Traumatology Biosketches.
Last updated Wednesday, February 09, 2005
Stephen K. Benirschke, MD
Dr. Stephen Benirschke is a graduate of the Case Western Reserve
University. He completed a fellowship in at Rätisches Kantons-und
Regional Hospital in Switzerland with Prof. Tom Ruedi.
He started as an Acting Instructor at the University of Washington
in 1985 and has been a Professor at the University of Washington since
2000. He is a member of the Resident Selection Committee and the
Musculoskeletal Core Course. With a predominant interest in foot and
ankle injuries, Dr. Benirschke has published over 45 peer-reviewed
articles, 3 book chapters and has presented at numerous medical
meetings. He was also the primary investigator on an AO ASIF Research
Grant.
2003 – 2004 Bibliography:
Barei DP, Bellabarba C, Sangeorzan BJ, Benirschke SK: Fractures of the Calcaneus. Orthopaedic Clinic NA 33(1):263-285, 2002.
Harvey EJ, Henley MB, Swiontkowski MF, Agel J, Benirschke SK: The use of a locking custom contoured blade plate for peri-articular nonunions. Injury, 34(2):111-6, Feb. 2003.
Benirschke SK, Kramer PA. Wound healing complications in closed and open calcaneal fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 2004 Jan;18(1):1-6. Review.
Cooper J, Benirschke S, Sangeorzan B, Bernards C, Edwards W.
Sciatic nerve blockade improves early postoperative analgesia after
open repair of calcaneus fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 2004
Apr;18(4):197-201.
Vallier HA, Nork SE, Benirschke SK, Sangeorzan BJ. Surgical treatment of talar body fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2003 Sep;85-A(9):1716-24.
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