Members
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)
2017
Bauer AS, Shen PY, Nidecker AE, Lee PS, James MA. Neonatal Magnetic Resonance Imaging Without Sedation Correlates With Injury Severity in Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy. J Hand Surg Am. 2017 May;42(5):335-343. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2017.01.032. Epub 2017 Mar 17. PMID: 28318741. Download PDF
Bauer AS, Lucas JF, Heyrani N, Anderson RL, Kalish LA, James MA. Ultrasound Screening for Posterior Shoulder Dislocation in Infants with Persistent Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2017 May 3;99(9):778-783. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.16.00806. PMID: 28463922. Download PDF
Shen PY, Nidecker AE, Neufeld EA, Lee PS, James MA, Bauer AS. Non-Sedated Rapid Volumetric Proton Density MRI Predicts Neonatal Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy Functional Outcome. J Neuroimaging. 2017 Mar;27(2):248-254. doi: 10.1111/jon.12389. Epub 2016 Sep 8. PMID: 27606502. Download PDF
James MA, Bagley A, Vogler JB 4th, Davids JR, Van Heest AE. Correlation Between Standard Upper Extremity Impairment Measures and Activity-based Function Testing in Upper Extremity Cerebral Palsy. J Pediatr Orthop. 2017 Mar;37(2):102-106. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000000591. PMID: 26177058. Download PDF
Canizares MF, Rios Roque JJ, Ramos Zelaya G, James MA. Assessment of Health Needs in Children with Congenital Upper Limb Differences in Nicaragua: Community Case Study. Front Public Health. 2017 May 24;5:123. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00123. PMID: 28596954; PMCID: PMC5442213. Download PDF
Manske MCB, Rios Roque JJ, Zelaya GR, James MA. Pediatric Hand Surgery Training in Nicaragua: A Sustainable Model of Surgical Education in a Resource-Poor Environment. Front Public Health. 2017 Apr 11;5:75. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00075. PMID: 28443277; PMCID: PMC5387056. Download PDF
Goodell PB, Bauer AS, Oishi S, Arner M, Laurell T, Taylor SL, James MA. Functional Assessment of Children and Adolescents with Symbrachydactyly: A Unilateral Hand Malformation. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2017 Jul 5;99(13):1119-1128. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.16.01283. PMID: 28678125; PMCID: PMC5490334. Download PDF