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Michelle James

Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery
2425 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95817
(916) 453-2049
mjames (at) shrinenet.org

Education

  • MD, UC San Diego 1983
  • Orthopaedic Surgery Residency UCSF 1983-1988
  • Hand Fellowship Indiana Hand Center 1988-1989

Research Interests

Hand and upper limb function in children with malformations, deformities, and neuromuscular conditions

  • Thumb kinematics: 3 dimensional motion analysis of the functional workspace of the hand (presented, in revision for publication)
  • Long term follow-up of children with upper extremity cerebral palsy (follow-up of SHC grant studying surgery vs. botulinum toxin vs. therapy, published as below)
  • Long term follow-up of children with brachial plexus birth injury who had nerve reconstruction in infancy (presented, in preparation for submission)
  • Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Scores for Children with Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy (accepted for presentation)
  • Comparison of Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Scores for Children with Congenital Hand and Upper Limb Malformations (accepted for presentation)
  • Incidence of Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy in California: 1997-2016 (submitted for presentation)
  • PEET: Development of a pediatric elbow evaluation tool (study in progress)
  • CoULD: Congenital Upper Limb Deficiency multi-center registry (study in progress)