2024
Percent Final Height Is a Novel Method That Identifies Differences Between the Rate of Development in American Children of Different Races
Taylor T, Yang A, Lee T, Diejomaoh R, Bridges C, Kan J, Smith B, Cooperman D. Percent Final Height Is a Novel Method That Identifies Differences Between the Rate of Development in American Children of Different Races. Journal Of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2024, 44: e852-e857. PMID: 38938106, DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000002763.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHand X-raysLevel IVWhite patientsHispanic malesAsian femalesHispanic femalesStudent's t-testHispanic childrenWhite femalesWhite childrenRetrospective reviewFinal heightBlack patientsPatientsRadiographic Atlas of Skeletal DevelopmentTherapeutic Study Level IVSkeletal maturityYounger ageAsian childrenMonthsCaucasian ancestryStage 1T-testBlack malesMaleOptimizing calibration of modern skeletal maturity systems
Furdock R, Moyal A, Benedick A, Lin F, Hao Y, Cooperman D, Sanders J, Liu R. Optimizing calibration of modern skeletal maturity systems. Journal Of Children's Orthopaedics 2024, 18: 229-235. PMID: 38567044, PMCID: PMC10984147, DOI: 10.1177/18632521241229954.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Performance and reliability assessment of a lower dose, task-based scoliosis radiography protocol in pediatric patients
Al-Dasuqi K, Taylor E, Ehrlich L, Cooperman D, Socci A, Tuason D, Hoerner M, Staib L, Silva C. Performance and reliability assessment of a lower dose, task-based scoliosis radiography protocol in pediatric patients. Pediatric Radiology 2023, 54: 146-153. PMID: 38010426, DOI: 10.1007/s00247-023-05812-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDose area productPatient heightAdequate image qualityEffective doseExposure indexMedian effective doseLower radiation exposureComparison of proportionsChi-squared testIntraclass correlation coefficientBland-Altman plotsConsecutive patientsPediatric patientsIncident air kermaDose reductionLow doseSkeletal maturityRadiographsPatientsAir kermaRadiation exposureScoliosis radiographyStatistical significanceDoseSpinal curvature
2018
A quantitative method for the radiological assessment of skeletal maturity using the distal femur.
Knapik D, Sanders J, Gilmore A, Weber D, Cooperman D, Liu R. A quantitative method for the radiological assessment of skeletal maturity using the distal femur. The Bone & Joint Journal 2018, 100-B: 1106-1111. PMID: 30062944, PMCID: PMC6152884, DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.100b8.bjj-2017-1489.r1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPyle bone ageDistal femoral physisBone ageFinal heightFemoral physisDistal femurSkeletal maturityChronological ageBone Joint JMean ageHealthy childrenRadiological assessmentSerial radiographsLinear regression analysisCentral peak valuePhysisAgeRegression analysisThree yearsRadiographsFemurGreulichGenderChildrenBinary and analogue markers of skeletal maturity: Clinical utility of the thenar and plantar sesamoids
Nicholson A, Sanders J, Liu R, Cooperman D. Binary and analogue markers of skeletal maturity: Clinical utility of the thenar and plantar sesamoids. Journal Of Children's Orthopaedics 2018, 12: 76-83. PMID: 29456758, PMCID: PMC5813129, DOI: 10.1302/1863-2548.12.170192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSkeletal maturityHeight velocityOssification centersSmall ossification centreCubic spline modelsSets of radiographsAnnual radiographsPhysical examinationHealthy childrenClinical utilitySanders stagesLeft handMaximum height velocitySesamoidsPlantarRadiographsThenarMarkersMorphological appearanceAge threeChildrenYearsVelocity of growthSpline modelPatients
2017
The Uniform Pattern of Growth and Skeletal Maturation during the Human Adolescent Growth Spurt
Sanders JO, Qiu X, Lu X, Duren DL, Liu RW, Dang D, Menendez ME, Hans SD, Weber DR, Cooperman DR. The Uniform Pattern of Growth and Skeletal Maturation during the Human Adolescent Growth Spurt. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 16705. PMID: 29196711, PMCID: PMC5711808, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-16996-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent growth spurtFinal heightGrowth spurtHealthy childrenSkeletal maturityPeak height velocityLongitudinal PopulationPeak Height Velocity TimingSkeletal maturationHeight velocityGrowth patternChild growthLongitudinal studyChildrenAdolescent growthFuture studiesAgeSpurtAmerican populationIndividual childrenDifferent agesSimilar patternNorth American populations
2016
Longitudinal radiographic behavior of accessory navicular in pediatric patients
Knapik DM, Guraya SS, Conry KT, Cooperman DR, Liu RW. Longitudinal radiographic behavior of accessory navicular in pediatric patients. Journal Of Children's Orthopaedics 2016, 10: 685-689. PMID: 27807730, PMCID: PMC5145827, DOI: 10.1007/s11832-016-0777-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAccessory navicularFemale subjectsSkeletal maturityOverall incidenceMean agePediatric subjectsAge of fusionMedical chartsPediatric patientsPediatric populationCalcaneal apophysisRadiographic behaviorFusion rateNavicularNatural historyRadiographsIncidenceTime of fusionAgeSignificant differencesPatientsUnilateral radiographsSubjectsComparable levelsSerial images
2002
Association of Bladder Exstrophy With Congenital Pathology of the Hip and Lumbosacral Spine: A Long-Term Follow-Up Study of 13 Patients
Kaar S, Cooperman D, Blakemore L, Thompson G, Petersilge C, Elder J, Heiple K. Association of Bladder Exstrophy With Congenital Pathology of the Hip and Lumbosacral Spine: A Long-Term Follow-Up Study of 13 Patients. Journal Of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2002, 22: 62-66. DOI: 10.1097/00004694-200201000-00014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLumbosacral spineUrologic repairBladder exstrophyBilateral iliac osteotomyPeriodic radiographic evaluationLong-term followAbnormal radiographic findingsMild acetabular dysplasiaIliac osteotomyRadiographic findingsRadiographic evaluationAcetabular dysplasiaPelvic abnormalitiesPelvic reconstructionCongenital pathologyShort statureSkeletal maturityPatientsNormal lifeSpineExstrophyRepairDysplasiaFollowOsteotomy