KarlEricRathjenMD

Pediatric Orthopedics

Assistant Chief of Staff Texas Scottish Rite Hospital; Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

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Office
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75390
Phone+1 214-559-5000

Fax+1 214-443-7342
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Education & Training

University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Orthopaedics, 1995 - 1996
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1991 - 1995
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterInternship, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1990 - 1991
University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1994 - Present
TX State Medical License 1991 - 2026
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Clinical Trials

Clubfoot DNA Repository Start of enrollment: 2008 Jan 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Do Children With Medicaid Insurance Have Increased Revision Rates 5 Years After Posterior Spinal Fusions?
Harold G Moore, Sahiti D Patibandla, Anna M McClung, Jonathan N Grauer, Daniel J Sucato, Carol A Wise, Megan E Johnson, Karl E Rathjen, Amy L McIntosh, Brandon A Ramo,...> ;Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2023 Sep 9
An Analysis of Scoliosis in Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Keith Orland, Kaela Harvey, Lydia N Klinkerman, Arturo Corrales, Adam Jamnik, Connor Zale, Chan-Hee Jo, Karl Rathjen, Amy McIntosh, Jason Petrasic, Daniel J Sucato, Br...> ;Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2023 Aug 23
Letter to the Editor: Grauberger et al, J Pediatr Orthop , 2020 and Sullivan et al, J Pediatr Orthop , 2020.
Laurel Blakemore, Sumeet Garg, Ryan Goodwin, J Eric Gordon, Gregory Hahn, Charles T Mehlman, Gregory Mencio, Karl Rathjen, Gregory Schmale, David L Skaggs, , Sabatini, C.> ;Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2023 Aug 21
Spinal Fusion in Patients With Classic Amyoplasia and General Arthrogryposis.
Dietrich Riepen, Emily E Lachmann, Brian Wahlig, David C Thornberg, Karl E Rathjen> ;Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2023 Oct 1
4 citations
Pain Catastrophizing Influences Preoperative and Postoperative Patient-Reported Outcomes in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
Brandon A Ramo, Teresa L Collins-Jones, David Thornberg, Lydia Klinkerman, Karl Rathjen, Chan-Hee Jo> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2022 Nov 2
2 citations
The Efficacy of Intra-articular Subtalar Steroid Injection for Symptomatic Talocalcaneal Coalitions: A 30-Year Single Institution Experience.
Jacob R Zide, Claire Shivers, Christopher Adair, Thanh Le, Yassine Kanaan, Karl Rathjen, Chan-Hee Jo, Anthony I Riccio> ;Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2022 Mar 7
1 citations
Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita: a 28-year retrospective study.
Brian Wahlig, Kiley Poppino, Chan-Hee Jo, Karl E. Rathjen> ;Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. 2021 Oct 19
3 citations
Incidence and significance of findings on spinal MRIs in a paediatric population with spinal column complaints.
Karl E. Rathjen, Rebecca J. Dieckmann, David C. Thornberg, AnnMarie Karam> ;Journal of Children's Orthopaedics. 2021 Feb 1
1 citations
Predictors of appointment adherence following operative treatment of pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures: which patients are not following up?
Elizabeth W. Hubbard, Karl E. Rathjen, Marilyn Elliott, Robert L. Wimberly, Anthony I. Riccio> ;Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. Part B. 2022 Jan 1
1 citations
Two AIS spine surgeries on the same day by the same surgeon: is performance and outcome the same for the second patient?
Lorena V. Floccari, Kiley Poppino, Surya N. Mundluru, Amy L. McIntosh, Karl E. Rathjen, Daniel J. Sucato> ;Spine Deformity. 2020 May 23
3 citations
Prospective Comparison of Patient-selected Operative Versus Nonoperative Treatment of Scheuermann Kyphosis.
Connor Green, Kaitlyn Brown, Heather Caine, Rebecca J. Dieckmann, Karl E. Rathjen> ;Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2020 Sep 1
31 citations
Pediatric Cervical Spine Clearance: A Consensus Statement and Algorithm from the Pediatric Cervical Spine Clearance Working Group
Martin J. Herman, Kristin O. Brown, Paul D. Sponseller, Jonathan H. Phillips, Philip Petrucelli, Darshan Parikh, Kush S. Mody, Julie C. Leonard, Matthew Moront, Dougla...> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2019 Jan 2
16 citations
An international meta-analysis confirms the association of BNC2 with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
Yoji Ogura, Kazuki Takeda, Ikuyo Kou, Anas M. Khanshour, Anna Grauers, Hang Zhou, Gang Liu, Yanhui Fan, Taifeng Zhou, Zhihong Wu, Yohei Takahashi, Morio Matsumoto, Nor...> ;Scientific Reports. 2018 Mar 16
Distal Junctional Failure Following Pediatric Spinal Fusion.
Floccari, L. V., Su, A. W., McIntosh, A. L., Rathjen, K. E., Shaughnessy, W. J., Larson, A. N.> ;Journal of pediatric orthopedics. 2017 May 27
2 citations
Distal Junctional Failure Following Pediatric Spinal Fusion.
Lorena V. Floccari, Alvin W. Su, Amy L. McIntosh, Karl E. Rathjen, William J. Shaughnessy, A. Noelle Larson> ;Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2017 May 25
25 citations
Outcomes of Spinal Fusion for Cervical Kyphosis in Children with Neurofibromatosis.
Ilkka Helenius, Paul D. Sponseller, William G. Mackenzie, Thierry Odent, John P. Dormans, Jahangir Asghar, Karl E. Rathjen, Joshua M. Pahys, Firoz Miyanji, Daniel J. H...> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2016 Nov 2
24 citations
Complications Associated With Epiphysiodesis for Management of Leg Length Discrepancy.
Marina R. Makarov, Samuel H. Dunn, Dustin E. Singer, Karl E. Rathjen, Brandon A. Ramo, Chukwudi K. Chukwunyerenwa> ;Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2016 Aug 19
14 citations
Mutations Preventing Regulated Exon Skipping in MET Cause Osteofibrous Dysplasia
Mary J Gray, Peter Kannu, Swarkar Sharma, Christine Neyt, Dongping Zhang, Nandina Paria, Philip B. Daniel, Heather Whetstone, Hans-Georg Sprenger, Philipp Hammerschmid...> ;American Journal of Human Genetics. 2015 Dec 3
18 citations
The Management of Soft Tissue and Bone Loss in Type IIIB and IIIC Pediatric Open Tibia Fractures.
Jennifer C. Laine, Alexander M. Cherkashin, Mikhail L. Samchukov, Karl E. Rathjen> ;Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2016 Jul 1
Genomic Analyses of Patients With Unexplained Early-Onset Scoliosis.
Xiaochong Gao, Garrett Gotway, Karl Rathjen, Charles Johnston, Steven Sparagana, Carol A Wise> ;Spine Deformity. 2014 Sep 1
77 citations
Serial casting as a delay tactic in the treatment of moderate-to-severe early-onset scoliosis
Nicholas D. Fletcher, Anna McClung, Karl E. Rathjen, Jaime Rice Denning, Richard H. Browne, Charles E. Johnston> ;Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2012 Oct 1
18 citations
Kyphectomy Improves Sitting and Skin Problems in Patients with Myelomeningocele
Sumeet Garg, Matthew E. Oetgen, Karl E. Rathjen, B. Stephens Richards> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2011 May 1
7 citations
Pediatric cervical kyphosis: a comparison of arthrodesis techniques.
Jeffrey E. Martus, Terri E. Griffith, J. Cuyler Dear, Karl E. Rathjen> ;Spine. 2011 Aug 1
5 citations
Asymmetrical arthrogryposis of the upper extremity associated with congenital spine anomalies.
Nicholas D. Fletcher, Karl E. Rathjen, Patricia Bush, Marybeth Ezaki> ;Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2010 Dec 1
56 citations
Guided growth for the correction of pediatric lower limb angular deformity.
Neil Saran, Karl E. Rathjen> ;The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2010 Sep 1
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Press Mentions

Scoliosis: Symptoms, Treatments, Mental Health Affects and MoreAugust 12th, 2022
What Parents Need to Know About ScoliosisJune 13th, 2018
AAOS Recognizes 106 Surgeons with 2018 Achievement Award WinnersApril 11th, 2018