Peter A. Cole, MD
Research Investigator and Orthopedic Surgeon

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Academic title: Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis

Education and training: MD, University of Miami Hospitals and Clinics, Miami, FL; residency, Brown University, Providence, RI; fellowship in orthopedic traumatology, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle.

Overview/research interests: Advanced trauma topics, including surgery of complex joint injuries, treatment of pelvic fractures, reconstruction of bone malunions, educational program development and surgical problem solving.

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  • Research Investigator, Orthopedic trauma
  • Publications While At HealthPartners

    selected publications

    Journal Article
  • Embracing a new horizon in orthopaedic surgery: chest wall injury and the surgical stabilization of rib and sternum fractures
    Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2024
  • The Scapular Skiver Screw: a useful fixation technique for inferior glenoid and scapular neck fractures
    Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2024
  • The True-Blue technique: enhanced chondral assessment of the chest wall
    Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 2024
  • Three-dimensional mapping of scapular body, neck, and glenoid fractures
    Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2024
  • Chest Wall Injury Society recommendation for surgical stabilization of nonunited rib fractures to decrease pain, reduce opiate use, and improve patient reported outcomes in patients with rib fracture nonunion after trauma
    The journal of trauma and acute care surgery. 2023
  • Chapter
  • Calcaneal external fixation
    Harborview illustrated tips and tricks in fracture surgery. 2019
  • Iliosacral washer removal
    Harborview illustrated tips and tricks in fracture surgery. 2019
  • MIO in scapula neck and body fracture
    Harborview illustrated tips and tricks in fracture surgery. 2019
  • Mini-modified judet approach in scapula fracture fixation
    Harborview illustrated tips and tricks in fracture surgery. 2019
  • Scapula and glenoid fractures
    Harborview illustrated tips and tricks in fracture surgery. 2019
  • Conference Poster
  • Orthopaedic implant cost perceptions among surgeons and healthcare administrators [poster]
    2019
  • Comparing two fracture mapping strategies for 3D CT reconstructions of scapula fractures [poster]
    2018
  • Radiographic and clinical significance of patient perception of shoulder deformity following scapula fracture [poster]
    2018
  • 5-10 year outcomes of operatively treated scapula fractures [poster]
    2017
  • A biomechanical study comparing minimally invasive anterior pelvic ring fixation techniques to external fixation [poster]
    2017
  • Review
  • Rib and sternum nonunions: diagnosis and treatment and awareness of other potential posttraumatic pathology [review]
    Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2024
  • An overview of 3D printing and the orthopaedic application of patient-specific models in malunion surgery [review]
    Injury. 2022
  • Global orthopaedic trauma surgeons highlight telenomics during the COVID-19 era: a case for advancing telemedicine in orthopaedics [review]
    Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma. 2021
  • Patient outcomes in orthopaedic trauma: how to evaluate if your treatment is really working [review]
    Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2019
  • Anatomical considerations in adult femoral neck fractures: how anatomy influences the treatment issues [review]?
    Injury. 2015
  • presentations

    Presentation
  • 5-10 year outcomes of operatively treated scapula fractures [presentation], Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting
  • A calcaneus challenge: what should you do with your tongue [presentation]?, Regions Hospital Orthopaedics
  • A clinical comparison between anterior pelvic external fixation and subcutaneous locked pelvic spanning internal fixation for pelvic ring injuries [presentation], AONA (AO North America) Annual Meeting
  • Anterior pelvic external fixation vs the pelvic bridge for unstable pelvic injuries: a randomized controlled trial [presentation], Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting
  • Biomechanical comparison of the LISS plate and locking condylar buttress plate in osteoporotic bone [presentation], Minnesota Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting
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