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Stephen S. Burkhart is affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a focus on subfields such as Surgery, Epidemiology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Neurology.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Shoulder Injury and Treatment
  • Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries
  • Trauma Management and Diagnosis
  • Surgical Sutures and Adhesives
  • Sports injuries and prevention
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • History of Medical Practice

Burkhart has a number of recent peer-reviewed papers. These include:

  • "Prospective 1-Year Outcomes Are Maintained at Short-Term Final Follow-Up After Superior Capsular Reconstruction Augmentation of Complete Rotator Cuff Repair," published in 2021 in Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
  • "Shoulder arthroscopy: a bridge from the past to the future," published in 2020 in Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
  • "Similar Value Demonstrated in the Short-Term Outcomes of Superior Capsular Reconstruction and Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for Massive Rotator Cuff Tears," published in 2023 in Arthroscopy Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • "Successful Revision Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair Is Possible in the Setting of Prior Deep Infection," published in 2020 in Arthroscopy Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • "Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair, Manipulation Under Anesthesia, and Capsular Release for Concurrent Rotator Cuff Tear and Adhesive Capsulitis Maintain Improvements in Outcomes and Range of Motion at Minimum 5-Year Follow-Up," published in 2023 in Arthroscopy Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Burkhart include:

  • Robert U. Hartzler
  • Timothy J. Degan
  • Andrés Rahal
  • Thomas M. DeBerardino
  • Andrew M. Gabig

Burkhart's work is frequently published in journals such as:

  • Arthroscopy Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
  • Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Best Publications

  • Traumatic glenohumeral bone defects and their relationship to failure of arthroscopic Bankart repairs: significance of the inverted-pear glenoid and the humeral engaging Hill-Sachs lesion.

    Stephen S. Burkhart;Joe F. De Beer

  • The disabled throwing shoulder: Spectrum of pathology part I: Pathoanatomy and biomechanics

    Stephen S. Burkhart;Craig D. Morgan;W.Ben Kibler

  • The disabled throwing shoulder: Spectrum of pathology. Part III: The SICK scapula, scapular dyskinesis, the kinetic chain, and rehabilitation

    Stephen S Burkhart;Craig D Morgan;W Ben Kibler

  • Results of Modified Latarjet Reconstruction in Patients With Anteroinferior Instability and Significant Bone Loss

    Stephen S. Burkhart;Joe F. De Beer;Johannes R.H. Barth;Tim Criswell

  • Evolving concept of bipolar bone loss and the Hill-Sachs lesion: from "engaging/non-engaging" lesion to "on-track/off-track" lesion.

    Giovanni Di Giacomo;Eiji Itoi;Stephen S. Burkhart

  • The peel-back mechanism: its role in producing and extending posterior type II SLAP lesions and its effect on SLAP repair rehabilitation

    Stephen S. Burkhart;Craig D. Morgan

  • Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: Analysis of results by tear size and by repair technique—margin convergence versus direct tendon-to-bone repair

    Stephen S. Burkhart;Steven M. Danaceau;Charles E. Pearce

  • Orthopaedic applications for PLA-PGA biodegradable polymers

    KA Athanasiou;CM Agrawal;FA Barber;SS Burkhart

  • Partial repair of irreparable rotator cuff tears

    Stephen S. Burkhart;Wesley M. Nottage;Darrell J. Ogilvie-Harris;Harvey S. Kohn

  • The Rotator Crescent and Rotator Cable: An Anatomic Description of the Shoulder's “Suspension Bridge”

    Stephen S. Burkhart;James C. Esch;R. Scott Jolson

  • The inverted pear glenoid: an indicator of significant glenoid bone loss.

    Ian K.Y Lo;Peter M Parten;Stephen S Burkhart

  • Quantifying glenoid bone loss arthroscopically in shoulder instability.

    Stephen S. Burkhart;Joe F. DeBeer;Armin M. Tehrany;Peter M. Parten

  • Double-row arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: re-establishing the footprint of the rotator cuff

    Ian K.Y Lo;Stephen S Burkhart

  • Shoulder injuries in overhead athletes. The "dead arm" revisited.

    Stephen S. Burkhart;Craig D. Morgan;W. Benjamin Kibler

  • Cyclic loading of anchor-based rotator cuff repairs: Confirmation of the tension overload phenomenon and comparison of suture anchor fixation with transosseous fixation

    Stephen S. Burkhart;Jose L. Diaz Pagàn;Michael A. Wirth;K.A. Athanasiou

  • The disabled throwing shoulder: spectrum of pathology. Part II: evaluation and treatment of SLAP lesions in throwers.

    Stephen S. Burkhart;Craig D. Morgan;W.Ben Kibler

  • Arthroscopic treatment of massive rotator cuff tears. Clinical results and biomechanical rationale.

    Stephen S. Burkhart

  • Arthroscopic subscapularis tendon repair: Technique and preliminary results

    Stephen S. Burkhart;Armin M. Tehrany

  • Preliminary Results of Arthroscopic Superior Capsule Reconstruction with Dermal Allograft.

    Patrick J. Denard;Paul C. Brady;Christopher R. Adams;John M. Tokish

  • Arthroscopic Repair of Massive Rotator Cuff Tears With Stage 3 and 4 Fatty Degeneration

    Stephen S. Burkhart;Johannes R.H. Barth;David P. Richards;Michael B. Zlatkin

Frequent Co-Authors

Kyriacos A. Athanasiou
Kyriacos A. Athanasiou University of California, Irvine
Brian J. Cole
Brian J. Cole Rush University Medical Center
Thay Q. Lee
Thay Q. Lee University of California, Irvine
Anthony A. Romeo
Anthony A. Romeo Rush University Medical Center
Eiji Itoi
Eiji Itoi Tohoku University
Robert A. Arciero
Robert A. Arciero University of Connecticut
Peter J. Millett
Peter J. Millett Steadman Clinic
Augustus D. Mazzocca
Augustus D. Mazzocca Harvard Medical School
James C.H. Goh
James C.H. Goh National University of Singapore
Jon J.P. Warner
Jon J.P. Warner Harvard University

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