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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: PA, PA, US

2023-08-01 to present | Clinical Fellow (Division of Orthopaedic Surgery)
Employment
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Christopher DeFrancesco

Hospital for Special Surgery: New York, NY, US

2018-06-15 to 2023-06-04 | Resident Physician
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Christopher DeFrancesco

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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: PA, PA, US

2023-08-01 to present | Clinical Fellow (Division of Orthopaedic Surgery)
Qualification
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Christopher DeFrancesco

Hospital for Special Surgery: New York, NY, US

2018-06 to 2023-06-04 | Resident Physician
Qualification
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Christopher DeFrancesco

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine: Philadelphia, PA, US

2013-08 to 2018-05 | MD
Education
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Christopher DeFrancesco

Carnegie Mellon University: Pittsburgh, PA, US

2007-08 to 2011-05 | BS, Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
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Christopher DeFrancesco

Works (25)

Safer and Cheaper: An Enhanced Milestone-Based Return to Play Program After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Young Athletes Is Cost-Effective Compared With Standard Time-Based Return to Play Criteria.

The American journal of sports medicine
2020-03-17 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/0363546520907914
PMID: 32182102
Source: Self-asserted source
Christopher DeFrancesco

All-epiphyseal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Does Not Increase the Risk of Complications Compared with Pediatric Transphyseal Reconstruction

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-18-00276
EID:

2-s2.0-85071281540
Contributors: Patel, N.M.; Defrancesco, C.J.; Talathi, N.S.; Bram, J.T.; Ganley, T.J.
Source: Self-asserted source
Christopher DeFrancesco via Scopus - Elsevier

Corrigendum to: Agreement Between Manual and Computerized Designation of Neutral Vertebra in Idiopathic Scoliosis (Spine Deformity (2018) 6(6) (644–650), (S2212134X18300315) (10.1016/j.jspd.2018.03.001))

Spine Deformity
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jspd.2018.12.003
EID:

2-s2.0-85059952896
Contributors: DeFrancesco, C.J.; Pasha, S.; Miller, D.J.; Betz, R.R.; Clements, D.H.; Fletcher, N.D.; Glotzbecker, M.G.; Hwang, S.W.; Kelly, M.P.; Lehman, R.A. et al.
Source: Self-asserted source
Christopher DeFrancesco via Scopus - Elsevier

Extended Antibiotic Prophylaxis May Be Linked to Lower Peri-prosthetic Joint Infection Rates in High-Risk Patients: An Evidence-Based Review

HSS Journal
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11420-019-09698-8
EID:

2-s2.0-85068115528
Contributors: DeFrancesco, C.J.; Fu, M.C.; Kahlenberg, C.A.; Miller, A.O.; Bostrom, M.P.
Source: Self-asserted source
Christopher DeFrancesco via Scopus - Elsevier

How Does Obesity Impact Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction?

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2018.07.044
EID:

2-s2.0-85058171177
Contributors: Patel, N.M.; Talathi, N.S.; Bram, J.T.; DeFrancesco, C.J.; Ganley, T.J.
Source: Self-asserted source
Christopher DeFrancesco via Scopus - Elsevier

Operative Reduction for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip: Epidemiology over 16 Years

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001292
EID:

2-s2.0-85056823740
Contributors: Nelson, S.E.; Defrancesco, C.J.; Sankar, W.N.
Source: Self-asserted source
Christopher DeFrancesco via Scopus - Elsevier

Pediatric ACL Reconstruction and Return to the Operating Room: Revision Is Less Than Half of the Story

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001055
EID:

2-s2.0-85059028087
Contributors: Defrancesco, C.J.; Storey, E.P.; Flynn, J.M.; Ganley, T.J.
Source: Self-asserted source
Christopher DeFrancesco via Scopus - Elsevier

Statistics in Brief: Evaluating Measures of the Postoperative Event Burden

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000000960
EID:

2-s2.0-85073308778
Contributors: Defrancesco, C.J.; Striano, B.M.; Baldwin, K.D.
Source: Self-asserted source
Christopher DeFrancesco via Scopus - Elsevier

The Association of Clavicle Fracture With Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy

Journal of Hand Surgery
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2018.11.006
EID:

2-s2.0-85060315166
Contributors: Gandhi, R.A.; DeFrancesco, C.J.; Shah, A.S.
Source: Self-asserted source
Christopher DeFrancesco via Scopus - Elsevier

The Epidemiology of Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy in the United States: Declining Incidence and Evolving Risk Factors

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001089
EID:

2-s2.0-85052198220
Contributors: Defrancesco, C.J.; Shah, D.K.; Rogers, B.H.; Shah, A.S.
Source: Self-asserted source
Christopher DeFrancesco via Scopus - Elsevier

Use of continuous passive motion reduces rates of arthrofibrosis after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in a pediatric population

Orthopedics
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20181120-04
EID:

2-s2.0-85060127002
Contributors: Bram, J.T.; Gambone, A.J.; Defrancesco, C.J.; Striano, B.M.; Ganley, T.J.
Source: Self-asserted source
Christopher DeFrancesco via Scopus - Elsevier

Which Children are at Risk for Contralateral Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury after Ipsilateral Reconstruction?

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001364
EID:

2-s2.0-85063161132
Contributors: Patel, N.M.; Bram, J.T.; Talathi, N.S.; Defrancesco, C.J.; Lawrence, J.T.R.; Ganley, T.J.
Source: Self-asserted source
Christopher DeFrancesco via Scopus - Elsevier

Agreement Between Manual and Computerized Designation of Neutral Vertebra in Idiopathic Scoliosis

Spine Deformity
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jspd.2018.03.001
EID:

2-s2.0-85045202887
Contributors: DeFrancesco, C.J.; Pasha, S.; Miller, D.J.; Betz, R.R.; Clements, D.H.; Fletcher, N.D.; Glotzbecker, M.G.; Hwang, S.W.; Kelly, M.P.; Lehman, R.A. et al.
Source: Self-asserted source
Christopher DeFrancesco via Scopus - Elsevier

Challenges in the Management of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Ruptures in Skeletally Immature Patients

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-17-00294
EID:

2-s2.0-85048434511
Contributors: Defrancesco, C.J.; Storey, E.P.; Shea, K.G.; Kocher, M.S.; Ganley, T.J.
Source: Self-asserted source
Christopher DeFrancesco via Scopus - Elsevier

Firearm-associated Fractures in Children and Adolescents: Trends in the United States 2003-2012

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001193
EID:

2-s2.0-85050339802
Contributors: Blumberg, T.J.; Defrancesco, C.J.; Miller, D.J.; Pandya, N.K.; Flynn, J.M.; Baldwin, K.D.
Source: Self-asserted source
Christopher DeFrancesco via Scopus - Elsevier

Obesity Increases Risk of Loss of Reduction After Casting for Diaphyseal Fractures of the Radius and Ulna in Children: An Observational Cohort Study

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000001010
EID:

2-s2.0-85044043125
Contributors: DeFrancesco, C.J.; Rogers, B.H.; Shah, A.S.
Source: Self-asserted source
Christopher DeFrancesco via Scopus - Elsevier

Rate of Open Reduction for Supracondylar Humerus Fractures Varies Across Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeons: A Single-Institution Analysis

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000001262
EID:

2-s2.0-85065839278
Contributors: Defrancesco, C.J.; Shah, A.S.; Brusalis, C.M.; Flynn, K.; Leddy, K.; Flynn, J.M.
Source: Self-asserted source
Christopher DeFrancesco via Scopus - Elsevier

Releasing the tether: Weight normalization following corrective spinal fusion in cerebral palsy

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/2309499018782556
EID:

2-s2.0-85053536026
Contributors: DeFrancesco, C.J.; Miller, D.J.; Cahill, P.J.; Spiegel, D.A.; Flynn, J.M.; Baldwin, K.D.
Source: Self-asserted source
Christopher DeFrancesco via Scopus - Elsevier

Uncemented tantalum monoblock tibial fixation for total knee arthroplasty in patients less than 60 years of age mean 10-year follow-up

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - American Volume
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.17.00724
EID:

2-s2.0-85058840485
Contributors: DeFrancesco, C.J.; Canseco, J.A.; Nelson, C.L.; Israelite, C.L.; Kamath, A.F.
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Christopher DeFrancesco via Scopus - Elsevier

A Teachable Moment after Orthopaedic Fracture in the Smoking Patient: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000000841
EID:

2-s2.0-85025477654
Contributors: Baron, M.D.; DeFrancesco, C.J.; Liu, T.C.; Leone, F.T.; Ahn, J.
Source: Self-asserted source
Christopher DeFrancesco via Scopus - Elsevier

An improved method for measuring hip abduction in spica after surgical reduction for developmental dysplasia of the hip

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1302/1863-2548.11.170038
EID:

2-s2.0-85026824791
Contributors: Defrancesco, C.J.; Blumberg, T.J.; Chauvin, N.A.; Sankar, W.N.
Source: Self-asserted source
Christopher DeFrancesco via Scopus - Elsevier

Clinically apparent adverse reactions to intra-wound vancomycin powder in early onset scoliosis are rare

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1302/1863-2548.11.170107
EID:

2-s2.0-85039694874
Contributors: DeFrancesco, C.J.; Flynn, J.M.; Smith, J.T.; Luhmann, S.J.; Sawyer, J.R.; Glotzbecker, M.; Pahys, J.; Garg, S.; Vitale, M.; Farrington, D.M. et al.
Source: Self-asserted source
Christopher DeFrancesco via Scopus - Elsevier

Traumatic pelvic fractures in children and adolescents

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2017.01.006
EID:

2-s2.0-85013173934
Contributors: DeFrancesco, C.J.; Sankar, W.N.
Source: Self-asserted source
Christopher DeFrancesco via Scopus - Elsevier

Online patient ratings of hand surgeons

Journal of Hand Surgery
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2015.10.006
EID:

2-s2.0-84955311108
Contributors: Trehan, S.K.; Defrancesco, C.J.; Nguyen, J.T.; Charalel, R.A.; Daluiski, A.
Source: Self-asserted source
Christopher DeFrancesco via Scopus - Elsevier

Abductor muscle necrosis due to iliopsoas bursal mass after total hip arthroplasty

Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2015.05.002
EID:

2-s2.0-84952876366
Contributors: DeFrancesco, C.J.; Kamath, A.F.
Source: Self-asserted source
Christopher DeFrancesco via Scopus - Elsevier

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