Description of Research Expertise
adolescent and young-adult hip preservation, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, developmental dysplasia of the hip, Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, avascular necrosis, bracing and scoliosis, and pediatric trauma
Selected Publications
Defrancesco CJ, VanEenenaam, Hall C, Desai V, Orellana KJ, Sankar WN: Aspirations Dashed: Serum Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio is Not a Good Predictor of Septic Arthritis of the Hip and Knee in Pediatric Patients Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Washington, DC : 2024.
Batley MG, Gornitzky AL, Sarkar S, Sankar WN: What Are the Psychosocial Effects of Pavlik Harness Treatment? A Prospective Study on Perceived Impact on Families and Maternal-Infant Bonding Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 44 : e109-e114,2024.
Morris WZ, Novais E, Miller PE, Ferraro SL, Mayfield LM, Sankar WN: Acetabular Remodeling in Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip: A Tri-Center Analysis of Open versus Closed Reduction in 459 hips
Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Washington, DC : 2024.
Ellsworth BK, Lee J, Sankar WN: Intraoperative Perfusion Monitoring does not Reliably Predict Osteonecrosis following Treatment of Unstable SCFE Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Washington, DC : 2024.
Orellana KJ, Bram JT, Batley M, Novotny S, Shah H, Laine JC, Kelly DM, Martin B, Schrader T, Kim H, Sankar WN; International Perthes Study Group: Predictors of Persistent Limp Following Proximal Femoral Varus Osteotomy for Perthes Disease Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics : 2024.
Ellsworth BK, Lee JY, Batley MG, Sankar WN: Intraoperative Epiphyseal Perfusion Monitoring Does Not Reliably Predict Osteonecrosis Following Treatment of Unstable SCFE Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 44 (2): 2024.
VanEenenaam DP Jr, Cardin S, Yang D, O'Brien E, Muhly WT, Sankar WN: Comparison of Suprainguinal Fascia Iliaca Nerve Block and Epidural Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Periacetabular Osteotomy Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons : 2024.
Orellana KJ, Novotny SA, Shah H, Kelly DM, Martin BD, Schrader T, Laine JC, Kim H, Sankar WN, International Perthes Study Group: Predictors of Persistent Limp Following Proximal Femoral Varus Osteotomy for
Perthes Disease Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Washington, DC : 2024.
Desai V, Hall C, Cardin S, Sankar WN: I Thought Things were too Loose? Prevalence and Risk factors for Stiffness
following Open Reduction for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Washington, DC : 2024.
Sankar WN, Lee J, Chong DY, Hailer YD, De Angeli LR, Yang S, Laine JC, Kim H, International Perthes Study Group: MRI Perfusion Correlates with Duration of Stages and Lateral Pillar class in
Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Washington, DC : 2024.
Academic Contact Information
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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