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

Publications - Proceedings

M.R. Brinker: "The Relative Roles of Path Distance, True Color, and Turbidity on Light Penetration in the Aquatic Environment." Published by the Howard Tilton Library of Tulane University, May, 1982.

R.L. Barrack, M.P. Wyatt, T.S. Whitecloud, S.W. Burke, J.M. Roberts, M.R. Brinker: "Vibratory Response in Idiopathic Scoliosis." Orthopaedic Transactions, 10(1):21 and 128, 1986.

R.L. Barrack, M.P. Wyatt, T.S. Whitecloud, S.W. Burke, J.M. Roberts, M.R. Brinker: "Vibratory Response in Idiopathic Scoliosis." Orthopaedic Transactions, 10(3):264, 1986.

R.L. Barrack, M.P. Wyatt, T.S. Whitecloud, S.W. Burke, M.R. Brinker, J.M. Roberts: "Vibratory Response in Idiopathic Scoliosis." Orthopaedic Transactions, 10(3):492, 1986.

R.L. Barrack, M.P. Wyatt, T.S. Whitecloud, S.W. Burke, J.M. Roberts, M.R. Brinker: "Vibratory Response in Idiopathic Scoliosis." Orthopaedic Transactions, 10(3):606, 1986.

S.W. Burke, T.S. Whitecloud, M.R. Brinker, R.L. Barrack, J.M. Roberts: "Vibratory Response in Congenital Scoliosis." Orthopaedic Transactions, 11(3):519, 1987.

M.L. Newport, V.H. Frankel, S.A. Stuchin, M.R. Brinker: "Factors in Successful Macrofixation Ceramic Hip Arthroplasty." Orthopaedic Transactions, 12(3):692, 1988.

K.A. Thomas, S.D. Cook, M.R. Brinker: "Effects of Treatments of Heterotopic Bone Formation on Biologic Ingrowth Fixation." Digest of Papers: Eighth Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, 199-200, 1989.

K.A. Thomas, S.D. Cook, M.R. Brinker, J.T. Bennett, R.P. Rodriguez, T.S. Whitecloud: "Bone Mineral Density Evaluations in Pediatric Orthopaedic Populations." Digest of Papers: Eighth Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, 106-108, 1989.

T.L. Halvorson, K.A. Thomas, M.R. Brinker, S.D. Cook: "Analysis of Failed Cemented Total Knee Prostheses - A Retrospective Study." Digest of Papers: Eighth Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, 26-29, 1989.

M.R. Brinker, J.K. Willis, S.D. Cook, T.S. Whitecloud, J.T. Bennett: "Neurologic Testing via Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SSEP) in Idiopathic Scoliosis." Southern Medical Journal, 82:56, 1989.

R.J. Haddad, S.D. Cook, M.R. Brinker, J.D. Cash, P. James: "A Clinical and Roentgenographic Evaluation of Cemented Porous Coated Anatomic Total Knee Replacements: Four Year Average Follow-up." Orthopaedic Transactions, 14(3):577, 682, 1990.

M.R. Brinker, H.L. Lippton, S.D. Cook, A.L. Hyman: "Pharmacological Regulation of the Circulation of Bone." Year Book of Orthopaedics, 66-68, 1991.

J.T. Bennett, M.R. Brinker, J.K. Willis, T.S. Whitecloud, S.D. Cook, R.L. Barrack, M.G. Ellman: "Neurologic Testing Via Somatosensory Evoked Potentials in Idiopathic Scoliosis." Orthopaedic Transactions, 15(1):145, 1991.

M.R. Brinker, H.L. Lippton, S.D. Cook, A.L. Hyman: "Pharmacological Regulation of the Circulation of Bone." Orthopaedic Transactions, 15(3):628, 765, 1991.

M.R. Brinker, H.L. Lippton, S.D. Cook, A.L. Hyman: "Pharmacologic Regulation of Bone Circulation." Orthopaedic Transactions, 16(1):187, 1992.

S.D. Cook, M.R. Brinker, J.N. Dunlap: "A New Method for the Direct Measurement of Bone Blood Flow Using Transit-Time Ultrasound Technology." Orthopaedic Transactions, 16(2):303-304, 1992.

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." Orthopaedic Transactions, 16(2):372, 1992.

K.J. Guidera, M.R. Brinker, B. Kousseff, A.H. Helal, L. Pugh, T. Ganey, J.A. Ogden: "Orthopaedic Manifestations of the Overgrowth Syndromes." Orthopaedic Transactions, 16(2):375-376, 1992.

M.R. Brinker, S.R. Rosenfield, E. Feiwell, S.P. Granger, D.C. Mitchell, J.C. Rice: “Sacral Level Myelomeningocele: A Study of Long Term Outcomes in Adult Patients.” Orthopaedic Transactions, 17(4):947, 1993.

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