Treating Hip Dysplasia

Michael Kain, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgeon

Michael Kain, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Boston University School of Medicine and a consulting orthopaedic surgeon at Shriners Hospitals for Children.

In his field he has a variety of research interests including:

acetabulum fractures
ankle fractures
ankle pain
ankle sprains
clavicle injuries
complex fractures
foot fractures
fracture repair and reconstruction
fracture surgery
hip arthritis surgery
hip arthroplasty
hip arthroscopy
hip pain
hip replacement
preservation of the hip
painful hip replacement
pelvic/acetabular trauma
periprosthetic fracture surgery of the hip
polytrauma
revision hip replacement surgery
sacral fracture
trauma/fracture surgery

For his paper “Traumatic brain injury and enhanced fracture healing in a rat model” he received the Smith and Nephew Resident Research Competition Best Trauma paper award and the OREF New England Resident Research Competition First Runner up award. For four years, he was the Chair of the New England Orthopaedic Society and is still a member today.

Publications

Cronin PK, Freccero DM, Kain MS, Marcantonio AJ, Horwitz DS, Tornetta P. Garden 1 and 2 Femoral Neck Fractures Collapse More Than Expected After Closed Reduction and Percutaneous Pinning. J Orthop Trauma. 2019 Mar; 33(3):116-119. PMID: 30779723.
Smith EL, Dugdale EM, Tybor D, Kain M. Comparing Inpatient Complication Rates between Octogenarians and Nonagenarians following Primary and Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty in a Nationally Representative Sample, 2010?2014. Geriatrics (Basel). 2018 Dec 22; 4(1). PMID: 31023971.
Welch T, Iorio R, Marcantonio AJ, Kain MS, Tilzey JF, Specht LM, Healy WL. Incidence of Distal Femoral Periprosthetic Fractures after Total Knee Arthroplasty. Bull Hosp Jt Dis (2013). 2016 Nov; 74(4):287-292. PMID: 27815952.
De Giacomo AF, Tornetta P, Sinicrope BJ, Cronin PK, Althausen PL, Bray TJ, Kain MS, Marcantonio A, Sagi C, James CR. Outcomes after plating of olecranon fractures: A multicenter evaluation. Injury. 2016 Jul; 47(7):1466-71. PMID: 27211227.
Bogdan Y, Tornetta P, Einhorn TA, Guy P, Leveille L, Robinson J, Bosse MJ, Haines N, Horwitz D, Jones C, Schemitsch E, Sagi C, Thomas B, Stahl D, Ricci W, Brady M, Sanders D, Kain M, Higgins TF, Collinge C, Kottmeier S, Friess D. Healing Time and Complications in Operatively Treated Atypical Femur Fractures Associated With Bisphosphonate Use: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort. J Orthop Trauma. 2016 Apr; 30(4):177-81. PMID: 26709814.
Marcantonio A, Steen B, Kain M, Bramlett KJ, Tilzey JF, Iorio R. The Clinical and Economic Impact of Preoperative Transthoracic Echocardiography in Elderly Patients with Hip Fractures. Bull Hosp Jt Dis (2013). 2015 Dec; 73(4):239-42. PMID: 26630466.
Martin D, Kain M, Bramlett KJ, Brabeck D, Marcantonio A. Toward the triple aim: implementing a hospitalist co-management model for orthopaedic surgical patients in an academic medical centre. Future Hosp J. 2015 Jun 01; 2(Suppl 2):s33. PMID: 31098161.
Wang KH, Yu SW, Iorio R, Marcantonio AJ, Kain MS. Long Term Treatment Results for Deep Infections of Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2015 Sep; 30(9):1623-8. PMID: 25935234.
Aprato A, Pellegrino P, Kain MS, Masse A. Do osteotomies of the proximal femur still have a role? Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2014 Dec; 7(4):323-9. PMID: 25183655.
Kain MS, Marcantonio AJ, Iorio R. Revision surgery occurs frequently after percutaneous fixation of stable femoral neck fractures in elderly patients. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2014 Dec; 472(12):4010-4. PMID: 25256623.
Aprato A, Massè A, Caranzano F, Matteotti R, Pautasso P, Daghino W, Kain M, Governale G. Patient-Perceived Quality of Life after Total Hip Arthroplasty: Elective versus Traumatological Surgery. ISRN Orthop. 2011; 2011:910392. PMID: 24977070; PMCID: PMC4063171.
Kain MS, Novais EN, Vallim C, Millis MB, Kim YJ. Periacetabular osteotomy after failed hip arthroscopy for labral tears in patients with acetabular dysplasia. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011 May; 93 Suppl 2:57-61. PMID: 21543690.
Schoeniger R, Kain MS, Ziebarth K, Ganz R. Epiphyseal reperfusion after subcapital realignement of an unstable SCFE. Hip Int. 2010 Apr-Jun; 20(2):273-9. PMID: 20544645.
Kain MS, Tornetta P. Operative Techniques of Orthopaedic Surgery. Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of the Symphysis. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Philadelphia. 2010.
Kain M, Einhorn TA. Surgical Treatment of Hip Arthritis: Reconstruction, Replacement, and Revision (Hozack WJ, Parvizi J, Bender B, eds.). Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients with Metabolic Diseases. Elsevier. Philadelphia. 2010.
Rachbauer F, Kain MS, Leunig M. The history of the anterior approach to the hip. Orthop Clin North Am. 2009 Jul; 40(3):311-20. PMID: 19576398.
Maffiuletti NA, Impellizzeri FM, Widler K, Bizzini M, Kain MS, Munzinger U, Leunig M. Spatiotemporal parameters of gait after total hip replacement: anterior versus posterior approach. Orthop Clin North Am. 2009 Jul; 40(3):407-15. PMID: 19576409.
Millis MB, Kain M, Sierra R, Trousdale R, Taunton MJ, Kim YJ, Rosenfeld SB, Kamath G, Schoenecker P, Clohisy JC. Periacetabular osteotomy for acetabular dysplasia in patients older than 40 years: a preliminary study. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2009 Sep; 467(9):2228-34. PMID: 19421831; PMCID: PMC2866943.
Naal FD, Kain MS, Hersche O, Munzinger U, Leunig M. Does hip resurfacing require larger acetabular cups than conventional THA? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2009 Apr; 467(4):923-8. PMID: 19142691; PMCID: PMC2650072.
Kain MS, Tornetta P. Rockwood and Green’s Fractures of Adults (Bucholz, RW, Heckman JD, Court-Brown C, Tornetta P, Beaty JH, Kasser JR, eds.). Hip Dislocations and Fractures of the Femoral Head. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Philadelphia. 2009.
Tsiridis E, Morgan EF, Bancroft JM, Song M, Kain M, Gerstenfeld L, Einhorn TA, Bouxsein ML, Tornetta P. Effects of OP-1 and PTH in a new experimental model for the study of metaphyseal bone healing. J Orthop Res. 2007 Sep; 25(9):1193-203.PMID: 17506507.
Tornetta P, Kain MS, Creevy WR. Diagnosis of femoral neck fractures in patients with a femoral shaft fracture. Improvement with a standard protocol. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007 Jan; 89(1):39-43. PMID: 17200308.
Boes M, Kain M, Kakar S, Nicholls F, Cullinane D, Gerstenfeld L, Einhorn TA, Tornetta P. Osteogenic effects of traumatic brain injury on experimental fracture-healing. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006 Apr; 88(4):738-43. PMID: 16595463.
Kain MS, Einhorn TA. Recombinant human bone morphogenetic proteins in the treatment of fractures. Foot Ankle Clin. 2005 Dec; 10(4):639-50, viii. PMID: 16297824.
Doolin EJ, Strande LF, Chen MK, Kain MS, Hewitt CW. The effect of leukocyte infiltration on apoptosis in an in vitro thermal injury bioartificial living skin equivalent model. Journal of Burn Care Rehabilitation. 1999; 20(5):374-376.
Chen MK, Strande LF, Beierle EA, Kain MS, Geldziler BD, Doolin EJ. Fas-mediated induction of hepatocyte apoptosis in a neuroblastoma and hepatocyte coculture model. Journal of Surgical Research. 1999; 84(1):82-87.
Doolin EJ, Geldziler B, Strande L, Kain M, Hewitt C. Effects of microgravity on growing cultured skin constructs. Journal of Tissue Engineering. 1999; 5(6):573-582.
Chen MK, Strande L, Kain M, Whalen TV, Doolin EJ. Induction of apoptosis in a neuroblastoma and hepatocyte coculture model. Journal of Surgical Research. 1998; 78(2):123-130.
Ramsamooj R, Strande L, Kain MH, Doolin EJ, Hewitt CW. A novel in vitro model for xenorejection and immune mechanisms using bioengineered living skin equivalents. Transplant Proceedings. 1998; 30(4):1087-1088.
Goodman MD, Tarnoff M, Kain M, Slotman GJ. Interactions between outcomes and tumor response to preoperative cisplatin-senitized radiotherapy in advanced head and neck cancer. The American Journal of Surgery. 1997; 174(4):527-531.

Michael Kain, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgeon

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