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Ahmed Thabet Hagag, (Dr. Thabet) MD, PhD, FACS, FAAOS

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Orthopaedic Surgery

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Thabet's areas of expertise include:

  • Limb Restoration, Salvage, and Reconstruction
  • Lengthening and Complex Deformity Correction
  • Pediatric Orthopedics
  • Orthopedic Trauma

Education

  • Medical School: Benha University School of Medicine, Egypt
  • Master’s Degree in Orthopedics (MSc): Benha University School of Medicine, Egypt
  • Ph.D. in Orthopedics: Benha University School of Medicine, Egypt

Training (GME)

  • Internship, Benha University School of Medicine, Egypt
  • Residency, Orthopaedics, Benha University School of Medicine, Egypt
  • Fellow in Limb Lengthening, International Center of Limb Lengthening (ICLL), Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics and Reconstruction, Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD
  • Fellow in Pediatric Orthopaedics, Alfred DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE
  • ASAMI International Fellow, Alexander Manzoni Hospital, Lecco, Italy
  • AO Trauma Fellow, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
  • Pediatric Orthopaedics Fellowship, Louisiana State University (LSU), Baton Rouge, LA
  • Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship, University of New Mexico (UNM), Albuquerque, NM

Certification

  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS)
  • American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS)

Licensure Information

Texas Medical full license

Professional Work History and Teaching Experience

  • 2015-2021: Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Texas Tech University HSC El Paso, Paul Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, TX
  • 2022-2024: Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Texas Tech University HSC El Paso, Paul Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, TX

Committee Responsibilities

National

  • Research Committee, Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society
  • Committee, Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society (LLRS) Committee
  • Chair, Patient Education Committee, Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society (LLRS)
  • Member, Education Committee, Southwest Orthopedics Trauma Association
  • Teaching Faculty Member, AO North America (Orthopedic Trauma and Pediatric Orthopedics)
  • Faculty at AO basic course, May 2027, LA Jolla, CA
  • Faculty at AO basic course, May 2023, New Orleans, LA
  • Faculty member at OTA annual basic resident course ‘’Distal humerus fractures,’’ Inner Harbor, MD, November 2016
  • Co-director of the orthopedic rotation for the pediatric residents from June 2016 to September 2019
  • Director of Pediatric residents’ orthopedics rotation September 2019-Present
  • Director of Pediatric Orthopedics clerkship for medical students
  • Co-director of Physical Therapy Meeting planning committee “keep the motion”
  • Co-director of Physical Therapy Meeting “Management of orthopedics surgical wounds”
  • Co-director of Pediatric Orthopedics diseases and injuries: "What you need to know”
  • Director of “Borderland Cerebral Palsy symposium,” 2019
  • SWOTA motor skills PGY1 course: “Don’t fall in trap: missed injuries for ER physicians”
  • Course program and Table instructor in “Baltimore Annual Deformity course” 2014, 2017
  • SWOTA PGY1 motor skills course education planning committee, Albuquerque, NM, 2018
  • OTA annual basic resident course “Module Leader for Pediatric Fracture” October, 2020
  • Author of OTA core resident’s lectures 2020 on "Pediatric Pelvis and Acetabulum Fractures"
  • Director of "Borderland Cerebral Palsy Symposium," 2024

Committee Responsibility other than UTMB

  • 2016-2017: Orthopedics trauma liaison: review of complex trauma cases, writing and editing the protocols/policies for trauma patients
  • 2016-2020: Interviewer for incoming medical students to Paul Foster Medical School
  • 2016-2024: Director of Orthopedics clinics
  • 2016-2024: MPR/TPIPS COMMITTEE: review complex trauma cases, putting the policies and guides for trauma patients, oversighting the trauma educational events
  • 2018-2024: Committee for Pain Management, University Medical Center (UMC)
  • 2019-2024: Supervisor of AAP
  • 2019-2024: Perioperative Committee, El Paso Children hospital (EPCH)
  • 2019-2024: Associate Trauma Liaison
  • 2019-2024: EPCH Infection Control Committee
  • 2020-2023: Admissions Committee, Paul Foster School of Medicine
  • 2021-2024: Texas Tech Clinics Medical Directors Committee
  • 2021-2024: Pediatric Trauma Orthopedic director

Membership in Scientific Societies/Professional Organizations

  • 2008-Present: Orthopedic Research Society (ORS)
  • 2007-Present: Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society (LLRS) of North America
  • 2010-Present: Orthopedic Trauma Association (OTA)
  • 2010-Present: AO International member/ AO North America faculty member
  • 2016-Present: Pediatric Orthopedics Society of North America
  • 2008-Present: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (FAAOS) Fellow Member

Honors

  • Egyptian Orthopedic Society (EOA) award for young researchers who have peer-reviewed publications
  • Egyptian Academy of Science award for young researchers
  • Golden Apple Teaching Award for Resident Teaching, Class of 2023-2024

Additional Information

Journal Reviewer for

  • Orthopedics
  • Journal of Children’s Orthopedics
  • Western Orthopedic Journal
  • Journal of Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction
  • British Medical Journal (BMJ) Open Access
  • Cureus
  • Pediatric Quality and Safety
  • Journal of International Medical Research
  • The Foot
  • Western Orthopedics Association

Professional Skills/Professional Development Endeavors

  • 2010: ECFMG certificate
  • 2014: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
  • 2014: Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • 2016-Present: Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)

Publications

Google scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=QyGqAN4AAAAJ&hl=en

Pub med profile: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Thabet+AM&sort=pubdate

Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=25522810100

  1. Thabet AM, Kupcha PC. Hindfoot salvage with external fixation. Foot Ankle Clin. 2008 Mar;13(1):123-43, vi. doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2007.12.003. PMID: 18328417.
  2. Kowtharapu DN, Thabet AM, Holmes L Jr, Kruse R. Osteochondral flap avulsion fracture in a child with forearm compartment syndrome. Orthopedics. 2008 Aug;31(8):805. PMID: 19292414.
  3. Thabet AM, Paley D, Kocaoglu M, Eralp L, Herzenberg JE, Ergin ON. Periosteal grafting for congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia: a preliminary report. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2008 Dec;466(12):2981-94. doi: 10.1007/s11999-008-0556-1. Epub 2008 Oct 25. PMID: 18953621; PMCID: PMC2628232.
  4. Wee J, Rahman T, Seliktar R, Akins R, Levine D, Richardson D, Dodge GR, Thabet AM, Holmes L, Mackenzie WG. Force feedback in limb lengthening. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2010;2010:5109-12. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5626190. PMID: 21095804.
  5. Palocaren T, Thabet AM, Rogers K, Holmes L Jr, Donohoe M, King MM, Kumar SJ. Anterior distal femoral stapling for correcting knee flexion contracture in children with arthrogryposis--preliminary results. J Pediatr Orthop. 2010 Mar;30(2):169-73. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181d07593. PMID: 20179565.
  6. Thabet AM, Belthur MV, Herzenberg JE. Spontaneous resolution of angular deformity of the distal femur in focal fibrocartilaginous dysplasia: a case report. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2010 Mar;19(2):161-3. doi: 10.1097/BPB.0b013e3283361b11. PMID: 20051915.
  7. Lovisetti G, Sala F, Thabet AM, Catagni MA, Singh S. Osteocutaneous thermal necrosis of the leg salvaged by TSF/Ilizarov reconstruction. Report of 7 patients. Int Orthop. 2011 Jan;35(1):121-6. doi: 10.1007/s00264-010-0952-5. Epub 2010 Feb 23. PMID: 20177894; PMCID: PMC3014478.
  8. Sala F, Thabet AM, Castelli F, Miller AN, Capitani D, Lovisetti G, Talamonti T, Singh S. Bone transport for postinfectious segmental tibial bone defects with a combined ilizarov/taylor spatial frame technique. J Orthop Trauma. 2011 Mar;25(3):162-8. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181e5e160. PMID: 21321507.
  9. Thabet AM, Zahed SM. Use of combined Taylor Spatial Frame (TSF) and Ilizarov for delayed treatment of femoral shaft fracture presented 6 weeks after injury—A case report. Injury Extra. 2011 July;42(7):71-74.
  10. Latalski M, Elbatrawy YA, Thabet AM, Gregosiewicz A, Raganowicz T, Fatyga M. Enhancing bone healing during distraction osteogenesis with platelet-rich plasma. Injury. 2011 Aug;42(8):821-4. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2011.03.010. Epub 2011 Apr 21. PMID: 21513935.
  11. Wee J, Rahman T, Akins RE, Seliktar R, Levine DG, Richardson DW, Dodge GR, Thabet AM, Holmes L, Mackenzie WG. Using distraction forces to drive an autodistractor during limb lengthening. Med Eng Phys. 2011 Oct;33(8):1001-7. doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2011.04.002. Epub 2011 Apr 30. PMID: 21531604.
  12. Oto M, Thabet A, Miller F, Holmes L. Correlation between selective pedobarographic and radiographic measures in the assessment of surgically treated CTEV patients. Eklem Hastalik Cerrahisi. 2011 Dec;22(3):145-8. PMID: 22085349.
  13. Church C, Coplan JA, Poljak D, Thabet AM, Kowtharapu D, Lennon N, Marchesi S, Henley J, Starr R, Mason D, Belthur MV, Herzenberg JE, Miller F. A comprehensive outcome comparison of surgical and Ponseti clubfoot treatments with reference to pediatric norms. J Child Orthop. 2012 Mar;6(1):51-9. doi: 10.1007/s11832-012-0387-1. Epub 2012 Mar 6. PMID: 23449014; PMCID: PMC3303018.
  14. Lovisetti G, Sala F, Miller AN, Thabet AM, Zottola V, Capitani D. Clinical reliability of closed techniques and comparison with open strategies to achieve union at the docking site. Int Orthop. 2012 Apr;36(4):817-25. doi: 10.1007/s00264-011-1260-4. Epub 2011 Apr 20. PMID: 21505801; PMCID: PMC3311812.
  15. Thabet AM, Catagni MA, Guerreschi F. Total hip replacement fifteen years after pelvic support osteotomy (PSO): a case report and review of the literature. Musculoskelet Surg. 2012 Aug;96(2):141-7. doi: 10.1007/s12306-011-0178-8. Epub 2012 Jan 12. PMID: 22237840.
  16. Thabet AM, Kowtharapu DN, Miller F, Dabney KW, Shah SA, Rogers K, Holmes L Jr. Wrist fusion in patients with severe quadriplegic cerebral palsy. Musculoskelet Surg. 2012 Dec;96(3):199-204. doi: 10.1007/s12306-012-0217-0. Epub 2012 Aug 15. PMID: 22893448.
  17. Sala F, Elbatrawy Y, Thabet AM, Zayed M, Capitani D. Taylor spatial frame fixation in patients with multiple traumatic injuries: study of 57 long-bone fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 2013 Aug;27(8):442-50. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e31827cda11. PMID: 23249891.
  18. Yilmaz G, Oto M, Thabet AM, Rogers KJ, Anticevic D, Thacker MM, Mackenzie WG. Correction of lower extremity angular deformities in skeletal dysplasia with hemiepiphysiodesis: a preliminary report. J Pediatr Orthop. 2014 Apr-May;34(3):336-45. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000000089. PMID: 23965916.
  19. Lamm BM, Gourdine-Shaw MC, Thabet AM, Jindal G, Herzenberg JE, Burghardt RD. Distraction osteogenesis for complex foot deformities: Gigli saw midfoot osteotomy with external fixation. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2014 Sep-Oct;53(5):567-76. doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2014.04.008. Epub 2014 Jun 2. PMID: 24891089.
  20. Ghate S, Thabet AM, Gosey GM, Southern EP, Bégué RE, King AG. Primary Osteomyelitis of the Clavicle in Children. Orthopedics. 2016 Jul 1;39(4):e760-3. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20160526-10. Epub 2016 Jun 6. PMID: 27280623.
  21. Kusnezov N, Prabhakar G, Dallo M, Thabet AM, Abdelgawad AA. Bone grafting via reamer-irrigator-aspirator for nonunion of open Gustilo-Anderson type III tibial fractures treated with multiplanar external fixator. SICOT J. 2017;3:30. doi: 10.1051/sicotj/2017002. Epub 2017 Apr 7. PMID: 28387196; PMCID: PMC5384319.
  22. Kusnezov NA, Eisenstein ED, Diab N, Thabet AM, Abdelgawad A. Medial Malleolar Fractures and Associated Deltoid Ligament Disruptions: Current Management Controversies. Orthopedics. 2017 Mar 1;40(2):e216-e222. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20161213-02. Epub 2016 Dec 20. PMID: 27992638.
  23. Sala F, Thabet AM, Capitani P, Bove F, Abdelgawad AA, Lovisetti G. Open Supracondylar-Intercondylar Fractures of the Femur Treatment With Taylor Spatial Frame. J Orthop Trauma. 2017 Oct;31(10):546-553. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000000923. PMID: 28650942.
  24. Thabet AM, Simson JE, Gerzina C, Dabash S, Adler A, Abdelgawad AA. The impact of acute compartment syndrome on the outcome of tibia plateau fracture. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2018 Jan;28(1):85-93. doi: 10.1007/s00590-017-2017-6. Epub 2017 Aug 7. PMID: 28785833.
  25. Dabash S, Prabhakar G, Potter E, Thabet AM, Abdelgawad A, Heinrich S. Management of growth arrest: Current practice and future directions. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2018 Mar;9(Suppl 1):S58-S66. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2018.01.001. Epub 2018 Jan 6. PMID: 29628701; PMCID: PMC5883917.
  26. Eisenstein ED, Misenhimer JJ, Kotb A, Thabet AM, Abdelgawad AA. Management of displaced midshaft clavicle fractures in adolescent patients using intramedullary flexible nails: A case series. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2018 Mar;9(Suppl 1):S97-S102. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2017.06.019. Epub 2017 Jul 1. PMID: 29628708; PMCID: PMC5883898.
  27. Attias N, Thabet AM, Prabhakar G, Dollahite JA, Gehlert RJ, DeCoster TA. Management of extra-articular segmental defects in long bone using a titanium mesh cage as an adjunct to other methods of fixation: a multicentre report of 17 cases. Bone Joint J. 2018 May 1;100-B(5):646-651. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.100B5.BJJ-2017-0817.R2. PMID: 29701099.
  28. Bove F, Sala F, Capitani P, Thabet AM, Scita V, Spagnolo R. Treatment of fractures of the tibial plateau (Schatzker VI) with external fixators versus plate osteosynthesis. Injury. 2018 Nov;49 Suppl 3:S12-S18. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2018.09.059. PMID: 30415663.
  29. Dabash S, Eisenstein ED, Potter E, Kusnezov N, Thabet AM, Abdelgawad AA. Unstable Ankle Fracture Fixation Using Locked Fibular Intramedullary Nail in High-Risk Patients. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2019 Mar;58(2):357-362. doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2018.08.033. Epub 2019 Jan 3. PMID: 30612876.
  30. Dabash S, Gerzina C, Prabhakar G, Thabet AM, Jeon S, Heinrich SD. Screw fixation for supracondylar humerus fractures in children: a report of seventeen cases. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2019 Apr;29(3):575-581. doi: 10.1007/s00590-018-2316-6. Epub 2018 Oct 17. PMID: 30334099.
  31. Dabash S, Elabd A, Potter E, Fernandez I, Gerzina C, Thabet AM, McGarvey W, Abdelgawad A. Adding deltoid ligament repair in ankle fracture treatment: Is it necessary? A systematic review. Foot Ankle Surg. 2019 Dec;25(6):714-720. doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2018.11.001. Epub 2018 Nov 15. PMID: 30482440.
  32. Khalifa R, Gerzina C, Abdelgawad A, Thabet AM. Tibial Lengthening Using A Magnetic Lengthening Intramedullary Nail in an HIV-Positive Patient: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Western J Orthop. 2020;9(1):https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/wjo/vol9/iss1/14
  33. Khalifia R, Potter E, Dabash S, Yoon RS, Abdelgawad A, Thabet AM. Mesh Plate Fixation for Complex Patella Fractures: A Surgical Technique. Western J Orthop. 2020;9(1):https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/wjo/vol9/iss1/8
  34. Khalifa R, Abdelgawad A, Thabet AM. The Versatility of Taylor Spatial Frame in Treating Comple Posttraumatic Deformities of The Lower Extremity. Western J Orthop. 2020; 9(1):https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/wjo/vol9/iss1/31
  35. Dabash S, Potter E, Pimentel E, Shunia J, Abdelgawad A, Thabet AM, Pirela-Cruz M. Radial Plate Fixation of Distal Radius Fracture. Hand (N Y). 2020 Jan;15(1):103-110. doi: 10.1177/1558944718787290. Epub 2018 Jul 13. PMID: 30003806; PMCID: PMC6966286.
  36. Kusnezov N, Prabhakar G, Vanden Berge D, Dabash S, Thabet AM, Abdelgawad A. Incidence, predictors, and impact of valgus reduction of traumatic intertrochanteric femoral fractures (OTA 31A1-3) treated with the helical blade system: Is anatomic reduction necessary? A retrospective case series. Curr Orthop Pract. 2020 Jan-Feb;31(1):41-47. DOI: 10.1097/BCO.0000000000000820
  37. Khalifa R, Gerzina C, Abdelgawad A, Thabet AM. Tibial lengthening with a motorized magnetic intramedullary nail after combined plating and titanium mesh cage for distal femur periprosthetic fracture nonunion. J Limb Lengthening Recon. 2020 Jan-Jun;6(1):73-76. https://journals.lww.com/jllr/fulltext/2020/06010/tibial_lengthening_with_a_motorized_magnetic.13.aspx
  38. Khalifa R, Abdelgawad A, Thabet AM. Aspetic Nonunion of Long Bones in Children: A Report of Twelve Cases. Western J Orthop. 2020; 9(1):https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/wjo/vol9/iss1/30
  39. Khalifa R, Craft MR, Wey AJ, Thabet AM, Abdelgawad A. Missed positional gluteal compartment syndrome in an obese patient after foot surgery: a case report. Patient Saf Surg. 2020 Sep 15;14:35. doi: 10.1186/s13037-020-00260-8. PMID: 32973924; PMCID: PMC7493869.
  40. Azzam W, Catagni MA, Ayoub MA, El-Sayed M, Thabet AM. Early correction of malunited supracondylar humerus fractures in young children. Injury. 2020 Nov;51(11):2574-2580. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2020.08.023. Epub 2020 Aug 17. PMID: 32843147.
  41. Thabet AM, Khalifa R, Alnajjar R, Abdelgawad A. Excessive Tibial Overgrowth Associated Ankle Valgus Deformity After Pediatric Open Mid-Shaft Tibial Fracture: A Case Report. Western J Orthop. 2021;10(1):https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/wjo/vol10/iss1/21
  42. Guerra JD, Craft M, Guerra DP, Thabet AM. Early Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Acute Low-Energy Tibial Plateau Fractures Does Not Increase the Rate of Perioperative Complications. Western J Orthop. 2021:10:58-66. https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/wjo/vol10/iss1/9/
  43. Thabet AM, Gerzina C, Sala F, Jeon S, Lovisetti G, Abdelgawad A, DeCoster TA, Azzam W. Outcomes and Complications With Treatment of Open Tibial Plafond Fractures With Circular External Fixator. Foot Ankle Int. 2021 Jun;42(6):723-733. doi: 10.1177/1071100720979976. Epub 2021 Feb 9. PMID: 33559484.
  44. Pisquiy JJ, Toraih EA, Hussein MH, Khalifa R, Shoulah SA, Abdelgawad A, Thabet AM. Utility of 3-Dimensional Intraoperative Imaging in Pelvic and Acetabular Fractures: A Network Meta-Analysis. JBJS Rev. 2021 Jun 24;9(6). doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.20.00129. PMID: 34166271.
  45. Soliman ME, Elzohairy MM, AbdelWahab AM, Khaira YM, Elbatrawy Y, Abdalla UG,  Mansour SM, Dabash S, Abuomira IEA, Thabet AM. Masquelet's Induced Membrane Technique for Reconstruction of Large Extra-Articular Intercalary Bone Defect. J Limb Lengthening Recon. 2021 Jul-Dec;7(2):125-131. DOI: 10.4103/jllr.jllr_30_21
  46. Carter JT, Craft M, Dabash S, Thabet A, Abdelgawad A. Bifocal Femoral Lengthening with Intramedullary Magnetic Lengthening Nail Following Osteotomy Propagation. J Limb Lengthening Recon. 2021 Jul-Dec;7(2):139-141. DOI:10.4103/jllr.jllr_9_21
  47. Elabd A, Khalifa R, Alam Z, Saleh ES, Thabet AM, Abdelgawad A. Operative Fixation of Pediatric Forearm Fractures: Does the Fracture Location Matter? Adv Orthop. 2021 Oct 16;2021:9973449. doi: 10.1155/2021/9973449. PMID: 34697573; PMCID: PMC8541845.
  48. Klahs KJ, Castagno C, Tadlock J, Garcia E, Abdelgawad A, Thabet AM. Novel Utilization of Anterior Intrapelvic (Stoppa) Approach for Periacetabular Ganz Osteotomy: A Report of 2 Cases. JBJS Case Connect. 2021 Oct 20;11(4). doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.21.00271. PMID: 34669617.
  49. Carter J, Abdelgawad A, Thabet AM. "Staged Reconstruction of Chronic Patella Alta with Ilizarov fixator and Achilles Tendon Allograft: A Case report". J Orthop Case Rep. 2021 Nov;11(11):54-58. doi: 10.13107/jocr.2021.v11.i11.2514. PMID: 35415106; PMCID: PMC8930335.
  50. Desai A, Oakes V, Pisquiy J, Dodo C, Toreih AA, Azzam W, Abdelgawad A, Thabet AM. Risk factors for reoperation following operative fixation of distal femur fractures: A report of
  51. 73 consecutive cases. Western J Orthop. 2022:11:77-84. https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/wjo/vol11/iss1/11/
  52. Ghali A, Mhapankar A, Momtaz D, Driggs B, Thabet AM, Abdelgawad A. Arthroereisis: Treatment of Pes Planus. Cureus. 2022 Jan 7;14(1):e21003. doi: 10.7759/cureus.21003. PMID: 35154977; PMCID: PMC8818258.
  53. Abdelgawad A, Thabet A. Adolescents with Lisfranc Injury Frequently Have Different Pathology with Higher Incidence of Proximal Extension of the Ligamentous Disruption. Foot Ankle Orthop. 2022 Jan 20;7(1):2473011421S00067. doi: 10.1177/2473011421S00067. PMCID: PMC8792575.
  54. Thabet AM, Craft M, Pisquiy J, Jeon S, Abdelgawad A, Azzam W. Tibial shaft fractures in the adolescents: treatment outcomes and the risk factors for complications. Injury. 2022 Feb;53(2):706-712. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2021.11.041. Epub 2021 Nov 17. PMID: 34862039.
  55. Thabet AM, Adams A, Jeon S, Pisquiy J, Gelhert R, DeCoster TA, Abdelgawad A. Malpractice lawsuits in orthopedic trauma surgery: a meta-analysis of the literature. OTA Int. 2022 Jun 28;5(3):e199. doi: 10.1097/OI9.0000000000000199. PMID: 36425091; PMCID: PMC9580045.
  56. Eckhoff MD, Wells ME, Padilla O, Polfer EM, Castagno CJ, Thabet AM, Elzamly S, Wilson HL, Rajani R. Premalignant Conditions of Bone. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2022 Oct 13;6(10):e22.00097. doi: 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-22-00097. PMID: 36227850; PMCID: PMC9575816.
  57. D'Ambrosio M, Tang A, Menken L, Hagag AT, Liporace FA, Yoon RS. Adjunct neutralization plating in patella fracture fixation: a technical trick. OTA Int. 2022 Oct 13;5(4):e217. doi: 10.1097/OI9.0000000000000217. Erratum in: OTA Int. 2023 Mar 13;6(2):e265. PMID: 36569111; PMCID: PMC9782314.
  58. Dharamsi M, Castagno C, Klahs KJ, Abdelgawad A, Thabet AM. Unroofing osteotomy for dissociated tibial intramedullary magnetic rod during implant removal: a case report. J Surg Case Rep. 2022 Nov 19;2022(11):rjac516. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjac516. PMID: 36415723; PMCID: PMC9675896.
  59. Abdelgawad A, Elabd A, Pisquiy JJ, Thabet AM. Early internal fixation of open ankle malleolar fractures is not associated with increased complications: case control study. Acta Orthop Belg. 2022 Dec;88(4):825-833. doi: 10.52628/88.4.9881. PMID: 36800669.
  60. Thamer S, Kijak N, Toraih E, Thabet AM, Abdelgawad A. Tendon Transfers to Restore Shoulder Function for Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Palsy: A Systematic Review of the Literature. JBJS Rev. 2023 Jan 6;11(1). doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.22.00165. PMID: 36608169.
  61. Klahs KJ, Polmear MM, Transtrum B, Rodriguez E, Abdelgawad A, Thabet AM. Correction of Cubitus Varus Using Computer-Assisted Hexapod Multiplanar External Fixators: A Report of 3 Cases. JBJS Case Connect. 2023 Jan 12;13(1). doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.22.00284. PMID: 36821393.
  62. Klahs KJ, Heh E, Yousaf M, Tadlock J, Thabet AM. Operative challenges of intramedullary nailing for subtrochanteric blastic pathological femur fracture: a case report. J Surg Case Rep. 2023 Jan 17;2023(1):rjac630. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjac630. PMID: 36685131; PMCID: PMC9844961.
  63. Transtrum MB, Wang A, Sanchez D, Tadlock J, Thabet A, Abdelgawad A. Reconstruction of Charcot Foot Deformity Using Circular External Fixators and Fusion: A Case Report. Western J Orthop. 2023;12(1): https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/wjo/vol12/iss1/8/
  64. Saleh ES, De Carvalho AF, Hasan S, Abdelgawad A, Thabet AM, Moneim MS. Soft Tissue Benign Hand Masses in the First Web Space: A Retrospective Case Series. Cureus. 2023 Apr 19;15(4):e37847. doi: 10.7759/cureus.37847. PMID: 37213983; PMCID: PMC10198707.
  65. Lam A, Gordon AM, Thabet AM, Abdelgawad AA. Antegrade Flexible Nailing for Pediatric Metaphyseal-diaphyseal Junction Distal Radius Fracture, is it Safe? Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg. 2023 Sep 1;27(3):161-164. doi: 10.1097/BTH.0000000000000430. PMID: 37009675.
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Other Publications

Book Chapters: 6
Varia (Online Modules, CDs): 3
Presentations: 56
Posters: 5
Invited Lectures: 30
Courses Taught: 38


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Orthopaedics - Angleton
2309 W. Mulberry Street
Angleton, TX 77515 (Route M711)
(979) 849-9557

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