Gregory A Schmale, MD
Sports Medicine, Orthopedics, Fracture Program, Foot and Ankle Deformities
On staff since September 2000
Children's Title: Chief, Orthopedic Medical Education; Program Director, Orthopedics Residency; Clinic Chief, Sports
Academic Title: Associate Professor
Research Center: Center for Clinical and Translational Research
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Patient Testimonials
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Awards and Honors
Award Name Award Description Awarded By Award Date SEATTLE TOP DOCTOR - 2022 Seattle Magazine 2022 ABOS WLA selected Knowledge Source, 2020, 2021 Schmale, G.A., Mazor, S. Mercer, L., Bompadre, V.: Lack of Benefit of Physiotherapy on Function and Mobility after Supracondylar Humeral Fracture: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American, 96(11):944-950, June 2014. ABOS 2020 - 2021 “Top Nine While You Dine” Poster Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine 7th Annual Meeting 2020 Bosenberg Award Winning Presentation Pediatric Anesthesiology Annual Meeting 2018 SEATTLE MAGAZINE TOP DOCTOR - 2016 Seattle Magazine 2016 U.S. News Top Doctor U.S. News and World Report 2012 Seattle Magazine Top Doctor - 2012 Seattle Magazine Top Doctor - 2012 Seattle Magazine Top Doctor - 2012 2012 Teacher of the Quarter, Winter 2005 University of Washington School of Medicine 2005 Resident of the Year Department of Orthopaedics, Wake Area Health Education Center, Raleigh, NC 1998 - 1999 -
Publications
Manuscripts in Refereed Journals
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O'Donnell R, Bokshan S, Brown K, Aoyama JT, Ganley TJ, Fabricant PD, Patel NM, Ellis HB Jr, Green DW, Kushare I, Lee RJ, McKay S, Rhodes J, Sachleben B, Sargent C, Schmale GA, Yen YM, Mistovich RJ, Cruz AI JrAnterior Cruciate Ligament Tear Following Operative Treatment of Pediatric Tibial Eminence Fractures in a Multicenter Cohort
33654026 Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics, 2021 May : 41(5)284-289 -
Hinkle A, Dickason CQ, Jinguji T, Shenoi S, Thapa M, Saper MG, Bompadre V, Schmale GAPrevalence and Severity of Juvenile Osteochondritis Dissecans in Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
33718500 Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2021 Feb. : 9(2)2325967120984139 PMCID:PMC7917878 -
Tibial Spine Research Group., Prasad N, Aoyama JT, Ganley TJ, Ellis HB Jr, Mistovich RJ, Yen YM, Fabricant PD, Green DW, Cruz AI Jr, McKay S, Kushare I, Schmale GA, Rhodes JT, Jagodzinski J, Sachleben BC, Sargent MC, Lee RJA Comparison of Nonoperative and Operative Treatment of Type 2 Tibial Spine Fractures
33553452 Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2021 Jan. : 9(1)2325967120975410 PMCID:PMC7841676 -
Ellis HB, Zynda AJ, Cruz AI Jr, Sachleben B, Sargent C, Green D, Schmale G, Jagodzinski J, Rhodes J, Mistovich J, Fabricant PD, McKay S, Lee RJ, Yen YM, Ganley TClassification and Treatment of Pediatric Tibial Spine Fractures: Assessing Reliability Among a Tibial Spine Research Interest Group
32991493 Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics, 2021 Jan. : 41(1)e20-e25 -
Shimberg JL, Aoyama JT, Leska TM, Ganley TJ, Fabricant PD, Patel NM, Cruz AI Jr, Ellis HB Jr, Schmale GA, Tibial Spine Research Interest Group., Green DW, Jagodzinski JE, Kushare I, Lee RJ, McKay S, Rhodes J, Sachleben B, Sargent C, Yen YM, Mistovich RJTibial Spine Fractures: How Much Are We Missing Without Pretreatment Advanced Imaging? A Multicenter Study
32970957 The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2020 Nov. : 48(13)3208-3213 -
Bram JT, Aoyama JT, Mistovich RJ, Ellis HB Jr, Schmale GA, Yen YM, McKay SD, Fabricant PD, Green DW, Lee RJ, Cruz AI Jr, Kushare IV, Shea KG, Ganley TJFour Risk Factors for Arthrofibrosis in Tibial Spine Fractures: A National 10-Site Multicenter Study
32898426 The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2020 Oct. : 48(12)2986-2993 -
Kushare, I., Lee, J.R., Ellis, H.B., Fabricant, P.D., Ganley, T.J., Green, D.W., McKay, S., Patel, N.M., Schmale, G.A., Weber, M.B., Tibial Spine Research Interest Group (PRiSM), Mistovich, R.JTibial Spine Fracture Management - Surgical & Technical Tips from the Tibial Spine Fracture Research Interest Group
Journal of POSNA, 2020 May : 2(1) -
Holland EL, Robbins RE, Low DK, Bosenberg AT, Bompadre V, Schmale GAComparison of Continuous Adductor Canal and Femoral Nerve Blocks for Analgesia and Return of Quadriceps Function After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Adolescent Patients
32368748 Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation, 2020 April : 2(2)e121-128 PMCID:PMC7190540 -
Adams AJ, O'Hara NN, Abzug JM, Aoyama JT, Tibial Spine Research Group., Ganley TJ, Carey JL, Cruz AI Jr, Ellis HB Jr, Fabricant PD, Green DW, Heyworth BE, Janicki JA, Kocher MS, Lawrence JTR, Lee RJ, McKay SD, Mistovich RJ, Patel NM, Polousky JD, Rhodes JT, Sachleben BC, Sargent MC, Schmale GA, Shea KG, Yen YMPediatric Type II Tibial Spine Fractures: Addressing the Treatment Controversy With a Mixed-Effects Model
31489334 Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2019 Aug. : 7(8)2325967119866162 PMCID:PMC6713965 -
O'Brien AO, Stokes J, Bompadre V, Schmale GAConcomitant Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Temporary Hemiepiphysiodesis in the Skeletally Immature: A Combined Technique
30628975 Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics, 2019 Aug. : 39(7)e500-e505 -
Schmale G.A., Bayomy A.F., O’Brien A.O., Bompadre VThe Reliability of Full-Length Lower Limb Radiographic Alignment Measurements in Skeletally Immature Youth
Journal of Children's Orthopaedics, 2019 : 1367-72 -
Bayomy AF, Bompadre V, Schmale GAThe Impact of Transphyseal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction on Lower Extremity Growth and Alignment
30733028 Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery, 2019 March : 35(3)940-949 -
Saper MG, Fantozzi P, Bompadre V, Racicot M, Schmale GAReturn-to-Sport Testing After Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction in Adolescent Athletes
30854403 Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2019 March : 7(3)2325967119828953 PMCID:PMC6399765 -
Khorsand D, Khwaja A, Schmale GAEarly Musculoskeletal Classroom Education Confers Little Advantage to Medical Student Knowledge and Competency in the Absence of Clinical Experiences: A Retrospective Comparison Study
29580252 BMC Medical Education, 2018 March : 18(1)46 PMCID:PMC5870478 -
Kerr D.L., Loraas E.K., Links A.C., Brogan T.V., Schmale G.A.Toxic Shock in Children with Bone and Joint Infections: a Review of Seven Years of Patients Admitted to One Intensive Care Unit
Journal of Children's Orthopaedics, 2017 : 11387-392 -
Walker BJ, Schmale GA, McCreary F, McFadyen JG, Bompadre V, Flack SH, Bosenberg ATRegional Anesthesia for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Adolescents
27119304 Pediatric Anesthesia, 2016 June : 26(6)668-669 -
Schmale, GA, Bompadre, VAspirations of the Ilium and Proximal Femur Increase the Likelihood of Culturing an Organism in Patients with Presumed Septic Arthritis of the Hip
J Child Orthop, 2015 July : 9(4)313-318 -
Schmale GA, Kweon C, Larson RV, Bompadre VHigh Satisfaction Yet Decreased Activity 4 Years After Transphyseal ACL Reconstruction
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 2014 July : 472(7)2168-2174 -
Schmale, G.A., Mazor, S., Mercer, L., Bompadre, V.Lack of Benefit of Physiotherapy on Function and Mobility after Supracondylar Humerus Fracture: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American, 2014 June : 96(11)944-950 PMCID:24897743 -
Pace, J.L., Wiater, B.P., Shank, C.F., Jinguji, T.M., Schmale, G.A., Bittner, R.C.L., Bompadre, V., Stults, J.K., and Krengel III, W.F.Baumanns Angle and Radial-Ulnar Overlap: A Surrogate Measure to Correct for Variation in the Angle of the X-ray Beam
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 2012 July : 32(5)467-472 -
Krengel III, W.F., Wiater, B.P., Pace, J.L., Jinguji, T.M., Bittner, R.C.L., Bompadre, V., Stults, J.K., and Schmale, G.A.Does Using the Medial or Lateral Capitellar Line Improve Reliability of Baumanns Angle Measurement on Plain X-Ray
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 2012 June : 32(4)372-377 -
Loraas, E.K. and Schmale, G.A.Endoscopically-aided Physeal Bar Take-down and Guided Growth for Treatment of Angular Limb Deformity
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics B, 2012 : 21(4)348-351 -
Shank, C.F., Wiater, B.P., Pace, J.L., Jinguji, T.M., Schmale, G.A., Bittner, R.C.L., Bompadre, V., Stults, J.K., and Krengel III, W.F.The Lateral Capitellohumeral Angle in Normal Children: Mean, Variation and Reliability in Comparison to Baumanns Angle
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 2011 April - 2011 May : 31(3)266-271 -
Schmale GA, Hawkins DS, Rutledge J, Conrad EUMalignant Degeneration in Two Children with Multiple Hereditary Osteochondromas
20467466 Sarcoma, 2010 : Article ID 417105 -
Bushnell BD, May R, Campion ER, Schmale GA, Henderson RCHemiepiphysiodesis for Late-Onset Tibia Vara
19305281 Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics, 2009 April - 2009 May : 29(3)285-289 -
Woodhouse E, Schmale GA, Simonian P, Tencer A, Huber P, Seidel KReproductive Hormone Effects on Strength of the Rat Anterior Cruciate Ligament
17187283 Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2007 April : 15453-460 -
Bjornson KF, Schmale GA, Adamczyk-Foster A, McLaughlin JThe Effect of Dynamic Ankle Foot Orthoses on Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy
17065944 Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics, 2006 Nov. : 26(6)773-776 -
Schmale GA, Eilert RE, Chang F, Seidel KHigh Re-operation Rates Following Early Treatment of the Subluxating Hip in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy
16932101 Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics, 2006 Sept. : 26(5)617-623 -
Lynch JR, Schmale GA, Schaad DC, Leopold SSImportant Demographic Variables Impact Musculoskeletal Knowledge and Confidence of Academic Primary Care Physicians
16818986 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American, 2006 July : 88(7)1589-1595 -
Lee, M.B., Schmale, G.A., and Leopold, S. STotal Hip Arthroplasty in the Osteoporotic Patient
Advances in Osteoporotic Fracture Management, 2006 : 4(3) -
Schmale GAMore Evidence of Educational Inadequacies in Musculoskeletal Medicine
16056057 Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 2005 Aug. : 437251-259
Book Chapters
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Erickson, M.A., Schmale, G.ALateral and Posterior Injuries of the Knee in Children, DeLee and Dreezs Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Principles and Practice
DeLee, J., Dreez, D., and Miller, M., Editors, Saunders, Philadelphia, 2003 -
Erickson, M.A., Schmale, G.A.Medial Ligament Injuries in Children, DeLee and Dreezs Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Principles and Practice
DeLee, J., Dreez, D., and Miller, M., Editors, Saunders, Philadelphia, 2003
Other Publications
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Schmale, G.A.Journal Scan: Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics: January - December 2007
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 2009 : 467(2)590-595 -
Schmale, G.A.Journal Scan: Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics: June - December 2006
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 2007 : 464256-261 -
Schmale, G.A.Journal Scan: Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics: January - June 2006
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 2007 : 457264-269
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Presentations
Presentation Title Event Location Date Pediatric Long Bone Fractures: Using Intramedullary Fixation while Staying out of Trouble Surgical Implant Generation Network Richland, WA Sept. 2016 Treatment of Pediatric Femoral Fractures Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Rosales Hospital Leon, Nicaragua Oct. 2015 Treatment Alternatives for Pediatric Femoral Fractures Surgical Implant Generation Network Richland, WA Sept. 2015 Pediatric ACL Injuries Invited Guest Lecture, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital Seoul, South Korea Feb. 2015 The SIGN Program and the Pediatric Nail Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Los Angeles, CA May 2014 The Painful Pediatric and Adolescent Knee; Common Pediatric Fractures Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Rosales Hospital Leon, Nicaragua April 2014 Aspirations of the Ilium and Proximal Femur Increase the Likelihood of Culturing an Organism in Patients with Presumed Septic Arthritis of the Hip Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Toronto, Canada May 2013 Common Pediatric Disorders of the Lower Extremity, Knee Pain in Children and Adolescents, Foot Pain in Children and Adolescents Orthopaedic Grand Rounds Rosales Hospital, Leon, Nicaragua March 2013 Evaluation and Management of the Dislocating Patella Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Rosales Hospital Leon, Nicaragua April 2012 Lack of Benefit of Physiotherapy on Function and Mobility after Supracondylar Humerus Fracture: A Randomized Controlled Trial Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Denver, CO 2012 Treatment Recommendations for Pediatric Femur Fractures Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Rosales Hospital Leon, Nicaragua April 2011 Hip and Knee Injuries in Children and Adolescents L.T. Staheli Pediatric Orthopaedic Update Seattle, WA Jan. 2011 Pediatric Femur Fractures Surgical Implant Generation Network Richland, WA Sept. 2010 Pediatric Femur Fractures Washington State Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting Bellevue, WA 2010 Paralysis Cerebral: A Brief Overview Combined Pediatric and Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Hospital Fernando Velez Paiz Managua, Nicaragua Oct. 2009 Common Fractures in Children and Adolescents, Pediatric Hip Disorders: DDH Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Rosales Hospital Leon, Nicaragua Oct. 2009 Sports Injuries about the Hip L.T. Staheli Pediatric Orthopaedic Update Seattle, WA Jan. 2009 -
Research Funding
Grant Title Grantor Amount Award Date Surgeon Experience and Complications in Two Commonly Treated Orthopedic Conditions Seattle Children’s Hospital Faculty Research Support Fund $4,500 April 2020 - Sept. 2020 Surgeon Experience and Complications in Two Commonly Treated Orthopedic Conditions Seattle Children’s Hospital Faculty Research Support Fund $3,622 April 2019 - Sept. 2019 Return to Motion After Supracondylar Humerus Fracture: A Randomized Controlled Trial Seattle Childrens Hospital Academic Enrichment Fund $50,000 2007 - 2011 Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in the Skeletally Immature Childrens Hospital and Regional Medical Center L.T. Staheli Endowment $15,000 2004 - 2006
Overview
- Board Certification(s)
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Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
- Medical/Professional School
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University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
- Residency
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University of North Carolina Healthcare, Chapel Hill, NC
- Fellowship
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Children's Hospital, Denver, CO
- Clinical Interests
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Pediatric and adolescent sports medicine; general pediatric orthopedics including trauma; diseases and deformities of the upper and lower extremities, including Multiple Osteochondromas
- Research Description
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Translational Research: recovery after infection and trauma, and particularly recovery after sports injury in children and adolescents
- Research Focus Area
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Translational Research