AprilDArmstrongMD,BSc (PT), MSc, FRCSC

PubMed

• Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in shoulder surgery: a break-even cost-effectiveness study.
  Brandon J Martinazzi, Peter F Monahan, Jesse L King, Kempland C Walley, Gregory J Kirchner, Updegrove, G., Stauch, C.> ;Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2023 Nov 7
• 1 citations
  Trends and outcomes of outpatient total shoulder arthroplasty after its removal from CMS's inpatient-only list.
  , Evan A O'Donnell, Matthew J Best, Jason E Simon, Harry Liu, Xiaoran Zhang, April D Armstrong, Jon J P Warner, Adam Z Khan, Catherine J Fedorka, Michael B Gottschalk,...> ;Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2024 Apr 1
• The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: Residents Perspectives on Learning to Teach Over 7 Years.
  Sandra Jarvis-Selinger, April Armstrong, Katherine Wisener> ;JB & JS Open Access. 2023 Jun 2
• The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on racial disparities in patients undergoing total shoulder arthroplasty in the United States.
  , Matthew J Best, Catherine J Fedorka, Robert M Belniak, Derek A Haas, Xiaoran Zhang, April D Armstrong, Joseph A Abboud, Andrew Jawa, Evan A O'Donnell, Jason E Simon,...> ;JSES International. 2023 Mar 1
• 1 citations
  Higher Surgeon Volume is Associated With a Lower Rate of Subsequent Revision Procedures After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A National Analysis.
  Matthew J Best, Catherine J Fedorka, Derek A Haas, Xiaoran Zhang, Adam Z Khan, April D Armstrong, Joseph A Abboud, Andrew Jawa, Evan A O'Donnell, Robert M Belniak, Jas...> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2023 Aug 1
• 5 citations
  Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on shoulder arthroplasty: surgical trends and postoperative care pathway analysis.
  , Adam Z Khan, Matthew J Best, Catherine J Fedorka, Robert M Belniak, Derek A Haas, Xiaoran Zhang, April D Armstrong, Andrew Jawa, Evan A O'Donnell, Jason E Simon, Eri...> ;Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2022 Dec 1
• 1 citations
  Movement compensation is driven by the deltoid and teres minor muscles following severe rotator cuff tear.
  Joshua Pataky, Lyndsay Engle, Vijitha Seelam, Sujata Khandare, Zoe M Moore, April D Armstrong, Meghan E Vidt> ;Clinical Biomechanics. 2022 Dec 1
• Pectoralis major tendon transfer for management of subscapularis failure after anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty: technique and results.
  Gary Updegrove, Jacquelyn Kohler, Padmavathi Ponnuru, April D Armstrong> ;JSES Reviews, Reports, and Techniques. 2022 Nov 1
• 7 citations
  American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery's Initiatives Toward Competency-Based Education.
  Ann E Van Heest, April D Armstrong, Michael S Bednar, James E Carpenter, Kevin L Garvin, John J Harrast, David F Martin, Peter M Murray, Terrance D Peabody, Charles L ...> ;JB & JS Open Access. 2022 May 19
• 4 citations
  Glenohumeral joint loading is impacted by rotator cuff tear severity during functional task performance.
  Joshua Pataky, Vijitha Seelam, Lyndsay Engle, Sujata Khandare, April D. Armstrong, Meghan E. Vidt> ;Clinical Biomechanics. 2021 Oct 5
• 2 citations
  Virtual Simulation for Interactive Visualization of 3D Fracture Fixation Biomechanics.
  Gregory S. Lewis, Hwabok Wee, Jared Vicory, April D. Armstrong, J. Spence Reid> ;The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2021 Aug 4
• Operative Management of Failed Rotator Cuff Repair With Soft Tissue Release.
  Nicholas Bertha, Gary F. Updegrove, Ghazal Staity, Padmavathi Ponnuru, April D. Armstrong> ;Cureus. 2021 Jun 27
• Analysis of Long-Term Outcomes Following Surgical Contracture Release of the Elbow: A Case Series.
  Brittany Ammerman, Gary F. Updegrove, Padmavathi Ponnuru, April D. Armstrong> ;Cureus. 2021 Apr 26
• 21 citations
  Predictors of acromial and scapular stress fracture after reverse shoulder arthroplasty: a study by the ASES Complications of RSA Multicenter Research Group
  Kuhan A. Mahendraraj, Joseph A. Abboud, April Armstrong, Luke S. Austin, Tyler J. Brolin, Vahid Entezari, Lisa G.M. Friedman, Grant E. Garrigues, Brian M. Grawe, Lawre...> ;Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2021 Mar 4
• 1 citations
  Use of the Behavior Assessment Tool in 18 Pilot Residency Programs.
  April D. Armstrong, Julie Agel, Matthew D. Beal, Michael S. Bednar, Michelle S. Caird, James E. Carpenter, Stuart T Guthrie, Paul J. Juliano, Matthew D. Karam, Dawn M....> ;JB & JS Open Access. 2020 Nov 23
• 9 citations
  Risk Factors for Increased Postoperative Pain and Recommended Orderset for Postoperative Analgesic Usage.
  April D. Armstrong, Susan E. Hassenbein, Sarah Black, Christopher S. Hollenbeak> ;The Clinical Journal of Pain. 2020 Nov 1
• 6 citations
  Finite Element-Predicted Effects of Screw Configuration in Proximal Humerus Fracture Fixation
  Maryam Tilton, April D. Armstrong, Hwabok Wee, Michael W. Hast, Guha Manogharan, Gregory S. Lewis> ;Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 2020 Aug 1
• 16 citations
  The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Response to COVID-19.
  Rick W. Wright, April D. Armstrong, Frederick M. Azar, Michael S. Bednar, James E. Carpenter, Jack B. Evans, John M. Flynn, Kevin L. Garvin, Joshua J. Jacobs, James D....> ;The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2020 Jun 1
• 9 citations
  Efficacy of local infiltration anesthesia versus interscalene nerve blockade for total shoulder arthroplasty
  Gary F. Updegrove, Padmavathi Ponnuru, Allen R. Kunselman, April D. Armstrong> ;JSES International. 2020 Mar 3
• 2 citations
  Clinical Outcomes and Shoulder Kinematics for the "Gray Zone" Extra-articular Scapula Fracture in 5 Patients.
  Jyoti Sharma, Candice Maenza, Andrea Myers, Erik Lehman, Andrew R. Karduna, Robert L. Sainburg, April D. Armstrong> ;International Journal of Orthopedics. 2020 Feb 7
• 4 citations
  A Multidisciplinary Approach to Expedite Surgical Hip Fracture Care
  Alex Burton, Charles M. Davis, Henry A. Boateng, Edward Fox, Patrick M. McQuillan, Berend Mets, Susan E. Hassenbein, Kevin P. Black, Ryan Munyon, Brian McGillen, April...> ;Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation. 2020 Jan 22
• 7 citations
  Biomechanical Testing of Additive Manufactured Proximal Humerus Fracture Fixation Plates
  Maryam Tilton, April D. Armstrong, Jennifer Sanville, Matthew Chin, Michael W. Hast, Gregory S. Lewis, Guha Manogharan> ;Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 2020 Jan 1
• 4 citations
  Important Elements in the Quality Improvement Curriculum for Orthopaedic Residents.
  Natalie H. Vaughn, Susan E. Hassenbein, Kevin P. Black, April D. Armstrong> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2019 Apr 3
• 4 citations
  Characterization of an anatomic safe zone surrounding the lower subscapular nerve during an open deltopectoral approach
  Kempland C. Walley, Kaitlin Saloky, Gary F. Updegrove, Hector Lopez, April D. Armstrong> ;Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2019 Apr 1
• 2 citations
  A Systems-Based Practice Curriculum in Orthopaedics: Successes and Challenges Moving Forward.
  Brittney Hacken, Sandra Jarvis-Selinger, April D. Armstrong, Sarah Black, Daniel Pratt, Kevin P. Black> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2019 Jan 2
• Join now to see all

Journal Articles

• Construct damage and loosening around glenoid implants: A longitudinal micro dash CT study of five cadaver specimens  
  Lewis GS, Brenza JB, Paul EM, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 1/2/2015
• Functional Outcomes Following Shoulder Resection: The Patient’s Perspective  
  Stevens N, Kim HM, JSES, 1/1/2015
• Simple Elbow Dislocation  
  Armstrong AD, Hand Clinics, 1/1/2015
• Glenoid Cement Mantle Characterization Using Micro CT of Three Cement Application Techniques  
  Flint WW, Lewis, GS, Wee HB, Bryce BJ, JSES, 1/1/2015
• Scapular Malunion in Vietnam War Veteran: Superior Medial Angle of Scapula Impinging on Clavicle  
  Sorenson SM, Armstrong AD, JBJS Case Connector, 1/1/2015
• Peri implant stress correlates with bone and cement morphology: micro FE modeling of implanted cadaveric glenoids  
  Wee HB, Flint WW, Lewis GS, J Ortho Research., 1/1/2015
• Quality and Safety in Orthopaedics: Learning and Teaching at the Same Time: AOA Critical Issues  
  Black KP, Egol KA, Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, 1/1/2015
• Testing of a novel pin array guide for accurate three dimensional glenoid component positioning  
  Lewis GS, Stevens NM, JSES, 1/1/2015
• Controversies in Shoulder Arthroplasty  
  Throckmorton TW, Tashjian RZ, Keener JD, Dines DM, Athwal GS, Iannotti JP, St Pierre P, Flanagin BA, Garofalo R, Krishnan S, Sajadi KR, Gulotta LV, Abboud JA, Sperling JW, Techniques Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 1/1/2015
• Evaluation of Patients’ Response Towards Osteoporosis Letter Intervention Versus Phone Call Plus Letter Intervention  
  O Brien LK, Hassenbein SE, Fox EJ, Geriatrics Orthopaedic Surgical Rehabilitation, 1/1/2015
• Multipotent mesenchymal stem cells from human subacromial bursa: potential for cell based tendon tissue engineering  
  Song N, Li F, Niyibizi C, Tissue Eng Part A, 1/1/2014
• Os Acromiale Rupture Associated with Massive Rotator Cuff Tear Causing Deltoid Insufficiency and Superior Humeral Escape, a Case Report  
  Pinkowski G, Armstrong AD, JBJS Case Connector, 1/1/2014
• Biomechanical studies: science (f)or common sense?  
  Van der Zwan AL, Spoor AB, van Vugt AB, Injury, 1/1/2014
• Evaluation and Management of Adult Shoulder Pain: A Focus on Rotator Cuff Disorders, Acromioclavicular Joint Arthritis, and Glenohumeral Arthritis, Common Musculoskel...  
  Armstrong AD, Medical Clinics of North America, 1/1/2014
• I feel disconnected: Learning Technologies in Resident Education  
  Armstrong AD, Jarvis Selinger S, Instructional Course Lecture, 1/1/2013
• Design Evolution of the Glenoid Component in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Rationale and Impact on Operative Technique  
  Armstrong AD, Lewis G, JBJS Reviews, 1/1/2013
• How surgeons decide when the evidence is inconclusive  
  A Lee Osterman, A.B. Spoor, J Hand Surg Am, 1/1/2013
• Mechanical characteristics of a novel posterior dash step prosthesis for biconcave glenoid defects  
  Kirane YM, Lewis GS, Sharkey NA, JSES, 1/1/2012
• Improved Magnetic Resonance Imaging Visualization of the Medial Collateral Ligament with Elbow Flexion  
  Keener B, Mosher T, Techniques in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 1/1/2012
• Management of anterior shoulder instability: ask the experts  
  Abboud JA, Armstrong AD, JSES, 1/1/2011
• Comparison of standard two dimensional and three dimensional corrected glenoid version measurements  
  Budge M, Lewis G, Hollenbeak CS, Coquia S, Flemming D, J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 1/1/2011
• Two dimensional glenoid version measurements vary with coronal and sagittal scapula rotation  
  Bryce C, Davison A, Lewis G, Flemming D, JBJS Am; Orthopaedic Research Society 54th Annual Meeting, 1/1/2010
• Medicine versus orthopaedic service for hospital management of hip fractures  
  Chuang CH, Pinkowski GJ, Hollenbeak CS, Clinic Orthop Relat Res, 1/1/2010
• Location of the optimized centerline of the glenoid vault; a comparison of two operative techniques using 3D computer modeling  
  Lewis G, Bryce C, Davison A, Hollenbeak C, Piazza S, JBJS (Am), 1/1/2010
• A biomechanical study of posterior glenoid bone loss and humeral head translation  
  Bryce CD, Davison AC, Okita N, Lewis GS, Sharkey NA, Journal of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery, 1/1/2010
• Join now to see all

Books/Book Chapters

• AAOS Comprehensive Orthopaedic Review 2 
  Chapter: Dislocations of the Elbow 
  Armstrong AD2014
• AAOS Comprehensive Orthopaedic Review 2 
  Chapter: Arthritides of the Elbow 
  Armstrong AD2014
• Orthopaedic Knowledge Update (OKU) 
  Chapter: Elbow Instability and Reconstruction 
  Armstrong AD, Murthi AEditors: William Levine.2014
• World Clinics in Orthopaedics: Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 
  Chapter: Non arthroplasty Treatment of Elbow Arthritis 
  Page 296 - 308Updegrove G, Armstrong ADEditors: Matthew S. Autstin, Gregg R. Klein.2014
• Orthopaedic Knowledge Update, Shoulder and Elbow 4 
  Chapter: Medial and Lateral Recurrent Elbow instability 
  Page 505 - 514Armstrong ADEditors: Mark S. Cohen,.2013
• CORD Textbook for Orthopaedic Educators 
  Chapter: The Resident Learning Environment 
  Armstrong AD2013
• Orthopaedic Knowledge Online 
  Chapter: OKO – Internal Impingement of the Shoulder 
  Gallo R, Hubbard M2010
• Orthopaedic Knowledge Update (OKU) 10 
  Chapter: Elbow and Forearm Trauma 
  Page 325 - 342Armstrong AD, Glaser DEditors: John M. Flynn.2010
• AAOS Comprehensive Orthopaedic Review 
  Chapter: Dislocations of the Elbow 
  Page 865 - 869Armstrong AD2009
• AAOS Comprehensive Orthopaedic Review 
  Chapter: Arthritides of the Elbow, Shoulder and Elbow Section 
  Page 871 - 876Armstrong AD2009
• Drees, DeLee and Miller Sports Medicine 
  Chapter: The Female Athlete 
  Page 475 - 491Griffin LY, DeMaio MEdition 3rd,2009
• Current Concepts in Elbow Surgery, Operatives Techniques in Orthopaedics 
  Chapter: Elbow Arthroscopy – Setup, Portals and Tools Necessary for Success 
  Page 209 - 219Budge M, Armstrong AD2009
• Orthopaedic Knowledge Update 3: Shoulder and Elbow 
  Chapter: Acute, Recurrent and Chronic Elbow Instabilities 
  Page 461 - 476Armstrong ADEditors: Galatz L.2008
• Orthopaedic Knowledge Update, Shoulder and Elbow 
  Chapter: Acute, Recurrent and Chronic Elbow Instabilities 
  Armstrong ADEditors: Leesa M. Galatz.2008
• Minimally Invasive Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 
  Chapter: Elbow Arthroscopy: set up, anatomy and portal placement 
  Armstrong AD, Strigens TJEditors: Levine, B.2006
• Shoulder and Elbow Arthroplasty 
  Chapter: Complications of total elbow arthroplasty 
  Armstrong AD, Galatz, LMEditors: Williams, GR, Yamaguchi, K, Ramsey, ML, Galatz, LM.
• Shoulder and Elbow Arthroplasty 
  Chapter: Design of total elbow arthroplasty 
  Armstrong AD, Yamaguchi, KEditors: Williams, GR, Yamaguchi, K, Ramsey, ML, Galatz, LM.
• Join now to see all

Abstracts/Posters

• Teaching Orthopaedic Residents Effective Communication Skills Using a Videotaped Analysis Approach
  Armstrong AD, Jarvis Selinger S, EdVenture Celebration, Penn State College of Medicine, University Conference Center, Hershey, PA, 1/24/2014
• The critical Threshold of Posterior Glenoid Bone Loss
  Bryce CD, Davison AC, Okita N, Sharkey NA, 18th Annual James Buchanan Memorial Lecture; 21st Annual James Buchanan Memorial Lecture; Combined COA, AOA Meeting, Hershey, PA, 2007; Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, 2008, 1/1/2010
• Using a virtual standardized family and video presentations to enhance medical education
  Leong SL, Kees Folts D, Magnifico B, Goldstein J, Banks S, Fox E, Wren A, Schwentker E, Black K, EdVenture Celebration, Penn State College of Medicine, University Conference Center, Hershey, PA, 1/28/2009
• Alterations in the strain distribution and Joint translations before and after total shoulder arthroplasty
  Kirane Y, Sharkey N, 55th Annual Meeting Orthopaedic Research Society, Las Vegas, NE, 1/1/2009
• Creation of an innovative musculoskeletal examination teaching tool used to improve medical student learning and overcome difficulties encountered in musculoskeletal e...
  Banks, SE, Black KP, Schwentker E, Fox E, Wren A, Boehmer MA, Leong SL, NEGA Conference, Hershey Lodge, Hershey, PA, 1/1/2009
• Medical versus orthopaedic service for hospital management of hip fracture patients
  Pinkowski G, Chuang C, SGIM 31st Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, 1/1/2008
• The effect of metacarpal stem configuration on load transfer to the third metacarpal: an in vitro biomechanical study
  Campbell LJ, Ferreira LM, King GJW, Johnson JA, Canadian Orthopaedic Association 57th Annual Meeting, Victoria, British Columbia, 1/1/2002
• The effect of metacarpal stem configuration on load transfer to the long finger metacarpal: an in vitro biomechanical study
  Campbell LJ, King GJW, Johnson JA, American Society for Surgery of the Hand 57th Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 1/1/2002
• Join now to see all

Lectures

• Testing of a Novel Guiding Device for Glenoid Component Placement in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty 
  1/28/2015
• Whats new with Total Shoulder Arthroplasty 
  Hershey, PA - 1/17/2015
• Mini Orthopaedic Educators Course 
  Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI; Mount Nittany Medical Center, - 1/1/2015
• Teaching in the clinic: it can be effective and efficient, even for the surgeon 
  1/17/2014
• Micro FE Analysis of Trabecular bone and Cement in a Series of Implanted Cadaveric Glenoids 
  New Orleans, LA - 1/14/2014
• Posterolateral Rotatory Instability 
  Pennsylvania State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA; 2006, 2009, 2010 - 1/1/2014
• Teamwork 
  Pennsylvania State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA - 1/28/2013
• ICL: Technique for Anterior Shoulder 
  Beijing, China - 1/21/2013
• Proximal Humerus Fractures and Fracture Management 
  Beijing, China - 1/20/2013
• What is new with the glenoid 
  Beijing, China - 1/20/2013
• The Stiff, Unstable Elbow 
  Philadelphia, PA - 1/20/2013
• Delegating Chair Responsibilities: The Key to Success and Happiness 
  Denver, CO - 1/14/2013
• Prevention of Problems 
  Denver, CO - 1/14/2013
• Approach to Proximal Humeral Fractures 
  Sydney, Cape Breton, NS - 1/14/2013
• What’s New With The Glenoid 
  Sydney, Cape Breton, NS - 1/14/2013
• My Approach to the Total Shoulder Replacement 
  Sydney, Cape Breton, NS - 1/13/2013
• Scapula Fractures 
  Pennsylvania State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA - 1/3/2013
• Instructional Course Lecture: AC and SC Injuries, Glenoid and Scapula Fractures 
  San Diego, CA, 2011; San Francisco, CA, 2012; Chicago, IL, 2013 - 1/1/2013
• Surgical Skills Course: Shoulder Instability 
  San Francisco, CA, 2012; Chicago, IL, 2013 - 1/1/2013
• Instructional Course Lecture: Fracture and Dislocations of the Elbow: A Return to Basics 
  San Francisco, CA, 2012; Chicago, IL, 2013 - 1/1/2013
• Elbow Arthritis 
  Pennsylvania State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA; 2006, 2008, 2010 - 1/1/2013
• Elbow Contractures 
  Pennsylvania State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA; 2006, 2008, 2011 - 1/1/2013
• Complex Elbow Dislocation 
  Pennsylvania State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA; 2011 - 1/1/2013
• AAOS/ASES Shoulder Arthroplasty: State of the Art 
  The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, Illinois - 11/15/2012
• 45th Annual AAOS Course for Orthopaedic Educators 
  The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Bloomingdale, Illinois - 11/4/2012
• Join now to see all

Other

• Break the Pain 
  Armstrong AD, WGAL Channel 8 News program
  1/29/2010