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Mary Kate Erdman, MD

  • Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Clinical Interests: Acquired Extremity Deformities, Arm and Leg Fractures, Bone and Joint Infections, Bone Fragility, Deformity Correction Surgery, Fractures, Limb Deformities, Pelvis Fractures, Traumatic Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Websites: Research Network Profile
  • Contact: mkerdman@uchicago.edu

Infection Rate and Antibiotic Administration for Urban Low-Energy Gunshot Wounds at an Academic Level 1 Trauma Center.
Infection Rate and Antibiotic Administration for Urban Low-Energy Gunshot Wounds at an Academic Level 1 Trauma Center. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2025 Oct 01; 33(19):1109-1116.
PMID: 39854733

Humeral Shaft Stress Fracture Completion in a Weight Lifter: A Case Report.
Humeral Shaft Stress Fracture Completion in a Weight Lifter: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2025 Jan 01; 15(1).
PMID: 39820098

Management Principles of Civilian Ballistic Orthopaedic Trauma.
Management Principles of Civilian Ballistic Orthopaedic Trauma. Instr Course Lect. 2025; 74:379-392.
PMID: 39745576

Femoral neck fractures: a cohort comparison of nonunion and complication rates after ballistic versus blunt mechanism fractures.
Femoral neck fractures: a cohort comparison of nonunion and complication rates after ballistic versus blunt mechanism fractures. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2024 Nov 15; 35(1):3.
PMID: 39546014

A Retrospective Study of Ballistic Pelvic Fractures With Focus on Short-Term Clinical Outcomes.
A Retrospective Study of Ballistic Pelvic Fractures With Focus on Short-Term Clinical Outcomes. J Orthop Trauma. 2024 Nov 01; 38(11):602-608.
PMID: 39078146

Reduction and Fixation of an Unstable Knee Dislocation in a Morbidly Obese Patient Using an Internal Fixator: A Case Report.
Reduction and Fixation of an Unstable Knee Dislocation in a Morbidly Obese Patient Using an Internal Fixator: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2024 Oct 01; 14(4).
PMID: 39739947

Risk of Subsequent Hip Fractures across Varying Treatment Patterns for Index Vertebral Compression Fractures.
Risk of Subsequent Hip Fractures across Varying Treatment Patterns for Index Vertebral Compression Fractures. J Clin Med. 2024 Aug 14; 13(16).
PMID: 39200923

Achieving Limb-Length Equality in Femoral Shaft Fractures.
Achieving Limb-Length Equality in Femoral Shaft Fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 2024 08 01; 38(8S):S9-S10.
PMID: 39007632

Age is a predictor of elbow stiffness after type III or IV supracondylar humerus fractures.
Age is a predictor of elbow stiffness after type III or IV supracondylar humerus fractures. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2024 Aug; 34(6):3067-3071.
PMID: 38916802

Civilian Ballistic Arthrotomies: Infection Rates and Operative Versus Nonoperative Management.
Civilian Ballistic Arthrotomies: Infection Rates and Operative Versus Nonoperative Management. J Orthop Trauma. 2024 02 01; 38(2):102-108.
PMID: 38031279

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