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David Ring is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States and is active in the field of medicine, with a focus on surgery. Their research encompasses several related subfields including general health professions, pharmacology, psychiatry and mental health, and epidemiology.

The primary topics covered by their work include:

  • Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Shoulder Injury and Treatment
  • Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment
  • Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
  • Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
  • Bone fractures and treatments

This scholar has published extensively, with frequent contributions to the following venues:

  • Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research (51 publications)
  • The Journal Of Hand Surgery (26 publications)
  • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (12 publications)
  • PubMed (12 publications)
  • Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume) (9 publications)

Some of the more recent papers authored or coauthored by David Ring include:

  • "Clinician Telemedicine Perceptions During the COVID-19 Pandemic" (2020), published in Telemedicine Journal and e-Health
  • "Early Psychological and Social Factors Explain the Recovery Trajectory After Distal Radial Fracture" (2020), in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
  • "Is Deep Learning On Par with Human Observers for Detection of Radiographically Visible and Occult Fractures of the Scaphoid?" (2020), in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
  • "Mental-Health Phenotypes and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Upper-Extremity Illness" (2021), in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
  • "Unhelpful Thoughts and Distress Regarding Symptoms Limit Accommodation of Musculoskeletal Pain" (2021), in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Collaborations are notable with several frequent coauthors who have appeared in numerous publications together. These include Sina Ramtin, Tom J. Crijns, Teun Teunis, Job N. Doornberg, and Prakash Jayakumar.

Best Publications

  • Difficult elbow fractures: pearls and pitfalls.

    Shawn W. O'Driscoll;Jesse B. Jupiter;Mark S. Cohen;David Ring

  • Posterior dislocation of the elbow with fractures of the radial head and coronoid.

    David Ring;Jesse B. Jupiter;Jeffrey Zilberfarb

  • Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Fractures of the Radial Head

    David Ring;Jaime Quintero;Jesse B. Jupiter

  • A systematic review and pooled analysis of the prevalence of rotator cuff disease with increasing age.

    Teun Teunis;Bart Lubberts;Brian T. Reilly;David Ring

  • The Elixhauser comorbidity method outperforms the Charlson index in predicting inpatient death after orthopaedic surgery.

    Mariano E. Menendez;Valentin Neuhaus;C. Niek van Dijk;David Ring

  • Current concepts review: Fracture-dislocation of the elbow

    David Ring;Jesse B. Jupiter

  • Prospective multicenter trial of a plate for dorsal fixation of distal radius fractures

    David Ring;Jesse B. Jupiter;Jürg Brennwald;Ulrich Büchler

  • Articular fractures of the distal part of the humerus.

    David Ring;Jesse B. Jupiter;Lawrence Gulotta

  • Preoperative Opioid Misuse is Associated With Increased Morbidity and Mortality After Elective Orthopaedic Surgery

    Mariano E. Menendez;David Ring;Brian T. Bateman;Brian T. Bateman

  • Monteggia fractures in adults.

    David Ring;Jesse Jupiter;N. Simpson

  • Fracture-dislocation of the elbow.

    David Ring;Jesse B Jupiter

  • Treatment of distal radius fractures

    David M. Lichtman;Randipsingh R. Bindra;Martin I. Boyer;Matthew D. Putnam

  • Psychological factors predict disability and pain intensity after skeletal trauma.

    Ana Maria Vranceanu;Abdo Bachoura;Alexander Weening;Mark Vrahas

  • Elbow Dislocation With Intra-Articular Fracture: The Results of Operative Treatment Without Repair of the Medial Collateral Ligament

    Christopher Forthman;Marjolijn Henket;David C. Ring

  • Self-reported upper extremity health status correlates with depression.

    David Ring;John Kadzielski;Lauren Fabian;David Zurakowski

  • Coronoid fracture patterns.

    Job N. Doornberg;David Ring

  • Psychosocial aspects of disabling musculoskeletal pain.

    Ana Maria Vranceanu;Arthur Barsky;David Ring

  • Transolecranon fracture-dislocation of the elbow.

    David Ring;Jesse B. Jupiter;Roy W. Sanders;Jeffrey Mast

  • The epidemiology of upper extremity injuries presenting to the emergency department in the United States

    Daan Ootes;Kaj T. Lambers;David C. Ring

  • Olecranon osteotomy for exposure of fractures and nonunions of the distal humerus

    David Ring;Lawrence Gulotta;Kingsley Chin;Jesse B. Jupiter

Frequent Co-Authors

Jesse B. Jupiter
Jesse B. Jupiter Harvard University
David Zurakowski
David Zurakowski Boston Children's Hospital
Sarah E Lamb
Sarah E Lamb University of Exeter
Marc F. Swiontkowski
Marc F. Swiontkowski University of Minnesota
David L. Helfet
David L. Helfet Hospital for Special Surgery
Mohit Bhandari
Mohit Bhandari McMaster University
Michael D. McKee
Michael D. McKee University of Toronto
Harry E. Rubash
Harry E. Rubash Harvard University

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