Melissa Esparza

ORCID: 0000-0003-2521-9992
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Research Areas
  • Bone fractures and treatments
  • Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
  • Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
  • Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
  • Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies
  • Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
  • Medical Education and Admissions
  • Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment
  • Viral Infections and Immunology Research
  • Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
  • Anesthesia and Pain Management
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
  • Urological Disorders and Treatments
  • Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
  • Management of metastatic bone disease
  • Hip disorders and treatments
  • Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments
  • Global Health and Surgery
  • Hematological disorders and diagnostics

Phoenix Children's Hospital
2021-2025

University of Arizona
2019-2022

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
2021

Orthopedic One
2021

Banner - University Medical Center Tucson
2019

University of California, San Francisco
2015

Stanford University
2007

Cost analysis of a retrospectively identified cohort patients who had undergone primary single-level lumbar fusion at single institution's orthopedic or neurosurgery department.The purpose this article is to analyze the determinants direct costs for fusions and identify potential areas cost reduction.Adult underwent from fiscal years 2008 2012 were via administrative departmental databases eligible inclusion. Patients excluded if they multiple surgeries, previous surgery same anatomic...

10.1177/2192568219853251 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Global Spine Journal 2019-06-24

Background: Medical training occurs during optimal childbearing years. While unique family planning challenges for surgeons are becoming more widely reported, a gap in knowledge remains regarding fertility and pregnancy risks each subspecialty. This study assessed reported experiences opinions of orthopaedic compared with other physicians the general population complications, infertility, maternal support. Methods: An anonymous, voluntary survey was distributed to female through private...

10.2106/jbjs.oa.24.00209 article EN cc-by-nc-nd JBJS Open Access 2025-04-01

<p><strong>Objective. </strong>To determine the effectiveness of diagnostic ultrasound (US) at evaluating condition radial nerve in setting humeral shaft fractures.</p><p><strong>Materials and Methods. </strong>An observational study was performed 18 patients with palsy associated fractures who underwent US examination to assess nerve.</p><p><strong>Results. </strong>Six treated nonoperatively a functional brace had findings...

10.5644/ama2006-124.257 article EN cc-by-nc Acta Medica Academica 2019-10-24

Pediatric acute hematogenous osteomyelitis (AHO) outcomes are highly dependent on the disease severity. Recently, A-SCORE and C-SCORE, were proposed as predictors of an complicated course chronic morbidity, respectively. The purpose this study was to externally validate C-SCORE at a single institution.This IRB-approved retrospective chart review included AHO patients admitted tertiary referral hospital between October 1, 2015 December 31, 2019. inclusion criteria ages 0 18 clinical response...

10.1097/bpo.0000000000002159 article EN Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2022-04-11

Several methods are available to estimate leg lengths at maturity facilitate the determination of timing epiphysiodesis. We compared Paley multiplier, Sanders and White-Menelaus in an epiphysiodesis-aged cohort. assessed intra- interrater reliability for skeletal stages Greulich Pyle atlas age.Actual growth was recorded healthy, unoperated femoral tibial segments from epiphysiodesis database. The predicted actual were with use multiplier methods, age, using stages. Intra- a separate group 76...

10.2106/jbjs.20.01923 article EN Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2021-06-24

A uracil-to-cytosine mutation at nucleotide position 472 of oral poliovirus vaccine type 3 (OPV3) contributes to the development vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis (VAPP). To analyze OPV3 shedding patterns, we previously used multistep method mutant analysis by PCR and enzyme cleavage (MAPREC). This involves conventional reverse transcription-PCR detect OPV3, followed a restriction digest quantify reversion. Real-time detects quantifies nucleic acid as occurs avoids postreaction...

10.1128/jcm.02268-06 article EN Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2007-06-21
Heather J. Roberts Patrick Albright David Shearer Nae Won Madeline C. MacKechnie and 95 more R. Richard Coughlin Theodore Miclau Saam Morshed Sanjeev Sabharwal John A. Dawson Brian R. Davis Alan H. Daniels Milton T. M. Little John Garlich Chad P. Coles Ross Leighton Michael Maceroli Sandra L. Hobson Chris Bray Duretti T. Fufa Sariah Khormaee Brian Mullis Roman M. Natoli Babar Shafiq Jimmy Mackenzie Montri D. Wongworawat Lee M. Zuckerman Joshua N. Speirs Charles F. Carr Michael A. MacKechnie George S.M. Dyer Melvin C. Makhni Kiran J. Agarwal-Harding Brandon J. Yuan Matt Beal Danielle S. Chun Andrew Furey Brad Petrisor Yong-Jung Kim Kenneth A. Egol Christian A. Péan Blake J. Schultz Darin Friess Zachary M. Working Grant S. Sun Henry A. Boateng M. Gardner Malcolm R. DeBaun Blake J. Schultz Saquib Rehman Eric Gokcen J. Milo Sewards Nicholas M. Bernthal Zachary Burke Alex Upfill Brown Melissa Esparza Peter O’Brien David J. Stockton Kevin M. Neal Nathan N. O’Hara Arun R. Hariharan Peter Cole Ann E. Van Heest Patrick K. Horst Brandon Kelly Maurício Kfuri Karl Lalonde Jaimo Ahn Sameer Mehta Matt Winterton Luke A. Lopas James F. Kellam Thomas F. Higgins Iain Elliot Paul S. Whiting Jordan T. Shaw Nathaniel M. Wilson William T. Obremskey Cassandra A. Lee Keith Kenter Joseph K. Weistroffer J. Veenstra David A. Knowles Devin Conway Aung Thein Htay Myat Thu Wynn Peter Smitham Dr Dino Aguilar Amanda McCoy Kiprono Koech Ian Orwa Marvin Wekesa Francis Mbugua Daniel D. Galat John Mandela David Jomo James Kinyua Mbonisi Malaba Felix Kuguru Fasto L.T. Yugusuk

10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.08.046 article EN The American Journal of Surgery 2020-09-12

Background: Amniotic band syndrome (ABS) is a congenital disorder resulting in fibrous bands that can cause limb anomalies, amputations, and deformities. Clubfoot has been reported up to 50% of patients with ABS. The purpose this study compare treatment characteristics outcomes clubfoot ABS those idiopathic treated the Ponseti method. Methods: An Institution Review Board (IRB) approved retrospective review prospectively gathered data was performed at single pediatric hospital over 20-year...

10.1097/bpo.0000000000001789 article EN Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2021-03-12

Case: Three cases of pediatric patients with knee injuries from cactus thorns are included. These variable in presentation ranging acute inflammatory responses to permanent limb deformity secondary growth arrest. Definitive treatment also varied widely nonoperative conservative management multiple arthroscopic and open surgeries. Conclusion: Pediatric thorn have presentations, requiring a high level clinical suspicion for diagnosis prevent damage.

10.2106/jbjs.cc.24.00474 article EN JBJS Case Connector 2024-01-01

Constriction band syndrome (CBS) is a rare condition where fibrous bands constrict one or more parts of the fetus with varying manifestations such as autoamputation, acrosyndactyly, and neuropathy. However, isolated extremity fractures in setting constriction are even rare, only two reported cases literature. There few guidelines on management CBS due to small case numbers, variability presentation between patients, lack consensus etiology pathogenesis. In this series, we describe three...

10.3390/children9060876 article EN cc-by Children 2022-06-12

Jusepe de Ribera’s most famous artistic works consisted of the bizarre such as mutilated bodies and social outcasts, with one being a Neapolitan beggar boy upper lower limb joint contractures. Although etiology boy’s contractures in The Clubfoot has been debated, we present case for arthrogryposis unilateral clubfoot likely diagnosis.

10.1097/bpo.0000000000001966 article EN Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2021-09-09

CaseAn 11-year-old male presented with a mass on the plantar aspect of his right foot initially noted two months prior. The was large, firm, and non-tender only presenting symptom. Exam revealed cavovarus deformity altered gait increased weight bearing lateral border foot. Work-up solitary osteochondroma second metatarsal, which resected via dorsal approach.ConclusionOsteochondromas are benign tumors can present as lesions rarely found in We first case literature arising from successfully...

10.1016/j.fastrc.2021.100137 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Foot & Ankle Surgery Techniques Reports & Cases 2021-12-30
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