Joseph L. Yellin, MD
Areas of expertise: Sports medicine, Sports injuries, Overuse injuries in pediatric athletes, Fractures
About Joseph L. Yellin, MD
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Titles
Attending Orthopedic Surgeon
Awards and Honors
2015, Benjamin Fox Orthopaedic Research Scholar
2015,Young Investigator/Medical Student Presentation Award
2011, Summa Cum Laude, University of Pennsylvania
2011, Edward N. Pugh Jr. Award
2011, Graduated with Honors in the Major, University of Pennsylvania
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in Professional Organizations
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)
AOA Emerging Leaders Program
Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA)
Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA)
Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine (PRiSM)
Education & training
Medical Degree
MD - University of Pennsylvania, Phila.,PA
Residency
Orthopaedic Surgery - Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program, Cambridge, MA (Chief Resident, Chief Education Resident)
Fellowship
Pediatric Orthopedics - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Orthopedic Sports Medicine - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Publications
2022
Gornitzky AL, England P, Kiani SN, Yellin JL, Flynn JM. Why Don’t Kids Wear Their Brace? A Prospective Study Investigating Psychosocial Characteristics That Predict Scoliosis Brace Wear. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 2022 Oct 5; Online ahead of print.
Kiani SN, Yellin JL, Houlihan NV, Talwar D, Shea KG, Ganley TJ. Trends in Pediatric ACL Reconstruction: The Impact of COVID-19. Journal of Athletic Training. 2022 March 10 Online ahead of print.
Yellin JL, Lu LY, Bauer AS, Duane J, Virtual Rotation Education Committee, Dyer GSM. Selecting the Next Class: The “Virtual Orthopaedic Rotation” JAAOS Global Research and Reviews. 2022 Jan;6(1)
2021
Yellin JL, Fabricant PD, Anari JB, Neuwirth AL, Ganley TJ, Chauvin NA, Lawrence JT. Increased Glenoid Index as a Risk Factor for Pediatric and Adolescent Anterior Glenohumeral Dislocation: An MRI-Based Case-Control Study. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2021 Mar;9(3)
Yellin JL, Parisien RL, Talathi NS, Farooqi AS, Kocher MS, Ganley TJ. Narrow Notch Width is a Risk Factor for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in the Pediatric Population: A Multicenter Study. Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation. 2021 Mar;3(3):e823-e828
Reyes A, Yellin JL, Von Keudell A. Closed Reduction Percutaneous Pinning Management of a Cuboid Fracture-Dislocation in a 70-Year-Old Man: A Case Report. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Case Connector. 2021 April;11(2)
2020
Yellin JL, Striano BM, Waters PM, Dyer GSM. Education Disrupted by COVID-19? An Opportunity to Improve and Engage. Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (JPOSNA). 2020 Aug;2(2)
2019
Roaten JD, Kelly DM, Yellin JL, Flynn JM, Cyr M, Garg S, Broom AM, Andras LM, Sawyer J. Pediatric Femoral Shaft Fractures: A Multicenter Review of the AAOS Clinical Practice Guidelines Before and After 2009. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 2019 Sep;39(8):394-399
Harris L, Arkader A, Broom A, Flynn JM, Yellin JL, Whitlock P, Miller A, Sawyer J, Roaten J, Skaggs DL, Choi PD. Pulseless Supracondylar Humerus Fracture with Anterior Interosseous Nerve or Median Nerve Injury – An Absolute Indication for Open Reduction? Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 2019 Jan;39(1):e1-e7
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
2019
Shea K, Polousky J, Yellin JL, Ho M, Ganley T, Styhl A. Knee Disorders in Children. In: Davids JR Section Ed. Pediatric Disorders. In: Chapman MW, James MA. Chapman’s Comprehensive Orthopaedic Surgery. (Volume 4). New Delhi, India: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd; 2019:4985-5010
2016
Yellin JL, Flynn JM. Operative Treatment of Femur Fractures Using Flexible IM Nails. In: Skaggs DL, Kocher MS, eds. Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: Pediatrics. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016:83-95
Halawi MJ, Yellin JL, Ranawat A, Satpathy J, Golladay GJ, Lonner JH, Barsoum WK. Unicompartmental, Patellofemoral, and Bicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty. In: Mont MA, Tanzer M, eds. Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Hip and Knee Reconstruction 5. Rosemont, IL: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; 2016:149-162