Curriculum Vitae
Peter A. Cole, M.D.

Education
Academic Appointments
Current Hospital Privileges
Professional Societies
Certification
Medical Licensure
Honors & Awards
Prior Work Experience
Leadship Positions
Grants
Editorial Duties
Course Chairmanships
Significant Professional Development Courses
Chapters
Research Publications
Research Abstracts

EDUCATION:

Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia
B.A., Chemistry
September, 1979 – May, 1983

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida
Post baccalaureate
September, 1985 – June, 1986

University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, Florida
Medical Degree
September, 1986 – May, 1990

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

General Surgical Internship/Residency-PGY 2
Brown University-Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island
July, 1990 – June, 1992

Orthopaedic Surgical Residency
Brown University-Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island
July, 1992 – June, 1997

Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, Washington
August, 1997 – July 1998

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ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Minnesota
May, 2006 – Present

Associate Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Minnesota
March, 2002 – May 2006

Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Trauma Division
University of Mississippi Medical Center
September, 1998 – February 2002

Acting Instructor
Department of Orthopaedics
Harborview Medical Center
August, 1997 – July, 1998

Clinical Instructor
Department of Orthopaedics
Brown University-Rhode Island Hospital
July, 1996 – June, 1997

ATLS Instructor
American College of Surgeons
February, 1999 - Present

AO Instructor
AO North America
February 4, 1997 – Present

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CURRENT HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES:

Regions Hospital – Active Staff
St. Paul, MN

Gillette Childrens Hospital – Consulting Staff
St. Paul, MN

University of Minnesota Medical Center (Fairview) – Courtesy Staff
Minneapolis, MN

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PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
American Medical Association
American Orthopaedic Association
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
AO Alumni Association
AO International Alumni Association
AO North America
Christian Medical and Dental Society
Mid America Orthopaedic Association
Minnesota Orthopaedic Society
Orthopaedic Trauma Association

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CERTIFICATION:

Board Certified
    Part II-July, 2000
    Part I-July, 1996

Advanced Trauma Life Support, 2000

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MEDICAL LICENSURE:

Minnesota State Medical License
Mississippi State Medical License

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HONORS & AWARDS:

Championship Team Member, 2006 HealthPartners Softball Tournament
Elected by peers for inclusion in “Best Doctors in America, 2005-2006” database
Championship Team Member, 2004 HealthPartners Softball Tournament
AOA North American Traveling Fellow, 2001
Highlight Paper, Mississippi Orthopaedic Society Annual Scientific Program, 2001
Highlight Paper, Mississippi Orthopaedic Society Annual Scientific Program, 2000
Honorary Member, AO Alumni Association de Venezuela, 1999
Resident Trauma Paper Award, 1996 (RI Competition: American College of Surgeons)
Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society, 1983
Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities, 1983
United Way Award for Atlanta Volunteerism (Volunteer Emory, 1983)
Victor Chase Memorial Scholarship, 1979-1983
Mortar Board Honorary Society, 1982

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PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE:

ASSISTANT TEAM PHYSICIAN

Providence Bruins (Boston Bruin’s AHL Farm Team)
September 1996 – March 1997

RESEARCH FELLOW

Washington University Medical Ctr., Dept. of Pathology.
Kilo Foundation for Diabetes and Vascular Research.
St. Louis, MO. August, 1983 – June, 1985

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION SUMMER FELLOW

University of Miami School of Medicine, Dept. of Oncology.
Epidemiologic study of high risk populations for AIDS in Dade County, FL. Miami, FL. June, 1988 – July, 1988

CO-DIRECTOR

Volunteer Emory
Emory University, Division of Campus Life
Atlanta, Georgia. Academic Years 1980-1983

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LEADERSHIP POSITIONS:

Regional Chairman, AO North America Alumni Organization. 2005 – Present.

Member of the AOTK (AO Technical Commission): Minimally Invasive Orthopaedic Expert Group. One of six surgeons from five countries chosen to assess and evaluate emerging technologies in orthopaedic trauma surgery. 2005

AOA North American Traveling Fellowship Committee. July, 2005 – Present.

Program Committee. Orthopaedic Trauma Association. Resident Regional Fracture Update. Rosemont, Illinois. April, 2005.

Biomechanics VIP Laboratory Tour Fund Raising Event. Department Host, Speaker and Fundraiser. University of Minnesota, Department of Orthopaedics Development Program. September, 2004.

Co-Chair, OTA Team Ortho 5K/10K Race. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Oct, '04.

Local Host and Chief Planner. AOA-ABC 2004 Traveling Fellowship, University of Minnesota, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Site Visit. June, 2004.

HealthPartners Leadership Development Course, Modules I and II. Bloomington, MN. January/June, 2004.

Module II, AOA Executive Leadership Development Course, Kellogg School of Management. Evanston, IL. June, 2004.

Section Head, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Regions Hospital. June 2004 – present.

Executive Council Member Biomechanics Laboratory. University of Minnesota, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. 2004- present.

Founder and Chairman, Regions Hospital-University of Minnesota Trauma Speakers’ Bureau. Host for Quarterly Visiting Professors. 2004 – present.

Executive Committee. Elected Member. University of Minnesota, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. 2003- Present.

Local Host and Chief Planner, AOA-NATF Traveling Fellowship, University of Minnesota, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Site Visit. September, 2003.

Medical Student Advisor (multiple students), University of Minnesota. 2003 – present.

Module I, AOA Executive Leadership Development Course, Kellogg School of Management, Evanston, IL. November, 2003.

Vice Chief, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Regions Hospital. January 2003 – July, 2004.

Chief of Orthopaedic Trauma, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Regions  Hospital. February 2002 – present.

Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Program Committee Member. January 2003 - present.

Fellowship Co-Director, Twin Cities Combined Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship, Regions Hospital & Hennepin County Medical Center. 2003 – present.

Residency Site Coordinator, Orthopaedic & Emergency Medicine Residents, Regions Hospital, St. Paul. 2003 – July, 2004.

Physician Director, Orthopaedic Clinics, Regions Hospital, St. Paul. 2003 – February, 2004.

Director, Scapula Institute, Regions Hospital/University of Minnesota, October 2003 – present.

Lead Doc Supervisors Committee, Member. Regions Hospital, St. Paul. August 2003 – present.

Director, Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Regions Hospital, St. Paul. 2002 – present.

Trauma Committee, Member. Regions Hospital, St. Paul, July 2002 – present.

OR Committee, Member. Regions Hospital, St. Paul, 2003 – present.

Founder & President, Scalpel at the Cross Medical Missions. Pucallpa, Peru. August, 2000 – present.

Chairman, Residency Research Curriculum & Rotations, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2001.

AONA Ad Hoc Committee, Member on Unconventional Uses of Standard Implants. Spring, 2001.

Program Chairman, Mississippi Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting. Biloxi, MS. May, 2001.

AAOS Leadership Conference Councilor, Washington, DC. May 2000.

Member at Large, Executive Committee, Mississippi Orthopaedic Society. April 2001 – April 2002.

Program Chairman, Mississippi Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting. Jackson, MS. April, 2000.

Surgery and Recovery Suite Committee Representative, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, February 2000.

Blood Transfusion Committee, University Hospitals and Clinics, January 2000 – January 2002.

Mississippi Trauma Care System, The Advisory Committee, Member, 1999 – January 2002.

RESIDENCY

Grand Rounds Chairman
Resident Representative, Orthopaedic Core Curriculum Committee

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Class President, (Class of 1990)
Chairperson & Founder, Medical School Hepatitis Vaccine Program (Negotiated and developed vaccine program for all University of Miami Medical students. Coordinated University Administration and Smith Kline & French Pharmaceutical Co. to immunize students from HBV), 1989.
FMA, State Governing Council (1987-1989)
Florida Medical Association Student Lobbyist Training Program Founder (1988-1989)
Florida Medical Association Committee on Peer Review (1988-1989)
Delegate/Alternate delegate appointments to National/State
AMA/FMA conventions (1986-1989)

UNDERGRADUATE

Co-Chairperson, Volunteer Emory - 3 year endeavor pioneering a branch of the Emory University Administration-Campus Life Division. Responsibilities included directing a 12 member staff in researching and establishing volunteer programs throughout metro Atlanta. Supervised placement of over 1000 students.

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GRANTS:

Education Grant for Resident Tuition: Principles of Fracture Management. Synthes, USA. February, 2006
Orthopaedic Trauma Research Assistant Support. Synthes, USA. January, 2006-2009
Education Grant for Regions Hospital Orthopaedic Trauma Fellows
Three Year Commitment. Smith & Nephew Corporation. July 2005-June 2008
Unrestricted Orthopaedic Trauma Research Grant. EBI. 2005
Unrestricted Orthopaedic Trauma Educational Grant. Pfizer Corporation. 2005.

- Unrestricted Orthopaedic Trauma Research Grant. Support of the Combined McMaster & University of Minnesota Trauma Research Initiative. Synthes U.S.A. October, 2004.
- Unrestricted Educational Grant. Zimmer Trauma Inc. Orthopaedic Trauma Fellow, Regional Update Conference. 2004.
- Unrestricted Education Grant for Orthopaedic Hand Fellow, Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting. Smith & Nephew. October, 2004.

Grant for Regions Hospital Wine Auction, Fundraising initiative for Palliative Care program. August, 2004. Pfizer Corporation.

Unrestricted Educational Grant. Zimmer Trauma Inc. Anatomical Skeleton, Department Conference Room.

The Scapula Institute. Development of a Comprehensive Research and Educational Program on Injuries of the Shoulder Girdle. Zimmer Trauma, Inc. January 2004 – December 2006.

Unrestricted Trauma Research Grant. Smith and Nephew January 2004 – December 2006.

Research Grant for “An Analysis Of Outcomes in Nonoperatively and Operatively Treated Patients with Severely Displaced Scapula Fractures.” Zimmer Trauma Inc. January, 2003.

Development of the University of Minnesota Orthopaedic Trauma Speakers Forum. Synthes USA. December 2003 – December 2006.

Coordinator/Co- Investigator. SPRINT Study of Reamed vs. Unreamed Intramedullary Nailing for Tibia Fractures. SPRINT Commission Multi Center Study.

Site (University of Mississippi Medical Center) Coordinator/Principal Investigator. Open Tibia Fracture Trial: Primary Versus Delayed Closure. Orthopaedic Trauma Association Multi Center Study.

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EDITORIAL DUTIES:

Subspecialty Editor, What’s New In Orthopaedic Trauma. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 2003 – present.
Guest Reviewer, Journal of Bone and Joint surgery, 2001 – present.
Reviewer, Journal of Trauma, 2002 – present.
Reviewer, Injury, 2003 - present

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COURSE CHAIRMANSHIPS:

Treatment Options for Difficult Fractures: Advanced Technology Symposium Upstate Medical University of New York and Synthes Sponsorship
Minneapolis, MN, February 2006

Treatment Options for Difficult Fractures: A New Technology Symposium Upstate Medical University of New York and Synthes Sponsorship
Minneapolis, MN, February 2005

Minimally Invasive Fracture Fixation Seminar, Synthes, USA
Minneapolis, MN, February, 2004

AO-ASIF Principles of Fracture Management Course for Residents.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, August, 2004

Concepts in Locked Plating – A Trauma Symposium Synthes, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, April, 2003

Course Coordinator, Weekly Orthopaedic Trauma Conference

Dept of Graduate Medical Education, Regions Hospital
St. Paul, Minnesota, 2002 – present

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SIGNIFICANT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES:

AOA - Kellogg Leadership Series
Part III: Successful Leadership, Governance and Use of Power
Evanston, Illinois, 2005

AOA - Kellogg Leadership Series
Part II: Developing Personal Leadership Skills and Competencies
Evanston, Illinois, 2004

AOA - Kellogg Leadership Series
Part I: Using Recent Research to Advance Organizational and Personal Success
Evanston, Illinois, 2003

LeTournel Pelvis Course
Paris, France, 1999

AO Advanced Resident Course
Sun Valley, Idaho, 1996

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CHAPTERS:

Cole, P.A. : 20 Tibial Pilon Fractures. In: Core Knowledge in Orthopaedics: Foot and Ankle. Edited by DiGiovanni, C., and Greisberg, J. Mosby Inc. In Preparation.

Cole, P.A., Levy, B.A.: Tibial Plateau Fractures. In: Skeletal Trauma: Basic Science, Management and Reconstruction. Edited by Browner, B., Jupiter, J., Levine, A., and Trafton, P., Philadelphia, Elsevier. In Preparation.

Cole, P.A., Levy, B.A.: Clinical Applications of Orthopaedic Implants: Shoulder. In: Orthopaedic Implants: Trauma: Applications, Complications and Management. Edited by Lindsey, R.W. and Gugala, Z., New York, Marcel Dekker, Inc. In Preparation.

Cole, P.A., Levy, B.A.: Management of Patients with Orthopaedic Implants: Implant Removal and/or Replacement: Knee Arthroplasty:Trauma and Arthrodesis. In: Orthopaedic Implants: Trauma: Applications, Complications and Management. Edited by Lindsey, R.W. and Gugala, Z., New York, Marcel Dekker, Inc. In Preparation.

Cole, P.A., Marek, D.: Injuries to the Shoulder Girdle. In: Surgical Treatment of Orthopaedic Trauma. Edited by Stannard, J.P., Kregor, P.J., Schmidt, A., New York, Thieme Medical Publishers Inc. In Press 2007.

Cole, P.A.: Scapula Fractures: Open Reduction Internal Fixation. In: Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery, ed Fractures. Edited By Wiss, D., Philadelphia, Lippincott-Raven Publishers. In Preparation.

Cole, P.A., Latta, L., Krettek, C. Minimally Invasive Fracture Care. In: OKU: Trauma 3. Edited by Anglen, J. Rosemont, IL, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. In Press.

Cole, P.A.: Fractures of the Clavicle . In: The Manual of Orthopaedics. Edited by Swiontkowski, M.F.,Philadelphia, Lippincott-Williams and Wilkins, 2006.

Cole, P.A.: Sternoclavicular and Acromioclavicular Joint Injuries. In: The Manual of Orthopaedics. Edited by Swiontkowski, M.F., Philadelphia, Lippincott-Williams and Wilkins, 2006.

Cole, P.A.: The Diagnosis and Management of Musculoskeletal Trauma. In: The Manual of Orthopaedics. Edited by Swiontkowski, M.F., Philadelphia, Lippincott-Williams and Wilkins, 2006.

Trafton, P.G., Cole, P.A., Digiovani, C.: Ankle Fractures-ORIF. In: Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery, ed. Fractures. Edited by Wiss, D., Philadelphia, Lippincott-Raven Publishers, 1998.

Cole, P.A., Zlowodzki, M., Kregor, P.J.: The Role of the Less Invasive Stabilization System For Proximal Tibia Fractures. In: Les fractures du genou. Edited by Vannineuse, A. and Fontaine, Ch., Springer Verlag Publishers, 2002

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RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS:

Tilton, R.G., Williamson, E.K., Cole, P.A., Larson, K.B., Kilo, C., & Williamson, J.R.: Coronary vascular hemo-dynamic and permeability changes during reperfusion after no-flow ischemia in isolated, diltiazem-treated rabbit hearts. J. Cardiovasc. Pharmacol., 7(3):424-436, 1985.

Tilton, R.G., Cole, P.A., Larson, K.B., Kilo, C., & Williamson, J.R.: Hyaluronidase does not prevent deterioration of vascular functional integrity during reperfusion after no-flow ischemia in isolated, rabbit hearts. Circ. Res., 56:839-850, 1985.

Tilton, R.G., Cole, P.A., Zions, J.D., Daugherty, A., Larson, K. B., Sutera, S.P., Kilo, C., & Williamson, J.R.: Increased ischemia reperfusion injury to the heart associated with short-term, diet-induced hypercholesterolemia in rabbits. Circ. Res., 60:551-559, 1987.

Hozack, W.J., Cole, P.A., Gardner, R., & Corces, A.: Popliteal aneurysm after total knee arthroplasty. J. Arthroplasty, 5(4):301-305, 1990.

Cole, P.A., Weiss, A.P.C.: The bolster technique—an orthopaedic application. J. Orthop. Surgical. Techniques, 2(2), 1994.

Voss, L., Cole, P.A., D’Amato, C.D.: Three chance fractures in one motor vehicle accident, a unique case report and review of the literature. J. Orthopaedic Trauma, 10(6):421-428, 1996.

Cole, P.A., Ehrlich, M.G.: Management of the completely stiff pediatric knee. J. Pediatric Orthopaedics, 17(1):67-73, 1997.

Garr, J.L., Gentilello, L.M., Cole, P.A., Mock, C.N., Matsen III, F.A.: Monitoring for compartmental syndrome using near-infrared spectroscopy. A noninvasive, continuous, transcutaneous monitoring technique. J. Trauma, 46(4):613-618, 1999.

Cole, P.A., Benirschke, S.K.: Minimally invasive surgery for the pilon fracture: the percutaneous-submuscular plating technique. Techniques in Orthopaedics, 14(3):201-208, 1999.

Noerdlinger, M., Lifrak, J.T., Cole, P.A.: Proximal tibial physis fractures and The use of noninvasive studies in detecting vascular injury: a case report and Literature review. Am. J. Orthop., 29(11):891-895, 2000.

Kregor, P.J., Stannard, J., Zlowodzki, M., Cole, P.A., Alonso, J. Distal femoral fracture fixation utilizing the Less Invasive Stabilization System (L.I.S.S.): The technique and early results. Injury, 32(3):32-47, 2001.

Kregor, P.J., Hughes, J.L., Cole, P.A. Fixation of distal femur fractures above total knee arthroplasty utilizing the Less Invasive Stabilization System (L.I.S.S.). Injury, 32(3):64-75, 2001.

Cole, P.A.: Scapula fractures. Orthop. Clin. North Am., 33(1):1-18, 2002.

Cole, P.A., Craft, J.A.: Treatment of osteoporotic ankle fractures in the Elderly: surgical strategies. Orthopaedics, 25:427-430, 2002.

Cole, P.A., Frick, S.L., Sanders, D.W., Saleh, K.J., Shin, A.Y.: AOA 2001

John J. Fahey, MD, Memorial North American Traveling Fellowship: Fellows’ Travel Diary. J. Bone Joint Surg., 84A(5):854-862, 2002.

Saleh, K., Sanders, D., Cole, P., Laksin, R., Sculco, T., Windsor, R., Haas, S.: [Response to the Letter to the Editor related to JBJS 83A(8):1144-8, 2001: Total knee arthroplasty after open reduction and internal fixation of the tibial plateau. A minimum five-year follow up study.] J. Bone Joint Surg., 84A(6):1084-1085, 2002.

Hammitt, M., Cole, P.A., Kregor, P.J.: Massive perineal wound slough after treatment of complex pelvic and acetabular fractures using a traction table. J. Orthop. Trauma., 16(8):601-605, 2002.

Cole, P.A., Swiontkowski, M.F.: Management of infected non-unions. J. Bone Joint Surgery. Accepted, 2003.

Cole, P.A.: [Response to Letter to the Editor related to Orthopaedics, 25:427-30, 2002: Treatment of osteoporotic ankle fractures in the Elderly: surgical strategies.] Orthopedics, 26(2):131, 2003.

Cole, P.A., Zlowodzki, M., Kregor, P.J.: Less Invasive Stabilization System (LISS) for fractures of the proximal tibia: indications, surgical technique and preliminary results of the UMC clinical trial. Injury, 34 Suppl 1:A16-29, 2003.

Cole, P.A., Kregor, P.J., Zlowodzki, M.: Compartment pressures after submuscular fixation of proximal tibia fractures. Injury, 34 Suppl 1:A43-46, 2003.

Kregor, P.J., Zlowodzki, M., Stannard, J., Cole, P.A.: Submuscular plating of the distal femur. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics, 13(2):85-95, 2003.

Cole, P.A.: Endosteal allograft plating for the treatment of recalcitrant nonunions. Techniques in Orthopaedics, 18(4):344-355, 2003.

Cole, P.A.: Subspecialty Update –What’s new in orthopaedic trauma-2003. J. Bone Joint Surg., 85A(11):2260-2269, 2003.

Cole, P.A.: Regions Hospital Trauma Protocol Cards, 3rd Edition. HealthPartners, 2004.

Zlowodzki, M., Bhandari, M., Brown, G., Cole, P.A., Swiontkowski, M.F.: Planning a randomized trial: determining the study sample size. Techniques In Orthopaedics, 19:72-76, 2004.

Bhandari, M., Zlowodzki, M., Cole, P.A.: From eminence-based practice to evidence-based practice. A paradigm shift. Minn. Med., 87(4):51-54, 2004.

Zlowodzki, M., Williamson, S., Cole, P.A., Zardiackas, L., Kregor, P. J.: Biomechanical evaluation of the Less Invasive Stabilization System, angled blade plate, and retrograde intramedullary nail for the internal fixation of distal femur fractures. J.Orthop. Trauma, 18(8):494-502, 2004.

Kregor, P., Stannard, J., Zlowodzki, M., Cole, P.A.: Treatment of distal femur fractures using the Less Invasive Stabilization System: surgical experience and early clinical results in 103 fractures. J Orthop.Trauma, 18(8):509-520, 2004.

Cole, P.A., Zlowodzki, M., Kregor, P.: Treatment of proximal tibia fractures using the Less Invasive Stabilization System: surgical experience and early clinical results in 77 fractures. J. Orthop. Trauma, 18(8):528-535, 2004.

Cole, P.A., Bhandari, M.: Subspecialty Update –What’s new in orthopaedic

trauma-2004. J. Bone Joint Surg., 86A(12):2782-2795, 2004.

Cole, P.A.: Open Type IIIB segmental tibia fracture-expert opinion. J. Orthop. Trauma. In Press, 2004.

Marek, D.J., Copeland, G.E., Zlowodzki, M., Cole, P.A.: The application of dermatotraction for primary skin closure. Am. J. Surg., 190(1):123-126, 2005.

Levy, B.A., Zlowodzki, M.P., Graves, M., Cole, P.A.: Screening for extremity arterial injury with the arterial pressure index. Am. J. Emerg. Med., 23:689-695, 2005.

Zlowodzki, M., Zelle, B.A., Cole, P.A., Jeray, K., McKee, M.D.: Treatment of acute midshaft clavicle fractures: systematic review of 2144 fractures. J. Orthop. Trauma. 19(7):504-507, 2005.

Russell, G., Jarrett, C, Jones, C., Cole, P.A., Gates, J., R.N.: Management of distal humerus fractures with mini-fragment fixation. Is implant failure a problem? J. Orthop. Trauma. 19(7):474-479, 2005.

Weening, B.S., Cole, P.A., Alanezi, K., Hanson, B., Bhandari, M.: Lower mortality in patients with scapular fractures. J. Orthop. Trauma. 59(6):1477-1481, 2005.

Bhandari, M., Cole, P.A.: What’s new in orthopaedic trauma-2005. J. Bone Joint Surg. 87(12):2823-2838, 2005.

Talbot, M., Steenblock, T.R., Cole, P.A.: Posterolateral approach for ORIF of trimalleolar ankle fractures. Can. J. Surg. 48(6):487-490, 2005.

Brown, G.A., Signorelli, J.J., Wentorf, F., Zlowodzki, M., Cole, P.A.: Biomechanical evaluation of tension band orientation on an aluminum model of the patella. J. Orthop. Trauma. In Press, 2005.

Zlowodzki, M., Bhandari, M., Marek, D.J., Cole, P.A., Kregor, P.J.: Operative treatment of acute distal femur fractures: systematic review of two comparative studies and 45 case studies (1989-2005). J. Orthop. Trauma. In Press, 2005.

Zlowodzki, M., Bhandari, M., Zelle, B.A., Kregor, P.J., Cole, P.A.: Treatment of scapula fractures: systematic review of 520 fractures in 22 case series. J. Orthop. Trauma. 20(3):230-233, 2006.

Graves, M., Cole, P.A.: Diagnosis of peripheral vascular injury in extremity trauma. Orthopedics. 29(1):1-3, 2006.

Zlowodzki, M., Zelle, B.A., Keel M., Cole, P.A., Kregor, P.J.: Evidence-Based Resources and Search Strategies for Orthopaedic Surgeons. Injury. 37(4):307-311, 2006.

Cole, P.A., Bhandari, M.: Drs. Cole and Bhandari respond to Drs. Sarmiento and Latta. (Response to Letter to the Editor related to Cole, Bhandari: What’s New in Orthopaedic Trauma, JBJS, December, 2005.) Published on Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery website: www.ejbjs.org.

Levy, B.A., Vogt, K.J., Herrera, D.A., Cole, P.A.: Maisonneuve fracture equivalent with proximal tibiofibular dislocation: A case report. J. Bone Joint Surg. 88(5):1111-1116, 2006.

Levy, B.A., Herrera, D., Templeman, D., Cole, P.A.: Segmental proximal humerus fractures: A case report of submuscular plating. J. Trauma. In Press, 2006.

Zlowodzki, M., Bhandari, M., Marek, D.J., Cole, P.A., Kregor, P.J. Operative treatment of acute distal femur fractures: systematic review of 2 comparative studies and 45 case series (1989 to 2005). J Orthop Trauma. 2006 May; 20(5):366-71.

Cole, P. A., Bhandari, M.: Subspecialty Update - What’s New in Orthopaedic Trauma. J. Bone and Joint Surg., 88:2545-2561, 2006.

Herrera, D., Kregor, P., Cole, P. A., Jönsson, A., Zlowodzki, M. Treatment of acute distal femur fractures above a total knee arthroplasty: Systematic review of 415 cases (1981-2006). Acta Orthopaedica. Accepted Pending Revision.

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RESEARCH ABSTRACTS:

Tilton, R.G., Larson, K.B., Cole, P.A., Williamson, J.R.: Diltiazem prevents coronary vascular resistance and permeability changes following no-flow ischemia. Fed. Proc., 43:335, 1984.

Tilton, R.G., Cole, P.A., Draft, S.M., Larson, K.B., Williamson, J.R.: Hyaluronidase prevents edema and reduces coronary vascular resistance but not permeability increases during reperfusion following no-flow ischemia. Int. J. Microcirculation: Clin. & Exp., 3:441, 1984.

Tilton, R.G., Daugherty, A., Cole, P.A., & Williamson, J.R.: Hypercholesterolemia increases coronary vascular damage during reflow after ischemia. Arteriosclerosis, 4:530a, 1984.

Tilton, R.G., Cole, P.A., Larson, K., & Williamson, J.R.: Hyaluroni-dase reduces extracellular fluid volume increases associated with isolated, buffer-perfused hearts. Microvasc. Res., 29:254, 1985.

Tilton, R.G., Williamson, E.K., Cole, P.A., Larson, K.B., Kilo, C., Williamson, J.R.: Coronary vascular hemo-dynamic and permeability changes during reperfusion after no-flow ischemia in isolated, diltiazem-treated rabbit hearts. J. Cardiovasc. Pharmacol., 7(3):424-436, 1985.

Tilton, R.G., Cole, P.A., Larson, K.B., Kilo, C., Williamson, J.R.: Hyaluronidase does not prevent deterioration of vascular functional integrity during reperfusion after no-flow ischemia in isolated, rabbit hearts. Circ. Res., 56:839-850, 1985.

Tilton, R.G., Cole, P.A., Zions, J.D., Daugherty, A., Larson, K.B., Sutera, S.P., Kilo, C., Williamson, J.R.: Increased ischemia reperfusion injury to the heart associated with short-term, diet-induced hypercholesterolemia in rabbits. Circ. Res., 60:551-559, 1987.

Hozack, W.J., Cole, P.A., Gardner, R., & Corces, A.: Popliteal aneurysm after total knee arthroplasty. J. Arthroplasty, 5(4):301-305, 1990.

Cole, P.A., Ehrlich, M.G.: Management of the completely stiff pediatric knee. Transactions of the 1993 Annual Meeting of the Eastern Orthopaedic Association. Orthopaedic Transactions, 18:995,1994.

Cole, P.A., Weiss, A.P.C.: The bolster technique—an orthopaedic application. J. Orthop. Surgical. Techniques, 2(2), 1994.

Voss, L., Cole, P.A., D’Amato, C.D.: Three Chance fractures in one motor vehicle accident, a unique case report and review of the literature. Transactions of the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgerons. Orthopaedic Transactions, 19:511,1995.

Cole, P.A., Voss, L., Weiss, A.P.C., Akelman, E.A.: Clinical and radiographic assessment of eighty-five consecutive patients with ulna styloid fractures. Transactions of the Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Tampa, Florida,1995.

Cole, P.A., Blanks, R., Weiss, A.P.C.: Rat femur nonunion model with intramedullary infusion catheter. Transactions of the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. J. Bone Joint Surg., 3rd Quarter 1996.

Cole, P.A., Voss, L., Weiss, A.P.C., Akelman, E.: The association of radiographic indices and outcome for intracarpal lesions in distal radius and ulna fractures. Transactions of the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1998.

Voss, L., Cole, P.A., Weiss, A.P.C., Akelman, E.: Functional outcome, clinical and radiographic results in distal radius fractures. Transactions of the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1998.

Garr, J., Cole, P.A., Mock, C., Matsen, F.A III., Gentilello, L.M.: Monitoring for compartmental syndrome using near infrared spectroscopy. A noninvasive, continuous, transcutaneous monitoring technique. 84th Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, Orlando, Florida, 1998.

Cole, P.A., Benirschke, S.K.: Minimally invasive surgery for the pilon fracture: the percutaneous-submuscular plating technique. Techniques in Orthopaedics, 14(3):201-208, 1999.

Cole, P.A., Campbell, R., Johansen, K., Swiontkowski, M.: Doppler arterial pressure measurements reliably exclude occult arterial injury in blunt lower extremity trauma. Transactions of the Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1998.

Cole, P.A., Routt Jr., M.L.: Early resection of ectopic bone in patients with hip ankylosis after trauma. Transactions of the Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1999.

Kregor, P.J., Stannard, J., Alonso, J., Cole, P.A. Zlovatsky, M.: Prospective clinical trial of the less invasive stabilization system (LISS) for supracondylar femur fractures. Transactions of the Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1999.

Noerdlinger, M., Lifrak, J.T., Cole, P.A.: Proximal tibial physis fractures and the use of noninvasive studies in detecting vascular injury: a case report and literature review. Am. J. Orthop., 29(11):891-895, 2000.

Kregor, P.J., Cole, P.A., Hughes, J.L.: Fixation of distal femoral fractures above total knee arthroplasty utilizing the Less Invasive Surgical Stabilization System (L.I.S.S.) Transactions of the Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, San Antonio, Texas, 2000.

Cole, P.A., Kregor, P.J.: Prospective clinical trial of use of the Less Invasive Stabilization System (L.I.S.S.) for proximal tibia fractures. Transactions of the Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, San Antonio, Texas, 2000.

Kregor, P.J., Stannard, J., Zlowodzki, M., Cole, P.A., Alonso, J.: Distal femoral fracture fixation utilizing the less invasive stabilization system (L.I.S.S.): the technique and early results. Injury. 32(3):32-47, 2001.

Cole, P.A., Kregor, P.J.: Prospective clinical trial of use of the less invasive stabilization system (L.I.S.S.) for proximal tibia fractures. Transactions of the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, CA., 2001.

Cole, P.A.: History of the less invasive stabilization system (L.I.S.S.) for treatment of distal femur fractures. New techniques of trauma management to enhance rehabilitation. Transactions of the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, CA., 2001.

Cole, P.A.: Scapula fractures. Orthop. Clin. North Am. 33(1):1-18, 2002.

Cole, P.A., Craft, J.A.: Treatment of osteoporotic ankle fractures in the elderly: surgical strategies. Orthopaedics, 25:427-430, 2002.

Cole, P.A., Frick, S.L., Sanders, D.W., Saleh, K.J., Shin, A.Y.: AOA 2001 John J. Fahey, MD, Memorial North American Traveling Fellowship: Fellows’ Travel Diary. J. Bone Joint Surg., 84A(5):854-862, 2002.

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