J. Lawrence Marsh, MD

Professor

Medical School

Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY

Residency

Boston University Affiliated Residency Training Program

Fellowship

Oxford University and Nuffield Orthopaedic Center, Oxford, England

Honors, Awards, and Organizations

• Orthopaedic Trauma Association
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Iowa Orthopaedic Society>
• American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
• American Orthopaedic Association
• Editor Oxford Textbook of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Recipient of first Austrian/Swiss/German traveling fellowship

Research Interests

• Musculoskeletal trauma
• Articular injury and repair
• Fracture classification
• Articulated fixation, ankle, elbow
• Elbow kinematics
• Ankle kinematics
• External fixation for peri-articular fractures
• Dynamization of external fixation
• Clinical application of external fixation
• Amputation vs. salvage for severe lower extremity injuries
• Factors leading to poor outcome after acetabular fracture surgery

Recent Publications/ Reviews

Bonar S., Marsh J.L.: Unilateral External Fixation for Severe Pilon Fractures. Foot and Ankle 14:57-64, 1993.

Fitzpatrick D.C., Marsh J.L., Brown T.D.: Articulated External Fixation of Pilon Fractures: The Effects on Ankle Joint Kinematics. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 9:76-82, 1995.

Marsh J.L., Bonar S., Nepola J.V., DeCoster T.A., and Hurwitz S.R.: Use of an Articulated External Fixator for Fractures of the Tibial Plafond. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 77-A:1498-1509, 1995.

Martin J.G., Marsh J.L., Bonar S.K., DeCoster T.A., Found, E.M., Brandser E.A.: Assessment of the AO/ASIF Fracture Classification for the Distal Tibia. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 11:477-483, 1997.

Williams T.M., Marsh J.L., Nepola J.V., Decister T.A., Hurwitz S., and Bonar S.: External Fixation of Tibial Plafond Fractures: Is Routine Plating of the Fibula Necessary? J Orthop Trauma 12:16-20, 1998.