Richard W. Kruse, DO

Orthopaedic Surgeon

Fellowship

  • Pediatric Orthopedics - Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, 1990

Internship

  • Rotating - Tripler Army Medical Center, 1982

Residency

  • Surgery - Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 1989

Education

  • DO - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1981

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

  • Fracture
  • Health Care Outcomes
  • Osteogenesis Imperfecta
  • Pediatric Orthopedics
  • Trauma

  • The Fate of the Bent Rod in Children with Osteogenesis Imperfecta; Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics; (2023).

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  • Multicenter Series of Deformity Correction Using Guided Growth in the Setting of Osteogenesis Imperfecta; Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics; (2022).

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  • A roadmap to surgery in osteogenesis imperfecta: results of an international collaboration of patient organizations and interdisciplinary care teams; Acta Orthopaedica; (2021).

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  • A standard set of outcome measures for the comprehensive assessment of osteogenesis imperfecta; Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases; (2021).

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  • Stress Shielding in the Setting of Osteogenesis Imperfecta and the Effect of Downsizing an Intramedullary Rod; JBJS Case Connector; (2021).

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  • A Metaphyseal Corner Fracture that Wasn't; JBJS Case Connector; (2020).

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  • Alternatives to Traditional Cast Immobilization in Pediatric Patients; Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; (2020).

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  • Cervical kyphosis: A predominant feature of patients with osteogenesis imperfecta type 5; Bone Reports; (2020).

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  • Evaluation of Fracture and Osteotomy Union in the Setting of Osteogenesis Imperfecta: Reliability of the Modified Radiographic Union Score for Tibial Fractures (RUST); Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics; (2020).

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  • Adult tourniquet for use in school-age emergencies; Pediatrics; (2019).

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  • Orthopedic Manifestations of Bruck Syndrome: A Case Series with Intermediate to Long-term Follow-Up; Case Reports in Orthopedics; (2019).

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  • Osteogenesis Imperfecta: A Pediatric Orthopedic Perspective; Orthopedic Clinics of North America; (2019).

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  • Treatment of scoliosis in osteogenesis imperfecta: Experience at a single institution; Indian Spine Journal; (2019).

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  • A moderate form of osteogenesis imperfecta caused by compound heterozygous LEPRE1 mutations; Bone Reports; (2018).

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  • Categorization of the usage of adjunctive structural allograft bone graft in extremity surgery for patients with osteogenesis imperfecta; Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants; (2018).

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  • Dynamic Lower Extremity Deformity in Children with Pseudoachondroplasia; Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics; (2018).

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  • Intramedullary nailing with supplemental plate and screw fixation of long bones of patients with osteogenesis imperfecta: Operative technique and preliminary results; Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B; (2018).

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  • Re-alignment and intramedullary rodding of the humerus and forearm in children with osteogenesis imperfecta: Revision rate and effect on fracture rate; Journal of Children's Orthopaedics; (2017).

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  • The spine in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta; Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; (2017).

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  • An Unusual Cause of Limp in a Toddler; Annals of Emergency Medicine; (2016).

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  • MRI findings of post-traumatic subperiosteal hematoma of the iliac bone with resultant femoral nerve palsy in an adolescent boy; Pediatric Radiology; (2016).

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  • Osteogenesis Imperfecta; Delaware medical journal; (2016).

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  • CT Utilization for Pediatric Orthopedic Trauma; Delaware medical journal; (2015).

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  • Inter-observer reliability of the ankle-brachial index in a pediatric setting; Delaware medical journal; (2015).

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  • Current state of pediatric orthopaedic disaster response; Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics; (2014).

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  • Frostbite in an adolescent football player: A case report; Journal of Athletic Training; (2014).

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  • Surgical treatment of scoliosis in osteogenesis imperfecta with cement-augmented pedicle screw instrumentation; Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques; (2014).

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  • The role of the pediatric orthopaedic surgeon in disaster response; Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics; (2014).

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  • Adolescent Blount disease in obese children treated by eight-plate hemiepiphysiodesis; Eklem Hastaliklari ve Cerrahisi; (2012).

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  • Postoperative radiographs after pinning of supracondylar humerus fractures: Are they necessary?; Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics; (2012).

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  • Consistency between emergency department and orthopedic physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of distal fibular Salter Harris i fractures; Pediatric Emergency Care; (2011).

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  • Reliability and necessity of computerized tomography in distal tibial physeal injuries; Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics; (2011).

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  • Surgical treatment of deformities and fractures on lower limbs with Osteogenesis Imperfecta,Tratamento cirúrgico das deformidades e fraturas em membros inferiores na osteogênese imperfeita; Acta Ortopedica Brasileira; (2009).

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  • Osteochondral flap avulsion fracture in a child with forearm compartment syndrome; Orthopedics; (2008).

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  • Intraspinal anomalies associated with isolated congenital hemivertebra: The role of routine magnetic resonance imaging; Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery; (2004).

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  • Backpacks in children; Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research; (2003).

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  • Bilateral Köhler's disease in identical twins; Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research; (2003).

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  • The association of backpack use and back pain in adolescents; Spine; (2003).

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  • Hemimetameric segmental shift: a case series and review.; Spine; (2002).

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  • Split tibialis posterior tendon transfer with concomitant distal tibial derotational osteotomy in children with cerebral palsy; Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics; (2001).

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  • Back pain in individuals with osteogenesis imperfecta; Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; (1999).

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  • Complications of blade plate removal; Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics; (1999).

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  • An unusual presentation of intoeing in a child; Journal of the American Osteopathic Association; (1998).

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  • Fortuitous diagnosis of iliac osteomyelitis: Septic arthritis of the hip in the neonate; Journal of the American Osteopathic Association; (1998).

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  • Is there a relationship between hypertension and lower-extremity contracture release in cerebral palsy?; American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.); (1998).

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  • Osteogenesis imperfecta: A review of basic science and diagnosis; Orthopedics; (1998).

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  • The role of dual energy x-ray absorptiometry in aiding the diagnosis of pediatric osteogenesis imperfecta.; American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.); (1998).

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  • Measurement of rib vertebral angle difference: Intraobserver error and interobserver variation; Spine; (1997).

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  • Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma of the cervical spine in a child.; American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.); (1997).

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  • Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), may be mistaken for child abuse.; Pediatric emergency care; (1997).

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  • Accessory bones of the foot: Clinical significance; Military Medicine; (1995).

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  • Inferior dislocation (luxatio erecta) of the hip; Orthopedics; (1994).

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  • Lumbar and lumbosacral fusion using steffee instrumentation; Spine; (1994).

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  • Foreign body arthroscopically retrieved from the elbow; Arthroscopy; (1993).

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  • Orthopedic manifestations of hyperlipoproteinemia: An unusual case of knee pain; Military Medicine; (1993).

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  • Goretex fabric as a cast underliner in children; Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics; (1991).

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  • Orthopedic sequelae of meningococcemia; Orthopedics; (1991).

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  • Shelf arthroplasty in patients who have legg-calve-perthes disease; Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series A; (1991).

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  • Oblique tibial osteotomy in the correction of tibial deformity in children; Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics; (1989).

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