Curriculum Vitae
Roby C. Thompson, Jr., M.D.

Present Appointment
Education
Certification
Honors and Awards
Academic Positions
Professional Societies
Past Appointments of Note
Current Appointments
Visiting Professorships
Grants
Publications
Reviews and Editorials
Invited Lectures

PRESENT APPOINTMENT:

Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs Professor
School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Minnesota University of Minnesota

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EDUCATION:

Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, Virginia
B. A. Biology, 1955

University of Virginia School of Medicine
Charlottesville, Virginia
M.D., 1959

Military:
Captain, U.S. Army Medical Service,
January 1961 to January 1963

Postgraduate Training:

Intern in Surgery
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, 1959-1960

Assistant Resident in Surgery
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, 1963

Assistant Resident, Resident and Annie C. Kane Fellow in Orthopaedic Surgery
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, 1964-1966

Senior Annie C. Kane Fellow in Orthopaedic Surgery
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, 1967

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CERTIFICATION:

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1967
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery recertified, 1994
American College of Surgeons, 1970

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HONORS AND AWARDS:

Whitehead Fellow in Anatomy, University of Virginia, 1957 and 1958
Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Virginia, 1957
Omicron Delta Kappa, University of Virginia, 1958
The Raven Society, University of Virginia, 1958
Shands Award, Orthopaedic Research Society/American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1993
The Lowell F. A. Peterson Award for Outstanding Service to Orthopaedics in Minnesota, 1993
First Distinguished Alumnus Award, New York Orthopaedic Hospital, 1995
Roby C. Thompson Jr., Chair in Musculoskeletal Oncology, 1999
"Top-Rated Physicians in America", Guide to Top Doctors, August, 1999
"America's Top Surgeons", Guide to America's Top Surgeons, 2002-2003 edition
"President's Award for Outstanding Service", University of Minnesota, 2002
Consumers' Research Council of America "Guide to America's Top Physicians" 2003 Edition

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS:

Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, July 1967 to June 1968

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, July 1968 to June 1971

Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, June 1971 to June 1973

Professor and Vice-Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, June 1973 to July 1974

Professor, Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, August 1984 to present

Professor and Interim Head, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1984 to 1991

Professor and Head, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, August 1974 to October, 1995

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PROFESSIONAL SOCIEITIES:

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American College of Surgeons
American Medical Association
Academic Orthopaedic Society
American Orthopaedic Association
Orthopaedic Research Society
Society Internationale DeChirurgie Orthopaedique et de Traumatolgie
Minnesota Medical Society
Hennepin County Medical Society
Mid-America Orthopaedic Association
Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society

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PAST APPOINTMENTS OF NOTE:

Member, Board of Directors
  American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1975-1976
President, Orthopaedic Research Society, 1979
Member, Surgery Merit Review Board, The Veterans Administration, 1978-1981
Member, Board of Associate Editors
  The Bulletin, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1974-1977
Member, Committee on Biomedical Engineering
  American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1975-1980
Member, The Summer Institute Committee
  American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1976-1981
Associate Editor, Clinical Orthopaedics, 1968-1978
Vice Chairman, Gordon Research Conference on Bioengineering and Orthopaedic Science, 1980
Member, Executive Committee, Orthopaedic Research Society, 1977-1980
Chairman, Medical School Promotions Committee, University of Minnesota
Chairman, Search Committee for Head of Department of Anesthesiology
  University of Minnesota
Chairman, Gordon Research Conference on Bioengineering and Orthopaedic Science, 1982
Member, Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Study Section
  National Institutes of Health, 1980-1983
Chairman, Program Committee, American Orthopaedic Association, 1983
Member, Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Study Section
  National Institutes of Health, 1980-1983
Chairman, Program Committee, American Orthoapedic Association, 1983
Member, Program Committee
  American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1982-1984
Co-Chairman, Hospital Planning Committee for Renewal Project, 1980-1986
Member, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1983
Chairman, Steering Committee, Musculoskeletal Diseases Program Evaluation
  National Instititutes of Health, 1984
Member, Fellowship Subcommittee, National Arthritis Foundation
Member, Advisory Committee on Research
  American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1980-1984
Member, Steering Committee on Resident Selection
  Association of Orthopaedic Chairmen, 1981- 1984
Second Vice-President, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1984
First Vice-President, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1985
Chairman, Steering Committee to form University of Minnesota Clinical Associates
Chairman, University of Minnesota Clinical Associates, 1984-1986
President, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1986
President, Musculoskeletal Tumor Society, 1988-1989
Member, Board of Directors
  American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1984-1989
Member, Advisory Council
  National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, 1987-1991
Treasurer, Board of Trustees, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1989-1990
Chairman, Operating Room Committee, University of Minnesota, 1976-1991
Member, Selection Committee for Regent's Professors, University of Minnesota
Board of Trustees, Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation
Chairman, Professional Reimbursement and Insurance Committee
  University of Minnesota
Chairman, Council of Chiefs of Clinical Services
  University of Minnesota Hospital & Clinic
Chairman, Board of Trustees, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
Vice President, Grants
  Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation, 1994-1996
Chief Medical Officer, University of Minnesota Health System, 09/95 - 01/97
Chairman, University of Minnesota Clinical Associates, 04/93 - 07/97
Editorial Board, Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Associate Vice President for Clinical & Academic Affairs
  Academic Health  Center, University of Minnesota, 03/97 - 03/00
Medical Advisory Board of The Shriners Hospitals for Children, 04/94 - 12/00

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CURRENT APPOINTMENTS:

Chairman, Minnesota Clinical Comparison Assessment Program
  Total Hip Replacement, 1991 to present
Member, Fairview-University Medical Center Board of Trustees, 1997 to present
Chairman, University of Minnesota Physicians, February, 2000 to present
Member, Fairview Health Services Board of Directors, 2000 to present
Member, Minnesota Medical Foundation Board of Trustees, 2000 to present

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VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS:

Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1973
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, November 25-26, 1974
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, October 2, 1975
University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas, March 22-24, 1976
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, June 2-4, 1976
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, April 27-29, 1978
Eastern Virginia School of Medicine, Norfolk, Virginia, May 22, 1978
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York, April 14-18, 1980
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 30 - May 1, 1980
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, April 14-17, 1982
University of West Virginia, Morgantown, West Virginia, January 14-15, 1983
University of Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 8-9, 1983
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, September, 25-29, 1983
Rutgers Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, November 17-19, 1983
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 15, 1984
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, June 10-12, 1987
University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas, December 7-8, 1987
University of Connecticut, Farmington, Connecticut, June 2-3, 1988
The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York, September 28, 1988
Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, May 15, 1989
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, June 2-3, 1989
University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, September 21-22, 1989
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, December 1-2, 1989
Medical School of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, May 18-19, 1990
The Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI, October, 15, 1991
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, December 13-14, 1991
University of California, San Francisco, May 5-8, 1992
University of Washington, Seattle, June 18-19, 1993
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, April 11-14, 1994
George Washington University, Washington, D.C., May 19-20, 1994
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, September 27-28, 1994
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, April 13-14, 2001

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GRANTS:

1. Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation. "Lysosomal Enzymes in Normal and Degenerating Articular Cartilage", 7-1-69 to 6-30-70.

2. The John A. Hartford Foundation. "Lysosomal Enzymes in Normal and Degenerating Cartilage and Synovium", 7-1-70 to 6-30-73.

3. Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation. "Sulphated Glycosaminoglycan Metabolism inNormal and Osteoarthritic Human Cartilage", 1-1-75 to 12-31-75.

4. The Arthritis Foundation. "Sulphated Glycosaminoglycan Metabolism in Normal and Osteoarthritic Human Cartilage", 4-1-75 to 3-30-76.

5. Arthritis Foundation, Minnesota Chapter. "Metabolic Studies on Articular Cartilage and Synovium from Normal Osteoarthritic Joints", 7-1-77 to 6-30-78.

6. National Institutes of Health. "Clinical and Biochemical Parameters in Osteoarthritis", 4-1-80 to 3-31-83.

7. National Institutes of Health. "Joint Changes Following Indirect Blunt Trauma", 9-30-84 to 8-31-87.

8. National Institutes of Health. "Musculoskeletal/Orthoapedics Sciences Training Program", 7-1-87 to 6-30-97.

9. National Institutes of Health. "Specialized Center of Research in Osteoarthritis", 9-30-87 to 8-31-92.

10. OREF Bristol-Myers/Zimmer Institutional Grant for Excellence in Orthopaedic Research, 12-1-88 to 11-30-93.

11. National Institutes of Health. In Vivo Acute Joint Trauma, 1-1-94 to 12-31-98.

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PUBLICATIONS:

1. Thompson, R. C.; Delbanco, T. L.; and McAllister, F. F.: Complications Following Lower Extremity Amputation. S. G. & O., 120:301, 1965.

2. Grantham, A.; Dick, H. M.; Thompson, R. C.; and Stinchfield, F. E.: Occipitocervical Arthrodesis. Clin. Orth., 65:118-129, 1969.

3. Thompson, R. C.; Gaull, G. E.; Horwitz, S. J.; and Schenk, R. K.: Hereditary Hyperphosphatasia. Am J. Med., 47:209-219, 1969.

4. Prillaman, H. A.; and Thompson, R. C.: Bilateral Posterior Fracture-Dislocation of the Shoulder. J. Bone and Joint Surg., 51-A:1627-1630, 1969.

5. Thompson, R. C.; and Clark, I.: Acid Hydrolases in Slices of Articular Cartilage and Synovium for Normal and Abnormal Joints. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. and Med., 133:1102-1108, 1970.

6. Thompson, R. C.; and Bassett, C. A. L.: Histological Observations on Experimentally Induced Degeneration of Articular Cartilage. J. Bone and Joint Surg., 52-A:435-443, 1970.

7. Ludewig, R. M.; Thompson, R. C.; Rudolph, L. E.; and Wangensteen, S. L.: Influence of Heparin on Collagen Synthesis and Wound Healing. Surgical Forum, 58:58-59, 1970.

8. Honnor, R.; and Thompson, R. C.: The Nutritional Pathways of Articular Cartilage: An Autoradiographic Study in Rabbits Using 35S Injected Intravenously. J. Bone and Joint Surg., 53-A:742-748, 1971.

9. Thompson, R. C.: The Role of Surgery in the Painful Arthritic Hip. The Virginia Medical Monthly, 98:305-311, 1971.

10. Thompson, R. C.; Ludewig, R. M.; Wangensteen, S. L.; and Rudolf, L. M.: The Effects of Heparin on Wound Healing. S. G. & O., 134-22-26, 1972.

11. Chapman, W. C.; and Thompson, R. C.: Compression Fracture as a Complication of Pseudarthrosis in a Scoliosis Fusion. Clin. Orth., 81:136-138, 1971.

12. Heffington, C. A.; and Thompson, R. C.: The Use of Interscalene Block Anesthesia for Manipulate Reduction of Fractures and Dislocations of the Upper Extremities. J. Bone and Joint Surg., 55-A:83-86, 1973.

13. Thompson, R. C.: Heparin Osteoporosis. An Experimental Model Using Rats. J. Bone and Joint Surg., 55-A:606-612, 1973.

14. Thompson, R. C.: Surgical Care of the Lower Extremity in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Medical College of Virginia Quarterly, 10:24-33, 1974.

15. Schwartz, E. R.; Ogle, R. C.; and Thompson, R. C.: Aryl Sulfatase Activities in Normal and Pathologic Human Articular Cartilage. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 17:455, 467, 1974.

16. Schwartz, E. R.; Kirkpatrick, P. R.; and Thompson, R. C.: Sulfate Metabolism in Human Chondrocyte Cultures. J. Clin. Invest., 54:1056-16-063, 1974.

17. Thompson, R. C.; and Culver, J. E.: The Role of Trochanteric Osteotomy in Total Hip Repalcement. Clin. Orth., 106:102-106, 1975.

18. Thompson, R. C.: An Experimental Study of Surface Injury to Articular Cartilage and Enzyme Responses Within the Joint. Clin. Orth., 107:239-248, 1975.

19. Thompson, R. C.; Morris, J. N.; and Jane, J. A.: Current Concepts in Management of Cervical Spine Fractures and Dislocations. J. Sports Med., 3:159-167, 1975.

20. Thompson, R. C.: Experimental Evidence for an Injury Threshold for Articular Cartilage. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 34:140-142, 1975.

21. Nobi, J.; Caldwell, J. W.; Kauzlarich, J. E.; and Thompson, R. C.: Load Testing of Geometric and Polycentric Total Knee Replacements. Clin. Orth., 114-235-242, 1976.

22. Schwartz, E. R.; Kirkpatrick, P. R.; and Thompson, R. C.: The Effect of Environmental pH on Glycosaminoglycan Metabolism by Normal Human Chodrocytes. J. Lab. Clin. Med., 87:198-205, 1976.

23. Wang, G. J.; and Thompson, R. C.: Treatment of Aseptic Necrosis of the Femoral Head with Phemistertype Bone Grafts, Journal of the Southern Medical Association, 69:305-308, 1976.

24. Bradford, D. S.; and Thompson, R. C.: Fractures and Dislocations of the Spine: Indications for Surgical Intervention. Minnesota Medicine, 59:711, 1976.

25. Anderson, J.; Thompson, R. C.; McMahon, J.; and Bradford, D. S.: Total Hip Replacement in Disseminated Neoplastic Disease. Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics, 144:560-562, 1977.

26. Wang, G. J.; Sweet, D. E.; Reger, S. I.; and Thompson, R. C.: Fat-Cell Changes as a Mechanism of Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head in Cortisone-Treated Rabbits. J. Bone and Joint Surg., 59-A:729-735. 1977.

27. Wang, G. J.; Moga, D. B.; Richemer, W. G.; Sweet, D. E.; Reger, S. I.; and Thompson, R. C.: Cortisone Induced Bone Changes and Its Respose to Lipid Clearing Agents. Clin. Orth., 30:81-85, 1978.

28. Anderson, J. T.; Erickson, J. M.; Thompson, R. C.; and Chao, E. Y.: Pathologic Femoral Shaft Fractures Comparing Fixation Techniques Using Cement. Clin. Orth., 131-273-278, 1978.

29. Thompson, R. C.: Spine Fusion. chapter in Spinal Deformities and Neurological Dysfunction. ed. by S. N. Chou and E. L. Seljeskog, Raven Press, New York, 1978.

30. Thompson, R. C.; and Oegema, T. R.: Metabolic Activity of Articular Cartilage in Osteoarthritis. J. Bone and Joint Surg., 61-A/3:407-416, 1979.

31. Thompson, R. C.: The Role of the Clinician in Basic Research. Transactions of the Orthopaedic Research Society., 5:359-369, 1980.

32. Thompson, R. C.; and Robinson, H. J.: Articular Cartilage Matrix Metabolism. Current Concepts Review, J. Bone and Joint Surg., 63-A/2:327-331, 1981.

33. Oegema; and Thompson, R. C.: Characterization of a Hyaluronic Acid - Dermatan Sulfate Proteoglycan Complex from Dedifferentiated Human Chondrocytes Cultures. J. Biological Chemistry, 256-2:1015-1022, 1981.

34. Hurd, D. D.; Thompson, R. C.; and Kennedy, B. J.: Management of Pathologic Fractures. chapter in Oncologic Emergencies, ed. by J. W. Yarbro and R. S. Bornstein, Grune and Stratton, New York, 1981.

35. Thompson, R. C.; Schneider, W.; and Kennedy, T.: Entrapment Neuropathy of the Inferior Branch of the Suprascapular Nerve by Ganglia. Clin. Orth., 166:185-187, 1982.

36. Tack, K. J.; Rhame, F. S.; Brown, B.; and Thompson, R. C.:Aspergillus Osteomyelitis. Report of the Four Cases and Review of the Literature. Am J. Med., 73-2:295-300, 1982.

37. Thompson, R. C.; Havel, P.; Goetz, F.: Presumed Neurotrophic Skeletal Disease in Diabetic Kidney Transplant Recipients. JAMA, 249:1317-1319, 1983.

38. Thompson, R. C.: Problems of Bone Tumor Therapy. chapter in Tumor Prostheses for Bone and Joint Reconstruction - The Design and Application, ed. by E. Y.S. Chao and J. C. Ivins, Thieme-Stratton, New York, 1983.

39. Edwards, W. H.; Thompson, R. C.; and Varsa, E. W.: Lymphangiomatosis and Massive Osteolysis of the Cervical Spine. Clin. Orth., 177-222-229, 1983.

40. Donohue, J. M.; Buss, D.; Oegema, T. R.; and Thompson, R. C.: The Effects of Indirect Blunt Trauma on Adult Canine Carticular Cartilage. J. Bone and Joint Surg.; 65-A/7:948-957, 1983.

41. Oegema, T. R.; Carpenter, B. J.; and Thompson, R. C.: Fluorometric Determination of DNA in Cartilage of Various Species. J. Orthop. Res., 1-4:345-351, 1984.

42. Crass, J. R.; Craig, E. V.; Thompson, R. C.; Feinberg, S. B.: Ultrasonography of the Rotator Cuff: Surgical Correlation. J. Clin. Ultrasound, 1984.

43. Thompson, R. C.; Snover, D.; Levitt, S.; and Grage, T.: Soft Tissue Sarcomas of the Extremity, Is Prognosis Related to Local Environment? Cancer, 54-8:1726-30, 1984.

44. Donohue, J. M.; Thompson, R. C.; and Oegema, T. R.: The Effects of Indirect Blunt Trauma on Adult Articular Cartilage. chapter in American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Symposium on Sports Medicine the Knee, ed. by Genera Fineman, C. V. Mosby Company, St. Louis, 1985.

45. Thompson, R. C.; and Meyer, T. J.: Posterior Surgical Stabilzation for Atlantoaxial Subluxation in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Spine, 10-7:597-601, 1985.

46. Thompson, R. C.: Limb-Sparing Treatment of Adult Soft Tissue Sarcomas and Osteosarcomas. JAMA, 254: 1791- 1794, 1985.

47. Oegema, T. R.; and Thompson, R. C.: Metabolism of Chondrocytes Derived from Normal and Osteoarthritic Human Cartilage. chapter in Articular Cartilage Biochemistry, ed. by K. Kuettner, R. Schleyerbach, V. C. Hascall, Raven Press, New York, 1986.

48. Thompson, R. C.: Resource Allocation and the Needs of Orthopaedic Surgeons - The Academy s Role. J. Bone and Joint Surg., 68-A/4:479-482, 1986.

49. Schreiman, J. S.; Crass, J. R.; Wick. M. R.; Maile, C. W.; and Thompson, R. C.: Osteosarcoma: Role of CT in Limb-Sparing Treatment. Radiology, 16-2:485-488, 1986.

50. Thompson, R. C.: Orthopaedic Nursing - 1986, The Need for Communication. Orthopaedic Nursing, 56:10-11, 1986.

51. Thompson, R. C.: Functional Results After Resection of Tumors Involving the Knee. chapter in Limb Salvage in Musculoskeletal Oncology, ed. by W. F. Enneking, Churchill Livingston, New York, 1987.

52. Craig, C. V.; and Thompson, R. C.: Management of Tumors of the Shoulder Girdle. Clin. Orth., 233:94-112, 1987.

53. Wick, M. R.; Siegel, G. P.; Mills, S. E.; Thompson, R. C.; Sawhney, D.; and Fechner, R. E.: Dedifferentiated Chondrosarcoma of Bone. Virchow Arch. A., 411:23-32, 1987.

54. Manivel, J. C.; Dehner, L. P.; and Thompson, R. C.: Case Report 460. Skeletal Radiol., 17:66-71, 1988.

55. Thompson, R. C.; and Manivel, C.: Neuropathic Arthropathy as a Possible Cause of Failure of a Whole Joint Allograft. Clin. Orth., 234:124-128, 1988.

56. Clohisy, D. R.; and Thompson, R. C.: Fractures Associated with Neuropathic Arthroplasty in Adults Who Have Juvenile-Onset Diabetes. J. Bone and Joint Surg., 70-A/8:1192-1200, 1988.

57. Nelson, T. and Thompson, R. C.: Management of Soft-Tissue Tumors of the Extremities and Trunk. Current Opinion in Orthopaedics, 1:409-415, 1990.

58. Snyder, C. L.; Saltzman, D. A.; Ferrell, K. L.; Thompson, R. C.; and Leonard, A. S.: A New Approach to the Resection of Pulmonary Osteosarcoma Metastases: Results of Aggressive Metastatectomy. Chirurgia Degli Organi Di Movimento, 75-1:265-269, 1990.

59. Thompson, R. C. Hartman, R.; Swanson, P.; and Dusenbery, K.: Local Recurrence and Survival in Soft Tissue Sarcomas: The Relation of Biopsy. Chirurgia Deglio Organi Di Movimento, 75-1:131-133, 1990.

60. Oegema, T. R.; and Thompson, R. C.: Fluorescent-Tracer Labeling for Measuring Remodeling in the Zone of Calcified Cartilage. in Methods in Cartilage Research, eds A. Maroudas, K. Kuettner, Academic Press 332-324, 1990.

61. Oegema, T. R.; Thompson, R. C.: Cartilage-Bone Interface (Tidemark). in Cartilage Changes in Osteoarthritis, ed. K. Brandt, Ciba-Geigy, Indiana School of Medicine Publ., 43-52, 1990.

62. Wang. J.; Oegema, T. R.; Thompson, R. C.: Response of Calcified Cartilage to Blunt Trauma. Chinese Journal of Sports Medicine, 9-2:124-127, 1990.

63. Savage, P. D.; Wick, M. R.; Thompson, R. C.; and Skubitz, K. M.: Tumefactive Fibroinflammatory Lesion of the Exremity. Report of a Case and Review of the Literature. Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med., 115-3:230-232, 1991.

64. Gannon, J. M. ; Walker, G.; Fischer; M.; Carpenter, R.; Thompson, R. C.; and Oegema, T. R.: Localization of Type X Collagen in Canine Growth Plate and Adult Canine Articular Cartilage. J. Orthop. Res., 9-4:485-494, 1991.

65. Thompson, R. C.; Oegema, T. R.; Lewis, J.; and Wallace, L.: Osteoarthrotic Changes After Acute Transarticular Load: An Animal Model. J. Bone and Joint Surg., 73-A/8:990-1001, 1991.

66. Griffiths, H. J.; Thompson, R.C.; Galloway, H. R.; Everson, L. I.; and Suh, J. S.: Bursitis in Association with Solitary Osteochondromas Presenting as Mass Lesions. Skeletal Radiology, 20:513-516, 1991.

67. Oegema, T. R.; and Thompson, R. C.: The Zone of Calcified Cartilage: Its Role in Osteoarthritis. Remodeling in Joint /Tissues in Articular Cartilage and Osteoarthritis, eds. K. . Kuettner, et al 319-331, Raven Press, New York, 1992.

68. Thompson, R. C.: Metastatic Bone Disease: Impending Fracture Associated with Bone Destruction. Orthopedics, 15/5:547-550, 1992.

69. Abrahms, J. H.; Cerra, F.; Delaney, J.; Hulbert, J.; and Thompson, R. C.: Hemicorporectomy for Acute Aortic Occlusion: Case Report. The American Surgeon, in press, 1991.

70. Egeler, R. M.; Nesbit, M. H.; Thompson, R. C.; and Voute, P. A.: Intralesional Infiltration of Corticosteroids, in Localized Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 12:811-814, 1992.

71. Hamdan, H.; Savage, P. D.; Thompson, R. C.; and Skubitz, K. M.: A Phase I Study of Ambulatory Continuous Infusion Chemotherapy With Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin and Cacarbazine (ciCAD) For Soft Tissue Sarcomas. Journal of Infusional Chemotherapy, 2/2:97-102, 1992.

72. Hautamaa, P. V.; Gaither, D. W.; and Thompson, R. C.: Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma Arising in the Region of a Femoral Fracture: Case Report. J. Bone and Joint Surg., 74-A/5:777-780, 1992.

73. Vener, M. J.; Thompson, R. C.; Lewis, J. L.; and Oegema, T. R.: Subchondral Damage Following Acute Transarticular Loading: An In Vitro Model of Joint Injury. J. Orthop. Res., 10:759-765, 1992.

74. Clohisy, D. R.; Vorlicky, L.; Oegema, T. R.; Snover, D.; and Thompson, R. C.: Histochemical and Immuno- histochemical Characterization of Cells Comprising the Giant Cell Tumor of Bone. Clin. Orthop., 287:259-265, 1993.

75. Griffiths, H. J.; Galloway, H. R.; Thompson, R. C.; Suh, J. S.; Nelson, T. E.; Everson, L.; Edlin, J. P.; Lynn, B. J.; and Lang, D.: The Use of MRI in the Diagnosis of Benign and Malignant Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors. Australasian Radiology, 37:1:35-39, 1993.

76. Pickvance, E. A.; Oegema, T. R.; and Thompson, R. C.: Immunolocalization of Selected Cytokines and Proteases in Canine Articular Cartilage After Tranarticular Loading. J. Orthop. Res., 11:3:313-323, 1993.

77. Thompson, R. C.; Vener, M. J.; Griffiths, H.; Lewis, J. L.; Oegema, T. R.; and Wallace, L.: Scanning Electron-Microscopic and Magnetic Resonance-Imaging Studies of Injuries to the Patellofemoral Joint After Acute Transarticular Loading. J. Bone and Joint Surg., 75-A/5:704-713, 1993.

78. Thompson, R. C.; Pickvance, E. A.; and Garry, D.: Fractures in Large Segment Allografts. J. Bone and Joint Surg. 75- A/11:1663-1673, 1993.

79. Thompson, R. C.; and Clohisy, D. R.: Deformity Following Fracture in Diabetic Neuropathic Osteoarthropathy. J. Bone and Joint Surg., 75-A/12:1765-1773, 1993.

80. Saltzman, D. A.; Snyder, C. L.; Ferrell, K. L.; Thompson, R. C.; and Leonard, A. S.: Aggressive Metastatectomy for Pulmonic Sarcomatous Metastases - A Follow-up Study. The American Journal of Surgery, 166(5):543-547, 1993.

81. Skubitz, K.; Hamdan, H.; and Thompson, R. C.: Ambulatory Continuous Infusion Ifosfamide with Oral Etoposide in Advanced Sarcomas. Cancer, 72/10:2963-2969, 1993.

82. Oegema, T.R.; Lewis, J. L.; Thompson, R. C.: Role of Acute Trauma in Development of Osteoarthritis. Agents and Actions, 40:220-223, 1993.

83. Thompson, R. C.: Pathologic Fractures and Metastatic Bone Disease in Fractures and Dislocations, eds. J.D. Ryan, 225-251, Mosby - Year Book, Inc., St. Louis, MO, 1993.

84. Walker, G. W.; Fischer, M.; Gannon, J.; Thompson, R. C.: Expression of Type-X Collagen in Osteoarthritis. J. Orthop. Res. 13:1:4-12, 1995.

85. Griffiths, H. J.; Andersen, J. R.; Thompson, R. C.; Amundson, P.; Detlie, T.: Radiographic Evaluation of The Complications of Long Bone Allografts. Skeletal Radiol. 24:283-286, 1995.

86. Thompson, R.C.: Biopsy Techniques Around the Knee in Knee Arthroplasty, Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery, eds., P.A. Lotke, R.C. Thompson 55-60, Raven Press, New York, 1995.

87. Schmidt, A. H.; Walker, G.; Kyle, R. F.; Thompson, R. C.: Peri-Prosthetic Metastatic Carcinoma: Pitfalls in The Management of Two Cases Initially Diagnosed as Osteolysis. The Journal of Arthroplasty 11:5:613-619, 1996.

88. Cheng, E. Y.; Dusenbery, K. E.; Winters, M. R.; Thompson, R. C.: Soft Tissue Sarcomas: Preoperative Versus Postoperative Radiotherapy. J. Surgical Oncology 61:90-99, 1996.

89. Oegema, T. R.; Carpenter, R. J.; Hofmeister, F.; Thompson, R. C.: The Interaction of The Zone of Calcified Cartilage and Subchondral Bone in Osteoarthritis. Microscopy Research and Technology, 37/4:324-332, 1997.

90. VanHeest, A.; Vorlicky, L.; Thompson, R. C.: Bilateral Central Acetabular Fracture Dislocations Secondary to Sustained Myoclonus. Clin. Orth. 324:210-213, 1996.

91. Frassica, F. J.; Thompson, R. C.: Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Classification of Benign Soft-Tissue Tumors. J. Bone and Joint Surg. 78-A/126-140, 1996.

92. Frassica, F. J.; Thompson, R. C.: Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Classification of Benign Soft-Tissue Tumors. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Instructional Course Lectures. Vol 45, Chap. 46:447-460, 1996.

93. Cheng, E. Y.; Thompson, R. C.: Soft-Tissue Sarcomas. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Instructional Course Lectures. Vol. 45, Chap. 47:461-471, 1996.

94. Thompson, R. C., Berg, T. L.: Primary Bone Tumors of the Pelvis Presenting as Spinal Disease. Orthopedics 19/12:1011-1016, 1996.

95. Gilbert, T. J., Thompson, R. C.: Imaging of Soft-Tissue Tumors. Submitted to Current Orthopaedics, 1997.

96. Griffiths, H. J., Olson, P. N., Thompson, R. C., Thielen, K. R., Nitke, S. J., Amundson, P.: Use of MRI in Evaluating Postoperative Changes in Patients with Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors. Orthopedics 20/3:215-220, 1997.

97. Mente, P. L., Lewis, J. L., Oegema, T. R., Thompson, R. C.: Tissue Damage and Cell Death Following In Vivo Blunt Trauma to a Joint Surface. Submitted to J. Orthop. Res., 1997.

98. Clohisy, D.R.; Le, C.T.; Cheng, E.Y.; Dykes, D.C.; Thompson, R.C.: Evaluation of the Feasibility of and Results of Measuring Health Status Changes in Patients Undergoing Surgical Treatment for Skeletal Metastases.. J. Orth Res., 18:1-9, 2000.

99. Thompson, R.C.; Hardinge, K.: Direct Lateral Approach in The Hip, Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery, eds., C.B. Sledge, R.C. Thompson 15-31, Lippincott-Raven Publishers, Philadelphia, PA, 1998.

100. Cheng, E.Y.; Thompson, R.C.: New Developments in the Staging and Imaging of Soft-Tissue Sarcomas. J. Bone and Joint Surg., 81-A, 6:882-892, 1999.

101. Thompson, R.C.; Garg, A.; Clohisy, D.R.; Cheng, E.Y.: Fractures in Large Segment Allografts. Clin. Orthop.370:227-235, 2000.

102. Cheng, E.Y.; Ozerdemoglu, R.A.; Transfeldt, E.E.; Thompson, R.C.: Lumbosacral Chordoma: Prognostic Factors and Treatment. Spine 24:1639-1645, 1999.

103. Thompson, R.C.; Garg, A; Goswitz, J; Cheng, E.Y.; Clohisy, D.R.; Dusenbery, K.: Synovial Sarcoma: Large Size Predicts Poor Outcome. Clin. Orthop 373:18-24, 2000.

104. Thompson, R. C.: Invited Commentary. Principles & Practice in Geriatric Surgery. eds Rosenthal, Zenilman and Katlic, 847-849, Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., 2000.

105. Thompson, R.C.; Kane, R.L.; Gromala, T; McLaughlin, B; Flood, S; Morris, N.; Borbas, C.: Complications and Short-term Outcomes Associated with Total Hip Replacement in Teaching and Community Hospitals. J. Arthroplasty, 17:1:32-40, 2002.

106. Oyen-Tiesma, M; Lewis, J.L.; Deloria, L.B., Thompson, R.C.; Oegema, T.R.: Cell Death After Cartilage Impact Occurs Around Matrix Cracks. Submitted to J. Orth. Res., 2001.

107. Thompson, R.C.; Cheng, E.Y.; Clohisy, D.R.; Perentesis, J.; Manivel, C.: Results of Treatment for Metastatic Osteo-Sarcoma with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Surgery. Clin. Orthop 397:240-274, 2002.

108. Scully, S.P.; Ghert, M.A.; Zurakowski, D.; Thompson, R.C.; Gebhardt, M.C.: Pathologic Fracture in Osteosarcoma: Prognostic Significance and Treatment Implications. J. Bone and Joint Surg., 84-A, 1:49-57, 2002.

109. Nagarajan, R.; Weigel, B.; Thompson, R. ; Perentesis, J.: Osteosarcoma in the First Decade of Life. In preparation, 2002.

110. Cheng, E.Y.; Thompson, R.C.: Proximal Femoral Replacement. The American Journal of Orthopedics. 31:4:193-198, 2002.

111. Thompson, R.C.: The Future of Academic Medicine or is Academic Medicine to be Determined by Technology? The Iowa Orthopaedic Journal 22:116-119, 2002.

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REVIEWS AND EDITORIALS:

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1. "Current Status of Total Hip Replacement Prosthesis", Roby C. Thompson, Jr. M.D., Supplement 6:621-622.3, 1971.

2. "New Development in Fracture Treatment", Roby C. Thompson, Jr., M.D., Supplement 1:181-190.2, 1971.

3. "Amputations", Roby C. Thompson, Jr., M.D., Revision of Chapter 35, 211-268, 1972.

4. "Treatment of Osteosarcoma, Role of Chemotherapy and Limb Salvage Techniques", Roby C. Thompson, Jr., M.D. and Mark E. Nesbit, M.D., University of Minnesota, Department of Pediatrics, Intercom, Vol. 5, No. 9.

5. "Management of Skeletal Defects Associated With Sarcoma Surgery", Roby C. Thompson, Jr., M.D., University of Minnesota Hospital Medical Bulletin, Colleagues, Vol. 3, No. 4, September 1989.

6. "Aggressive Multiple Metastasectomy for Metastatic Bone Sarcoma: A New Approach", C. L.Snyder, D. A. Saltzman, R. C. Thompson, P. M. Anderson, A. S. Leonard and K. L. Ferrel, University of Minnesota Hospital Medical Bulletin, Colleagues, Vol. 3, No. 6, February, 1990.

7. Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery, series editor, Raven Press/Lippincott-Raven Publishers, 1994-1998.

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INVITED LECTURES:

1. "Advances in Orthopaedic Surgery", Whitman Memorial Lecture, Lewis-Gale Clinic, Roanoke, Virginia, September 13, 1973.

2. "Surgery of the Lower Extremity in Rheumatoid Arthritis", McGuire Lecture, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, November 8, 1973.

3. "Possible Role of Enzymes in Degenerative Joint Disease", Laurentian Rheumatology Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, October 3-4, 1975.

4. Guest Lecturer, New Jersey Orthopedics Society, September 16-18, 1976.

5. "Current Concepts in the Etiology of Arthritis", The Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, January 20, 1977.

6. "Cervical Spine Fractures and Dislocations", Memphis Orthopaedic Society, Memphis, Tennessee, December 14, 1977.

7. "Current Concepts in the Management of Musculoskeletal Neoplasms", St. Paul Surgical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota, April 13, 1978.

8. "Musculoskeletal Neoplasms: A Look at Treatment Alternatives", The Johnston-Willis Medical Society, Richmond, Virginia, October 6, 1978.

9. Presidential Address, The Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, California, February 22, 1979.

10. "Management of Musculoskeletal Tumors", Puget Sound Chapter, Western Orthopaedic Society, Seattle, Washington, March 19, 1981.

11. "Management of Cervical Spine in Rheumatoid Arthritis", Baystate Medical Center and Shriners' Hospital for Crippled Children, Springfield, Massachusetts, November 11, 1982.

12. "The Cervical Spine in Rheumatoid Arthritis", "Soft Tissue Sarcomas", Virginia Orthopaedic Society, Williamsburg, Virginia, April 29 - May 1, 1983.

13. "Musculoskeletal Sarcoma", South Dakota Chapter, American College of Surgeons, Aberdeen, South Dakota, April 29-30, 1988.

14. "The Knee - Current Concepts", AAOS Course, Hilton Head, South Carolina, April 1-4, 1989.

15. "Evaluation and Management of Musculoskeletal Neoplasms", "Neuroskeletal Imaging and Surgery: New Developments", Center for Diagnostic Imaging, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 6, 1989.

16. "Cervical Spine in Rheumatoid Disease: Management and Pitfalls", "Controversies In Spinal Surgery", Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 22-24, 1989.

17. "Orthopaedic Approach to Tumors", "Radiology/89: Neuro and Musculoskeletal Radiology",Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 25-29, 1989.

18. "How Orthopaedists Can Participate in the Management of Musculoskeletal Neoplasms", Seventh Annual Meeting of the Southern Orthopaedic Association, Maui, Hawaii, June 7, 1990.

19. "Management of Bone Malignancies with Limb Preservation", Progress in Cancer Surgery, University of Minnesota, June 20-22, 1990.

20. "Pathologic Fracture in Osteosarcoma", The New York Orthopaedic Hospital 125th Anniversary, New York, NY, April 27-29, 1991.

21. "Progress and Change 100-125 Years", The New York Orthopaedic Hospital 125th Anniversary,New York, NY, April 27-29, 1991.

22. "Fractures in Large Segment Allografts - Etiololgy and Treatment", American Orthopaedic Association, Palm Beach, FL, June 10-12, 1991.

23. "The Use of Allografts in Limb Salvage for Sarcomas", Fifteenth Triennial Meeting of the Willis C. Campbell Alumni Club, Memphis, TN, October 10-12, 1991.

24. "Neuropathic Skeletal Disease in the Lower Extremities of Diabetics", Fifteenth Triennial Meeting of the Willis C. Campbell Alumni Club, Memphis, TN, October 10-12, 1991.

25. "Problems with Large Segment Allograft", Illinois Orthopaedic Society Scientific Meeting, Chicago, IL, September 11, 1992.

26. "Trans Articular Trauma Associated With Injury of Sub-chondral Tissue", Tennessee Orthopaedic Society, Presidents Guest Speaker, September 1-3, 1994.

27. "Management of Bone Malignancies with Limb Preservation ", Advances in Breast and Cancer Surgery, University of Minnesota, June 26-28, 1995.

28. "Treatment Alternatives and Outcomes for Primary Bone Sarcomas"; Changing Healthcare Environment and Impact on Academic Centers, Virginia Orthopaedic Society Guest Speaker, April 12-14, 1996.

29. Keynote Address, The First Orthopaedic Alumni Meeting, The University of Virginia Department of Orthopaedics, Charlottesville, VA, November 8-9, 1996.

30. "Survival Strategies for Academic Practice", Reshaping Your Practice, AAOS National Conference, Chicago, IL, June 5-8, 1997.

31. "Academic Orthopaedics - Opportunities and Roadblocks for the Future", Alfred R. Shands, Jr., M.D. Lecture, The American Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Ashville, NC, June 3-6, 1998.

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