Michael R. Baumgaertner

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Yale University
School of Medicine
Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation
Associate Professor

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 208071
New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8071
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (203) 737-5667
michael.baumgaertner@yale.edu

Qualifications

Fellowship, A.O. International, Chur, Switzerland, 1989.
Residency, University of California, San Francisco, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1987.
Internship, University of California, San Francisco, Surgery, 1983.
M.D., University of California, San Diego, 1982.
A.B., Stanford University, Art History, 1978.

Expertise and Research Interests

The majority of my time is spent as a clinician, treating patients with problems related to trauma. In addition to routine fractures, our service is geared towards the more complex injuries and their sequelae (nonunions, malunions, infection).Residents rotate onto the Orthopaedic Trauma Service at three separate periods during their training. They are exposed to a wide range of clinical material. Our subspecialty didactic program ensures that an adequate fund of knowledge is gained within orthopaedic traumatology. Analysis of all treatment options, thorough preoperative surgical planning, and high surgical volume are hallmarks of the service.My research interests parallel those of my clinical efforts. A retrospective evaluation of hip fracture fixation allowed us to identify a new and potentially valuable measurement of implant position (see figure). This study served as the foundation for alarge, randomized, prospective outcome study comparing different techniques of hip fracture fixation that is in its third year. Other clinical and basic science projects are ongoing and available.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Orthopedics, Trauma.

Additional Terms:

Bone Fractures, Orthopaedics.

Publications

  • Baumgaertner MR, Curtin SL, Lindskog DM, Intramedullary versus extramedullary fixation for the treatment of intertrochanteric hip fractures., Clinical Orthopaedics, 87-94, 1998 Abstract
  • Baumgaertner M R, Solberg B D, Awareness of tip-apex distance reduces failure of fixation of trochanteric fractures of the hip., Journal of Bone and Joint surgery. British Volume, 79(6), 969-71, November 1997 Abstract
  • Kretzler J E, Curtin S L, Wegner D A, Baumgaertner M R, Galloway M T, Patella tendon rupture: a late complication of a tibial nail., Orthopedics, 18(11), 1109-11, November 1995 Abstract
  • Baumgaertner M R, Curtin S L, Lindskog D M, Keggi J M, The value of the tip-apex distance in predicting failure of fixation of peritrochanteric fractures of the hip [see comments], Journal of Bone and Joint surgery. American Volume, 77(7), 1058-64, July 1995 Abstract
  • Baumgaertner M R, Wegner D, Booke J, SSEP monitoring during pelvic and acetabular fracture surgery., Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 8(2), 127-33, 1994 Abstract
  • Ruwe P A, Randall R L, Baumgaertner M R, Pilon fractures of the distal tibia., Orthopaedic Review, 22(9), 987-96, September 1993 Abstract
  • Siliski, J.M., Baumgaertner, M.R. et al.: Nonunion of the Fibula After Ankle Fracture. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 7(2):198, 1993
  • Baumgaertner, M.R., Wegner, D.A., Booke, J.: SSEP Monitoring During Pelvic Fracture Surgery. J. of Orthopaedic Trauma, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 127-133, 19

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