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| Morellato J Evidence-Based Orthopedics. BMJ Books, Oxford, England, 2021. Section Editor: Trauma Evidence-Based Orthopedics. BMJ Books, Oxford, England, 2021, 425-650. | 2021 |
Journal Article |
| Hagen JE, Gage MJ, the PREP-IT Investigators: Morellato J. A Portfolio of Secondary Analyses from the PREP-IT Trial. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2025 Jun 18;107(Suppl 1):1-3. doi: 10.2106/JBJS. 24.01376. | 2025 |
| Jang Y, Natoli RM, Della Rocca GJ, Zura RD, Phelps KD, Potter GD, Scolaro JA, Gage MJ, Saiz AM Jr, O'Hara NN, Stennett CA, Sprague S, Slobogean GP; the PREP-IT Investigators: Morellato J. Higher Reoperation Rates in Planned, Staged Treatment of Open Fractures Compared with Fix-and-Close: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2025 June 18;107(Suppl 1):51-59. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.24.01223. | 2025 |
| Gouveia K, Bzovsky S, O'Hara NN, Phillips M, Thabane L, Jeray KJ, Reilly RM, Bhandari M, Slobogean GP, Sprague S; the PREP-IT Investigators: Morellato J. Alcohol-Based Versus Aqueous Skin Antisepsis Before Surgical Fixation of Open Fractures: A Combined Analysis of 2 Cluster-Randomized Crossover Trials. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2025 Jun 18;107(Suppl 1):4-11. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.24.01244. | 2025 |
| Willey MC, Hebden JN, Herwaldt LA, Gaski GE, Kheiri S, O'Hara LM, O'Hara NN, Sprague S, Bzovsky S, Gage MJ, Slobogean GP; the PREP-IT Investigators: Morellato J. Chlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing Has Limited Ability to Prevent Surgical Site Infection Following Operative Fixation of Extremity and Pelvic Fractures. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2025 Jun 18;107(Suppl 1):36-42. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.24.01224. | 2025 |
| Saiz AM Jr, Stennett CA, Romeo NM, Phelps KD, Gary JL, Domes CM, Gage MJ, O’Hara NN, Sprague S, Slobogean GP, Warner SJ, the PREP-IT Investigators: Morellato J. Differences in Practice Patterns in the Use of Temporary External Fixation for the Management of Open Lower-Extremity Fractures. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2025 Jun 18;107(Suppl 1):43-50. doi: 10.2106/JBJS. 24.01250. | 2025 |
| Schrank GM, Jozefowski N, Zura RD, Jeray KJ, Gary JL, Gaski GE, Shannon SF, Bzovsky S, Sprague S, Slobogean GP, Levack AE, the PREP-IT Investigators: Morellato J. Local Antibiotics and the Risk of Antimicrobial Resistance in Extremity Fractures Complicated by Fracture-Related Infection. Journal of Bone Joint and Surgery. American Volume. 2025 Jun 18;107(Suppl 1):28-35. doi: 10.2106/JBJS .24.01178. | 2025 |
| Li V, Bell AC, Okhuereigbe D, Kheiri S, Stennett CA, O’Toole RV, O’Hara NN, Domes CM, Mehta S, Sprague S, Marmor MT, Slobogean GP, the PREP-IT Investigators: Morellato J. Performance of the OTA-OFC3 Classification System for Open Fractures. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2025 Jun 18;107(Suppl 1):12-18. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.24.01182. | 2025 |
| Polmear M, Hagen JE, Schrank GM, Heng M, Marcano-Fernández FA, Jeray KJ, Gage MJ, Slobogean GP, Sprague S, Vasilopoulos T, the PREP-IT Investigators: Morellato J. Deep Infections After Open and Closed Fractures. Journal of Bone Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2025 Jun 18;107(Suppl 1):71-79. doi: 10.2106/JBJS .24.01249. | 2025 |
| Lin AC, Kobes T, Kholodovsky E, Hernandez G, O’Hara NN, Schrank, Gregory GM, O’Toole RV, Slobogean GP, Sprague S, Heng M, the PREP-IT Investigators: Morellato J. Outcomes Associated with Choice of Prophylactic Antibiotics in Open Fractures. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2025 Jun 18;107(Suppl 1):19-27. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.24.01123. | 2025 |
| Gitajn IL, Phillips JD, Wang Y, Stennett CA, Chang G, O’Hara NN, Brameier DT, von Keudell AG, Weaver MJ, Della Rocca GJ, Pilson HT, Bergin PF, Sprague S, Slobogean GP, the PREP-IT Investigators: Morellato J. Impact of Living in a Food Desert on Complications After Fracture Surgery Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2025 Jun 18;107(Suppl 1):60-70. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.24.01184. | 2025 |
| Boissonneault A, O'Toole RV, Hayda R, Reid JS, Caroom C, Carlini A, Dagal A, Castillo R, Karunakar M, Matuszewski PE, Hymes R, O'Hara NN; Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium (METRC): Morellato J, et al. Are Drains Associated with Infection After Operative Fixation of High-Risk Tibial Plateau and Pilon Fractures? Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2025 Feb 1;39(2):75-81. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002933. | 2025 |
| Brodke D, Devana S, Hernandez A, O'Hara N, Burke C, Gupta J, McKibben N, O'Toole R, Morellato J, Gillon H, Walters M, Barber C, Perdue P, Dekeyser G, Steffenson L, Marchand L, Fairres MJ, Black L, Roddy E, El Naga A, Hogue M, Gulbrandsen T, Atassi O, Mitchell T, Shymon S, Working Z, Lee C. Timing of Radiographic Healing for Distal Femur Fractures Treated with Intramedullary Nails. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2024 Dec 1;38(12):661-667. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002915. | 2024 |
| Carlini AR, Agel J, Bosse MJ, Frey KP, Staguhn ED, Vallier HA, Obremskey W, Swiontkowski MF, Cannada LK, Tornetta P 3rd, MacKenzie EJ, O'Toole RV, Reider L, Allen LE, Collins SC, Castillo RC; METRC: Morellato J, et al. Minimal Clinically Important Difference (MCID) for the Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment (SMFA) in Severe Lower Extremity Trauma: Pooled Data from 7 Multicenter, Prospective Clinical Trials. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery: American Volume. 2024 Oct 2; 106(19):1767-1775. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.01201. Epub 2024 Jul 2. | 2024 |
| Johnson DJ, O'Hara NN, Reider L, Gary JL, Obremskey W, Quinnan SM, Iii PT, Vallier HA, Carroll EA, O'Toole RV; METRC: Morellato J, et al. Risk Factors for Infection in Severe Open Tibial Shaft Fractures. Injury. 2024 Nov;55(11):111822. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2024.111822. Epub 2024 Aug 13. | 2024 |
| Fairres MJ, Brodke D, O'Hara N, Devana S, Hernandez A, Burke C, Gupta J, McKibben N, O'Toole R, Morellato J, Gillon H, Walters M, Barber C, Perdue P, Dekeyser G, Steffenson L, Marchand L, Black L, Working Z, Roddy E, El Naga A, Hogue M, Gulbrandsen T, Atassi O, Mitchell T, Shymon S, Lee C. Risk Factors for Failure In 228 Periprosthetic Distal Femur Fractures: A Multicenter Study. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2024 May 1;38(5):273-278. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002779. Epub 2024 Jan 29. | 2024 |
| O'Hara NN, Frey KP, Stein DM, Levy JF, Slobogean GP, Castillo R, Firoozabadi R, Karunakar MA, Gary JL, Obremskey WT, Seymour RB, Cuschieri J, Mullins CD, O'Toole RV; METRC: Morellato J, et al. Effect of Aspirin Versus Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin Thromboprophylaxis on Medication Satisfaction and Out-of-Pocket Costs: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery: Am. 2024 Apr 3;106(7):590-599. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.00824. Epub 2024 Feb 21. | 2024 |
| Joshi M, O'Toole RV, Carlini AR, Gary JL, Obremskey WT, Murray CK, Gaski G, Reid JS, Degani Y, Taylor TJ, Collins SC, Huang Y, Whiting PS, Patterson JT, Lee OC, Castillo RC; METRC: Morellato J, et al. Does Topical Vancomycin Powder Use in Fracture Surgery Change Bacteriology and Antibiotic Susceptibilities? An Analysis of the VANCO Trial Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2024 Apr 1;38(4):183-189. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002767. | 2024 |
| O'Hara NN, O'Toole RV, Frey KP, Castillo RC, Cuschieri J, Haut ER, Slobogean GP, Firoozabadi R, Christmas AB, Obremskey WT, Carlini AR, Gaski GE, Kutcher ME, Marvel D, Stein DM; Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium (METRC): Morellato J. Risk- Stratified Thromboprophylaxis Effects of Aspirin Versus Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin in Orthopedic Trauma Patients: A Secondary Analysis of The PREVENT CLOT Trial Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2024 Apr 1;96(4):573-582. doi: 10.1097/TA.000000000000 4226. Epub 2023 Dec 8. | 2024 |
| Orthopaedic Trauma Research (OTR) Group: Morellato J. Correction To: Fracture Displacement of Lateral Compression Type 1 (Lc1) Pelvic Ring Injuries: Which Measurement Methods Are Reliable and Does Displacement Correlate with Adverse Events? European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology. 2024 Feb 4. doi: 10.1007/s00590-023-03827-0. 2023 Nov 22. Online ahead of print. | 2024 |
| PREP-IT Investigators: Morellato J, et al. Skin Antisepsis before Surgical Fixation of Extremity Fractures 2024 Feb 1;390(5):409-420. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2307679. | 2024 |
| Gitajn, IL, Werth PM, Carlini AR, Bosse MJ, Gary JL, Firoozabadi R, Obremskey W, McKinley TO, Castillo RC, O’Toole RV, and METRC: Morellato J, et al. Deep Surgical Site Infection after Fracture Has a Profound Effect on Functional Outcomes. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery: Open Access. 2024 Jan 9;9(1):e23.00042. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.OA.23.00042. eCollection 2024 Jan-Mar. | 2024 |
| Patterson JT, Slobogean GP, Gary JL, Castillo RC, Firoozabadi R, Carlini AR, Joshi M, Allen LE, Huang Y, Bosse MJ, Obremskey WT, McKinley TO, Reid JS, O'Toole RV, O'Hara NN, and METRC: Morellato JT, et al. The VANCO Trial Findings Are Generalizable to a North American Trauma Registry Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2024 Jan 1;38(1):10-17. | 2024 |
| Stockton DJ, O'Hara NN, Brodke DJ, McKibben N, Healey K, Goch A, Demyanovich H, Devana S, Hernandez A, Burke CE, Gupta J, Marchand LS, Dekeyser GJ, Steffenson L, Shymon SJ, Fairres MJ, Perdue Jr PW, Barber C, Atassi OH, Mitchell TW, Working ZM, Black LO, El Naga AN, Roddy E, Hogue M, Gulbrandsen T, Morellato J, Gillon WH, Walters MM, Hempen E, Slobogean GP, Lee C, O'Toole RV. Technical Factors Contributing to Nonunion in Supracondylar Distal Femur Fractures Treated with Lateral Locked Plating: A Risk-Stratified Analysis. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2024 Jan 1;38(1):49-55. | 2024 |
| Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium (METRC): Morellato J, et al. Development of A Prosthetic Fit and Alignment Assessment (Profit) In Persons with Post-Traumatic Transtibial Amputation. Prosthetics and Orthotics International. 2023 Dec 1;47(6):599-606. doi: 10.10 97/PXR.0000000000000237. Epub 2023 Apr 4. | 2023 |
| Shi BY, Brodke DJ, O'Hara N, Devana S, Hernandez A, Burke C, Gupta J, McKibben N, O'Toole R, Morellato J, Gillon H, Walters M, Barber C, Perdue P, Dekeyser G, Steffenson L, Marchand L, Shymon S, Fairres MJ, Black L, Working Z, Roddy E, El Naga A, Hogue M, Gulbrandsen T, Atassi O, Mitchell T, Lee C. Nail Plate Combination Fixation Versus Lateral Locked Plating for Distal Femur Fractures: A Multicenter Experience. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2023 Nov 1;37(11):562-567. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002661. | 2023 |
| Pogorzelski D, Wells JL, Marvel, Debra MA, Palmer JE, Mullins CD, Medeiros M, Gallant JL, Spicer E, Bergin PF, Gitajn IL, Mullin DS, Gaski GE, Hymes R, Bzovsky S, Slobogean GP, Sprague S, and the PREP-IT Investigators: Morellato J, et al. Pragmatic Design and Inclusion of Patient–Partner Representatives Improves Participant Experience in Clinical Research OTA International. 2023 Oct 17;6(4) :e287. doi: 10 .1097/OI9.0000000000000287. eCollection 2023 Dec. | 2023 |
| Patterson JT, O'Hara NN, Scharfstein DO, Castillo RC, O'Toole RV, Firoozabadi R; Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium (METRC): Morellato J, et al. Do Superficial Infections Increase the Risk of Deep Infections in Tibial Plateau and Plafond Fractures? European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology. 2023 Oct;33(7):2805-2811. doi: 10.1007/s00590-022-03438-1. Epub 2022 Nov 23. | 2023 |
| Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium (METRC): Morellato J, et al. The Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium: Development and Impact of an Orthopaedic Trauma Research Program. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2023 Sep 15;31(18):945-956. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-23-00311. Epub 2023 Aug 18. | 2023 |
| Lee C, Brodke D, O'Hara N, Devana S, Hernandez A, Burke C, Gupta J, McKibben N, O'Toole R, Morellato J, Gillon H, Walters M, Barber C, Perdue P, Dekeyser G, Steffenson L, Marchand L, Fairres MJ, Black L, Working Z, Roddy E, El Naga A, Hogue M, Gulbrandsen T, Atassi O, Mitchell T, Shymon S Risk Factors for Reoperation to Promote Union in 1111 Distal Femur Fractures Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2023 Apr 1;37(4):168-174 | 2023 |
| Brodke D, O'Hara N, Devana S, Hernandez A, Burke C, Gupta J, McKibben N, O'Toole R, Morellato J, Gillon H, Walters M, Barber C, Perdue P, Dekeyser G, Steffenson L, Marchand L, Fairres MJ, Black L, Working Z, Roddy E, El Naga A, Hogue M, Gulbrandsen T, Atassi O, Mitchell T, Shymon S, Lee C Predictors of Deep Infection After Distal Femur Fracture: A Multicenter Study Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2023 Apr 1;37(4):161-167 | 2023 |
| Boissonneault A, O’Hara NN, Pogorzelski D, Marchand L, Higgins T, Gitajn L, Gage MJ, Natoli RM, Sharma I, Pierrie S, O'Toole RV, Sprague S, Slobogean G; PREP-IT Investigators: Morellato J, et al. The Impact of Heterotopic Ossification Prophylaxis After Surgical Fixation of Acetabular Fractures: National Treatment Patterns and Related Outcomes. Injury. 2023 Mar 6:S0020-1383(23)00197-3. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2023.03.001. Online ahead of print. | 2023 |
| Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium (METRC): Morellato J, et al., O'Toole RV, Stein DM, O'Hara NN, Frey KP, Taylor TJ, Scharfstein DO, Carlini AR, Sudini K, Degani Y, Slobogean GP, Haut ER, Obremskey W, Firoozabadi R, Bosse MJ, Goldhaber SZ, Marvel D, Castillo RC. Aspirin or Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin for Thromboprophylaxis after a Fracture. New England Journal of Medicine. 2023 Jan 19;388(3):203-213. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2205973. | 2023 |
| O’Hara NN, Castillo RC, Carlini, AR, Joshi M, Murray CK, Allen, LE, Huang YS, Gary, JL, Bosse MJ, Obremskey WT, McKinley TO, Schmidt AH, O’Toole RV, Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium (METRC): Morellato J, et al. Application of Bayesian Methods to Help Interpret the VANCO Trial Results. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2023 Jan 1;37(1):1-7. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002458. | 2023 |
| Gitajn IL, Werth P, Fernandes E, Sprague S, O'Hara NN, Bzovsky S, Marchand LS, Patterson JT, Lee C, Slobogean GP; PREP-IT Investigators: Morellato J, et al. Association of Patient-Level and Hospital-Level Factors with Timely Fracture Care by Race. JAMA Network Open. 2022 Nov 1;5(11):e2244357. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.44357. | 2022 |
| Dubina AG, Morcos G, O'Hara NN, Manzano GW, Vallier HA, Farooq H, Natoli RM, Adams D, Obremskey WT, Wilkinson BG, Hogue M, Haller JM, Marchand LS, Hautala G, Matuszewski PE, Pechero GR Jr, Gary JL, Doro CJ, Whiting PS, Chen MJ, DeBaun MR, Gardner MJ, Reynolds AW, Altman GT, Obey MR, Miller AN, Haase D, Wise B, Wallace A, Hagen J, O'Donnell J, Gage M, Johnson NR, Karunakar M, Dynako J, Morellato J, Panton ZA, Gitajn IL, Haase L, Ochenjele G, Roddy E, Morshed S, Sagona AE, Caton TD, Weaver MJ, Westberg JR, Miguel JS, O'Toole RV. Is the Timing of Fixation Associated with Fracture-Related Infection Among Tibial Plateau Fracture Patients with Compartment Syndrome? A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study of 729 Patients. Injury. 2022 Nov;53(11):3814-3819. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.08.045. Epub 2022 Aug 24. | 2022 |
| Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium (METRC): Morellato J, et al. The 12-Month Effects of the Trauma Collaborative Care Intervention: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery American Volume. 2022 Oct 19;104(20):1796-1804. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.22.00475. Epub 2022 Aug 23. | 2022 |
| PREP-IT Investigators: Morellato J, et al. Aqueous Skin Antisepsis Before Surgical Fixation of Open Fractures (Aqueous-PREP): A Multiple-Period, Cluster-Randomised, Crossover Trial. The Lancet. 2022 Oct 15;400(10360):1334-1344. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01652-X. | 2022 |
| Pogorzelski D, McKay P, Weaver MJ, Jaeblon T, Hymes RA, Gaski GE, Fraifogl J, Ahn JS, Bzovsky S, Slobogean G, Sprague S, Slobogean GP, Sprague S, Wells J, Bhandari M, O'Toole RV, D'Alleyrand JC, Eglseder A, Johnson A, Langhammer C, Lebrun C, Nascone J, Pensy R, Pollak A, Sciadini M, Slobogean GP, Degani Y, Demyanovich HK, Howe A, O'Hara NN, Phipps H, Hempen E, PREP-IT Investigators: Morellato J, et al. The Impact Of COVID-19 Restrictions on Participant Enrollment in The PREPARE Trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 2022 Oct:29:100973. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2022.100973. Epub 2022 Aug 17. | 2022 |
| O'Hara NN, Heels-Ansdell D, Bzovsky S, Dodds S, Thabane L, Bhandari M, Guyatt G, Devereaux PJ, Slobogean GP, Sprague S, PREP-IT Investigators: Morellato J, et al. A Pragmatic Randomized Trial Evaluating Pre-Operative Aqueous Antiseptic Skin Solutions in Open Fractures (Aqueous-PREP): Statistical Analysis Plan Trials. 2022 Sep 12;23(1):772. doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06541-0 | 2022 |
| O'Hara NN, Carullo J, Joshi M, Banoub M, Claeys KC, Sprague S, Slobogean GP, O'Toole RV, PREP-IT Investigators: Graves ML, et al. Does Cumulative Topical Antibiotic Powder Use Increase the Risk of Drug Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Fracture Patients? Bone & Joint: Open. 2022 Apr;3(4):284-290. doi: 10.1302/2633-1462.34.BJO-2022-0009.R1. | 2022 |
| Wynn M, Kesler K, Morellato J, Higginbotham R, Robertson M, Marsh JL, Hogue M Agricultural Trauma Causing Open Fractures: Is Antibiotic Coverage Against Anaerobic Organisms Indicated? Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2022 Feb 1;36(2):e51-e55. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002192 | 2022 |
| Gitajn IL, Werth PM, Sprague S, O'Hara N, Rocca GD, Zura R, Marmor M, Domes CM, Hill LC, Churchill C, Townsend C, Van C, Hogan N, Girardi C, Slobogean GP, PREP-IT Investigators: Morellato J, et al. Association of COVID-19 With Achieving Time-to-Surgery Benchmarks in Patients with Musculoskeletal Trauma JAMA Health Forum. 2021 Oct 29;2(10):e213460. doi: 10.1001/jamahealthforum .2021.3460. eCollection 2021 Oct. | 2021 |
| Sprague S, Li CS, Heels-Ansdell D, Pogorzelski D, Dodds S, Leonard J, Bhandari M, Prayson MJ, Morshed S, Gage MJ, Weaver MJ, Heng M, Jaeblon T, Thabane L, Slobogean G, on behalf of the PREP-IT Investigators: Morellato J, et al. The Implementation of Multiple Two-Month Treatment Periods in Cluster Randomized Crossover Trial in Orthopaedic Trauma: The PREP-IT Program. OAT: Open Access Text. 2021 Oct 29; Clinical Research Trials 7. doi: 10.15761/CRT.1000358. | 2021 |
| Walters MM, Bergin PF, Russell GV, Morellato JT Geriatric Acetabular Fractures and Femoral Head Protrusio: Methods of Fixation and the Option of Total Hip Arthroplasty Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma | 2021 |
| Lee C, Brodke DJ, Engel J, Schloss MG, Zaidi SMR, O'Toole RV, Gulbrandsen T, Hogue M, Badon J, Bergin PF, Lirette ST, Morellato J Low-energy Gunshot-induced Tibia Fractures: What Proportion Develop Complications? Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2021 Aug 1;479(8):1793-1801. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000001736 | 2021 |
| Pechero Jr G, Pfaff B, Rao M, Pogorzelski D, McKay P, Spicer E, Howe A, Demyanovich HK, Sietsema DL, McTague MF, Ramsey L, Holden M, Rudnicki J, Wells J, Medeiros M, Slobogean GP, Sprague S, PREP-IT Investigators: Morellato J, et al.; Slobogean GP, Sprague S, Wells J, Bhandari M, Steering Committee; Adjudication Committee; Data and Safety Monitoring Committee; Research Methodology Core; Patient Centred Outcomes Core; Orthopaedic Surgery Core; Operating Room Core; Infectious Disease Core; Military Core; PREP-IT Clinical Sites; O'Toole RV, D'Alleyrand JC, Eglseder A, Johnson A, Langhammer C, Lebrun C, Manson T, Nascone J, Paryavi E, Pensy R, Pollak A, Sciadini M, Slobogean GP, Degani Y, Demyanovich HK, Howe A, O'Hara NN, Joseph K, Rudnicki J, Camara M, Aqueous-PREP and PREPARE; Aqueous-PREP; PREPARE Implementing stakeholder engagement to explore alternative models of consent: An example from the PREP-IT trials Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 2021 Jun 14;22:100787. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100787. eCollection 2021 Jun. | 2021 |
| Morellato J, O'Hara NN, Baker M, O'Toole RV, Pollak AN What Is the Long-Term Impact of an Implant Stewardship Program on Orthopaedic Trauma Implant Pricing? Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2021 May 1;35(5):e153-e157. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000001967. | 2021 |
| Lin CA, O'Hara NN, Sprague S, O'Toole RV, Joshi M, Harris AD, Warner SJ, Johal H, Natoli RM, Hagen JE, Jeray KJ, Fowler JT, Phelps KD, Pilson HT, Gitajn IL, Bhandari M, Slobogean GP, PREP-IT Investigators: Morellato J, et al Low Adherence to Recommended Guidelines for Open Fracture Antibiotic Prophylaxis Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume 2021 Apr 7;103(7):609-617. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.20.01229. | 2021 |
| Medeiros M, Love TR, Slobogean GP, Sprague S, Perfetto EM, O'Hara NN, Mullins CD, PREP-IT Investigators: Morellato, J, et al. Patient and stakeholder engagement learnings: PREP-IT as a case study Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research. 2021 Apr;10(6):439-442. doi: 10.2217/cer-2020-0266. Epub 2021 Mar 24. | 2021 |
| Sprague S, Guyatt P, Bzovsky S, Nguyen U, Bhandari M, Thabane L, Petrisor B, Johal HS, Leonard J, Dodds S, Mossuto F, O'Toole RV, Howe A, Demyanovich HK, Camara M, O'Hara NN, Slobogean GP, PREP-IT Investigators: Morellato J, et al Pragmatic randomized trial evaluating pre-operative aqueous antiseptic skin solution in open fractures (Aqueous-PREP): the feasibility of a cluster randomized crossover study Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 2021 Mar 1;7(1):61. doi: 10.1186/s40814-021-00800-8. | 2021 |
| Pogorzelski D, Nguyen U, McKay P, Thabane L, Camara M, Ramsey L, Seymour R, Goodman JB, McGee S, Fraifogl J, Hudgins A, Tanner SL, Bhandari M, Slobogean JP, Sprague S, PREP-IT Investigators: Morellato J, et al Managing work flow in high enrolling trials: The development and implementation of a sampling strategy in the PREPARE trial Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 2021 Jan 23;21:100730. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100730. eCollection 2021 Mar. | 2021 |
| Hale D, Marvel D, Wells J, PREP-IT Investigators: Morellato J, et al. What’s Important: Patient Engagement in Research Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume. 2020 Oct 21;102(20):1836-1838. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.19.00625 | 2020 |
| Sprague S, Scott T, Dodds S, Pogorzelski D, McKay P, Harris AD, Wood A, Thabane L, Bhandari M, Mehta S, Gaski G, Boulton C, Marcano-Fernández F, Guerra-Farfán E, Hebden J, O’Hara LM, Slobogean GP, and on behalf of the PREP-IT Investigators: Morellato J, et al. Cluster identification, selection, and description in Cluster randomized crossover trials: the PREP-IT trials Trials. 2020 Aug 12;21(1):721. doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-04767-4 | 2020 |
| Program of Randomized Trials to Evaluate Pre-operative Antiseptic Skin Solutions in Orthopaedic Trauma (PREP-IT) Investigators: Morellato J, et al. Effectiveness of Iodophor vs Chlorhexidine Solutions for Surgical Site Infections and Unplanned Reoperations for Patients Who Underwent Fracture Repair: The PREP-IT Master Protocol JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Apr 1;3(4):e202215. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.2215. | 2020 |
| Morellato J, Baker M, Isaac M, Mixa P, OʼHara NN, Okike K, Manson TT, LeBrun CT, Slobogean GP, Nascone JW, OʼToole RV, Sciadini MF, Pollak AN Does an Implant Usage Report Card Impact Orthopaedic Trauma Implant Stewardship? Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2019 Nov;33(11):e427-e432. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000001557. | 2019 |
| Meulenkamp B, Louati H, Morellato J, Papp S, Lalonde KA. Posterior Malleolus Exposure. 2019 Mar 19;2(2):e021. doi: 10.1097/OI9.0000000000000021. eCollection 2019 Jun. | 2019 |
| Morellato J, Hogue M, OʼToole RV, Sciadini MF, Nascone J Anterior Intrapelvic Approaches: Fracture Patterns You May Want to Reconsider Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2019 Feb;33 Suppl 2:S21-S26. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000001413. | 2019 |
| Morellato J, Louati H, Desloges W, Papp S, Pollock JW Fixation of Anteromedial Coronoid Facet Fractures: A Biomechanical Evaluation of Plated Versus Screw Constructs Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2018 Nov;32(11):e451-e456. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000001266. | 2018 |
| Morellato J, Chik W, Barry MA, Lu J, Thiagalingam A, Kovoor P, Pouliopoulos J Quantitative spectral assessment of intracardiac electrogram characteristics associated with post infarct fibrosis and ventricular tachycardia PloS One. 2018 Oct 5;13(10):e0204997. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204997. eCollection 2018. | 2018 |
| Morellato J, Louati H, Bodrogi A, Stewart A, Papp S, Liew A, Gofton W The Effect of Varying Tension of a Suture Button Construct in Fixation of the Tibiofibular Syndesmosis-Evaluation Using Stress Computed Tomography Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2017 Feb;31(2):103-110. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000000737. | 2017 |
| Kubelik D, Morellato J, Jetty P, Brandys T, Hajjar G, Hill A, Nagpal S Endovascular Repair of a Chronic AV Fistula Presenting as Post-Partum High Output Heart Failure EJVES Short Rep. 2016 Apr 30;31:19-22. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvssr.2016.03.005. eCollection 2016. | 2016 |
| Sman AD, Hiller CE, Rae K, Linklater J, Morellato J, Trist N, Nicholson LL, Black DA, Refshauge KM Predictive factors for ankle syndesmosis injury in football players: a prospective study Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 2014 Nov;17(6):586-90. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2013.12.009. Epub 2014 Jan 1. | 2014 |
Thesis |
| Morellato J, Sivagangabalan G, Huang K, Bary MAT, Lu J, Kovoor P, Pouliopoulos J. Electrogram Frequency Characteristics Associated with Scarring and Inducibility of Ventricular Tachycardia in a Post-myocardial Infarct Ovine Model Heart, Lung and Ciculation. 2009 December; 18(3):S147-S148. doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2009.05.334 | 2009 |
Book Chapter |
| Morellato J, Bergin PF, Folua CK Obesity and Diabetes in Orthopaedic Trauma Rockwood and Green’s Fractures in Adults, 10th Edition, editors Tornetta P, Ricci W, Court-Brown CM, McQueen MM, McKee M. Wolters Kluwer, In Press. | 2025 |
| Morellato J, Graves M, Liew A, Hogue M, Folau C. Tibial Plateau Fractures – Addressing Commonly Encountered Challenges in Reduction and Fixation. Instructional Course Lectures. Wolters Kluwer, vol. 73, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2024, 879-900. | 2024 |
| Morellato J, Papp S, Gofton W, Liew A Subtrochanteric Femur Fractures Evidence-Based Orthopedics. BMJ Books, Oxford, England, 2021, 583-588. | 2021 |
Editorial Commentary |
| O'Hara NN, Stein DM, O'Toole RV; Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium (METRC): Morellato J, et al. Aspirin for Thromboprophylaxis after a Fracture. Reply. New England Journal of Medicine. 2023 Apr 20;388(16):e57. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2301925. | 2023 |
Electronic Publications |
| Purcell K, Sukkarieh H, McMillan P, McGee L, Burgess R, Galbraith J, Morellato J. Pediatric Obturator Hip Fracture Dislocation: A Case Report. Visual Journey of Emergency Medicine. 2024 July 1; 36. | 2024 |
| Orthopaedic Trauma Research (OTR) Group: Morellato J. Fracture Displacement of Lateral Compression Type 1 (Lc1) Pelvic Ring Injuries: Which Measurement Methods Are Reliable and Does Displacement Correlate with Adverse Events? European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology. 2023 Nov 22. Online ahead of print. | 2023 |
| Dynako J, McCandless M, Covington R, Williams P, Robertson M, White P, Milby J, Morellato J. Timing of Venous Thromboemboli In Patients with Acetabular and Pelvic Ring Fractures. 2023 Jul 19. doi: 10.1007/s00590-023-03643-6. Online ahead of print. | 2023 |
