JonathonDavidBackusMDFAAOS

Orthopaedic Surgery • Vail, CO

Foot & Ankle Surgery

Orthopaedic Surgeon

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Office
180 S Frontage Rd W
Vail, CO 81657
Phone+1 970-476-1100

Fax+1 970-479-5835
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Education & Training

Steadman Philippon Research InstituteFellowship, Foot and Ankle Orthopaedics, 2015 - 2016
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2010 - 2015
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 2010

Certifications & Licensure

CO State Medical License 2015 - 2025
MO State Medical License 2019 - 2024
IL State Medical License 2021 - 2023
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Syndesmotic Suture Button Fixation Results in Higher Tegner Activity Scale Scores When Compared to Screw Fixation: A Multicenter Investigation.
Mitchel R Obey, Kevin Schafer, Lauren M Matheny, Christopher M McAndrew, Michael J Gardner, William M Ricci, Thomas O Clanton, Jonathon D Backus> ;Foot & Ankle Specialist. 2023 May 26
1 citations
Effect of Postoperative Immobilization Time on PROMIS Scores and Clinical outcomes in Ankle Fracture Patients.
Dwayne D Carney, Parth S Vyas, Justin J Hicks, Jeffrey E Johnson, Jeremy J McCormick, Sandra E Klein, Jonathon D Backus> ;Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics. 2023 Jan 1
3 citations
Two Orthogonal Nitinol Staples and Combined Nitinol Staple-Screw Constructs for a First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Arthrodesis: A Biomechanical Cadaver Study.
Kevin A Schafer, Todd Baldini, Mary Hamati, Jonathon D Backus, Kenneth J Hunt, Jeremy J McCormick> ;Foot & Ankle International. 2022 Nov 1
Managing Complications of Foot and Ankle Surgery: Reconstruction of the Progressive Collapsing Foot Deformity.
Mitchel R Obey, Jeffrey E Johnson, Jonathon D Backus> ;Foot and Ankle Clinics. 2022 Jun 1
2 citations
Outcomes Following Repeat Ankle Arthroscopy and Microfracture for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus.
Kevin A Schafer, Brian M Cusworth, Gregory S Kazarian, Jonathon D Backus, Sandra E Klein, Jeffrey E Johnson, Jeremy J McCormick> ;Foot & Ankle Specialist. 2022 Mar 6
2 citations
Does the Canadian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Postoperative COFAS End-Stage Ankle Arthritis Classification System Correlate With Pre- and Postoperative PROMIS S...
Maksim A Shlykov, Ian Savage-Elliott, Timothy M Lonergan, Sandra E Klein, Jonathon D Backus, Jeffrey E Johnson, Jeremy J McCormick> ;Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics. 2022 Jan 1
5 citations
Ankle Arthrodesis for Talar Avascular Necrosis and Arthrodesis Nonunion.
Jonathon D. Backus, Daniel L. Ocel> ;Foot and Ankle Clinics. 2019 Mar 1
8 citations
A Percutaneous Knotless Technique for Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures.
Daniel J. Liechti, Gilbert Moatshe, Jonathon D. Backus, Daniel Cole Marchetti, Thomas O. Clanton> ;Arthroscopy Techniques. 2018 Feb 1
16 citations
3D Model Analysis of Ankle Flexion on Anatomic Reduction of a Syndesmotic Injury
Jason M. Schon, Jacob D. Mikula, Jonathon D. Backus, Melanie B. Venderley, Grant J. Dornan, Robert F. LaPrade, Thomas O. Clanton> ;Foot & Ankle International. 2017 Apr 1
61 citations
Biomechanical Comparison of 3 Current Ankle Syndesmosis Repair Techniques.
Thomas O. Clanton, Scott R. Whitlow, Brady T. Williams, Daniel J. Liechti, Jonathon D. Backus, Grant J. Dornan, Adriana J. Saroki, Travis Lee Turnbull, Robert F. LaPrade> ;Foot & Ankle International. 2017 Feb 1
26 citations
A 3-D CT Analysis of Screw and Suture-Button Fixation of the Syndesmosis.
Jason M. Schon, Brady T. Williams, Melanie B. Venderley, Grant J. Dornan, Jonathon D. Backus, Travis Lee Turnbull, Robert F. LaPrade, Thomas O. Clanton> ;Foot & Ankle International. 2017 Feb 1
73 citations
Biomechanical Analysis of the Individual Ligament Contributions to Syndesmotic Stability
Thomas O. Clanton, Brady T. Williams, Jonathon D. Backus, Grant J. Dornan, Daniel J. Liechti, Scott R. Whitlow, Adriana J. Saroki, Travis Lee Turnbull, Robert F. LaPrade> ;Foot & Ankle International. 2017 Jan 1
10 citations
Effect of Suture Caliber and Number of Core Strands on Repair of Acute Achilles Ruptures: A Biomechanical Study.
Jonathon D. Backus, Daniel Cole Marchetti, Erik L. Slette, Kimi D. Dahl, Travis Lee Turnbull, Thomas O. Clanton> ;Foot & Ankle International. 2016 Aug 1
In Response.
Jonathon Backus> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2015 Sep 1
24 citations
Upright versus supine radiographs of clavicle fractures: does positioning matter?
Jonathon D. Backus, David J. Merriman, Christopher M. McAndrew, Michael J. Gardner, William M. Ricci> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2014 Nov 1
17 citations
Tendon transfers in the treatment of the adult flatfoot.
Jonathon D. Backus, Jeremy J. McCormick> ;Foot and Ankle Clinics. 2014 Mar 1
37 citations
Shoulder arthroscopy: basic principles of positioning, anesthesia, and portal anatomy.
E. S. Paxton, Jonathon D. Backus, Jay D. Keener, Robert H. Brophy> ;The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2013 Jun 1
4 citations
Arthroscopic treatment of osteochondral lesions of the talus: microfracture and drilling versus debridement.
Jonathon D. Backus, Nicholas A. Viens, James A. Nunley> ;Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances. 2012 Jan 1
35 citations
Cartilage viability and catabolism in the intact porcine knee following transarticular impact loading with and without articular fracture
Jonathon D. Backus, Bridgette D. Furman, Troy Swimmer, Collin L. Kent, Amy L. McNulty, Louis E. DeFrate, Farshid Guilak, Steven A. Olson> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 2011 Apr 1
122 citations
Chz1, a Nuclear Chaperone for Histone H2AZ
Ed Luk, Ngoc Diep Vu, Kem Patteson, Gaku Mizuguchi, Wei Hua Wu, Anand Ranjan, Jonathon D. Backus, Subhojit Sen, Marc S. Lewis, Yawen Bai, Carl Wu> ;Molecular Cell. 2007 Feb 9
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