Michael Glotzbecker, MD - RAINBOW BABIES AND CHILDRENS HOSPITAL

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Michael Glotzbecker MD

Orthopaedic Surgeon - Pediatrics Specialty

Surgeon

Primary Practice: Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital

Primary Hospital: RAINBOW BABIES AND CHILDRENS HOSPITAL

Main

Practice Contact

Office Address

1100 Euclid Avenue

Cleveland Ohio 44106

US

Phone

(216) 844-7201

Email

michael.glotzbecker@uhhospitals.org

Clinical Expertise

Pediatric Scoliosis Spinal Deformities Complex Cervical Spine Conditions

Biography

Michael Glotzbecker, MD, is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon in the and Division Chief at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital. He spent 9 years in practice in Boston Children's Hospital before moving to his new position in Cleveland. From his care for patients who have scoliosis or complex cervical spine conditions, to his work in reducing spinal infection rates, Dr. Glotzbecker has been constantly working to improve quality of care. Much of his research is in early-onset scoliosis and reducing spinal infections. He also played a significant role in forming clinical practice guidelines to reduce infections, which helped drop our infection rate by half. Dr. Glotzbecker is a member of multiple early onset scoliosis study groups, including the Pediatric Spine Study Group (executive committee, research council). Additionally, he is a core member of the Harms Study Group for pediatric spinal deformities. His work in research, advancing treatment outcomes and improving patient care have allowed him to be a positive force in the lives of many patients with spinal and other pediatric orthopaedic conditions.

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Primary Practice

Primary practice

Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital

Hospital Affiliations

PRIMARY HOSPITAL

RAINBOW BABIES AND CHILDRENS HOSPITAL

(216) 844-1000

Education & Training

FELLOWSHIP

Boston Children's Hospital

RESIDENCY

Harvard Combined Orthopedic Residency Program

MEDICAL / PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL

University of Pennsylvania

Publications

PMID: 23482257 J Pediatr Orthop. 2013 Apr-May;33(3):232-8. PMID: 23482257 (Link to Abstract)

Comparison of titanium elastic nail and plate fixation of pediatric subtrochanteric femur fractures.

Ying Li Benton E Heyworth Michael Glotzbecker Mark Seeley Catherine A Suppan Joel Gagnier Kelly L VanderHave Michelle S Caird Frances A Farley Daniel Hedequist

PMID: 23774206 J Pediatr Orthop. 2013 Sep;33(6):592-7.

Fishtail deformity of the distal humerus: a report of 15 cases.

Michael P Glotzbecker Donald S Bae Annie C Links Peter M Waters

Michael, JPO 2013

PMID: 25740029 J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015 Mar 4;97(5):389-95.

Management of pediatric patients with synovial fluid white blood-cell counts of 25,000 to 75,000 cells/mm³ after aspiration of the hip.

Benton E Heyworth Benjamin J Shore Kyna S Donohue Patricia E Miller Mininder S Kocher Michael P Glotzbecker

Benton, JBJS 2015

PMID: 25730381 J Pediatr Orthop. 2016 Mar;36(2):111-6.

Osteonecrosis After Femoral Neck Fractures in Children and Adolescents: Analysis of Risk Factors.

David Spence Jon-Paul DiMauro Patricia E Miller Michael P Glotzbecker Daniel J Hedequist Benjamin J Shore

David, JPO 2016

PMID: 27271047 J Child Orthop. 2016 Aug;10(4):321-7. Epub 2016 Jun 8.

Pediatric forearm fractures with in situ intramedullary implants.

Brian A Kelly Benjamin J Shore Donald S Bae Daniel J Hedequist Michael P Glotzbecker

Brian, JCO 2016

PMID: 27927330 Spine Deform. 2014 Sep;2(5):333-339. Epub 2014 Aug 27.

Best Practices in Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in Spine Deformity Surgery: Development of an Intraoperative Checklist to Optimize Response.

Michael G Vitale David L Skaggs Gregory I Pace Margaret L Wright Hiroko Matsumoto Richard C E Anderson Douglas L Brockmeyer John P Dormans John B Emans Mark A Erickson John M Flynn Michael P Glotzbecker Kamal N Ibrahim Stephen J Lewis Scott J Luhmann Anil Mendiratta B Stephens Richards 3rd James O Sanders Suken A Shah John T Smith Kit M Song Paul D Sponseller Daniel J Sucato David P Roye Lawrence G Lenke

PMID: 24276230 J Pediatr Orthop. 2014 Jul-Aug;34(5):490-5.

Efficacy of nonfusion treatment for subacute and chronic atlanto-axial rotatory fixation in children.

Michael P Glotzbecker Aubrey M Wasser Michael T Hresko Lawrence I Karlin John B Emans Daniel J Hedequist

Michael, JPO 2014

PMID: 27927517 Spine Deform. 2016 Jul;4(4):277-282. Epub 2016 Jun 16.

Management of Spinal Implants in Acute Pediatric Surgical Site Infections: A Multicenter Study.

Michael P Glotzbecker Jaime A Gomez Patricia E Miller Michael J Troy David L Skaggs Michael G Vitale John M Flynn Kody K Barrett Gregory I Pace Brittany N Atuahene Daniel J Hedequist

PMID: 27388720 J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2016 Aug;24(8):555-64.

Nonsurgical Management of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.

Jaime A Gomez M Timothy Hresko Michael P Glotzbecker

Jaime, JAAOS 2016

PMID: 28323644 J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2017 May;25(5):358-364.

Pediatric Acute Compartment Syndrome.

Kristin S Livingston Michael P Glotzbecker Benjamin J Shore

Kristin, JAAOS 2017

PMID: 28719546 J Pediatr Orthop. 2017 Sep;37(6):e353-e356.

Fracture Table Application for Pediatric Femur Fractures: Incidence and Risk Factors Associated With Adverse Outcomes.

Brian A Kelly Manahil Naqvi Emily S Rademacher Patricia E Miller Daniel J Hedequist Michael P Glotzbecker Travis H Matheney Benjamin J Shore

Brian, JPO 2017

PMID: 31495484 Spine Deform. 2019 09;7(5):822-828.

Distraction-Based Surgeries Increase Spine Length for Patients With Nonidiopathic Early-Onset Scoliosis-5-Year Follow-up.

Yehia ElBromboly Jennifer Hurry Kedar Padhye Charles Johnston Anna McClung Amer Samdani Michael Glotzbecker Abdallah Attia Tricia St Hilaire Ron El-Hawary Children's Spine Study Group Growing Spine Study Group

PMID: 32501910 J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 Jul;40(6):288-293.

Management of Gustilo-Anderson Type II and IIIA Open Long Bone Fractures in Children: Which Wounds Require a Second Washout?

Kemble K Wang Emily S Rademacher Patricia E Miller Laura Lins Eric Jordan Collin May Michael P Glotzbecker Daniel J Hedequist Benjamin J Shore

Kemble, JPO 2020

PMID: 23730340 J Child Orthop. 2012 Jun;6(2):105-9. Epub 2012 Mar 17.

Alternative technique for open reduction and fixation of displaced pediatric medial epicondyle fractures.

Michael P Glotzbecker Benjamin Shore Travis Matheney Meryl Gold Daniel Hedequist

Michael, JCO 2012

PMID: 30660222 Spine Deform. 2019 03;7(2):275-285.

Surgical Treatment of Developmental Spondylolisthesis: Contemporary Series With a Two-Surgeon Team.

David G Deckey Leslie A Kalish Daniel Hedequist John Emans Mark Proctor Michael Glotzbecker Lawrence Karlin Brian Snyder M Timothy Hresko

PMID: 23752142 J Pediatr Orthop. 2013 Jul-Aug;33(5):471-8.

Building consensus: development of a Best Practice Guideline (BPG) for surgical site infection (SSI) prevention in high-risk pediatric spine surgery.

Michael G Vitale Matthew D Riedel Michael P Glotzbecker Hiroko Matsumoto David P Roye Behrooz A Akbarnia Richard C E Anderson Douglas L Brockmeyer John B Emans Mark Erickson John M Flynn Lawrence G Lenke Stephen J Lewis Scott J Luhmann Lisa M McLeod Peter O Newton Ann-Christine Nyquist B Stephens Richards 3rd Suken A Shah David L Skaggs John T Smith Paul D Sponseller Daniel J Sucato Reinhard D Zeller Lisa Saiman

Michael, JPO 2013

PMID: 32394324 Spine Deform. 2020 10;8(5):911-920. Epub 2020 May 11.

Efficacy of bracing in skeletally immature patients with moderate-severe idiopathic scoliosis curves between 40° and 60°.

Bram P Verhofste Amanda T Whitaker Michael P Glotzbecker Patricia E Miller Lawrence I Karlin Daniel J Hedequist John B Emans Michael Timothy Hresko

PMID: 30817417 J Pediatr Orthop. 2019 Jul;39(6):e417-e421.

Prevalence of Cozen's Phenomenon of the Proximal Tibia.

Brian W Yang Benjamin J Shore Emily Rademacher Collin May Colyn J Watkins Michael P Glotzbecker

Brian, JPO 2019