Rachel Thompson

Title(s)	Associate Professor Of Clinical, Orthopedic Surgery
School	Vc-health Sciences-schools
Address	9500 Gilman Drive # La Jolla CA 92093
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Better Understanding the Orthopaedic Burden of Neurosurgical Intervention for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy in Paediatric Patients. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2025 Mar 07; 1-8. Lin AJ, Talathi NS, Gajewski N, Thompson RM. PMID: 40058357.

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Information and Access for Safe Narcotic Disposal: A Cluster-Randomized Trial Among Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgical Patients in Los Angeles County. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2025 May 01; 33(9):e491-e501. Wahhab R, Rueda A, Galoustian NA, Saha A, Haroun G, Silva M, Thompson RM. PMID: 40249599.

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Gen General Surgery Ort Orthopedics
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Percutaneous Screw Fixation for the Management of Delayed Unions in Pediatric Lateral Humeral Condylar Fractures. J Pediatr Orthop. 2025 Mar 01; 45(3):120-127. Chang E, Gajewski C, Thompson RM, Silva M. PMID: 39523729.

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Ort Orthopedics Ped Pediatrics
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Efficacy of a Multimodal Surgical Site Injection for Postoperative Pain Control in Pediatric Patients With Cerebral Palsy Undergoing Hip Reconstruction: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Pediatr Orthop. 2024 Nov-Dec 01; 44(10):e921-e928. Greig D, Sun CA, McBride D, Young B, Klomhaus A, Swaroop VT, Thompson RM. PMID: 39140418.

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Ort Orthopedics Ped Pediatrics
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CORR Insights®: Low Rate of AVN and Complications in Unstable SCFE With Epiphyseal-metaphyseal Discontinuity After Treatment With a Modified Dunn Procedure. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2024 Sep 01; 482(9):1611-1613. Thompson RM. PMID: 39017208; PMCID: PMC11343547.

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Ort Orthopedics
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Management and Outcomes of Femur Fractures in Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. J Pediatr Soc North Am. 2023 Aug; 5(3):664. Gajewski CR, Chen KY, Chang E, Levine D, Valdes JW, Thompson RM. PMID: 40433328; PMCID: PMC12088147.

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Closing-wedge Osteotomies: Can We Do and Teach Better? J Pediatr Orthop. 2024 Mar 01; 44(3):174-178. Weltsch D, Juels M, Chen KY, Talathi N, Silva M, Thompson RM. PMID: 38009049.

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Ort Orthopedics Ped Pediatrics
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Modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for failure of non-operative treatment of pediatric forearm fractures: Where can we do better? J Child Orthop. 2023 Aug; 17(4):332-338. Talathi NS, Shi B, Policht J, Mooney B, Chen KY, Silva M, Thompson RM. PMID: 37565009; PMCID: PMC10411376.

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Slow-motion smartphone video improves interobserver reliability of gait assessment in ambulatory cerebral palsy. J Child Orthop. 2023 Aug; 17(4):376-381. Brodke DJ, Makaroff K, Kelly EG, Silva M, Thompson RM. PMID: 37565008; PMCID: PMC10411369.

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The Utility of IR-Guided Biopsy in the Treatment of Pediatric Osteomyelitis. J Pediatr Orthop. 2023 03 01; 43(3):e260-e265. Gajewski CR, Chen K, Upfill-Brown A, Silva M, Thompson RM. PMID: 36583298.

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Ort Orthopedics Ped Pediatrics
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Mobility impairment and life satisfaction in the Northern Region of Malawi. Afr J Disabil. 2022; 11:1013. Alswang JM, Belshe WB, Killi D, Bandawe W, Silliman ES, Bastian AC, Upchurch BK, Bastian MF, Pinal SM, Klein MB, Ndhlozi B, Silva M, Chipolombwe J, Thompson RM. PMID: 36262824; PMCID: PMC9575362.

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The Utility of Virtual Reality in Orthopedic Surgical Training. J Surg Educ. 2022 Nov-Dec; 79(6):1516-1525. Cevallos N, Zukotynski B, Greig D, Silva M, Thompson RM. PMID: 35821110; PMCID: PMC10364838.

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Gen General Surgery
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The Utility of Routine Radiographic Monitoring in Pediatric Osteoarticular Infections. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 Jan 01; 42(1):e34-e38. Gajewski CR, Gajewski ND, Upfill-Brown A, Thompson RM, Silva M. PMID: 34739434; PMCID: PMC10400012.

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Ort Orthopedics Ped Pediatrics
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The utility of echocardiography in paediatric patients with musculoskeletal infections and bacteremia. J Child Orthop. 2021 Dec 01; 15(6):577-582. Trivellas A, Brodke D, Hu V, de St Maurice A, Krogstad P, Silva M, Thompson RM. PMID: 34987668; PMCID: PMC8670541.

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CORR Insights®: Does a History of Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis in Patients Undergoing Femoroacetabular Osteoplasty for Femoroacetabular Impingement Affect Outcomes Scores or Risk of Reoperation? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2021 05 01; 479(5):1037-1039. Thompson RM. PMID: 33369589; PMCID: PMC8083803.

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Ort Orthopedics
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Hip Status and Long-term Functional Outcomes in Spina Bifida. J Pediatr Orthop. 2019 Mar; 39(3):e168-e172. Thompson RM, Foley J, Dias L, Swaroop VT. PMID: 30300276.

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Ort Orthopedics Ped Pediatrics
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