhang K. Perioperative incidence and locations of deep vein thrombosis following specific isolated lower extremity fractures. Injury. 2018 Jul; 49(7):1353-1357. PMID: 29804881

Weick JW, Kang H, Lee L, Kuether J, Liu X, Hansen EN, Kandemir U, Rollins MD, Mok JM. Direct Measurement of Tissue Oxygenation as a Method of Diagnosis of Acute Compartment Syndrome. J Orthop Trauma. 2016 Nov; 30(11):585-591. PMID: 27392158

Zhuang Y, Zhang K, Wang H, Wei X, Liu P, Wang PF, Cong YX, Lei JL, Kandemir U. A short buttress plate fixation of posterior column through single ilioinguinal approach for complex acetabular fractures. Int Orthop. 2017 Jan; 41(1):165-171. PMID: 27198871

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

McDonald E, Kwiat D, Kandemir U. Geometry of Proximal Humerus Locking Plates. J Orthop Trauma. 2015 Nov; 29(11):e425-30. PMID: 26165257

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

Mcdonald E, Theologis AA, Horst P, Kandemir U, Pekmezci M. When do anterior external or internal fixators provide additional stability in an unstable (Tile C) pelvic fracture? A biomechanical study. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2015 Dec; 41(6):665-71. PMID: 26038006

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

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

Pekmezci M, McDonald E, Buckley J, Kandemir U. Retrograde intramedullary nails with distal screws locked to the nail have higher fatigue strength than locking plates in the treatment of supracondylar femoral fractures: A cadaver-based laboratory investigation. Bone Joint J. 2014 Jan; 96-B(1):114-21. PMID: 24395321

Kandemir U, Maclean J. Surgical approaches for tibial plateau fractures. J Knee Surg. 2014 Feb; 27(1):21-9. PMID: 24357044

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

Matityahu A, Marmor M, Elson JK, Lieber C, Rogalski G, Lin C, Belaye T, Miclau T, Kandemir U. Acute complications of patients with pelvic fractures after pelvic angiographic embolization. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Sep; 471(9):2906-11. PMID: 23846601

Lin CA, Takemoto S, Kandemir U, Kuo AC. Mid-term outcomes in HIV-positive patients after primary total hip or knee arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2014 Feb; 29(2):277-82. PMID: 23867663

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

Hansen EN, Manzano G, Kandemir U, Mok JM. Comparison of tissue oxygenation and compartment pressure following tibia fracture. Injury. 2013 Aug; 44(8):1076-80. PMID: 23265784

Jeffrey MacLean, Rosanna Wustrack, Utku Kandemir. Compartment Syndrome of Thigh. Techniques in Orthopaedics. 2012 Mar 1; 27(1):47-52. PMID:

James Moon Mok, Erik N. Hansen, Heejae Kang, Utku Kandemir. Diagnosis of Acute Compartment Syndrome. Techniques in Orthopaedics. 2012 Mar 1; 27(1):22-29. PMID:

Jeffrey MacLean, Rosanna Wustrack, Utku Kandemir. Gluteal Compartment Syndrome. Techniques in Orthopaedics. 2012 Mar 1; 27(1):43-46. PMID:

Firoozabadi R, McDonald E, Nguyen TQ, Buckley JM, Kandemir U. Does plugging unused combination screw holes improve the fatigue life of fixation with locking plates in comminuted supracondylar fractures of the femur? J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2012 Feb; 94(2):241-8. PMID: 22323694

Chu T, McDonald E, Tufaga M, Kandemir U, Buckley J, Ma CB. Comparison of completely knotless and hybrid double-row fixation systems: a biomechanical study. Arthroscopy. 2011 Apr; 27(4):479-85. PMID: 21277733

Kandemir U, Allaire RB, Debski RE, Lee TQ, McMahon PJ. Quantification of rotator cuff tear geometry: the repair ratio as a guide for surgical repair in crescent and U-shaped tears. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2010 Mar; 130(3):369-73. PMID: 19308433

Kandemir U, Matityahu A, Desai R, Puttlitz C. Does a volar locking plate provide equivalent stability as a dorsal nonlocking plate in a dorsally comminuted distal radius fracture?: a biomechanical study. J Orthop Trauma. 2008 Oct; 22(9):605-10. PMID: 18827589

Kandemir U, Allaire RB, Jolly JT, Debski RE, McMahon PJ. The relationship between the orientation of the glenoid and tears of the rotator cuff. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2006 Aug; 88(8):1105-9. PMID: 16877616

Ozgur AF, Aksoy MC, Kandemir U, Karcaaltncaba M, Aydingoz U, Yazici M, Surat A. Does Dega osteotomy increase acetabular volume in developmental dysplasia of the hip? J Pediatr Orthop B. 2006 Mar; 15(2):83-6. PMID: 16436940

Isiklar ZU, Kandemir U, Ucar DH, Tumer Y. Is concomitant bone surgery necessary at the time of open reduction in developmental dislocation of the hip in children 12-18 months old? Comparison of open reduction in patients younger than 12 months old and those 12-18 months old. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2006 Jan; 15(1):23-7. PMID: 16280715

Aykut US, Yazici M, Kandemir U, Gedikoglu G, Aksoy MC, Cil A, Surat A. The effect of temporary hemiepiphyseal stapling on the growth plate: a radiologic and immunohistochemical study in rabbits. J Pediatr Orthop. 2005 May-Jun; 25(3):336-41. PMID: 15832150

Cil A, Yazici M, Uzumcugil A, Kandemir U, Alanay A, Alanay Y, Acaroglu RE, Surat A. The evolution of sagittal segmental alignment of the spine during childhood. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2005 Jan 01; 30(1):93-100. PMID: 15626988

Ucar DH, Isiklar ZU, Stanitski CL, Kandemir U, Tumer Y. Open reduction through a medial approach in developmental dislocation of the hip: a follow-up study to skeletal maturity. J Pediatr Orthop. 2004 Sep-Oct; 24(5):493-500. PMID: 15308898

D. Hakan Uçar, Z. Uur Iklar, Utku Kandemir, Yücel Tümer. Treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip with Pavlik harness: prospective study in Graf type IIc or more severe hips. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics B. 2004 Mar 1; 13(2):70-74. PMID:

Uçar DH, Isiklar ZU, Kandemir U, Tümer Y. Treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip with Pavlik harness: prospective study in Graf type IIc or more severe hips. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2004 Mar; 13(2):70-4. PMID: 15076582

Kandemir U, Yazici M, Tokgozoglu AM, Alanay A. Distraction osteogenesis (callotasis) for pelvic closure in bladder exstrophy. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2004 Jan; (418):231-6. PMID: 15043123

D. Hakan Ucar, Z. Ugur Isiklar, Carl L. Stanitski, Utku Kandemir, Yucel Tumer. Open Reduction Through a Medial Approach in Developmental Dislocation of the Hip. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 2004 Jan 1; 24(5):493-500. PMID:

Kandemir U, Bharam S, Philippon MJ, Fu FH. Endoscopic treatment of calcific tendinitis of gluteus medius and minimus. Arthroscopy. 2003 Jan; 19(1):E4. PMID: 12522397

Kandemir U, Yazici M, Alpaslan AM, Surat A. Morphology of the knee in adult patients with neglected developmental dysplasia of the hip. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2002 Dec; 84(12):2249-57. PMID: 12473716

Utku Kandemir, Lee Kaplan, Patrick J. McMahon. Thermal capsuloplasty of the glenohumeral joint: Technique and results OF treatment. Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine. 2002 Jan 1; 10(1):47-50. PMID:

Yazici M, Kandemir U, Atilla B, Eryilmaz M. Rotational profile of lower extremities in bladder exstrophy patients with unapproximated pelvis: a clinical and radiologic study in children older than 7 years. J Pediatr Orthop. 1999 Jul-Aug; 19(4):531-5. PMID: 10413008

da Leah Gitajn, Paul M. Werth, Sheila Sprague, Nathan O’Hara, Gregory Della Rocca, Robert Zura, Meir Marmor, Christopher M. Domes, Lauren C. Hill, Christine Churchill, Christine Townsend, Chi Van, Natalie Hogan, Cara Girardi, Gerard P. Slobogean, Gerard P. Slobogean, Sheila Sprague, Jeffrey Wells, Mohit Bhandari, Jean-Claude D'Alleyrand, Anthony D. Harris, Daniel C. Mullins, Lehana Thabane, Amber Wood, Gregory J. Della Rocca, Joan Hebden, Kyle J. Jeray, Lucas Marchand, Lyndsay M. O'Hara, Robert Zura, Michael J. Gardner, Jenna Blasman, Jonah Davies, Stephen Liang, Monica Taljaard, PJ Devereaux, Gordon H. Guyatt, Diane Heels-Ansdell, Debra Marvel, Jana Palmer, Jeff Friedrich, Nathan N. O'Hara, Frances Grissom, I. Leah Gitajn, Saam Morshed, Robert V. O'Toole, Brad A. Petrisor, Megan Camara, Franca Mossuto, Manjari G. Joshi, Justin Fowler, Jessica Rivera, Max Talbot, Shannon Dodds, Alisha Garibaldi, Silvia Li, Uyen Nguyen, David Pogorzelski, Alejandra Rojas, Taryn Scott, Gina Del Fabbro, Olivia P. Szasz, Paula McKay, Andrea Howe, Joshua Rudnicki, Haley Demyanovich, Kelly Little, Adam Boissonneault, Michelle Medeiros, Genevieve Polk, Eric Kettering, Diamond Hale, Nirmen Mahal, Andrew Eglseder, Aaron Johnson, Christopher Langhammer, Christopher Lebrun, Theodore Manson, Jason Nascone, Ebrahim Paryavi, Raymond Pensy, Andrew Pollak, Marcus Sciadini, Yasmin Degano, Haley K. Demyanovich, Katherine Joseph, Heather Phipps, Eric Hempen, Herman Johal, Bill Ristevski, Dale Williams, Matthew Denkers, Krishan Rajaratnam, Jamal Al-Asiri, Jordan Leonard, Francesc A. Marcano-Fernández, Jodi Gallant, Federico Persico, Marko Gjorgjievski, Annie George, Sarah M. McGaugh, Kaitlyn Pusztai, Sarah Piekarski, Mavis Lyons, Julia Gennaccaro, Roman N. Natoli, Greg E. Gaski, Todd O. McKinley, Walter W. Virkus, Anthony T. Sorkin, Jan P. Szatkowski, Joseph R. Baele, Brian H. Mullis, Yohan Jang, Lauren C. Hill, Andrea Hudgins, Courteney L. Fentz, Maricela M. Diaz, Katelyn M. Garst, Emma W. Denari, Patrick Osborn, Sarah Pierrie, Eric Martinez, Joseph Kimmel, John D. Adams, Michael L. Beckish, Christopher C. Bray, Timothy R. Brown, Andrew W. Cross, Timothy Dew, Gregory K. Faucher, Richard W. Gurich, David E. Lazarus, S. John Millon, M. Jason Palmer, Scott E. Porter, Thomas M. Schaller, Michael S. Sridhar, John L. Sanders, L. Edwin Rudisill, Michael J. Garitty, Andrew S. Poole, Michael L. Sims, Robert M. Carlisle, Erin Adams-Hofer, Brandon S. Huggins, Michael D. Hunter, William A. Marshall, Shea Bielby Ray, Cory D. Smith, Kyle M. Altman, Julia C. Bedard, Markus F. Loeffler, Erin R. Pichiotino, Austin A. Cole, Ethan J. Maltz, Wesley Parker, T. Bennett Ramsey, Alex Burnikel, Michael Colello, Russel Stewart, Jeremy Wise, M. Christian Moody, Matthew Anderson, Joshua Eskew, Benjamin Judkins, James M. Miller, Stephanie L. Tanner, Rebecca G. Snider, Christine E. Townsend, Kayla H. Pham, Abigail Martin, Emily Robertson, John Wilson Skyes, Utku Kandemir, Meir Marmor, Amir Matityahu, R. Trigg McClellan, Eric Meinberg, Theodore Miclau, David Shearer, Paul Toogood, Anthony Ding, Erin Donohue, Jothi Murali, Ashraf El Naga, Jennifer Tangtiphaiboontana, Tigist Belaye, Eleni Berhaneselase, Alexandra Paul, Kartik Garg, Dimitry Pokhvashchev, Joshua L. Gary, Stephanie J. Warner, John W. Munz, Andrew M. Choo, Timothy S. Schor, Milton L. "Chip" Routt, Mayank Rao, Guillermo Pechero, Adam Miller, Michael Kutzler, Jennifer E. Hagen, Matthew Patrick, Richard Vlasak, Thomas Krupko, Kalia Sadasivan, Michael Talerico, Marybeth Horodyski, Chris Koenig, Daniel Bailey, Daniel Wentworth, Chi Van, Justin Schwartz, Marissa Pazik, Niloofar Dehghan, Clifford B. Jones, J. Tracy Watson, Michael McKee, Ammar Karim, Debra L. Sietsema, Alyse Williams, Tayler Dykes, William T. Obremsky, Amir A. Jahangir, Manish Sethi, Robert Boyce, Philip Mitchell, Daniel J. Stinner, Karen Trochez, Andres Rodriguez, Vamshi G.... Association of COVID-19 With Achieving Time-to-Surgery Benchmarks in Patients With Musculoskeletal Trauma. JAMA Health Forum. 2021 Oct 1; 2(10):e213460. PMID:

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

Alrabaa RG, Padaki AS, Vijittrakarnrung C, Lansdown DA, Kandemir U, Tangtiphaiboontana J. Anatomic Osteochondral Allograft Reconstruction for Concomitant Large Hill-Sachs and Reverse Hill-Sachs Lesions. Arthrosc Tech. 2023 Jan; 12(1):e53-e57. PMID: 36814975

Roberts HJ, Rogers SE, Ward DT, Kandemir U. Protocol-based interdisciplinary co-management for hip fracture care: 3 years of experience at an academic medical center. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2022 Jul; 142(7):1491-1497. PMID: 33651146

Kandemir U, Cogan C. Reply to Letter to the Editor: Preoperative Peripheral Nerve Blocks in Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery: A Guide to Diagnosis-Based Treatment. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2023 05 01; 31(9):e463-e464. PMID: 36821397

Favian Su, Jennifer Tangtiphaiboontana, Utku Kandemir. Management of Greater Tuberosity Fracture Dislocations of the Shoulder. JSES Reviews Reports and Techniques. 2023 Aug 1. PMID:

Utku Kandemir, Emily H. Naclerio, Michael D. McKee, David J. Weatherby, Peter A. Cole, Kevin Tetsworth. Humerus fractures: selecting fixation for a successful outcome. OTA International The Open Access Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2023 Jun 16; 6(3S):e259. PMID:

Pengfei Wang, Utku Kandemir. Incidence and Risk Factors of Clinically Important Venous Thromboembolism in Tibial Plateau Fractures. . 2019 Sep 16. PMID:

Kandemir U, Naclerio EH, McKee MD, Weatherby DJ, Cole PA, Tetsworth K. Humerus fractures: selecting fixation for a successful outcome. OTA Int. 2023 Jun; 6(3 Suppl):e259. PMID: 37533442

Roddy E, Kandemir U. High rate of avascular necrosis but excellent patient-reported outcomes after open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of proximal humerus fracture dislocations: should ORIF be considered as primary treatment? J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2023 Oct; 32(10):2097-2104. PMID: 37224914

Allahabadi S, Janghala A, Kandemir U. Suture button placed beneath plate fixation for complex distal clavicle fractures and acromioclavicular joint injuries: a technical note. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2023 Oct; 33(7):3175-3180. PMID: 36995390

Kandemir U, Janghala A. Difficult Diaphyseal Femur Fractures: Pearls and Pitfalls. Instr Course Lect. 2023; 72:405-427. PMID: 36534870

Weatherford BM, Matz J, Kandemir U. Displaced Intra-articular Calcaneus Fractures: Extensile Lateral and Less Invasive Approaches. Instr Course Lect. 2023; 72:543-554. PMID: 36534878

Gorczyca J, Kandemir U. Femoral Neck Fractures in Young and Middle-Aged Adults: Pearls and Pitfalls. Instr Course Lect. 2023; 72:357-373. PMID: 36534867

Roddy E, Magnuson E, Firoozabadi R, Kandemir U. Fractures of the Talus and Pantalar Dislocations. Instr Course Lect. 2023; 72:517-541. PMID: 36534877

Parikh K, Kandemir U, Agarwal A. Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures: Pearls and Pitfalls in Managing Difficult Fractures. Instr Course Lect. 2023; 72:375-387. PMID: 36534868

Ganta A, Kandemir U, Konda SR. Subtrochanteric Femur Fractures: Pearls and Pitfalls. Instr Course Lect. 2023; 72:389-403. PMID: 36534869

Wang P, Yan X, Fei C, Zhang B, Xing J, Zhang K, Kandemir U. Incidence and risk factors of clinically important venous thromboembolism in tibial plateau fractures. Sci Rep. 2022 Nov 23; 12(1):20206. PMID: 36424499

Cherches MF, Halvorson R, Lalchandani G, Kandemir U, Lattanza LL, Lee N. Anatomic Radial Head Arthroplasty: The Importance of Implant Angle. J Hand Surg Am. 2022 06; 47(6):534-539. PMID: 35397935

Halvorson RT, Lalchandani GR, Cherches MF, Petit LM, Lattanza L, Lee NH, Kandemir U. Interobserver and Intraobserver Reliability of Classification Systems for Radiographic Complications After Radial Head Arthroplasty. J Hand Surg Am. 2023 05; 48(5):513.e1-513.e8. PMID: 35181176

Holler JT, Kandemir U. Intraoperative Fluoroscopy for Correcting Rotational Malalignment After Fixation of Tibial Shaft Fracture: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2021 08 16; 11(3). PMID: 34398844

Wang P, Kandemir U, Zhang B, Fei C, Zhuang Y, Zhang K. The effect of new preoperative preparation method compared to conventional method in complex acetabular fractures: minimum 2-year follow-up. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2021 Feb; 141(2):215-222. PMID: 32458075

Roddy E, Patterson JT, Kandemir U. Delay of Antibiotic Administration Greater than 2 Hours Predicts Surgical Site Infection in Open Fractures. Injury. 2020 Sep; 51(9):1999-2003. PMID: 32482427

Wang P, Kandemir U, Zhang K, Zhang B, Song Z, Huang H, Wei X, Wang H, Cong Y, Zhuang Y. Treatment of capitellar and trochlear fractures with posterior comminution: minimum 2-year follow-up. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2019 May; 28(5):931-938. PMID: 30595502

Kandemir U. Distal femur: dynamization of plating. Injury. 2018 Jun; 49 Suppl 1:S44-S48. PMID: 29929692

Kandemir U, Augat P, Konowalczyk S, Wipf F, von Oldenburg G, Schmidt U. Implant Material, Type of Fixation at the Shaft, and Position of Plate Modify Biomechanics of Distal Femur Plate Osteosynthesis. J Orthop Trauma. 2017 Aug; 31(8):e241-e246. PMID: 28394844

Kandemir U, Herfat S, Herzog M, Viscogliosi P, Pekmezci M. Fatigue Failure in Extra-Articular Proximal Tibia Fractures: Locking Intramedullary Nail Versus Double Locking Plates-A Biomechanical Study. J Orthop Trauma. 2017 Feb; 31(2):e49-e54. PMID: 28129271

Kandemir U, Fu FH, McMahon PJ. Elbow injuries. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2002 Mar; 14(2):160-7. PMID: 11845021

Education

M.D.

Hacettepe University

1993

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About Utku Kandemir, MD

Dr. Utku Kandemir, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, is an orthopedic surgeon renowned for his specialization in traumatic injuries and complex trauma reconstruction. His clinical expertise spans the treatment of fractures involving the pelvis, hip, shoulder, elbow, arm, knee, ankle, and leg, as well as the management of posttraumatic deformities and infections.

A native of Turkey, Dr. Kandemir completed his medical degree and residencies in internal medicine and orthopedic surgery at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in Ankara. He further honed his skills through a research fellowship in sports medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and an orthopedic trauma fellowship at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, UCSF.

Dr. Kandemir is actively involved in research, with a focus on fractures and joint biomechanics. He is a member of several prestigious organizations including the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, AO North America, American College of Surgeons, and a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Dr. Kandemir's commitment to education is demonstrated through his national and international teaching and lecturing engagements.

Dr. Kandemir is passionate about developing better teamwork in Orthopaedic Surgery. He is committed to providing the highest quality and most current techniques to patient care and resident education in Orthopaedic Surgery.