Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine

Orthopaedic Surgery

Dr. Richard Whitehill, MD

Dr. Richard Whitehill is an expert in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery. He studied medicine at University of Virginia School of Medicine. Richard Whitehill is a published doctor and has 48 publications published. The lastest was: 'Disruption of the symphysis pubis during vaginal delivery. A case report.'

Publications

Cosmetic and functional outcomes following paramedian and anterolateral retroperitoneal access in anterior lumbar spine surgery.
Anterior stabilization of three-column thoracolumbar spinal trauma.
Traumatic fracture-dislocation of C5 on C6 through a previously solid multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a case report and review of the literature.
The future of spinal arthroplasty: a biomaterial perspective.
Sacral stress fracture following lumbosacral arthrodesis. Case illustration.
Complications of posterior lumbar interbody fusion when using a titanium threaded cage device.
Secondary gain influences the outcome of lumbar but not cervical disc surgery.
Disruption of the symphysis pubis during vaginal delivery. A case report.
Surgical approaches for the correction of unstable thoracolumbar burst fractures: a retrospective analysis of treatment outcomes.
Late surgical reduction of cervical subluxations.
Reconstruction after the Tikhoff-Linberg procedure.
Symmetrical osseus metastases from renal cell carcinoma: case reports.
Nitrogen-gas injection from a power reamer: a complication of closed intramedullary nailing of the femur. Technical note.
Fusion of anterior cervical spine without rigid strut: case report.
Anterior strut-grafting for treatment of kyphosis.
The use of methylmethacrylate cement as an instantaneous fusion mass in posterior cervical fusions: a canine in vivo experimental model.
Reconstruction of the cervical spine following anterior vertebral body resection: a mechanical analysis of a canine experimental model.
The nonsurgical management of odontoid fractures in adults.
Carcinoma of the breast metastatic to the skeleton.
The posterior interspinous fusion in the treatment of quadriplegia.
A biomechanical analysis of posterior cervical fusions using polymethylmethacrylate as an instantaneous fusion mass.
Nonclostridial gas gangrene: late infection after hip pinning.
Failure of immobilization of the cervical spine by the halo vest. A report of five cases.
The evolution of stability in cervical spinal constructs using either autogenous bone graft or methylmethacrylate cement. A follow-up report on a canine in vivo model.
Late esophageal perforation from an autogenous bone graft. Report of a case.
Complications associated with the halo-vest. A review of 245 cases.
Posterior strut fusions to enhance immediate postoperative cervical stability.
Composite pelvic resection. An approach to advanced pelvic cancer.
Cervical dislocation adjacent to a fused motion segment. A case report.
Posterior cervical fusions using cerclage wires, methylmethacrylate cement and autogenous bone graft. An experimental study of a canine model.
Cervical ligamentous instability in a canine in vivo model.
Posterior cervical reconstruction with methyl methacrylate cement and wire: a clinical review.
Induction and characterization of an interface tissue by implantation of methylmethacrylate cement into the posterior part of the cervical spine of the dog.
Nonunion of a midshaft clavicle fracture associated with subclavian vein compression. A case report.
Two views of the use of methylmethacrylate for stabilization of the cervical spine.
Characterization of tissue from the bone-polymethylmethacrylate interface in a rat experimental model. Demonstration of collagen-degrading activity and bone-resorbing ...
Laboratory evaluations of cervical internal fixation devices: in vivo testing.
Pelvic recurrence of rectal cancer. Options for curative resection.
Discogenic vertebral sclerosis: a potential mimic of disc space infection or metastatic disease.
The hypertension of femoral lengthening: a canine experimental model.
Arterial hypertension induced by femoral lengthening. A canine model.
Traumatic arteriovenous fistula of the popliteal artery associated with a closed subtrochanteric fracture: report of a case.
Late injuries to femoral vessels after fracture of the hip. Case report.
Diagnostic values of radionuclide imaging in acute infections.
Spinal evoked potentials from the cervical spine.
The treatment of fracture dislocations of the thoracolumbar spine with halofemoral traction and Harrington rod instrumentation.
Evaluation of the painful hip by aspiration and arthrography.

Schools

Virginia Commonwealth University School Of Medicine
University Fla Affil Hospital
University Va Med Center

Procedures Preformed

Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
Dural Repair or Other Spinal Spinal Cord Repair
Epidural Block, Facet Blocks
Herniated Disc Surgery
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Doctors Specialties

Orthopedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery

Accepted Insurances

Education

University of Virginia
University of Florida
University of Virginia School of Medicine

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