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Jennette Boakes
Title:
Clinical Professor of Orthopaedics
Office Address: 2425 Stockton Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95817
Office Phone:
(916) 453-2049
E-Mail Address: jboakes (at) shrinenet.org
Education: MD: University of California, San Diego
MS: Exercise Physiology, University of California, Davis
BS: Kinesiology, University of California, Los Angeles
Research Papers: Click Here for Research Paper Links

Research Interests:

Muscle physiology and adaptation; muscle structure-function
Relationships; spastic muscle; leg lengthening; in vivo sarcomere
length measurement; biomechanical modeling; gait analysis.

Current Research:

  • The Long Term Outcomes of Limb Lengthening or Amputation on Lower Extremity Impairment and Function. Funded by Shriners Hospitals for Children Clinical Research Grant 2010-2012. Data collection and analysis is ongoing.
  • Timing and Planning of Deformity Correction by Growth Manipulation. 2005 – present


Noteworthy Publications:

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Symphysis pubis width in the pediatric population: A computerized tomography study. J Trauma February 2012. Nejad AH, Jamali A, Wootton-Gorges SL, Boakes JL, Ferguson TA. 2012
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Part 13 The Child’s Foot. In Pediatric Orthopaedics and Sports Injuries – a quick reference guide. Sarwark JF and LaBella CR eds. American Academy of Pediatrics. IL 2010. 2nd edition 2012. Jennette L. Boakes 2012

Adult Outcomes Following Amputation or Lengthening for Fibular Deficiency. 2009;91:797-804. doi:10.2106/JBJS.G.01297J Bone Joint Surg 91A(4):797-804,2009. PMCID19339563 Wright, James G., Yandow, Suzanne, Donaldson, Sandra, Marley, Lisa, The Simple Bone Cyst Trial Group: including JL Boakes 2009
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A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Intralesional Bone Marrow and Steroid Injections for Simple Bone Cysts J Bone Joint Surg Am 2008, 90: 722-730. PMCID19339563 P. Smith, A. Stans, S. Sundberg, V. Talwalkar, J. Tavares, C. Tylkowski, H. van Bosse, K. Walker, J. Walker, J.G. Wright, and S. Yandow. 2008


Reliability of radiographic parameters in neuromuscular scoliosis. Spine. 32(6):691-695. March 15, 2007. PMCID17413476 Gupta MC, Wijesekera S, Soosan A, Martin L, Vogel LC, Boakes JL, Lerman JA, McDonald CM, Betz RR. 2007

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Vastus lateralis adaptation by serial sarcomere addition one year after femoral lengthening. Clin Orthop Relat Res March 2007, 456:250-253. PMCID19339563 Boakes JL, Foran J, Ward SR, Lieber RL. 2007
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Chapter 6: Muscle activity during walking. In Human Walking. TechBooks, York, PA. 2006. Boakes JL and Rab GT. 2006

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Viewpoint: Muscle analysis strengthens understanding. Between Us. 19(3):4-5. December 2004 Boakes JL. 2004

Congenital Diplopodia. Pediatric Radiology, 33:797-799, 2003. Brower JS, Wootton-Gorges SL, Costouros JG, Boakes JL, Greenspan A. 2003

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Treatment of genu valgus deformity in congenital absence of the fibula. J Pediatr Orthop 11(6):721-724, 1991. PMCID1960194 Boakes JL and Stevens PM. 1991

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Sarcomere length and joint kinematics during torque production in the frog hindlimb. Am J Physiol (Cell Physiol) 23:C759-C768, 1988. PMCID3259840 Lieber RL and Boakes JL. 1988

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Muscle force and moment arm contributions to torque production in frog hindlimb. Am J Physiol 254 (Cell Physiol) 23:C769-C772, 1988. PMCID3259841 Lieber RL and Boakes JL. 1988

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