Wudbhav N Sankar

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Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Surgeon, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director, Pediatric Hip Disorders Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director, Young Adult Hip Preservation Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Co-director of Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director of Education, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director, Orthopaedics Hip Preservation Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Orthopaedic Surgery

Contact information
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery
2nd Floor, Wood Building
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
34th & Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
B.S. (Materials Science and Engineering)
Cornell University, 1998.
M.D. (Medicine)
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 2002.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in General Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA, 2002-2003.
Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA, 2003-2007.
Fellow in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 2007-2008.
Fellow in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Los Angeles, CA, 2008-2008.
Fellow in Adolescent/Young Adult Hip Preservation Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 2009-2009.
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Description of Itmat Expertise

Pediatric hip disorders

Description of Research Expertise

adolescent and young-adult hip preservation, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, developmental dysplasia of the hip, Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, avascular necrosis, bracing and scoliosis, and pediatric trauma

Selected Publications

Batley MG, Gornitzky AL, Sarkar S, Sankar WN: What Are the Psychosocial Effects of Pavlik Harness Treatment? A Prospective Study on Perceived Impact on Families and Maternal-Infant Bonding. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 44: e109-e114, 2024.

Yen YM, Kim YJ, Ellis HB, Sink EL, Millis MB, Zaltz I, Sankar WN, Clohisy JC, Nepple JJ; ANCHOR Group: Risk Factors for Suboptimal Outcome of FAI Surgery in the Adolescent Patient. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 44: 141-146, 2024.

Ellsworth BK, Lee JY, Sankar WN: Femoral head remodeling after surgical reduction of developmental hip dislocations. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 44: e211-e217, 2024.

Houlihan N, Yang D, Smith I, Knight J, Hareendranathan AR, Dulai S, Jaremko J, Sankar WN: 3D ultrasound better predicts residual dysplasia following previously “successful” Pavlik treatment of infantile DDH: the importance of the femoral head centering. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Nashville, TN 2023 Notes: Oral presentation.

Ponton E, Bone J, Sankar WN, Mulpuri K, Schaeffer E: Predictors of Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head Following Closed or Open Reduction in the Treatment of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip: Two-Year Update. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Nashville, TN 2023 Notes: Oral Presentation.

Houlihan N, Thornton T, Sucato D, Nepple J, Clohisy JC, Sankar WN: Comparing Periacetabular Osteotomy with and without an arthrotomy/osteochondroplasty: a propensity matched analysis. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Nashville, TN 2023 Notes: Oral Presentation (Awards section).

Schaeffer E, Zomar B, Novais E, Bade D, Sankar WN, Smit K, Bartley D, Loder R, Mulpuri K, : Proportion of Obesity in Stable SCFE is Higher Than in Unstable SCFE: A Multicentre, International Prospective Registry Study. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Nashville, TN 2023 Notes: Oral presentation.

Kiani S, Gornitzky A, Matheney T, Schaeffer E, Mulpuri K, Shah H, Ge Y, Upasani VS, Aroojis A, Krishnamoorthy V, Sankar WN: A Prospective, Multicenter Study of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip: What Can Patients Expect After Open Reduction? Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Nashville, TN 2023 Notes: Oral presentation.

Kim H, Shah H, Chong D, Singh K, Swarup I, Hailer Y, Yang S, De Angeli LR, Morris, Mercado C, Jo CH, Laine J, Sankar WN: Does Duration of Non-weightbearing After Femoral Varus Osteotomy Affect Radiographic Outcome at 2-Year Follow-up of 8 to 11 Year old Patients with Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease? An International Multicenter Prospective Study. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Nashville, TN 2023 Notes: Oral Presentation.

Belardo Z, Talwar D, Blumberg T, Nelson S, Sankar WN, Upasani VS, Shah A. : Opioid vs. Non-Opioid Analgesia for Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures: Results from a Prospective Multicenter Trial. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Nashville, TN 2023 Notes: Oral presentation.

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Last updated: 02/17/2024
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