Christopher J Defrancesco

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Department: Orthopaedic Surgery

Contact information

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department of Orthopedics
4th Floor HUB
3500 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Office: 215-590-1527
Fax: 215-590-1501

Education:
B.S. (Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering with an Additional Major in Biomedical Engineering)
Carnegie Mellon University, 2011.
M.D. (Doctor of Medicine)
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 2018.

Post-Graduate Training
Benjamin Fox Research Fellow, Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2016-2017.
Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, 2018-2023.
Fellowship in Pediatric Orthopaedics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2023-2024.
Fellowship in Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, 2024-2025.

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Selected Publications

Hall C, VanEenenaam DP, DeFrancesco CJ, Brown N, Sankar WN: The Value of Intra-articular Corticosteroid Infection in Predicting Pain Relief Following Periacetabular Osteotomy. Journal of Hip Preservation Page: DOI: htps://doi.org/10.1093/jhps/hnaf014, March 2025.

Regan MD, Cardin S, DeFrancesco CJ, Horn BD: Will my Child Walk Funny? The Rotational Profile of Infants and Children With Classic Bladder Exstrophy. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 45(6): 312-315, February 2025.

DeFrancesco CJ, Kell D, Grady M, Brown N: Current Concept Review: Scurvy as a Cause of Leg Pain and Limp in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients. JPOSNA 21(10): doi: 10.1016/j.jposna.2024.100150. February 2025.

Desai VM, DeFrancesco CJ, Swanson M, Talwar D, Stevens A, Chaclas N, VanEnenaam DP, Syed An, Williams BA, Ganley TJ: Can a New, Satellite Inpatient Hospital Maintain the Efficiency of an Ambulatory Surgery Center with No Difference in Patient-Reported Outcomes? A Prospective Study. JPOSNA 16(9): doi: 10.1016/j.jposna.2024.100120, November 2024.

Desai VM, DeFrancesco CJ, Cardin SJ, Hall CE, Sankar WN: Outcomes of Open Reduction for Hip Dislocations in Children With Connective Tissue Disorders. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 18(6): 583-589, October 2024.

Desai V, DeFrancesco CJ, Yellin J, Williams B: Patient Characteristics and Postoperative Outcomes of Surgically Treated Inferior Pole Patellar Sleeve Fractures. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 44(8): 483-488, September 2024.

Upstrom TJ, Siljander BR, Menta SV, Baldwin RB, Cecere R, DeFrancesco CJ, Kelly BT, Ranawat A, Ranawat AS: High Rate of Concomitant Lumbo-Sacral Spine Pathology in the Setting of Hip Abductor Tendon Repair. Journal of Arthroplasty 39(9S1): S61-S66, September 2024.

DeFrancesco CJ, Mahon SJ, Desai VM, Pehnke M, Manske MC, Shah AS: Epidemiology of Brachial Plexus Birth Injury and the Impact of Cesarean Section of Its Incidence. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 45(1): 43-50, August 2024.

DeFrancesco CJ, VanEenenaam DP, Hall CE, Orellana K, Sankar WN: Aspirations Dashed: Conventional Synovial Fluid Analysis Is Superior to Synovial Fluid and Blood Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratios in Diagnosing Pediatric Septic Arthritis of the Hip and Knee. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 44(10): e938-e944, August 2024.

Desai VM, Hall CE, Cardin SJ, DeFrancesco CJ, Sankar WN: Prevalence and Risk Factors for Stiffness Following Open Reduction for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 44(10): e908-e914, July 2024.