Dr. Brinker has performed more than 1,000 Ilizarov surgeries

Dr. Brinker has treated more than 1,200 fracture nonunions

Dr. Brinker has corrected more than 400 skeletal deformities

Dr. Brinker has treated more than 250 cases with bone infection

Presentations

M.R. Brinker, G.A. Timberlake, J.M. Goff, J.C. Rice, M.D. Kerstein: "Below-Knee Physiologic Cryanesthesia in the Critically Ill Patient." Presented at the Joint Meeting of the Louisiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons and the Surgical Association of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana, January, 1988.

M.R. Brinker, R.J. Haddad, S.D. Cook: "Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation of Three Primary Noncemented Porous Coated Implant Systems." Presented at the 36th Annual Louisiana Orthopaedic Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, October, 1989.

M.R. Brinker, J.K. Willis, S.D. Cook, T.S. Whitecloud, J.T. Bennett: "Neurologic Testing via Somatosensory Evoked Potentials in Idiopathic Scoliosis." Presented at the 6th Annual Southern Orthopaedic Associations Residents and Fellows' Conference, Washington, D.C., November, 1989.

M.R. Brinker: "Clinical Results with Noncemented Revision Hips - The Tulane Experience." Presented at the 1st Annual Tulane University School of Medicine Total Joint Replacement Symposium, New Orleans, Louisiana, January, 1990.

M.R. Brinker, H.L. Lippton, S.D. Cook, A.L. Hyman: "Pharmacologic Control of Blood Flow to Bone." Presented at the 36th Annual Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, February, 1990.

M.R. Brinker, R.J. Haddad, S.D. Cook, J.D. Cash, P.T. James: "A Clinical and Roentgenographic Evaluation of Cemented Porous-Coated Anatomic Total Knee Replacements: Four-Year Average Follow-Up." Presented at the 57th Annual American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, New Orleans, Louisiana, February, 1990.

M.R. Brinker, R.J. Haddad, S.D. Cook: "A Clinical And Roentgenographic Evaluation of Cemented Porous Coated Anatomic (PCA) Knees: Four-Year Follow-Up." Presented at the 8th Annual Mid-America Orthopaedic Association, Point Clear, Alabama, March, 1990.

M.R. Brinker, H.L. Lippton, S.D. Cook, A.L. Hyman: “Pharmacologic Regulation of Bone Circulation.” Presented at the 8th Annual Smith and Nephew Richards Invitational Orthopaedic Residents' Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, August, 1990.

M.R. Brinker, H.L. Lippton, S.D. Cook, A.L. Hyman: "Pharmacologic Regulation of the Bone Circulation." Presented at the 37th Annual Louisiana Orthopaedic Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, October, 1990.

M.R. Brinker, S.D. Cook, H.L. Lippton, A.L. Hyman: "Pharmacologic Regulation of the Circulation of Bone." Presented at the 7th Annual Southern Orthopaedic Association Residents and Fellows' Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, October, 1990.

M.R. Brinker, S.D. Cook, H.L. Lippton, A.L. Hyman: "Pharmacologic Regulation of the Circulation of Bone." Presented at the American Orthopaedic Association Traveling Fellows' Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, October, 1990.

M.R. Brinker, H.L. Lippton, S.D. Cook, A.L. Hyman: "Pharmacologic Regulation of the Bone Circulation." Presented at the 58th Annual American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Anaheim, California, March, 1991.

M.R. Brinker, H.L. Lippton, S.D. Cook, A.L. Hyman: "Pharmacologic Regulation of the Bone Circulation." Presented at the 24th Annual American Orthopaedic Association Residents Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, April, 1991.

M.R. Brinker, H.L. Lippton, S.D. Cook, A.L. Hyman: "Pharmacologic Regulation of the Bone Circulation." Presented at the 9th Annual Mid-America Orthopaedic Association, Palm Springs, California, April, 1991.

M.R. Brinker, H.L. Lippton, S.D. Cook, A.L. Hyman: "Pharmacologic Regulation of Blood Flow to Bone." Presented at the 8th Annual Southern Orthopaedic Association, Colorado Springs, Colorado, August, 1991.

M.R. Brinker, D.P. Grogan, R.J. French, K.J. Guidera, J.A. Ogden: "The Role of Valgus Proximal Femoral Osteotomy in the Treatment of Legg-Perthes Disease." Presented at the 60th Annual American Academy of Pediatrics, New Orleans, Louisiana, October, 1991.

M.R. Brinker, K.J. Guidera, J.A. Ogden: "Orthopaedic Manifestations of Overgrowth Syndromes." Presented at the 60th Annual American Academy of Pediatrics, New Orleans, Louisiana, October, 1991.

M.R. Brinker, S.R. Rosenfeld, E. Feiwell, S.P. Granger, D.C. Mitchell, J.C. Rice: "A Long Term Follow-up of Outcomes in Adult Patients with a Sacral Level Myelomeningocele." Presented at the Annual Winter Rancho Los Amigos Research Meeting, Downey, California, December, 1991.

M.R. Brinker, R.J. French, D.P. Grogan, K.J. Guidera, J.A. Ogden: "Role of Valgus Proximal Femoral Osteotomy in the Treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes' Disease." Presented at the 59th Annual American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Washington, D.C., February, 1992.

M.R. Brinker: "My Experience as the 1990-1991 Mid-America Orthopaedic Association Traveling Resident." Presented at the 10th Annual Mid-America Orthopaedic Association, Orlando, Florida, April, 1992.

M.R. Brinker, S.R. Rosenfeld, E. Feiwell, S.P. Granger, D.C. Mitchell, J.C. Rice: "Sacral Level Myelomeningocele: A Study of Long Term Outcomes in Adult Patients." Presented at the 10th Annual Smith and Nephew-Richards Invitational Orthopaedic Residents' Research Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, August, 1992.

M.R. Brinker, S.R. Rosenfeld, E. Feiwell, S.P. Granger, D.C. Mitchell, J.C. Rice: "Sacral Level Myelomeningocele: A Study of Long Term Outcomes in Adult Patients." Presented at the 60th Annual American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, California, February, 1993.

M.R. Brinker, A.G. Rosenberg, L. Kull, J.O. Galante: "Primary Total Hip Replacement Using Noncemented Porous Coated Femoral Components in Patients with Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head." Presented at the 11th Annual Mid America Orthopaedic Association Meeting, Hilton Head, South Carolina, April, 1993.

M.R. Brinker, S.R. Rosenfeld, E. Feiwell, S.P. Granger, D.C. Mitchell, J.C. Rice. "Sacral Level Myelomeningocele: A Study of Long Term Outcomes in Adult Patients." Presented at the Smith & Nephew Richards 11th Annual Invitational Orthopaedic Residents' Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, August, 1993.

M.R. Brinker, H.L. Lippton, S.D. Cook, A.L. Hyman: "Pharmacologic Regulation of Bone Circulation." Presented at the 11th Annual Smith and Nephew Richards Invitational Orthopaedic Residents' Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, August, 1993.

M.R. Brinker, P.J. Lund, R.L. Barrack: "Hip Scoring in Normal Older Adults." Present at the 61st Annual American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, New Orleans, Louisiana, February, 1994.

M.R. Brinker, J.C. Hughston, F.C. Flandry, G.C. Terry: "Surgical Correction of Medial Subluxation of the Patella." Presented at the 27th Annual American Orthopaedic Association Residents' Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, March, 1994.

M.R. Brinker, C.G. Savory: "Outcomes of Total Knee Arthroplasty in Workers' Compensation Patients." Presented at the 27th Annual American Orthopaedic Association Residents' Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, March, 1994.

M.R. Brinker, P. J. Lund, R.L. Barrack: "Hip Evaluation in Normal Older Adults." Presented at the 12th Annual Mid-America Orthopaedic Association Meeting, Southampton, Bermuda, April, 1994.

M.R. Brinker: "Outcomes Measures in Orthopaedics." Presented at the Smith & Nephew Richards 12th Annual Orthopaedic Residents' Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, August 1994.

M.R. Brinker, P.J. Lund, R.L. Barrack: "Hip Evaluation in Normal Older Adults." Presented at the 2nd Biannual Johnston Lectureship in Hip Reconstruction, Iowa City, Iowa, October, 1994.

M.R. Brinker, D.E. Bailey: "An Outcome Study of Tibial Fractures with an Associated Vascular Injury." Presented at the Willis C. Campbell Club Triennial Meeting, Memphis, Tennessee, October, 1994.

M.R. Brinker: "Outcome Measures in Orthopaedics", Presented at the Josefina Santos Lectureship, Galveston, Texas, January, 1995.

M.R. Brinker: “Outcomes Research in Orthopaedics,” Presented at the Smith & Nephew Richards 13th Annual Orthopaedic Residents= Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, August 1995.

M.R. Brinker, P.J. Lund: “Knee Scoring Instruments: What Do They Really Measure?” Presented at the 63rd Annual American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Atlanta, Georgia, February, 1996.

M.R. Brinker, G.M. Gartsman, M. Karahan, M. Khan: “The Effect of Five Common Shoulder Conditions Upon Patient’s Perception of General Health as Measured Using the
SF-36 Questionnaire.” Presented at the 64th Annual American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting, San Francisco, California, February, 1997.

M.R. Brinker: “Orthopaedic Patients Satisfaction With Their Health Care Plan - A Study Performed by the Texas Orthopaedic Association.” Presented at the Texas Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, April, 1998.

M.R. Brinker: “The Treatment of Tibial Nonunions With the Ilizarov External Fixator.” Presented at the Texas Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, April, 1998.

M.R. Brinker:New Ideas for More Accurate Coding.” Symposium: Reimbursement and Coding Issues, Presented at the 9th Annual Association for the Study and Application of the Methods of Ilizarov Scientific Meeting, Dana Point, California, February, 1999.

M.R. Brinker, P. Pierce, G. Siegel: “The Development of a Method to Analyze Orthopaedic Practice Expenses.” Presented at the 67th Annual American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting (Paper No. 82, pg. 83), Orlando, Florida, March, 2000.

J.J. Gugenheim, M. R. Brinker: “ Femoral Fixator - Assisted Nailing” Presented at the Texas Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, May 2000.

M.R. Brinker, P. Pierce, G. Siegel: “Development of a Method to Analyze Orthopaedic Practice Expenses.” Presented at The American Orthopaedic Association 113th Annual Meeting, Hot Springs, Virginia, June, 2000.

M.R. Brinker:The Treatment of Complex Supracondylar Humeral Nonunions Using Ilizarov External Fixation.” Presented at the 11th Annual Association for the Study and Application of the Methods of Ilizarov Scientific Meeting, Berkeley, California, February, 2001.

M.R. Brinker, D.P. O’Connor, G.W. Woods, P. Pierce, B. Peck: “Orthopaedic Practice Expense by Payor.” Presented at the Texas Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, April, 2002.

M.R. Brinker, D.P. O’Connor: “Use of the Ilizarov Method to Provide Slow Compression Over an Intramedullary Nail in the Treatment of Femoral Nonunion.” Presented at the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society 12th Annual Meeting, (Paper No. 31) Irving, Texas, June, 2002.

M.R. Brinker, D.P. O'Connor. "The Incidence of Fractures and Dislocations Requiring Orthopaedic Services." Presented at the 18th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, October, 2002.

M.R. Brinker, D.P. O’Connor, G.W. Woods, P. Pierce, B. Peck: “The Effect of Payor Type on Orthopaedic Practice Expenses.” Presented at the 70th Annual American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting (Paper No. 239, pg. 137), New Orleans Louisiana, February, 2003.

M.R. Brinker, J.J. Gugenheim, R.A. Probe: “The Effects of Femoral Shaft Malrotation Following Intramedullary Nailing.” Presented at the Texas Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, April, 2003.

M.R. Brinker, J.J. Gugenheim, R.A. Probe: “The Effects of Femoral Shaft Malrotation on Lower Extremity Anatomy.” Presented at the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society 13th Annual Meeting, (Paper No. 28) Boston, Massachusetts, 2003.

M.R. Brinker: “Nonunions: The Role of Exchange Nailing.” Presented at the Eighteenth Annual Residents’ Research Competition. Memphis, Tennessee, August, 2003.

M.R. Brinker: “Introduction to Nonunions - Overview of Treatment Options.” Presented at The 2003 Edward T. Smith Lectureship - Problem Fractures and Nonunions. Houston, Texas, November, 2003.

M.R. Brinker: “Introduction to Nonunions - Overview of Treatment Options.” Presented at The 2003 Edward T. Smith Lectureship - Problem Fractures and Nonunions. Houston, Texas, November, 2003.

M.R. Brinker: “Payer Type Does Not Affect Operative Rates or Surgeons’ Work-Intensity in a Large Population of Orthopaedic Patients.” Presented at the Texas Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting. Austin, Texas, May, 2004.

M.R. Brinker: “Stump Lengthening in Amputees.” Presented at the Nineteenth Annual Smith & Nephew Resident Research Competition, Memphis, Tennessee, August, 2004.

M.R. Brinker: “The Biology of Fracture Healing (and what to do when things go poorly).” Presented at the Society of Military Orthopedic Surgeons, Vail, Colorado, December, 2004.

M.R. Brinker: “Ilizarov Treatment of Tibial Nonunion in Older Adults.” Presented at the Texas Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting. Austin, Texas, May, 2005.

M.R. Brinker: “Ilizarov Solutions for Knee Disasters.” Presented at the Twentieth Annual Smith & Nephew Residents’ Research Competition, Memphis, Tennessee, August, 2005.

M.R. Brinker: “The Business of an Offshore Captive.” Presented at the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons Fall Meeting, Williamsburg, Virginia, October, 2005.

M.R. Brinker, D.P. O’Connor: “Ilizarov Treatment of Tibial Nonunion in Older Adults.” Presented at the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society Sixteen Annual Scientific Meeting. San Diego, California, July, 2006.

M.R. Brinker: “Ilizarov Treatment of Tibial Nonunion in Older Adults.” Presented at the Twenty-First Annual Smith & Nephew Residents’ Research Competition, Memphis, Tennessee, August, 2006.

M.R. Brinker, D.P. O’Connor. “Ilizarov Treatment of Tibial Nonunion in Older Adults.” Presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 74th Annual Meeting, (Paper No. 520), San Diego, California, February, 2007.

M.R. Brinker, D.P. O’Connor, Y. Monla, T. Earthman. “Metabolic and Endocrine Abnormalities in Patients With Nonunions: Have We Been Missing the Boat?” Presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, (Paper No. 15), Boston, Massachusetts, October, 2007.

M.R. Brinker: “Ilizarov: Past, Present, and Future of the Technique.” Presented at The 51st Annual Edward T. Smith Orthopaedic Lectureship – Frontiers in Orthopaedic Trauma: Present & Future. Houston, Texas, October, 2007.

M.R. Brinker, D.P. O’Connor, Y. Monla, T. Earthman. “Metabolic and Endocrine Abnormalities in Patients With Nonunions: Have We Been Missing the Boat?” Presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 75th Annual Meeting Specialty Day, San Francisco, California, March, 2008.

 

 

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