Karl Rathjen, M.D.
Professor

Department Orthopaedic Surgery

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Biography

Dr. Karl Rathjen is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and Assistant Chief-of-Staff at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. Dr. Rathjen is an honor graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and received his medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He completed his orthpaedic surgery residency at Parkland Hospital/The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and a fellowship in pediatric orthopaedic surgery at Children’s Hospital in San Diego. Dr. Rathjen is a member of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, the Scoliosis Research Society, The American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and the American Medical Association and is a past president of the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society.

Education

Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School (1990)
Internship: UT Southwestern Medical Center (1991), Surgery
Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center (1995), Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship: Children's Hospital & Health Center - San Diego (1996), Pediatric Orthopaedics

Research Interest

Clubfoot
Developmental dysplasia of the hip
Limb deformity and reconstruction
Physeal Injuries and growth disturbance
Spinal deformity

Publications

Featured Publications

Distal Junctional Failure Following Pediatric Spinal Fusion.: Floccari LV, Su AW, McIntosh AL, Rathjen K, Shaughnessy WJ, Larson AN J Pediatr Orthop 2017 May
Outcomes of Spinal Fusion for Cervical Kyphosis in Children with Neurofibromatosis.: Helenius IJ, Sponseller PD, Mackenzie W, Odent T, Dormans JP, Asghar J, Rathjen K, Pahys JM, Miyanji F, Hedequist D, Phillips JH J Bone Joint Surg Am 2016 Nov 98 21 e95
Complications Associated With Epiphysiodesis for Management of Leg Length Discrepancy.: Makarov MR, Dunn SH, Singer DE, Rathjen KE, Ramo BA, Chukwunyerenwa CK, Birch JG J Pediatr Orthop 2016 Aug
Pediatric cervical kyphosis: a comparison of arthrodesis techniques.: Martus JE, Griffith TE, Dear JC, Rathjen KE Spine 2011 Aug 36 17 E1145-53
Kyphectomy Improves Sitting and Skin Problems in Patients with Myelomeningocele: Garg S, Oetgen M, Rathjen K, Richards BS Clin Orthop Relat Res May 2011 469 (5) 1279-1285
Treatment of Limb-Length Discrepancy with Epiphysiodesis: Rathjen, KE, Saran, N Management of Limb-Length Discrepancies 2011 Monograph Series 45 27-31
Treatment of Limb-Length Discrepancy with Epiphysiodesis: Rathjen, KE, Saran, N Management of Limb-Length Discrepancies 2011 Monograph Series 45 27-31
Pediatric Trauma:Pelvis and Hip: Rathjen, KE, McIntosh, AL Orthopaedic Knowledge Update 2011 10 727-737
Asymmetrical Arthrogryposis of the Upper Extremity Associated With Congenital Spine Anomalies.: Fletcher, Nicholas D., Rathjen, Karl E., Bush, Patricia, Ezaki, Marybeth. J Ped Ortho. December 2010 30 (8) 936-941.
Guided Growth for the Correction of Pediatric Lower Limb Angular Deformity: Saran, N.; Rathjen, KE J Am Acad Orthop Surg September 2010 18 528-536

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
Scoliosis Research Society
Spina Bifida Association of America - Professional Advisory Committee