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Ronald W. Lindsey, MD, FACS

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Orthopaedic Trauma and Spine Surgery

Dr. Lindsey’s areas of expertise include:

Orthopaedic Trauma
Degenerative and Traumatic Spine
Complex Bone/Joint Reconstruction
Failed Orthopaedic Fixation/Arthroplasty

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1972
  • Medical Doctor, Columbia University, New York, NY, 1977
  • Internship, Yale University, Yale‑New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, 1977-1978
  • Residency - Orthopedic Surgery, Yale University, Yale‑New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, 1978-1982

Postgraduate Training

  • AO Fellowship - Trauma and Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, 1982
  • Fellowship - Spine Surgery, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, 1982
  • Fellowship - Hand and Microvascular Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, England, 1982-1983
  • Fellowship - Trauma and Spine Surgery, Professor René Louis, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Marseille, Marseille, France, 1987
  • Trauma and Spine Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery Clinic, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, 1988

Current Professional Appointments

  • The University of Texas Medical Branch, Department Chair, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, John Sealy Chair of Rehabilitation Sciences
  • Texas Orthopaedic Hospital, Provisional Privileges, Orthopaedic Surgery Service, 8/2006 to present
  • Christus St. John's Hospital, Member, Orthopaedic Surgery Service, 5/10/2006 to present
  • Diagnostic Center Hospital, Member, Orthopaedic Surgery, 12/1996 to present
  • Texas Children's Hospital, Provisional Privileges, Orthopedic Surgery Service, 05/1989 to present
  • St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Member, Orthopedic Surgery Service, 10/1989 to present
  • The Methodist Hospital, Member, Orthopaedic Surgery Service, 7/88 to present
  • Professional Committee Activities/Hospital Teaching Programs
  • Member, Associate Editor, Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 2007 to present
  • Member, Sealy Center on Aging Internal Advisory Committee, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 2007 to present
  • Chair, Radiology Search Committee, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 2006
  • Member, Novation Orthopaedics Council, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 2006 to present
  • Member, Health Information Committee, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 2006 to present
  • Member, Dean's Advisory Council, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 2005 - present
  • Member, Medical Staff Executive Committee, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 2005 - present
  • Member, Operating Room Committee, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 2005 - present
  • Member, Faculty Group Practice, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 2005 - present
  • Member, MSRDP Board of Directors, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 2006 to present
  • Member, Minority Faculty, Administrative and Professional Council, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 2006 to present
  • Member, Clinical Strategic Plan Steering Committee, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 2006
  • Member, School of Allied Health Science Academic Review Panel, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 2006
  • Chair, Research Committee, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 2005
  • Member, Institutional Budget Committee, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 2005 - present
  • Co-Chair, Joint Clinical Outcomes and Resource Management Committee, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 2005 - present
  • Volunteer Leader, AOA Finance Committee, Rosemont, IL, 7/1/2005 to present
  • Chairman, AO North America – Advance Operating Room Personnel Course, Houston, TX, 2006
  • Program Director, Trauma Fellowship, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, July 1, 1991 to 2005
  • Member, Neuro/Muscular/Skeletal/Head/Neck/Integumentary Quality Management Subcommittee, Medical Staff Quality Management Program, The Methodist Hospital ,Houston, TX, 2003 - 2005
  • Member, National Orthopaedic Surgery Advisory Board, Merck, West Point, PA, 2003 - 2005
  • Member, Ad Hoc Reviewer, The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, March 2003 – Present
  • Fellowship, International College of Surgeons- North American Federation, United States Section, Chicago, Illinois, March 2003 – Present
  • Member, Ad Hoc Reviewers ,Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, January 2003 – Present
  • Member / Faculty, Clinician – Patient Communication, Bayer Institute for Health care Communication, West Haven, CT, 2002 – Present
  • Member, Academy’s Diversity Committee, American Academy Orthopaedic Surgeon, Rosemont, IL, 2003 - 2005
  • Member, SICOT, United States Section, 2002
  • Member, New York Academy of Sciences, New York, 2002
  • Member, Transfusion Subcommittee of the Care Management Steering Committee, The Methodist Hospital, April 2001 – July 2002
  • Chief, Orthopaedic Surgery Service, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, February 2000 to August 2002
  • Member, Academic Orthopaedic Society, May 2002
  • Member, Legislative Committee, Texas Orthopaedic Association, October 2001
  • Member, Trauma Committee, Texas Orthopaedic Association, October 2001
  • Member, Emergency Room RFT Committee, The Methodist Hospital, March 2001
  • Member, Care Management Steering Committee, The Methodist Hospital, February 2001
  • Director, Orthopaedic Residency Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, February 2000 - July 2002
  • Member, Medical Liability Insurance Committee Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 2000 - 2005
  • Member, Board of Directors, Texas Orthopaedic Association, October 2000
  • Medical Director, Biograft Transplant Services, Inc., December 2000
  • Member, Baylor Medicare Board of Directors, Baylor College of Medicine, November 2000
  • Member, Radiology Chairman Search Committee, The Methodist Hospital, November 2000
  • Member, Medical Liability Insurance Committee, Baylor College of Medicine, September 2000 to 2005
  • Member, Board of Counselors, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, January 2000 to 2003
  • Member, Board of Directors, Institute of Orthopedic Research and Education, Hopestar Medical Management, LLP, January 2000 to 2002
  • Chairman, Continuing Medical Education Committee, Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, April 1999 to 2002
  • Member, Journal of Trauma, Ad hoc Reviewers, January 1998 - Present
  • Member, Editorial Board, Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, May 1998
  • Guest Editor, Injury Journal, AO-ASIF Scientific Supplement to Injury on the Management of Gunshot, Injuries to the Musculoskeletal System, Clavadelerstrasse, DAVOS, February 1996
  • Faculty, AO/ASIF Nursing Continuing Education, Orthopaedic Trauma: Team Approach to Fracture Management, Shreveport, LA, September 1996
  • Chairman, AO/ASIF Nursing Continuing Education, Orthopaedic Trauma, Team Approach to Fracture Management (Basic Course), Houston, Texas, October 1996
  • Member, Trauma Committee, Texas Orthopaedic Association, January 1994
  • Co-Chairman, Essential Concepts of External Fixation Course, Houston, Texas, April 1994
  • Chairman, Multi-Disciplinary Conference, Ben Taub General Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 1993 -1995
  • Faculty, Spinal Fracture Fixation, Practical Anatomy and Surgical Technique Workshop, St. Louis University, 1993 and 1994
  • Chairman, Pelvis and Spine Session, Minimal-Invasive Traumatology Salzburg, Austria, February 1993
  • Member, O.R. Committee, Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, Texas, 1992 – 2000
  • Lecturer/Instructor, AO/ASIF Basic Course, Chicago, IL, 1991
  • Member, Committee on Emergency Medical Services, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1991 - Present
  • Instructor, AO Spine Course, Marco Island, Florida, October 1991
  • Member, AO Spine Course, Education Group, 1991
  • Orthopaedic Trauma Lecturer, Medical Student Core Lecture Series, Baylor College of Medicine, 1990 – Present
  • Chairman and Principal Lecturer, Orthopaedic Trauma Lecture Series, Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, 1988 – Present
  • Instructor, AO Course, Operative Stabilization of the Spine, Davos, Switzerland, 1988
  • Honorary Physician of the Medical Staff, Shriners' Hospital for Crippled Children, Tampa, FL, 1987
  • Lecturer, Advance Trauma Life Support Course, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 1987
  • Yale University School of Medicine, Clinical Curriculum Committee (Surgery), 1986 – 1987
  • Yale University School of Medicine, Yale Animal Care and Utilization Committee, 1986 ‑ 1987
  • Attending, Yale Health Plan, New Haven, CT, 1986
  • Advanced Trauma Life Support, Instructor Certification, 1986
  • Lecturer/Instructor, AO/ASIF New England Basic Course, Smugglers' Notch, VT, 1986
  • Attending, Temple Surgical Center, New Haven, CT, 1985 – 1987
  • Lecturer/Instructor, AO/ASIF New England Conference, Boston, MA, 1985
  • Yale University School of Medicine, Medical Student Teaching and Evaluation, Orthopaedic Surgery, Coordinator, 1984 – 1987
  • Yale University School of Medicine, Introduction of Clinical Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Lecturer, 1984 – 1987
  • Chief, Orthopaedic Trauma, Trauma Service, Yale University School, New Haven, CT, 1983 – 1987
  • Consultant in Surgery (Orthopaedic), Veterans Administration Medical Center, West Haven, CT, 1983 – 1987
  • Yale‑New Haven Hospital, Microscope Committee, New Facility Operating Room, 1983 ‑ 1985
  • Yale University School of Medicine, Hand Surgery Lecture Series, Co‑Chairman, 1983 – 1984
  • Co‑Chairman AO/ASIF New England Conference, Connecticut, 1983
  • Attending, Orthopaedic Surgery, Yale‑New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, 1982 – 1987
  • Attending, Orthopaedic Surgery Service, Community Health Care Plan, New Haven, CT, 1982 – 1987
  • Past Professional Experience
  • Baylor College of Medicine, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 11/1997 to 9/2005
  • Ben Taub General Hospital, Chief, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery Service, 09/2000 to 2002
  • The Methodist Hospital, Member, Orthopedic Surgery Service, 01/1990 to 2005
  • Baylor College of Medicine, Acting Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 02/2000 to 08/2002
  • Baylor College of Medicine, Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, January 1, 1993 – November 12, 1997
  • Ben Taub General Hospital, Associate Chief, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery Service, July 1, 1988 – January 1, 2000
  • Ben Taub General Hospital, Chief, Orthopedic Services, Houston, Texas, February 2000 – July 2002
  • Baylor College of Medicine, Assistant Professor, Division of Orthopedic Surgery, July 1, 1988 – December 31, 1992
  • Yale University School of Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Assistant Professor, 1983 ‑ 1987
  • Yale University School of Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Instructor, 1981 ‑ 1982

Professional Memberships

Academic Orthopaedic Society
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Academy of Sports Physicians
American College of Surgeons
American Medical Association
American Orthopaedic Association
Baylor College Medical Liability Insurance Committee
Cervical Spine Research Society
Connecticut State Medical Society
Eastern Association for Surgery of Trauma
Harris County Medical Society
Houston Orthopaedic Society
International College of Surgeons
International Society for Fracture Repair
Merck - National Orthopaedic Surgery Advisory Board
National Association of Spine Specialists
National Medical Association
National Republican Congressional Committee
New England Trauma Study Group
New York Academy of Sciences
North American Spine Society
Orthopaedic Research Society
Orthopaedic Trauma Association
Southern Medical Association
Southern Orthopaedic Association
Texas Orthopaedic Association
The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
The American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons
The International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology
The New Your Academy of Sciences
Western Orthopaedic Association

Awards/Achievements

Founding Board, Association of Yale Alumni
Recipient, Gordon Cup, Yale University, 1972
Fellow, Timothy Dwight College, Yale University
Recipient, Wayne O. Southwick Award for Resident Teaching, Yale University School of Medicine, 1987
Top Docs, Inside Houston, February 1998
Vernon P. Thompson Award Paper for Outstanding Scientific Contribution, Western Orthopedic Association 64th Annual Meeting, 2000
Distinguished Surgeon, The Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN), 2000
Wall Street Businessman of the Year, 2001
President Award, The 11th Annual Scientific Meeting of ASAMI – North America; Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction, 2001
Best Doctors in America, 2001-2002, 2003-2004
Republican Gold Medal, National Republican Congressional Committee, 2002
Honorary Chairman, National Republican Congressional Committee Physician’s Advisory Board, 200217th Annual James J. Callahan Lectures, Loyola University Chicago, September 2003
Texas Super Doctors, 2007, Texas Monthly

Funded Research Grants

  1. Lindsey, R.W. Variation in the mechanical strength of aled experimental fractures: A comparison between in vivo osteotomy and a physiologically created fracture. (New Haven, CT) Supported by the Crippled Children's Aid Society.
  2. Lindsey, R.W., Stahl, R. The effects of rigid internal fixation vs. external fixation. Supported by Ohse Grant, S. Davenport - (New Haven, CT).
  3. Lindsey, R.W., Panjabi, M.M., Friedlaender, G., Leggon, R. The optimal time for plate removal. Supported by Fluid Research Grant, Yale University, New Haven, CT.
  4. Lindsey, R.W., Probe, R., Miclau, T. Antibiotic impregnated autogenous cancellous bone grafting of bony defects in the canine femur. Dove Grant for Orthopedic Surgery Research, The Methodist Hospital.
  5. Lindsey, R.W., Box, G., Doherty, B.J. Bone grafting of osseous defects: The effect of delayed grafting on bone healing. Dove Grant for Orthopaedic Research, The Methodist Hospital.
  6. Lindsey, R.W., Doherty, B.J. The effects of bone mineral density on the quality of cervical spine plate fixation. AO/ASIF Foundation.
  7. Curylo, L., Lindsey, R.W., Doherty, B.J. The variation in segmental bone mineral density in the cervical spine. AO/ASIF Foundation.
  8. Norman, P., Lindsey, R.W. Pre-emptive use of ketorolac in minor orthopedic surgery.
  9. Lindsey, R.W., Nana, A. Radiation exposure in distal interlocking screw placement in intramedullary tibial rods: A comparison of the free hand technique versus a distal targeting device. Orthofix.
  10. Lindsey, R.W. A randomized controlled trial of a specific form of demineralized bone matrix (Grafton demineralized bone matrix putty) vs. autologous bone in long bone grafting procedures. Osteotech.
  11. Lindsey, R.W., Gugala, Z., Huo, M., Collins, E., Varner, K., Landon, G., Mathis, K. Comparison of the long gamma nail versus the compression hip screw for the treatment of unstable intertrochanteric fractures of the femur. A prospective randomized study.
  12. Lindsey, R.W., Gugala, Z., Sun, M., Hipp, J., LeBlanc, A., Shaw, C., Michael, L. The efficacy of a meshed titanium cage in the treatment of canine segmental diaphyseal bone defects. Depuy Acromed.
  13. Lindsey, R.W., Allen, J.C., Kohl, H.W. The effect of retained intramedullary hardware on tibial bone mineral density.
PublicationsPresentations
Peer-reviewed103National141
Abstracts94Regional/Local148
Letters4Visiting Professorships8
Chapters19

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications

  1. Cobos, J.A., Lindsey, R.W., Gugala, Z. The cylindrical titanium mesh cage for the treatment of a long bone segmental defect. Description of a new technique (The Linco Procedure) and report of two cases. Journal of Orthopedic Trauma 14(1):54-59, 2000.
  2. Nana, A., Gugala, Z., Lindsey, R.W., Caram, P.M., Dickson, J.H. Bending of the cortrel-dubousset instrumentation following direct trauma. Spine 25(7), 2000.
  3. Lindsey, R.W., Miclau, T. Posterior lateral mass plate fixation of the cervical spine. The Journal of the Southern Orthopaedic Association 9(1):36-42, 2000.
  4. Kapp, W., Lindsey, R.W., Noble, P.C., Rudersdorf, T., Henry, P. Long-term residual musculoskeletal deficits after femoral shaft fractures treated with intramedullary nailing. The Journal of Trauma 49(3):446-449, 2000.
  5. Norman, P.H., Daley, M.D., Lindsey, R.W. Preemptive analgesic effects of ketorolac in ankle fracture surgery. Anesthesiology 94(4):599-603, 2001.
  6. Rose, P., Goldberg, B.A., Lindsey, R.W., Foglar, C., Hedrick, T.D., Miclau, T., Haddad, J.L., Khan, M. Computed tomography assessment of sacroiliac screw placement relative to the first sacral neuroforamen. Journal of Spinal Disorders 14(4):330-335, 2001.
  7. Olmsted, E.A., Blum, J.S., Rill, D., Yotnda, P., Gugala, Z., Lindsey, R.W., Davis, A.R. Adenovirus-mediated BMP2 expression in human bone marrow stromal cells. Journal of Cell Biochemistry 82(1):11-21, 2001.
  8. Gugala, Z., Nana, A., Lindsey, R.W. Tibial intramedullary nail distal interlocking screw placement: Comparison of the free-hand versus distally-based targeting device technique. Injury 32(S4):21-25, 2001.
  9. Rittmeister, M.E., Lindsey, R.W., Kohl, H.W. Pelvic fracture among polytrauma decedents – Cause or effect trauma based mortality with pelvic fracture – A case series of 74 patients. Archives of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery 121:43-49, 2001.
  10. Leggon, R.E., Meister, B., Lindsey, R.W. Inadvertent sacral bar transfixation of the cauda equina. Journal of Orthopedic Trauma 16(2):127-130, 2002.
  11. Oliverson, T.J., Joshi, A., Nana, A., Lindsey, R.W. Chronic tibial osteomyelitis caused by candida parapsiliosis. Orthopaedics 25(7):1-2, 2002.
  12. Pneumaticos, S.G., Chatziioannou, S.N., Lindsey, R.W. Superinfection of chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis with enterobacter cloacae. American Journal of Orthopedics 31(5):264-267, 2002.
  13. Olmsted-Davis, E.A., Gugala, Z., Gannon, F.H., Yotnda, P., McAlhany, R.E., Lindsey, R.W., Davis, A.R. Use of a chimeric adenovirus vector enhances BMP-2 production and bone formation. Human Gene Therapy 13:1337-1347, 2002.
  14. Miclau T, Gerich T, Foglar C, Lindsey RW, Krettek C. Treatment of gunshot injuries. Unfallchirurg 105:188-198, 2002.
  15. McHenry, T.P., Holcomb, J.B., Aoki, N., Lindsey, R.W. Fractures with major vascular injuries from gunshot wounds: Implications of surgical sequence. The Journal of Trauma 53(4):717-721,2002.
  16. Box, G., Lindsey, R.W., Curylo, L., Miclau, T., Alexander, J.W., Perren, S.M. The effect of delayed autogenous bone grafting on the healing of diaphyseal defects in a canine model. Orthopedics 26(3):1-5, 2003.
  17. Gugala, Z., Lindsey, R.W. Classification of civilian gunshot injuries. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 408:65-81, 2003.
  18. Lavoie, S., Lindsey, R.W., Gugala, Z., Kirking, B., Hipp, J.A. The in-vitro load sharing and kinematics of threaded interbody cages for the lumbar fusion. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 408:174-179, 2003.
  19. Gugala, Z, Olmsted-Davis, E.A., Gannon, F.H., Lindsey, R.W, Davis, A.R. Osteoinduction by ex vivo adenovirus-mediated BMP2 delivery is independent of cell type. Gene Therapy 10: 1289-1298, 2003.
  20. Lindsey, R.W., Gugala, Z, Chapman J.R., Webb D., Mirza, S.K., Weinstein, S.M. Cervical spine clearance in the obtunded trauma patient. Spine Line 4(4):20-26, 2003.
  21. Olmsted-Davis, E.A., Gugala, Z, Camargo, F., Gannon, F.H., Jackson, K.J., Kienstra, K.A., Shine, H. D., Lindsey, R.W., Hirschi, K.K., Goodell, M.A., Brenner, M.A., Davis, A.R. Primitive adult hematopoietic stem cells can function as osteoblast. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 100(26): 15877-15882, 2003.
  22. Lindsey, R.W., Gugala, Z. Cylindrical titanium mesh cage for the reconstruction of long bone defects. Osteosynthesis and Trauma Care 12: 108-115; 2004.
  23. Attias N., Lehman R.E., Bodell L.S., Lindsey R.W. Surgical management of a long segmental defect of the humerus using a cylindrical titanium mesh cage and plates: A case report. Journal of Orthopedic Trauma. 19(3):211-216, 2005.
  24. Cobos, J.A., Lindsey, R.W., Kahn, M., Fahr, L., Hipp, J.A. Comparison between two-dimensional and three-dimensional computerized tomography in the assessment of thoracolumbar fractures. Journal of the Southern Orthopaedic Association [In Press].
  25. Lindsey, R.W.; Wood, G.W.; Sadasivian, K.K.; Stubbs, H.A.; Block, J.E., Grafting Long Bone Fractures with Grafton DBN putty Enriched with Bone Marrow: Pilot Findings, Orthopaedics: 2006 October; 29 (10):939-941
  26. Olmsted-Davis,E.; Gannon,F.H.; Ozen, M.; Ittmann, M.M.; Gugala, Z.; Hipp, J.A.; Moran, K.M.; Fouletier-Dilling, C.M.; Schumara-Martin, S.; Lindsey, R.W.; Heggeness, M.H.; Brenner, M.K.; Davis, A.R., Hypoxic Adipocytes Pattern Early Hetrotopic Bone Formation, American Journal of Pathology: 2007 February; 170 (2):620 -632
  27. Gugala, Z.; Davis, A.R.; Fouletier-Dilling, C.M.; Gannon,F.H.; Lindsey, R.W.; Olmsted-Davis,E., Adenovirus BMP2-induced osteogenesis in combination with collagen carriers, Biomaterials: 2007 July: E published (In Press)
  28. Gugala, Z.; Lindsey, R.W.; Gogolewski, S., New Approaches in the Treatment of Critical Size Segmental Defects in Long Bone, Macromolecular Symposia: 2007 July, 253: 147-161
  29. Lindsey, R.W., The Challenges of Orthopaedic Department Chairs in Achieving Diversity, J. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery: 2007 September
  30. Mays, M., Lin, D., Gugala, Z., Lindsey, R.W., Efficacy of Repeat Shoulder Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Orthopaedics: 2007 In Press
  31. Stein, J., Illahi, O., Lindsey, R.W., Arthroscopic Findings in Knees Undergoing Valgaus Producing Proximal Tibial Osteotomy for Osteoarthritis, Arthroscopy: 2007 In Press
  32. Allen, J.C., Lindsey, R.W., Kohl, W., Hipp, J., Gugala, Z., Rianin, N.,LeBlanc, A., The Effect of Retained Intramedullary Nails on Tibial Bone Mineral Density Injury, Journal of Clinical Biomechanics: 2007 In Press

Book Chapters

  1. Lindsey, R.W., Cash, C. Fracture healing in closed head injury patients. Neurotrauma.
  2. Lindsey, R.W., Rittmeister, M. Application of the fixator Interne for stabilization of the thoracolumbar spine. Techniques in Spinal Stabilization.
  3. Lindsey, R.W. The operative management of injuries to the lower cervical spine. In: Cervical Spine Trauma, Orthopaedic Knowledge Update. Rosemont, IL: The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
  4. Lindsey, R.W. and the Board of Editors. Emergency care and transportation of the sick and injured. In: Crosby, L.A., Lewellen, D.G. (eds). 6th Edition. Rosemont, IL: The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
  5. Ganocy, K., Lindsey, R.W. Spine trauma evaluation: Routine clearance of the cervical spine. Controversies in Spine Surgery.
  6. Lindsey, R.W., Miclau, T., Foglar, C. Both bone fractures of the forearm. Oxford Textbook of Orthopedics and Trauma.
  7. Leggon, R.E., Feldmann, D.D., Lindsey, R.W. Complications in fractures of the distal femur. Knee Surgery: Complications, Pitfalls, and Salvage.
  8. Leggon, R.E., Feldmann, D.D., Lindsey, R.W. Complications in fractures of the patella. Knee Surgery: Complications, Pitfalls, and Salvage.
  9. Lindsey, R.W, Gugala, Z. Subtrochanteric fractures of the femur. Current Medicine.
  10. Lindsey, R.W., Gugula, Z. Spinal cord injury as a result of ballistic trauma. Spine: State of the Art Reviews.
  11. Lindsey, R.W., Pneumaticos, S., Gugala, Z. Management techniques for spinal injuries. Skeletal Trauma.
  12. Lindsey, R.W., Gugala, Z. Gunshot injury to the thoracolumbar spine. Thoracolumbar Spine Fracture.
  13. Lindsey, R.W., Gugala, Z., Pneumaticos, S. Injury to the vertebrae and spinal cord. Trauma, 5th Edition.
  14. Lindsey, R.W., Gugala, Z. Clearing the cervical spine. The Cervical Spine [In Press].
  15. Lindsey, R.W. Management of open fractures. Techniques in Fracture Surgery [In Press].
  16. Lindsey, R.W., Torga-Spak, R. Gugala, Z. The long-term retention versus removal of orthopaedic trauma fixation implants. Orthopaedic Knowledge Update, 7th Edition. Rosemont, IL: The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
  17. Lindsey, R.W.; Baumgaertner, M.R.; Leighton, R.K.; Moed, B.R.; Templeman, David, Reducing Complication in the Surgical Treatment of Intertrochanteric Fractures, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; ICL Vol. # 54
  18. Lindsey, R.W.; Gugala, Z, Cylindrical Titanium Mesh Cage For The Reconstruction of Long Bone Defects, Osteosyntheis and Trauma Care.
  19. Lindsey, R.W.; Gugala, Z, Pre-Imaging Guidelines for Cervical Spine Clearance, Cervical Spine Trauma [In Press]
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