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| Faculty Rank: |
Professor and Division Head |
| M.D. Degree: | Tulane University School of Medicine, 1982 |
| Residency: | Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Diego |
| Fellowship: | Pediatric Orthopaedics, Children's Hospital Health Center and University of California, San Diego |
| Certification: | American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons, 1991, American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Development Medicine, 1992, American Association of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1992 |
| Clinical Interests: |
Scoliosis treatment and scoliosis spine surgery, pediatric spinal deformity reconstruction surgery, general pediatric orthopaedics, hip dysplasia, cerebral palsy |
| Research Interests: | Gait analysis for cerebral palsy |
Most recent publications:
- Damiano, D.L., Laws, E., Carmines, D.V. and Abel, M.F.: Relationship of spasticity to knee angular velocity and motion during gait in cerebral palsy. Gait Posture. 2006; 23(1):1-8.
- Granata, K.P., Padua, D.A. and Abel, M.F.: Repeatability of surface EMG during gait in children. Gait Posture. 2005 Dec; 22(4):346-50.
- Bennett, B.C., Abel, M.F., Wolovick, A., Franklin, T., Allaire, P.E. and Kerrigan, D.C.: Center of mass movement and energy transfer during walking in children with cerebral palsy. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2005 Nov; 86(11):2189-94.
- Damiano, D.L., Gilgannon, M.D. and Abel, M.F.: Responsiveness and uniqueness of the pediatric outcomes data collection instrument compared to the gross motor function measure for measuring orthopaedic and neurosurgical outcomes in cerebral palsy. J Pediatr Orthop. 2005 Sep-Oct; 25(5):641-5.
- Abel, M.F., Damiano, D.L., Gilgannon, M., Carmines, D., Kang, H.G., Bennett, B.C. and Laws, E.R.: Biomechanical changes in gait following selective dorsal rhizotomy. J. Neurosurg. 2005 Mar; 102(2 Suppl):157-62.
- Bennett, B.C., Abel, M.F. anf Granata, K.P.: Seated postural control in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis. Spine. 2004 Oct 15; 29(20):E449-54.
- Wiggins, G.C., Shaffrey, C.L., Abel, M.F. and Menezes, A.H.: Pediatric spinal deformities. Neurosurg Focus. 2003 Jan 15; 14(1):e3.
- Shaffrey CI, Chenelle AG, Abel MF, Menezes AH. Anatomy and Pathophysiology of Congenital Spine Lesions. IN Benzel EC (ed), Spine Surgery: Techniques, Complication Avoidance and Management 2nd Ed. New York, Churchill Livingstone, 61-87, 2005.
- Abel, M.F., Damiano, D.L. and CP MOTOR Study Group.:Relationship Among Musculoskeletal Impairments and Functional Health Status in Ambulatory Cerebral Palsy. J Pediatric Orthopaedics 2003 23(4):535-541.
- Baddar, A., Granata, K.P., Damiano, D.L., Carmines, D., Blanco, J.S. and Abel, M.F.:Ankle and Knee Coupling in Patients with Spastic Diplegia: Effects of Gastrocsoleus Lengthening. J Bone Joint Surg 2002 84A: 736-744.
- Abel, M.F., Blanco, J.S., Damiano, D.L., Skinner, S. and Ballock, R.T.:Neuromuscular Conditions; In Orthopaedic Knowledge Update 7, Wright J, section editor: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (publisher) 2001 :219-234.
- Abel, M.F. and Damiano, D.L.: Cerebral Palsy. In Orthopaedic Knowledge Update, Pediatrics; Editor: Paul Sponseller, Publisher: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (publisher), 2001 :233-248.