Alexandra Schwartz

Title(s)	Professor Of Clinical, Orthopedic Surgery
School	Vc-health Sciences-schools
Address	9500 Gilman Drive # La Jolla CA 92093
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Comparison of tibiofibular syndesmosis stability following treatment of proximal, middle, and distal third fibula fractures. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2025 Jan 11; 35(1):53. Thomas S, Berger G, O'Leary B, Brumm Z, Schwartz AK, Kent WT. PMID: 39798008; PMCID: PMC11724774.

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Ort Orthopedics Tra Traumatology
Translation:Humans
Do all patients with history of pelvic ring injuries need a cesarean section? - A survey of orthopaedic and obstetric providers. J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod. 2024 Jun; 53(6):102779. Scott J, Glavy J, Deafenbaugh B, Kent W, LaCoursiere Y, Schwartz A, Lutgendorf M, Wheatley B. PMID: 38552957.

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Gyn Gynecology Obs Obstetrics Rep Reproductive Medicine
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Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Cryoneurolysis for Perioperative Analgesia Following Major Lower Extremity Amputation: A Randomized, Participant- and Observer-Masked, Sham-Controlled Pilot Study. Cureus. 2024 Feb; 16(2):e53563. Finneran JJ, Schwartz AK, Girard PJ, Kent WT, Al-Nouri O, Trescot A, Ilfeld BM. PMID: 38445120; PMCID: PMC10914084.

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Fracture blisters: predictors for time to definitive fixation in pilon fractures. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2024 Jan; 34(1):161-166. Korrapati A, Ta CN, Mitchell BC, Wall PV, Gurusamy P, Dwight K, Girard PJ, Schwartz AK, Kent WT. PMID: 37386191; PMCID: PMC10771370.

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Ort Orthopedics Tra Traumatology
Translation:Humans
Safe and Effective Aspirations and Nerve Blocks for the On-Call Orthopaedic Surgeon. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2023 Sep 15; 31(18):957-967. Berger GK, Schwartz AK, Kent WT. PMID: 37276580.

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Gen General Surgery Ort Orthopedics
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Falling from new heights: Traumatic fracture burden and resource utilization after border wall height increase. Surgery. 2023 08; 174(2):337-342. Williams EE, Haaland CB, Haines LN, Dwight KD, Gonzalez AGV, Doucet JJ, Schwartz AK, Kent WT, Costantini TW. PMID: 37183129.

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Gen General Surgery
Translation:Humans
Regional Anesthesia and Compartment Syndrome: A Matter of Timing. Anesth Analg. 2022 04 01; 134(4):e24-e25. Finneran JJ, Schwartz AK, Gabriel RA. PMID: 35299225.

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Ane Anesthesiology
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Reduction of Opioid Consumption After Outpatient Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeries Using a Multimodal Pain Protocol. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2022 Feb 01; 30(3):e327-e335. Siow MY, Mitchell BC, Vuong CL, Zanzucchi A, Finneran JJ, Girard PJ, Schwartz AK, Kent WT. PMID: 34723860.

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Gen General Surgery Ort Orthopedics
Translation:Humans
Automated Boluses and Delayed-Start Timers Prolong Perineural Local Anesthetic Infusions and Analgesia Following Ankle and Wrist Orthopedic Surgery: A Case-Control Series. Med Sci Monit. 2021 Sep 28; 27:e933190. Finneran Iv JJ, Baskin P, Kent WT, Hentzen ER, Schwartz AK, Ilfeld BM. PMID: 34580272; PMCID: PMC8485699.

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Med Medicine (General)
Translation:Humans
Characterization of electric scooter injuries over 27 months at an urban level 1 trauma center. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 07; 45:129-136. Lavoie-Gagne O, Siow M, Harkin W, Flores AR, Girard PJ, Schwartz AK, Kent WT. PMID: 33690079.

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Eme Emergency Medicine
Translation:Humans
Financial impact of electric scooters: a review of injuries over 27 months at an urban level 1 trauma center (cost of e-scooter injuries at an urban level 1 trauma center). Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2021; 6(1):e000634. Lavoie-Gagne O, Siow M, Harkin WE, Flores AR, Politzer CS, Mitchell BC, Girard PJ, Schwartz AK, Kent WT. PMID: 33532597; PMCID: PMC7831709.

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Electric Scooter Orthopaedic Injury Demographics at an Urban Level I Trauma Center. J Orthop Trauma. 2020 11; 34(11):e424-e429. Siow MY, Lavoie-Gagne O, Politzer CS, Mitchell BC, Harkin WE, Flores AR, Schwartz AK, Girard PJ, Kent WT. PMID: 33065668.

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Ort Orthopedics Tra Traumatology
Translation:Humans
What Was the Change in Telehealth Usage and Proportion of No-show Visits for an Orthopaedic Trauma Clinic During the COVID-19 Pandemic? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2020 10; 478(10):2257-2263. Siow MY, Walker JT, Britt E, Kozy JP, Zanzucchi A, Girard PJ, Schwartz AK, Kent WT. PMID: 32639309; PMCID: PMC7491875.

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Ort Orthopedics
Translation:Humans Cells PHPublic Health
Suture-method versus Through-the-needle Catheters for Continuous Popliteal-sciatic Nerve Blocks: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Anesthesiology. 2020 04; 132(4):854-866. Finneran JJ, Swisher MW, Gabriel RA, Said ET, Abanobi MU, Abramson WB, Dalstrom DJ, Schwartz AK, Kent WT, Yang D, Mascha EJ, Ilfeld BM. PMID: 31996555.

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Ane Anesthesiology
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Orthopaedic Junctional Injuries. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2019 Oct 02; 101(19):1783-1792. Covey CDC, Schwartz AK. PMID: 31577684.

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Gen General Surgery Ort Orthopedics
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Continuous Popliteal-Sciatic Blocks for Postoperative Analgesia: Traditional Proximal Catheter Insertion Superficial to the Paraneural Sheath Versus a New Distal Insertion Site Deep to the Paraneural Sheath. Anesth Analg. 2019 06; 128(6):e104-e108. Sztain JF, Finneran JJ, Monahan AM, Khatibi B, Nguyen PL, Madison SJ, Bellars RH, Gabriel RA, Ahmed SS, Schwartz AK, Kent WT, Donohue MC, Padwal JA, Ilfeld BM. PMID: 31094804.

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Ane Anesthesiology
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Only women's age and the duration of infertility are the prognostic factors for the success rate of natural cycle IVF. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2019 03; 299(3):883-889. von Wolff M, Schwartz AK, Bitterlich N, Stute P, Fäh M. PMID: 30607591.

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Gyn Gynecology Obs Obstetrics
Translation:Humans
Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation: Neuromodulation of the Sciatic Nerve for Postoperative Analgesia Following Ambulatory Foot Surgery, a Proof-of-Concept Study. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2018 Aug; 43(6):580-589. Ilfeld BM, Gabriel RA, Said ET, Monahan AM, Sztain JF, Abramson WB, Khatibi B, Finneran JJ, Jaeger PT, Schwartz AK, Ahmed SS. PMID: 29905630; PMCID: PMC6092098.

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Ane Anesthesiology Neu Neurology Psy Psychophysiology
Translation:Humans
Operative Versus Conservative Management of Displaced Tibial Shaft Fracture in Adolescents. J Pediatr Orthop. 2016 Oct-Nov; 36(7):661-6. Kinney MC, Nagle D, Bastrom T, Linn MS, Schwartz AK, Pennock AT. PMID: 27603095.

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Ort Orthopedics Ped Pediatrics
Translation:Humans
Continuous Popliteal Sciatic Blocks: Does Varying Perineural Catheter Location Relative to the Sciatic Bifurcation Influence Block Effects? A Dual-Center, Randomized, Subject-Masked, Controlled Clinical Trial. Anesth Analg. 2016 May; 122(5):1689-95. Monahan AM, Madison SJ, Loland VJ, Sztain JF, Bishop ML, Sandhu NS, Bellars RH, Khatibi B, Schwartz AK, Ahmed SS, Donohue MC, Nomura ST, Wen CH, Ilfeld BM. PMID: 26962712; PMCID: PMC4840064.

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Ane Anesthesiology
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Anterior Sacroiliac Dislocation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. JBJS Case Connect. 2014 Sep 10; 4(3):e78. Shillito M, Linn M, Girard P, Schwartz A. PMID: 29252298.

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Ort Orthopedics
Stiff muscle fibers in calf muscles of patients with cerebral palsy lead to high passive muscle stiffness. J Orthop Res. 2014 Dec; 32(12):1667-74. Mathewson MA, Chambers HG, Girard PJ, Tenenhaus M, Schwartz AK, Lieber RL. PMID: 25138654.

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Ort Orthopedics
Translation:Humans Cells
Using a triggered endocrinology service consultation to improve the evaluation, management, and follow-up of osteoporosis in hip-fracture patients. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2014 May; 40(5):228-34. Hofflich HL, Oh DK, Choe CH, Clay B, Tibble C, Kulasa KM, Shah PK, Fink E, Girard PJ, Schwartz AK, Maynard GA. PMID: 24919254.

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Hea Health Services
Translation:Humans
Effect of tibial plateau fracture on lubrication function and composition of synovial fluid. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 May 16; 94(10):e64. Ballard BL, Antonacci JM, Temple-Wong MM, Hui AY, Schumacher BL, Bugbee WD, Schwartz AK, Girard PJ, Sah RL. PMID: 22617930; PMCID: PMC3349914.

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Gen General Surgery Ort Orthopedics
Translation:Humans
Combat versus civilian open tibia fractures: the effect of blast mechanism on limb salvage. J Trauma. 2011 May; 70(5):1241-7. Doucet JJ, Galarneau MR, Potenza BM, Bansal V, Lee JG, Schwartz AK, Dougherty AL, Dye J, Hollingsworth-Fridlund P, Fortlage D, Coimbra R. PMID: 21610438.

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Tra Traumatology
Translation:Humans
Ultrasound-guided (needle-in-plane) perineural catheter insertion: the effect of catheter-insertion distance on postoperative analgesia. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2011 May-Jun; 36(3):261-5. Ilfeld BM, Sandhu NS, Loland VJ, Madison SJ, Suresh PJ, Mariano ER, Bishop ML, Schwartz AK, Lee DK. PMID: 21519311; PMCID: PMC3085850.

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Ane Anesthesiology Neu Neurology Psy Psychophysiology
Hallux, sesamoid, and first metatarsal injuries. Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2011 Jan; 28(1):43-56. Lee DK, Mulder GD, Schwartz AK. PMID: 21276517.

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Gen General Surgery Pod Podiatry
Translation:Humans
Comparative efficacy of ultrasound-guided and stimulating popliteal-sciatic perineural catheters for postoperative analgesia. Can J Anaesth. 2010 Oct; 57(10):919-26. Mariano ER, Loland VJ, Sandhu NS, Bishop ML, Lee DK, Schwartz AK, Girard PJ, Ferguson EJ, Ilfeld BM. PMID: 20700680; PMCID: PMC2937147.

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Ane Anesthesiology
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Lessons learned from the institution of the Surgical Care Improvement Project at a teaching medical center. Am J Surg. 2009 Dec; 198(6):881-8. Potenza B, Deligencia M, Estigoy B, Faraday E, Snyder A, Angle N, Schwartz A, Chang L, Hackett J, Minokadeh A, Madani M, MacAulay K, Ramamoorthy S, Blaner L, James C, Bansal V, Torriani F, Coimbra R. PMID: 19969146.

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Gen General Surgery
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Is bigger better? The effect of obesity on pelvic fractures after side impact motor vehicle crashes. J Trauma. 2009 Oct; 67(4):709-14. Bansal V, Conroy C, Lee J, Schwartz A, Tominaga G, Coimbra R. PMID: 19820575.

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Tra Traumatology
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Causes of scapula fractures differ from other shoulder injuries in occupants seriously injured during motor vehicle crashes. Injury. 2010 Feb; 41(2):151-5. Coimbra R, Conroy C, Tominaga GT, Bansal V, Schwartz A. PMID: 19660750.

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Tra Traumatology
Translation:Humans
Reconstruction plates for stabilization of mid-shaft clavicle fractures: differences between nonlocked and locked plates in two different positions. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2009 Mar-Apr; 18(2):204-9. Robertson C, Celestre P, Mahar A, Schwartz A. PMID: 19111476.

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Gen General Surgery Ort Orthopedics
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Biomechanical evaluation of clavicle fracture plating techniques: does a locking plate provide improved stability? J Orthop Trauma. 2008 Apr; 22(4):241-7. Celestre P, Roberston C, Mahar A, Oka R, Meunier M, Schwartz A. PMID: 18404033.

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Ort Orthopedics Tra Traumatology
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Primary mycetoma osteomyelitis of the calcaneus with active subcutaneous nodules. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2007 Jul-Aug; 46(4):302-6. Lee DK, Schwartz AK. PMID: 17586446.

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Gen General Surgery Ort Orthopedics
Translation:Humans Animals
Chondrocyte viability after intra-articular calcaneal fractures in humans. Foot Ankle Int. 2007 Jun; 28(6):665-8. Ball ST, Jadin K, Allen RT, Schwartz AK, Sah RL, Brage ME. PMID: 17592695.

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Ort Orthopedics
Translation:Humans Cells
Noninvasive measurements of intramuscular pressure using pulsed phase-locked loop ultrasound for detecting compartment syndromes: a preliminary report. J Orthop Trauma. 2006 Jul; 20(7):458-63. Wiemann JM, Ueno T, Leek BT, Yost WT, Schwartz AK, Hargens AR. PMID: 16891936.

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Ort Orthopedics Tra Traumatology
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Biomechanical comparison of two different periarticular plating systems for stabilization of complex distal humerus fractures. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2006 Nov; 21(9):950-5. Schwartz A, Oka R, Odell T, Mahar A. PMID: 16782245.

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Bio Biomedical Engineering Phy Physiology
Upper extremity fracture patterns following motor vehicle crashes differ for drivers and passengers. Injury. 2007 Mar; 38(3):350-7. Conroy C, Schwartz A, Hoyt DB, Brent Eastman A, Pacyna S, Holbrook TL, Vaughan T, Sise M, Kennedy F, Velky T, Erwin S. PMID: 16762353.

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Tra Traumatology
Translation:Humans
Intramedullary nailing of distal metaphyseal tibial fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005 Jun; 87(6):1213-21. Nork SE, Schwartz AK, Agel J, Holt SK, Schrick JL, Winquist RA. PMID: 15930529.

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Gen General Surgery Ort Orthopedics
Translation:Humans