JOHN G. SKEDROS, M.D.
CURRICULUM VITAE
October 2007
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JOHN G. SKEDROS, M.D. |
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CURRICULUM VITAE |
Utah
Bone and Joint Center
5323 South Woodrow Street, #202
Salt Lake City, Utah 84107
Work phone: 801-713-0606; Fax: 801-713-0609
E-mail: jskedros@UtahBoneandJoint.com
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Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah |
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EDUCATION |
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CURRENT ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS AND TEACHING POSITIONS
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UTCLINICAL TRIALS and STUDIES
Regional co-principal investigator, 1999-2000; Protocol 102 COX472 "A randomized, double blind, multicenter study to evaluate the tolerability and effectiveness of Rofecoxib (MK-0966) 25 mg q.d. vs. Naproxen 500 mg in patients with osteoarthritis" [F.D.A. Phase IIIB Trial; Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ]
Principal investigator, 2000-2004; "The Orthopaedic Surgeon's Role in Diagnosing and Treating Patients with Osteoporotic Fractures" [Merck & Co., Inc.]
Principal investigator, 2002-2003; "Use of the Rat-Ulna Model for Investigating Microcrack Repair: Implications for Osteoporosis" [Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation, grant: 01-024]
Principal investigator,
2002-2003; "The Use and Misuse of Injectable Cortisone in Treating the
Painful Shoulder" [Pharmacia, Inc.]
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Boyce TM, Bloebaum RD, Bachus KN, and Skedros JG (1990) Reproducible method for calibrating the backscattered electron signal for quantitative assessment of mineral content in bone. Scanning Microscopy, 4(3):591-603.
Mantas JP, Bloebaum RD, Skedros JG, and Hofmann AA (1992) Implications of reference axes used for rotational alignment of the femoral component in primary and revision knee arthroplasty. Journal of Arthroplasty, 7(4):531-535.
Bloebaum RD, Lauritzen RS, Skedros JG, Smith EF, Thomas KA, Bennett JT, and Hofmann AA (1993) Roentgenographic procedure for selecting proximal femur allograft for use in revision arthroplasty. Journal of Arthroplasty, 8(4):347-360.
Bloebaum RD, Ota DT, Skedros JG, and Mantas JP (1993) Comparison of human and canine external femoral morphologies in the context of total hip replacement. J. Biomedical Materials Research, 27: 1149-1159.
Skedros JG, Bloebaum RD, Bachus, KN, and Boyce TM (1993) The meaning of graylevels in backscattered electron images of bone. J. Biomedical Materials Research, 27:47-56.
Skedros JG, Bloebaum RD, Bachus KN, Boyce TM, and Constantz B (1993) Influence of mineral content and composition on graylevels in backscattered electron images of bone. J. Biomedical Materials Research, 27:57-64.
Skedros JG, Bloebaum RD, Mason MW, and Bramble DM (1994) Analysis of a tension/compression skeletal system: Possible strain-specific differences in the hierarchical organization of bone. The Anatomical Record, 239:396-404.
Skedros JG, Mason MW, and Bloebaum RD (1994) Differences in osteonal micromorphology between tensile and compressive cortices of a bending skeletal system: Indications of potential strain-specific differences in bone microstructure. The Anatomical Record, 239:405-413.
Mason MW, Skedros JG, and Bloebaum RD (1995) Evidence of strain-mode-related cortical adaptation in the diaphysis of the horse radius. Bone, 17:229-237.
Vajda EG, Skedros JG, and Bloebaum RD (1995) Consistency in calibrated backscattered electron images of calcified tissues and mineral analyzed in multiple imaging sessions. Scanning Microscopy, 9: 741-755.
Skedros JG, Mason MW, Nelson MC, Bloebaum RD (1996) Evidence of structural and material adaptation to specific strain features in cortical bone. The Anatomical Record, 246:47-63.
Vajda EG, Bloebaum RD, Skedros JG (1996) Validation of energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry as a method to standardize backscattered electron images of bone. Cells and Materials, 6:79-92.
Bloebaum RD, Skedros JG, Vajda EG, Bachus KN, and Constantz BR (1997) Determining mineral content variations in bone using backscattered electron imaging. Bone, 20: 485-490.
Skedros JG, Su SC, and Bloebaum RD (1997) Biomechanical implications of mineral content and microstructural variations in cortical bone of horse, elk, and sheep calcanei. The Anatomical Record, 249: 297-316.
Kuo T, Skedros JG, and Bloebaum RD (1998) Comparison of human, primate and canine femora: Implications for biomaterials testing in total hip replacement. J. Biomedical Materials Research, 40: 475-489.
Vajda EG, Skedros JG, and Bloebaum RD (1998) Errors in quantitative backscattered electron analysis of bone standardized by energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry. Scanning, 20:527-535.
Vajda EG, and Skedros JG (1999) Letter to the editor. Bone, 24:619-620.
Su SC, Skedros JG, Bachus KN, and Bloebaum RD (1999) Loading conditions and cortical bone construction of an artiodactyl calcaneus. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 202:3239-3254.
Vajda EG, Humphrey S, Skedros JG, and Bloebaum RD (1999) Influence of topography and specimen preparation on backscattered electron images of bone. Scanning, 21:379-386.
Skedros JG, Mason MW, and Bloebaum RD (2001) Modeling and remodeling in a developing artiodactyl calcaneus: A model for evaluating Frost's Mechanostat hypothesis and its corollaries. The Anatomical Record, 263:167-185
Jones RE, Skedros JG, Chan AJ, Beauchamp DH, and Harkins PC (2001) Total knee arthroplasty Using the S-ROMâ Mobile-Bearing Hinge Prosthesis. J. of Arthroplasty, 16:279-287.
Jones RE, Barrack RL, Skedros JG (2001) Modular, mobile-bearing hinge total knee arthroplasty. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 392:306-314
Kuo TY, Skedros JG, Bloebaum RD (2003) Measurement of femoral anteversion by biplane radiography and computed tomography imaging: comparison with an anatomic reference. Investigative Radiology, 38:221-229
Skedros JG, Dayton MR, Sybrowsky CL, Bloebaum RD, Bachus KN (2003) Are uniform regional safety factors and objective of adaptive modeling/remodeling in cortical bone? The Journal of Experimental Biology 206:2431-2439.
Skedros JG, Hunt KJ, Hughes PE, Winet H (2003) Ontogenetic and regional morphologic variations in the turkey ulna diaphysis: Implications for functional adaptation of cortical bone. The Anatomical Record, 273:609-629
Skedros JG, Sybrowsky CL, Parry TR, Bloebaum RD (2003) Regional differences in cortical bone organization and microdamage prevalence in Rocky Mountain mule deer. The Anatomical Record, 274:837-850.
Skedros JG (2004) The orthopaedic surgeon's role in diagnosing and treating osteoporosis: Standing discharge orders may be the solution for timely medical care. Osteoporos Int. 15:405-410.
Skedros JG, Hunt KJ, Bloebaum RD (2004) Relationships of loading history and structural and material characteristics of bone: The development of the mule deer calcaneus. Journal of Morphology, 259:281-307.
Skedros JG, Hunt KJ (2004) Does the degree of laminarity correlate with site-specific differences in collagen fiber orientation in primary bone? An evaluation in the turkey ulna diaphysis. J Anatomy, 205:121-134
Skedros JG, Holmes J, Vajda EG, Bloebaum RD. (2004) Cement lines of secondary osteons in human bone are not mineral deficient: New data in a historical perspective. The Anatomical Record, 286:781-803.
Burkhead WZ, Skedros JG, Arcand MA, Krishnan SG, O'Rourke PJ, Pierce WA (2004) Transosseous anchor double knot (TOAK) technique for rotator cuff repair. Techniques in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 5:200-207.
Bloebaum RD, Holmes JL, Skedros JG (2005) Mineral content changes in bone associated with damage induced by the electron beam. Scanning, 27:240-248.
Skedros JG, Grunander TR, Hamrick MW (2005) spatial distribution of osteocyte lacunae in equine radii and third metacarpals: considerations for cellular communication, microdamage detection and metabolism. Cells Tissues Organs, 180:215-236.
Skedros JG (2005) Osteocyte lacuna population densities in sheep, elk and horse calcanei. Cells Tissues Organs, 181:23-37.
Skedros JG, Sorenson SM, Takano Y, Turner CH (2006) Dissociation of mineral and collagen orientations may differentially adapt compact bone for regional loading environments: results from acoustic velocity measurements in deer calcanei. Bone, 39:143-151.
Skedros JG, Holyoak JD, and Pitts TC (2006) Knowledge and opinions of orthopaedic surgeons concerning medical evaluation and treatment of patients with osteoporotic fracture. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 88-A:18-24.
Skedros JG, Dayton MR, Sybrowsky CL, Bloebaum RD, Bachus KN (2004) The influence of collagen fiber orientation and other histocompositional characteristics on the mechanical properties of equine cortical bone. J. Experimental Biology, 209:3025-3042.
Skedros JG, Baucom SL (2007) Mathematical analysis of trabecular 'trajectories' in apparent trajectorial structures: The unfortunate historical emphasis on the human proximal femur. J Theoretical Biology, 244:15-45.
Hamrick MW, Skedros JG, Pennington C, McNeil PL (2006) Increased osteogenic response to exercise in metaphyseal versus diaphyseal cortical bone. J Musculoskeletal Neuronal Interact, 6:258-263.
Skedros JG, Sybrowsky CL, Stoddard GJ (2007) The osteoporosis self-assessment screening tool: a useful tool for the orthopaedic surgeon. J Bone Joint Surgery, 89-A:765-772.
Skedros JG, Bertin KC, Holyoak JD, Milleson NM, Halley AJ (2007) The orthopedist as clinical densitometrist: cost- and time-effectiveness. American Journal of Orthopaedics, 36:15-22.
Skedros JG, Sorenson SM, Hunt KJ, Holyoak JD (2007) Ontogenetic structural and material variations in ovine calcanei: A model for interpreting bone adaptation. The Anatomical Record, 290:284-300.
Skedros JG, Sorenson SM, Jenson NH (2007) Are distributions of secondary osteon variants useful for interpreting load history in mammalian bones? Cells Tissues Organs, 185:285-307.
Skedros JG, Hunt KJ, and Pitts TC (2007) Variations in corticosteroid/anesthetic injections for painful shoulder conditions: Comparisons among orthopaedic surgeons, rheumatologists, and physical medicine and primary-care physicians. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 8:63-75.
Skedros JG and Pitts TC (2007) Temporal variations in a modified Neer impingement test can confound clinical interpretation. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 460:130-136.
Burkhead WZ, Skedros JG, O'Rourke PJ, Pierce WA, Pitts, TC (2007) A novel double-row rotator cuff repair exceeds strengths of conventional repairs. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 461:106-113.
Skedros JG, O'Rourke PJ, Haideri NF, Burkhead WZ. (2007) Revision of the deadman theory of suture anchors for rotator cuff repairs. (In final preparation)
Skedros JG, Pitts TC, O'Rourke PJ, Burkhead WZ (2007) Double-row rotator cuff repairs do not decrease ultimate fracture load when compared to single-row repairs. (In final preparation)
Skedros JG, Pitts TC, O'Rourke PJ, Burkhead WZ (2007) Predicting fracture load of the proximal humerus using DEXA and radiographic morphometry: Implications for fracture fixation and arthroplasty. (In final preparation)
Skedros JG, Taylor
KW, Pitts TC. Deep infection of a shoulder arthrodesis treated with a myocutaneous
latissimus dorsi rotation flap. (In final preparation)
BOOK CHAPTERS and REVIEW ARTICLES
Zeman CA, Arcand MA, Cantrell JS, Skedros JG, Burkhead WZ Jr. (1998) The Rotator Cuff-Deficient Arthritic Shoulder: Diagnosis and Surgical Management. J Am Academy Orthop Surgeons. 7:337-348.
Skedros JG, O’Rourke PJ, Zimmerman JM, Burkhead WZ Jr. (1999) Alternatives to Replacement Arthroplasty for Glenohumeral Arthritis. In: Iannotti JP and Williams GR (eds): Disorders of the Shoulder: Diagnosis and Management. Chapter 18. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, pp. 485-499.
Zimmerman JM, Skedros JG, O’Rourke PJ, Dean MT, Burkhead WZ Jr. (1999) Rehabilitation and Nonoperative Treatment. In: Warren RF, Craig EV, and Altchek DW (eds): The Unstable Shoulder. Chapter 11. Lippincott-Raven Publishers, Philadelphia, PA, pp. 177-188.
ABSTRACTS
Skedros JG, and Bloebaum RD (1988) Challenging conventional modeling of the human femoral neck: Implications for osteoporosis-related femoral neck fractures. American Federation of Clinical Research, Annual Meeting, Carmel, California.
Boyce TM, Bloebaum RD, Bachus KN, and Skedros JG (1990) Calibration of the backscattered electron signal for bone, biomaterial, and implant research. Transactions of the Society for Biomaterials, 16th Annual Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, p. 188.
Skedros JG, Bloebaum RD, and Boyce TM (1990) Relationship of graylevels in backscattered electron images of simulated bone tissue to atomic number, density, and mineral content. Transactions of the Society for Biomaterials, 16th Annual Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, p. 53.
Gunasekaran S, Constantz BR, Skedros JG, and Bloebaum RD (1990) Collagen cross-link differences between superior and inferior portions of deer calcaneus bone. Gordon Research Conference on Bioengineering and Orthopaedic Sciences.
Gunasekaran S, Constantz BR, Monjazeb M, Skedros JG, and Bloebaum RD (1991) An effective way of assessing crosslinks of collagenous proteins in biomaterials and tissues. Transactions of the Society for Biomaterials, 17th Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, Arizona, p. 139.
Skedros JG and Bloebaum RD (1991) Geometric analysis of a tension/compression system: Implications for femoral neck modeling. Transactions of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 37th Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, p. 421.
Skedros JG, Ota D, Mason MW, Nelson MC, and Bloebaum RD (1992) Influence of strain magnitudes on the structural/material organization of bone - Implications for osteoporosis research. Western Orthopaedic Association, Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington.
Skedros JG, Ota D, and Bloebaum RD (1993) Mineral content analysis of tension/compression skeletal systems: Indications of potential strain-specific differences. Transactions of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida, 8(Suppl. 1), p. 789.
Skedros JG, Ghiassi A, and Schmotzer H (1993) Quantification of in vivo microdamage in bone - Implications for the role of structural microdamage in mediating bone remodeling. Southern Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans.
Skedros JG, Mason MW, and Bloebaum RD (1993) Evidence of potential strain-mode-specific differences in cortical bone microstructure in a tension/compression system. Transactions of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 39th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, p. 533.
Skedros JG and Mills BG (1993) Presence of bioactive molecules (osteopontin and osteocalcin) in osteon cement lines: Implications for bone remodeling theory and stress fracture biology. University of Southern California Graduate Orthopaedic Society, Annual Meeting, Los Angeles.
Zou L and Skedros JG (1993) Determining the mineralized volume fraction of cancellous bone. Transactions of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 39th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, p. 543.
Mason MW, Skedros JG, and Bloebaum RD (1994) Evidence of microstructural adaptation to compression loading: The optimal cortical structure. Transactions of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 40th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, p. 562.
Skedros JG (1994) Collagen fiber orientation in skeletal tension/compression systems: A potential role of variant strain stimuli in the maintenance of cortical bone organization. Trans. of the American Soc. for Bone and Mineral Research, Annual Meeting, Kansas City, Vol. 9, abstract B84, p. S251.
Nelson MC, Skedros JG, Mason MW, and Bloebaum RD (1995) Potential evidence of microstructural, mineral, and cross-sectional adaptation to specific strain features in bone. Transactions of the 41st Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Orlando, Florida, 20(2), p. 551.
Skedros JG, Nelson MC, and Dayton M (1995) Safety factors as the objective of cortical bone adaptation and maintenance. The American Orthopaedic Association 28th Annual Residents' Conference. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Skedros JG, Chow F, and Patzakis MJ (1995) The artiodactyl calcaneus as a model for examining mechanisms governing regional differences in remodeling activities in cortical bone. Journal for Bone and Mineral Research (Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland) 10(Suppl. 1): S441.
Skedros JG, Parry TR, Durand P, and Bloebaum RD (1995) Potential evidence of fatigue-related material adaptation between limb bones of a cursorial mammal. Journal for Bone and Mineral Research (Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland) 10(Suppl. 1): S441.
Skedros JG, Durand P, and Bloebaum RD (1995) Hypermineralized peripheral lamellae in primary osteons of deer antler: Potential functional analogues of cement lines in mammalian secondary bone. Journal for Bone and Mineral Research (Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland) 10(Suppl. 1): S441.
Skedros JG (1995) Examination of trabecular bone for material adaptation to habitual differences in physiologic strain modes. Journal for Bone and Mineral Research (Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland) 10(Suppl. 1): S442.
Skedros JG and Dirksmeier P (1995) Evidence of strain-mode-related ultrastructural adaptation in cortical bone - Detected using circularly polarized light in thin sections. Transactions of the 2nd annual meeting of the International Orthopaedic Research Society, San Diego, p. 129.
Dayton MR, Nelson MC, Skedros JG, and Bloebaum RD (1996) Safety factors as the objective of cortical bone adaptation. Transactions of the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Atlanta, Georgia. p. 131.
Kuo T, Skedros JG, and Bloebaum RD (1996) Comparison of human, primate, and canine proximal femoral morphologies in the context of total hip replacement. Western Orthopaedic Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Skedros JG, Deitch KC, Zirovich MD, and Mason MW (1996) Uniform Osteocyte lacuna population densities in a limb bone with non-uniform customary strain milieu and heterogeneous material organization. Journal for Bone and Mineral Research (Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington) 11(Suppl. 1): S268.
Dayton MR, Skedros JG, Bloebaum RD, and Bachus KN (1997) Investigation of the objectives of adaptation of a cortical tension/compression system through mechanical testing. Transactions of the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, California, p. 817.
Kuo TY, Skedros JG, Lundeen, GA, and Bloebaum RD (1998) Direct and indirect measurement of femoral anteversion. Western Orthopaedic Association, Aspen, Colorado.
Jones RE, Skedros JG, Chan AJ, Beauchamp DH, and Harkins PC (1998) Total knee arthroplasty using the S-ROM mobile-bearing hinge total knee system. Western Orthopaedic Association, Aspen, Colorado.
Burkhead WZ, Skedros JG, O’Rourke PJ, Arcand MA, and Pierce WA (1998) Comparison of failure strengths of conventional rotator cuff repairs to a technique using a combination of trans-osseous sutures and suture anchors. Western Orthopaedic Association, Aspen, Colorado.
Skedros JG, Hughes PE, and Zirovich MD (1998) Collagen fiber orientation in the turkey ulna supports a role for variant strain stimuli in cortical bone construction. ASBMR-IBMS Second Joint Meeting, San Francisco. Bone 23(5, Suppl.):S437.
Kuo TY, Skedros JG, Lundeen, GA, and Bloebaum RD (1998) Direct and indirect measurement of femoral anteversion. Transactions of the 44th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, p. 835.
Skedros JG, Holmes JL, Vajda EG, and Durrand P (1999) Quantitative microprobe analyses suggest that cement lines of secondary osteonal bone are not mineral deficient. Transactions of the 45th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Anaheim, California, p. 775.
Skedros JG, and Kuo, TY (1999) Ontogenetic changes in regional collagen fiber orientation suggest a role for variant strain stimuli in cortical bone construction. Journal for Bone and Mineral Research (Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri) 14(Suppl. 1): S441.
Skedros JG, Hughes PE, Nelson K, and Winet H (1999) Collagen fiber orientation in the proximal femur: Challenging Wolff’s tension/compression interpretation. Journal for Bone and Mineral Research (Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri) 14(Suppl. 1): S441.
Skedros JG, Dayton MR, and Bachus KN (2000) Relative effects of collagen fiber orientation, mineralization, porosity, and percent and population density of osteonal bone on equine cortical bone mechanical properties in mode-specific loading. Conference Proceedings of the American Society of Biomechanics (24th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL), p. 173-174
Skedros JG (2000) Do BMUs adapt osteon cross-sectional shape for habitual tension vs. compression loading? J. Bone Miner. Res., 15(Suppl. 1): S347.
Skedros JG, Takano Y, and Turner CH (2000) Mechanical loading patterns determine collagen and mineral orientation. J. Bone Miner. Res., 15(Suppl. 1): S348.
Skedros JG, Hunt KJ, Attaya EN, and Zirovich MD (2000) Uniform osteocyte lacuna population densities in a limb bone with highly non-uniform strain milieu. J. Bone Miner. Res., 15(Suppl. 1):S347.
Skedros JG, Hunt KJ, and Gingell D (2000) Changes in osteocyte densities during skeletal organogenesis. J. Bone Miner. Res., 15(Suppl. 1):S459.
Vajda EG, Gingell D, Miller SC, Bachus KN, and Skedros JG (2000) Repair of fatigue damage occurs independent of load-induced strain in rats. J. Bone Miner. Res., 15(Suppl. 1):S445.
Skedros JG, Hunt KJ, and Bloebaum RD (2001) Expanding Wolff’s law: Variant and invariant strain stimuli in bone adaptation and maintenance. 47th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, California, Vol. 26, p. 548.
Skedros JG, Hunt KJ, and Bachus KN (2001) Strain-Mode-Specific loading of cortical bone reveals an important role for collagen fiber orientation in energy absorption. 47th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, California, Vol. 26: 519.
Vajda E, Gingell D, Miller S, Bachus K, and Skedros JG (2001) Fatigue-loading increases intracortical resorption in rat ulnae independent of load-bearing strains. 47th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, California, Vol. 26: 540.
Skedros JG, Kuo TY, Bloebaum RD, and Bachus KN (2001) The role of cross-sectional cortical morphologies in interpreting habitual bending across the anthropoid hip: A comparative analysis. American J. Physical Anthropology, Suppl. 32: 138.
Hunt KJ, and Skedros JG (2001) The role of osteocyte lacunae populations in interpreting loading history of bone. American J. Physical Anthropology, Suppl. 32: 83.
Skedros JG (2001) Collagen fiber orientation: A characteristic of strain-mode-related regional adaptation in cortical bone. Joint Meeting of The International Bone & Mineral Society and The European Calcified Tissue Society, Madrid Spain, June 2001
Skedros JG (2001) Do osteon population densities reflect differences in fatigue history between limb bones of cursorial mammals? Joint Meeting of The International Bone & Mineral Society and The European Calcified Tissue Society, Madrid Spain, June 2001
Skedros JG, Hunt KJ, Dayton MT, Bloebaum RD, and Bachus KN (2001) Relative contributions of material characteristics to failure properties of cortical bone in strain-mode-specific loading: Implications for fragility in osteoporosis and aging. Conference Proceedings of the American Society of Biomechanics (25th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA), p. 215
Hunt KJ, Skedros JG (2001) Implications for understanding fluid flow dynamics during functional loading: Application of regional microstructural heterogeneity in the turkey ulna. 31st Int. Sun Valley Hard Tissue Workshop, J. Musculoskeletal & Neuronal Interactions. 2:98
Skedros JG, and Brady JH (2001) Ontogeny of cancellous bone anisotropy in a natural "trajectorial structure: Genetics or epigenetics? J. Bone Miner. Res., 16 (Suppl. 1): S331
Hunt KJ, Skedros JG (2001) Regional microstructural heterogeneity in the turkey ulna: Implications for understanding fluid flow dynamics during functional loading. J. Bone Miner. Res., 16 (Suppl. 1):S330
Skedros JG, Brady JH, Sybrowsky CL (2002) Mathematical analysis of trabecular trajectories in apparent trajectorial structures: The unfortunate historical emphasis on the human proximal femur. American J. Physical Anthropology, Suppl. (accepted abstract).
Skedros JG, Milleson NM, Henderson GL (2002) The orthopaedic surgeon's role in diagnosing and treating osteoporosis: Standing discharge orders may be the solution for timely medical care. Osteoporosis International, 13 (Suppl. 1):S36.
Skedros JG, Milleson NM (2002) The orthopaedic surgeon as a clinical densitometrist: Evaluation of cost and time effectiveness. Osteoporosis International, 13 (Suppl. 1):S128.
Skedros JG (2002) Use of predominant collagen fiber orientation for interpreting cortical bone loading history: Bending vs. torsion. J. Bone Miner. Res., 17 (Suppl. 1):S307.
Skedros JG, Hunt KJ, Sybrowsky CL (2002) Ontogenetic development of the ovine calcaneus: A model for examining the relative contributions of genetic, epigenetic, and extra-genetic stimuli. J. Bone Miner. Res., 17 (Suppl. 1):S330.
Skedros JG (2002) Osteoporosis fracture tracking study: Medical care is often delayed for patients of orthopaedic surgeons. J. Bone Miner. Res., 17 (Suppl. 1):S427.
Skedros JG (2003) Knowledge and opinions of orthopaedic surgeons concerning initiation of treatment for patients with osteoporotic fractures. 49th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, Vol. 28:1058.
Skedros JG, Sybrowsky CL, Dayton MR, Bloebaum RD, Bachus KN (2003) The role of osteocyte lacuna population density on the mechanical properties of cortical bone. 49th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, Vol. 28:414.
Skedros JG, Hunt KJ, Dayton MR, Bloebaum RD, Bachus KN (2003) The influence of collagen fiber orientation on mechanical properties of cortical bone of an artiodactyl calcaneus: Implications for broad applications in bone adaptation. 49th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, Vol. 28:411.
Skedros JG, Demes B, Judex S (2003) Limitations in the use of predominant collagen fiber orientation for inferring loading history in cortical bone. American J. Physical Anthropology, Suppl. 35:193
Skedros JG, Hunt KJ (2003) Does laminarity mediate site-specific differences in collagen fiber orientation in primary bone? An evaluation in the turkey ulna. J. Bone Miner. Res., 18 (Suppl. 1):S307.
Skedros JG (2003) Regional trabecular anisotropies suggest a 'two-domain' loading regime in the proximal femur. J. Bone Miner. Res., 18(Suppl. 1):S255.
Skedros JG, Baucom SL (2004) Regional trabecular anisotropies suggest a two-domain loading regime in the proximal femur. 50th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, California, Vol. 29:1232.
Sybrowsky CL, Skedros JG (2004) Comparison of the OST versus a typical risk-factor questionnaire for evaluating osteoporosis in men. J. Bone Miner. Res., 19(Suppl. 1):S164.
Sorenson SM, Jenson NH, Skedros JG (2004) Prevalence of atypical osteon characteristics may reflect adaptations in bending environments and during growth. J. Bone Miner. Res., 19(Suppl. 1):S223.
Clark GC, Sorenson SM, Taylor KW, Hoopes J, Skedros JG (2005) Histomorphometric comparison of human rib data to mammalian appendicular bones. 35th Int. Sun Valley Hard Tissue Workshop, J. Musculoskeletal & Neuronal Interactions. 5(4):370-371.
Sorenson SM, Clark G, Hoopes J, Anderson WE, Taylor K, Skedros JG (2005) Surface area/volume relationships of secondary osteons in equine radii: Implications for regional variations in convective nutrient delivery. J. Bone Miner. Res., 20(Suppl. 1):S150-S151
Anderson WE, Skedros JG (2005) Comparative analysis of confocal and light microscopy for detecting in vivo microdamage in wild and domesticated animals. J. Bone Miner. Res., 20(Suppl. 1):S324.
Skedros JG, Sorenson SM, Clark GC, Taylor KW, Anderson WE, Hoopes JV (2006) The influence of osteocytes on surface area/volume relationships in secondary osteons: Challenging paradigms based on human rib data. 52nd Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Chicago, Illinois, Vol. 31:1601.
Skedros JG, Mendenhall SD, Anderson WE, Gubler KE, Hoopes JV, Sorenson SM (2006) Osteon phenotypic morphotypes: A new characteristic for interpreting bone quality in cortical bone. 52nd Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Chicago, Illinois, Vol. 31:1600.
Skedros JG, Sybrowsky CL, Bloebaum RD, Bachus KN, Wang X (2006) The relative influence of collagen crosslinks on the mechanical properties of equine cortical bone. 52nd Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Chicago, Illinois, Vol. 31:1581.
Kopp DV, Skedros JG (2007) A control bone for trabecular architecture variation. American Journal of Physical Anthropology Suppl. 44, pg. 146.
Skedros JG, Clark GC, Qiu S (2007) Bone surface/volume relationships in stimulated vs. actual osteons: The confounding influences of ultrastructural complexity. 53rd Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Diego, California, Vol. 32:1323.
Mendenhall SD, Kitterman RT, Skedros JG (2007) Microdamage morphology and distribution in the fatigue-loaded rat ulna: effects of age and strain mode on osteon-related repair 53rd Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Diego, California, Vol. 32:1404.
Mendenhall SD, Jones JB,
Kitterman RT, Skedros JG (2007) The periosteal and endosteal modeling
process is affected by estrogen differently in response to fatigue loading than
during development. J. Bone Miner. Res., Vol. 22(Suppl. 1):S217
Jones JB, Kitterman RT, Mendenhall SD, Skedros JG (2007) Do periosteal
and intracortical response to ulnar fatigue loading differ between old and young
rats? J. Bone Miner. Res., Vol. 22(Suppl. 1):S218.
Skedros JG, Beckstrom
AB, Kiser CJ, Bloebaum RD (2008) The importance of bipedality/bending in mediating
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JOURNAL REVIEW BOARDS, HONORS, AND AWARDS
Reviewer for: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American); Anatomical Record; Journal of Anatomy; Journal of Biomechanics; Journal of Experimental Biology; Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions; Bone
Administrative Chief Resident
Los Angeles County/Univ. Southern California Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery (1995-1996)
G. June Marshall Research Award, Orthopaedic Hospital, Los Angeles (1996)
Lowman Research Award (Univ. Southern California, Orthopaedics) (1996)
University of Southern California
Graduate Orthopaedic Society
Research Award (1996)
Editorial Board, Contemporary
Orthopaedics (1995-1996)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Utah School
of Medicine
Department of Anatomy Lecturer (1986-1988)
University
of Utah School of Nursing (1988)
Anatomy Lecturer for post-graduate, peri-operative
R.N. internship certification course
University
of Utah Department of Biology, Anatomy Colloquium - Lecturer (1985-1989)
Lecture topics included: Histology, embryology,
gross anatomy, functional morphology
Utah College
of Massage Therapy, Salt Lake City
Anatomy and Physiology Course Master (1986-1989)
Lecturer Proctor
and Teaching Assistant, Univ. of Utah Dept. of Biology
Human Anatomy and Histology (1981-1985)
Teaching Assistant,
University of Utah Dept. of Biology
Functional Vertebrate Morphology (1984)
Zoology (1985)
Advanced Animal Physiology (1985)
Human Physiology (1986)
Instructor,
University of Utah Dept. of Biology
Microbiology (1986)
McKay-Dee Medical Center
Family Practice Program
Office Practice of Orthopaedics (1998 -
2000)
SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
American Medical
Association
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Utah Medial Association
Salt Lake County Medical Society
Orthopaedic Research Society
American Society of Biomechanics
American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
International Bone and Mineral Society
American Association of Anatomists
American Association of Physical Anthropologists
International Society of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions
National Osteoporosis Foundation
Interests and Hobbies
Flyfishing