DavidH.ClementsMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Camden, NJ

Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

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Office
3 Cooper Plaza
Suite 408
Camden, NJ 08103
Phone+1 856-968-7845

Fax+1 856-968-8288
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Education & Training

Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical CenterFellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine, 1988 - 1989
Temple University HospitalResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1984 - 1988
Temple University HospitalInternship, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1982 - 1983
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License 1989 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1983 - 2024
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Andrew N. Swanson Memorial Spine Award Hospital for Special Surgery Alumni Association, 2012
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
Restoration of Thoracic Kyphosis in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Over a Twenty-year Period: Are We Getting Better?
Blake M. Bodendorfer, Suken A. Shah, Tracey P. Bastrom, Baron S. Lonner, Burt Yaszay, Amer F. Samdani, Firoz Miyanji, Patrick J. Cahill, Paul D. Sponseller, Randal R. ...> ;Spine. 2020 Dec 1
4 citations
Is Anterior Release Obsolete or Does It Play a Role in Contemporary Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgery? A Matched Pair Analysis.
Baron S. Lonner, Lawrence L. Haber, Courtney S. Toombs, Stefan Parent, Suken A. Shah, Lawrence G. Lenke, Daniel J. Sucato, David H. Clements, Peter O. Newton> ;Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2020 Mar 1
14 citations
Prospective 10-year follow-up assessment of spinal fusions for thoracic AIS: radiographic and clinical outcomes.
Peter O. Newton, Masayuki Ohashi, Tracey P. Bastrom, Carrie E. Bartley, Burt Yaszay, Michelle C. Marks, Randal R. Betz, Lawrence G. Lenke, David H. Clements> ;Spine Deformity. 2020 Jan 8
Corrigendum to: Agreement Between Manual and Computerized Designation of Neutral Vertebra in Idiopathic Scoliosis [Spine Deformity 6/6 (2018) 644-650].
Christopher J. DeFrancesco, Saba Pasha, Danny Miller, Randal R. Betz, David H. Clements, Nicholas D. Fletcher, Michael G. Glotzbecker, Steven W. Hwang, Michael Kelly, ...> ;Spine Deformity. 2019 Mar 1
5 citations
Agreement Between Manual and Computerized Designation of Neutral Vertebra in Idiopathic Scoliosis.
Christopher J. DeFrancesco, Saba Pasha, Danny Miller, Randal R. Betz, David H. Clements, Nicholas D. Fletcher, Michael G. Glotzbecker, Steven W. Hwang, Michael Kelly, ...> ;Spine Deformity. 2018 Nov 1
Editorial - CME Chair
David H. Clements> ;Spine Deformity. 2018 May 1
40 citations
Assessing the Risk-Benefit Ratio of Scoliosis Surgery in Cerebral Palsy: Surgery Is Worth It.
Firoz Miyanji, Luigi A. Nasto, Paul D. Sponseller, Suken A. Shah, Amer F. Samdani, Baron S. Lonner, Burt Yaszay, David H. Clements, Unni G. Narayanan, Peter O. Newton> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2018 Apr 4
16 citations
A Detailed Comparative Analysis of Anterior Versus Posterior Approach to Lenke 5C Curves.
Firoz Miyanji, Luigi A. Nasto, Tracey P. Bastrom, Amer F. Samdani, Burt Yaszay, David H. Clements, Suken A. Shah, Baron S. Lonner, Randal R. Betz, Harry L. Shufflebarg...> ;Spine. 2018 Mar 1
Progressive Changes in Sagittal Contour After Anterior Spinal Fusion With Instrumentation of Different Sizes for Thoracic Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Is Continued...
William F. Lavelle, Linda P. D’Andrea, David H. Clements, Randal R. Betz> ;Spine Deformity. 2014 Sep 1
51 citations
Surgical treatment of Lenke 1 main thoracic idiopathic scoliosis: results of a prospective, multicenter study.
Peter O. Newton, Michelle C. Marks, Tracey P. Bastrom, Randal R. Betz, David H. Clements, Baron S. Lonner, Alvin H. Crawford, Harry L. Shufflebarger, Michael OʼBrien, ...> ;Spine. 2013 Feb 15
17 citations
Did the Lenke classification change scoliosis treatment
David H. Clements, Michelle C. Marks, Peter O. Newton, Randal R. Betz, Lawrence G. Lenke, Harry L. Shufflebarger> ;Spine. 2011 Jun 15
22 citations
Triggered electromyography for placement of thoracic pedicle screws: is it reliable?
Amer F. Samdani, Mark Tantorski, Patrick J. Cahill, Ashish Ranade, Stephen A. Koch, David H. Clements, Randal R. Betz, Jahangir Asghar> ;European Spine Journal. 2011 Jun 1
122 citations
Autofusion in the Immature Spine Treated With Growing Rods
Patrick J. Cahill, Sean Marvil, Laury A. Cuddihy, Corey Schutt, Jocelyn Idema, David H. Clements, M. Darryl Antonacci, Jahangir Asghar, Amer F. Samdani, Randal R. Betz> ;Spine. 2010 Oct 15
12 citations
A patient with myelomeningocele: is untethering necessary prior to scoliosis correction?
Amer F. Samdani, Anthony Fine, Sukhdeep S Sagoo, Shailja C. Shah, Patrick J. Cahill, David H. Clements, Randal R. Betz> ;Neurosurgical Focus. 2010 Jul 1
186 citations
Evaluation of proximal junctional kyphosis in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis following pedicle screw, hook, or hybrid instrumentation.
Melvin D. Helgeson, Suken A. Shah, Peter O. Newton, David H. Clements, Randal R. Betz, Michelle C. Marks, Tracey P. Bastrom> ;Spine. 2010 Jan 15
92 citations
Accuracy of free-hand placement of thoracic pedicle screws in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: how much of a difference does surgeon experience make?
Amer F. Samdani, Ashish Ranade, Daniel M. Sciubba, Patrick J. Cahill, M. Darryl Antonacci, David H. Clements, Randal R. Betz> ;European Spine Journal. 2010 Jan 1
32 citations
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis treated with open instrumented anterior spinal fusion: five-year follow-up.
John E. Tis, Michael F. O’Brien, Peter O. Newton, Lawrence G. Lenke, David H. Clements, Jürgen Harms, Randal R. Betz> ;Spine. 2010 Jan 1
110 citations
Correlation of scoliosis curve correction with the number and type of fixation anchors.
David H. Clements, Randal R. Betz, Peter O. Newton, Michael Rohmiller, Michelle C. Marks, Tracey P. Bastrom> ;Spine. 2009 Sep 15
17 citations
Dissecting the effects of spinal fusion and deformity magnitude on quality of life in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
Shunji Tsutsui, Jeff Pawelek, Tracey P. Bastrom, Lawrence G. Lenke, Thomas G. Lowe, Randal R. Betz, David H. Clements, Peter O. Newton> ;Spine. 2009 Aug 15
61 citations
Computed tomography evaluation of rotation correction in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a comparison of an all pedicle screw construct versus a hook-rod system
Jahangir Asghar, Amer F. Samdani, Joshua M. Pahys, Linda P. D’Andrea, James T. Guille, David H. Clements, Randal R. Betz> ;Spine. 2009 Apr 15
42 citations
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients report increased pain at five years compared with two years after surgical treatment.
Vidyadhar V. Upasani, Christine B. Caltoum, Maty Petcharaporn, Tracey P. Bastrom, Jeff Pawelek, Randal R. Betz, David H. Clements, Lawrence G. Lenke, Thomas G. Lowe, P...> ;Spine. 2008 May 1
60 citations
Predictors of change in postoperative pulmonary function in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a prospective study of 254 patients.
Peter O. Newton, Andrew Perry, Tracey P. Bastrom, Lawrence G. Lenke, Randal R. Betz, David H. Clements, Linda P. D’Andrea> ;Spine. 2007 Aug 1
55 citations
Outcomes of surgical treatment in male versus female adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients.
Michelle C. Marks, Maty Petcharaporn, Randal R. Betz, David H. Clements, Larry Lenke, Peter O. Newton> ;Spine. 2007 Mar 1
60 citations
Scoliosis in the child with cerebral palsy.
James J. McCarthy, Linda P. D’Andrea, Randal R. Betz, David H. Clements> ;The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2006 Jun 1
70 citations
Distal junctional kyphosis of adolescent idiopathic thoracic curves following anterior or posterior instrumented fusion: incidence, risk factors, and prevention.
Thomas G. Lowe, Lawrence G. Lenke, Randal R. Betz, Peter O. Newton, David H. Clements, Thomas R. Haher, Alvin H. Crawford, Lynn Letko, Lucas A. Wilson> ;Spine. 2006 Feb 1
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