Overview of Dr. Li Dr. Mengnai Li is an orthopedic surgeon in Columbus, OH and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute and Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Beijing Medical University and has been in practice 22 years. He specializes in hip & knee reconstructive surgery and pediatric orthopedics and is experienced in pediatric fracture management, hip and knee surgery, pediatric orthopaedics, joint preservation surgery, and complex hip surgery. He is currently the chief for Adult Reconstruction division at the Ohio State University and also the adult reconstruction fellowship director .
Education & Training Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical Center Fellowship, Pediatric Orthopaedics, 2005 - 2006
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Fellowship, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics, 2004 - 2005
Beijing Medical University Class of 1995
Certifications & Licensure CT State Medical License 2022 - 2023
OH State Medical License 2015 - 2024
MN State Medical License 2006 - 2018
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery Awards, Honors, & Recognition CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012 Publications & Presentations PubMed
Socioeconomic factors affecting outcomes in total knee and hip arthroplasty: a systematic review on healthcare disparities.
Paul M Alvarez, John F McKeon, Andrew I Spitzer, Chad A Krueger, Matthew Pigott, Mengnai Li, Sravya P Vajapey> ;Arthroplasty (London, England). 2022 Oct 3 Race, Utilization, and Outcomes in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review on Health-Care Disparities.
Paul M Alvarez, John F McKeon, Andrew I Spitzer, Chad A Krueger, Matthew Pigott, Mengnai Li, Sravya P Vajapey> ;JBJS reviews. 2022 Mar 1 Rapidly destructive osteoarthritis and total hip arthroplasty: A new technique for acetabular reconstruction in the setting of extensive bone loss.
Sravya P. Vajapey, Mengnai Li> ;Journal of orthopaedics. 2021 Oct 28 Occupational hazards of orthopaedic surgery and adult reconstruction: A cross-sectional study
Sravya P. Vajapey, Mengnai Li, Andrew H. Glassman> ;Journal of orthopaedics. 2021 Apr 2 No differences in short-term outcomes between patients with anaerobic and aerobic culture positive prosthetic joint infection.
Sravya P. Vajapey, Daniel Lynch, Mengnai Li> ;Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma. 2021 Mar 1 Risk Factors for Mid-Flexion Instability After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review.
Sravya P. Vajapey, Robert Pettit, Mengnai Li, Antonia F. Chen, Andrew I. Spitzer, Andrew H. Glassman> ;Journal of Arthroplasty. 2020 Oct 1 What's New in Hip Replacement.
Mengnai Li, Andrew Glassman> ;The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume. 2019 Sep 18 What's New in Hip Replacement.
Mengnai Li, Andrew H Glassman> ;The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume. 2020 Sep 16 Shockwave: Does It Work Like Magic for Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome?: Commentary on an article by Silvia Ramon MD, PhD, et al.: "Focused Shockwave Treatment for ...
Mengnai Li> ;Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume. 2020 Aug 5 Use of dual mobility components in total hip arthroplasty: Indications and outcomes.
Sravya P. Vajapey, Kathryn L. Fideler, Daniel Lynch, Mengnai Li> ;Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma. 2020 Jul 31 Inpatient and outpatient opioid requirements after total joint replacement are strongly influenced by patient and surgical factors.
Austin J. Roebke, Garrhett G. Via, Joshua S. Everhart, Maria A. Munsch, Kanu S. Goyal, Andrew H. Glassman, Mengnai Li> ;Bone & joint open. 2020 Jul 1 Are current DRG-based bundled payment models for revision total joint arthroplasty risk-adjusting adequately?
Azeem Tariq Malik, Mengnai Li, Safdar N. Khan, John H. Alexander, Daniel Li, Thomas J. Scharschmidt> ;Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume. 2020 Jun 30 Are Joint Surgeons Being Adequately Compensated for Single-Component versus Double-Component Revision TKA? An Analysis of Relative Value Units.
Azeem Tariq Malik, Thomas J. Scharschmidt, Mengnai Li, Nikhil Jain, Safdar N. Khan> ;Journal of Knee Surgery. 2020 Jun 1 Outcome reporting patterns in total knee arthroplasty: A systematic review.
Sravya P. Vajapey, Jesse H. Morris, Andrew I. Spitzer, Andrew H. Glassman, Nicholas J Greco, Mengnai Li> ;Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma. 2020 May 20 Outcome Reporting Patterns in Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials.
Sravya P. Vajapey, Jesse H. Morris, Daniel Li, Nicholas G Greco, Mengnai Li, Andrew I. Spitzer> ;Jbjs reviews. 2020 Apr 1 Medical Device Recalls in Orthopedics: Recent Trends and Areas for Improvement
Sravya P. Vajapey, Mengnai Li> ;Journal of Arthroplasty. 2020 Mar 21 What Are the Costs of Hip Osteoarthritis in the Year Prior to a Total Hip Arthroplasty
Azeem Tariq Malik, John H. Alexander, Daniel Li, Mengnai Li, Safdar N. Khan, Thomas J. Scharschmidt> ;Journal of Arthroplasty. 2020 Feb 1 Nerve Injuries with the Direct Anterior Approach to Total Hip Arthroplasty.
Sravya P. Vajapey, Jesse H. Morris, Daniel Lynch, Andrew I. Spitzer, Mengnai Li, Andrew H. Glassman> ;Jbjs reviews. 2020 Feb 1 Revision of an infected total hip arthroplasty: the need for the adjustment of risk in bundled payment models for revision arthroplasty.
Azeem Tariq Malik, Mengnai Li, Thomas J. Scharschmidt, Safdar N. Khan> ;Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume. 2019 Apr 30 What's New in Hip Replacement.
Li, M.,Glassman, A. H.> ;J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2018 Sep 21 Does Surgeon Volume Affect Outcomes Following Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty? A Systematic Review.
Azeem Tariq Malik, Nikhil Jain, Thomas J. Scharschmidt, Mengnai Li, Andrew H. Glassman, Safdar N. Khan> ;Journal of Arthroplasty. 2018 May 31 Comparing Different Surgical Techniques for Addressing the Posterior Malleolus in Supination External Rotation Ankle Fractures and the Need for Syndesmotic Screw Fixation
Mengnai Li, Rachel C. Collier, Brian W. Hill, Nathaniel Slinkard, Thuan V. Ly> ;Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery. 2017 Jul 1 Adolescent Hip Fracture-Dislocation: Transphyseal Fracture with Posterior Dislocation of the Proximal Femoral Epiphysis: A Case Report.
Sara Van Nortwick, Nicholas A. Beck, Mengnai Li> ;Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume. 2016 Jul 27 Anatomical considerations in adult femoral neck fractures: how anatomy influences the treatment issues?
Mengnai Li, Peter A. Cole> ;Injury-international Journal of The Care of The Injured. 2015 Mar 1 Clinical and functional outcomes after operative management of Salter-Harris III and IV fractures of the proximal tibial epiphysis.
Brian W. Hill, Amir R. Rizkala, Mengnai Li> ;Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics B. 2014 Sep 1 Join now to see all Press Mentions What’s New in Hip Replacement for 2019 September 30th, 2019
What’s New in Hip Replacement 2018 September 19th, 2018
56-Year-Old Man with Right THA and Acute Onset of Pain, Inability to Ambulate May 27th, 2021
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Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Orthopaedics, 2005 - 2006
Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemFellowship, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics, 2004 - 2005
Beijing Medical UniversityClass of 1995
CT State Medical License 2022 - 2023
OH State Medical License 2015 - 2024
MN State Medical License 2006 - 2018
What’s New in Hip Replacement for 2019September 30th, 2019
56-Year-Old Man with Right THA and Acute Onset of Pain, Inability to AmbulateMay 27th, 2021
James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research InstituteColumbus, Ohio
Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterColumbus, Ohio
Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven, Connecticut
