Ignacio Ponseti, MD

Professor Emeritus

Medical School

University of Barcelona, Spain

Residency

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Honors and Awards

Organizations

Research Interests

Publications/ Reviews

General Principles in the Treatment of Wounds and Fractures in the Spanish War. The Military Surgeon, Vol. 91:39, July 1942, (with Dr. J. Puig Guri).

Treatment of War Wounds and Fractures. Northwest Medicine, 42:73, March, 1943 (with Dr. J. Puig Guri).

Causes of Failure in the Treatment of Congenital Dislocation of the Hip. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 26:775, October, 1944.

Pathomechanics of the Hip After the Shelf Operation. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 28:229, April, 1946.

Osteoid Osteoma. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 29:767, July, 1947 (with Dr. Chester K. Barta).

Evolution and Treatment of Giant Cell Tumors. Boletines de la Sociedad Argentina de Cirugia Ortopedica, 22:169, August, 1947.

Evaluation of Treatment of Slipping of the Capital Femoral Epiphysis. Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics, 86:87, January, 1948 (with Dr. Chester K. Barta).

Evolution and Treatment of Tuberculosis of the Hip. Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics, 87:257, September 1948.

Bone Lesions in Eosinophilic Granuloma, Hand-Schuller-Christian Disease and Letterer-Siwe Disease. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 30A:811-833, October, 1948.

Treatment of Congenital Dislocation of the Hip in the Young Child. Anales de Cirugia, Argentina, XIII, December, 1948.

Evolution of Metaphyseal Fibrous Defects. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 31A:582-585, July, 1949 (with Barry

Friedman, MD).

Prognosis in Idiopathic Scoliosis. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 32A, No. 2:381-395, April, 1950.

Changes in the Scoliotic Spine After Fusion. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 32A:751-766, October, 1950 (with Barry Friedman,MD).

Early Diagnosis of Congenital Dislocation of the Hip. Journal of Iowa State Medical Society, November, 1950.

Diagnostico Precoz de la Dislocacion Congenita de Cadera. El Medico, 1952.

Scoliosis and Dissecting Aneurysm of the Aorta in Rats Fed withLathyrus Odoratus Seeds. American Journal of Pathology, XXVIII, No. 6:1059-1077, 1952.

Congenital Dislocation of the Hip in the Infant. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Instructional Course Lectures, Vol. X, 1953.

Estudios Sobre La Escoliosis Idiopatica. Acta Ortopedica-Traumato-logica Iberica, Vol. II-FASC 1, Madrid, January, 1954.

Lesions of the Mesodermal Tissues in Rats Fed Lathyrus Odoratus Seeds. Federation Proceedings, 13:473, March, 1954 (with R. Shepard, MS).

Lesions of the Skeleton and Other Mesodermal Tissues in Rats Fed Sweet Pea (Lathyrus Odoratus Seeds). Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 36A:1031-1058, October, 1954 (with R. Shepard, MS).

Epiphyseal Plate Lesions, Degenreative Arthritis and Dissecting Aneurysms of the Aorta Produced by Aminonitriles. Science, 121, 3133:63-65, January, 1955 (with S. Wawzonek, R. Shepard and L. G. Wiedenmann).

Teratological Development in Xenopus Larva Caused by Sweet Pea (Lathyrus Odoratus) Seeds and Their Extracts. Anatomical Record, December 1954, (with C. Y. Chang and E. Witschi).

Dissecting Aneurysm Produced by Diet. Circulation, 12:2, August, 1955 (with W. Bean, MD).

Metabolic Studies of Children with Idiopathic Scoliosis. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 37A, 5:1028-1034, October, 1955 (with C. Stearns, J. Yun Tung Chen, J. McKinley).

Teratogenic Effects of Lathyrus Odoratus Seeds on Development and Regeneration of Vertebrate Limbs. Proceedings of Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, 1955 (with C. Y. Chang and E. Witschi).

Pathology of Slipping of Upper Femoral Epiphysis. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, January, 1956 (with R. McClintock).

Further Studies in Lathyrism in the Rat. The Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, 92:366-369, June, 1956 (with S. Wawzonek, R.S. Shepart, T.C. Evans and G. Stearns).

Legg Perthes Disease. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 38A, 4:739-750, July 1956.

Distribution of C14-Labeled Aminoacetonitrile in Tissues of Rat, Metabolism and Mode of Elimination. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, 93:515-519, 1957 (with R.E. Winnick, T. Winnick, and S. Wawzonek).

Skeletal Lesions Produced by Aminonitriles. Clinical Orthopaedics, No. 9, 1957.

Prevention of Aminonitrile Lesions in Rats with L-Triiodothyronine. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, 96:14-17, 1957.

Suppression of Aminonitrile Lesions in Rats with Triiodothyronine. Septieme Congres de la Societe Internationale de Chirurgie Ortho-pedique et de Traumatologie - Barcelona, pp. 599-604, Sept., 1957.

Fracture Healing in Rats Treated with Aminoacetonitrile. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 40A, October, 1958 (with F. Aleu, MD).

Studies on the Nature of Skeletal Lesions Produced by Aminonitriles. Bulletin of Hospital for Joint Diseases, XX #1, April, 1959.

Studies of the Suppression of Aminonitrile Lesions in Rats by Thyroxine Analogues. Endocrinology, 64:795-806, May, 1959.

Results of Treatment of Congenital Dislocation of the Hip. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 41A:823-846, July, 1959 (with E. Frigerio).

Decrease in Hexosamine Content of Epiphyseal Plates in Experimental Lathyrism. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, 1958 (with C. Castellani and C. Castellani-Bibi).

Experimental Scoliosis. Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Disease, Vol. XIX, No. 2, October, 1958.

Studies on the Nature of Skeletal Lesions Produced by Aminonitriles. Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Diseases, April, 1959.

Lesiones Esqueliticas Producidas Por Aminonitrilos. Ortopedia y Traumatologia Latino-Americana, Vol. IV, November, 1959.

Chamber Angle Anomalies in Systemic Connective Tissue Disorders. Archives of Ophthalmology, 64:671-680, November, 1960 (with H. Burian, G.K. VonNoorden).

Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease: Pathogenesis and Evolution. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 43A:261-274, March, 1961 (with Ralph Cotton, MD).

Diagnosis and Treatment of Congenital Dislocation of the Hip in the Infant. The Journal-Lancet, 81, No. 7, July, 196l.

Morquio-Ullrich's Disease. Journal of Pediatrics, 59:549-561, October 1961 (with H. Zellweger, V. Pedrini, F. Stamler, G. VonNoorden).

Patogeneze A. Etiologie Idiopaticke Skoliosy. Acta Chirurgiae Orthopaedicae et Traumatologiea Cechoslovaca, XXXIX-1:95, January, 1962.

Extractable Collagen in the Fracture Callus of Normal and Aminoace-tonitrile Treated Rats. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, 109:509-510, 1962 (with Lorenzo Bolognani).

Ca45 Uptake in Fracture Callus of Normal and Aminoacetonitrile Treated Rats. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, 109:933-935, 1962 (with Lorenzo Bolognani).

Congenital Clubfoot: The Results of Treatment. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 45A, No. 2:261-275, March, 1963 (with Eugene N. Smoley, MD).

Vitamin-D Resistant Rickets. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 46A No. 5, July 1964 (with Jorge Tapia, Genevieve Stearns).

Fascia Lata Transfer to the Erector Spinae for the Treatment of Flexion-Abduction Contractures of the Hip in Patients with Polio-myelitis and Meningomyelocele - Evaluation of Results. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 46A, No. 7:1389-1405, October, 1964 (with Howard Hogshead, MD).

Acid Mucopolysaccharides in the Skin of Lathyritic Rats. (Supported by NIH Grant - Introduced by I.V. Ponseti), Proc. Soc. for Exp. Biology and Medicine, V118, 270-273, 1965.

Mucopolysaccharide Defect in Experimental Lathyrism. (Supported by NIH Grant - Introduced by I.V. Ponseti), Proc. Soc. for Experimental Biology and Medicine, V119, 322-325, 1965.

Congenital Metatarsus Adductus: The Results of Treatment. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 48A, No. 4, 702-711, June, 1966 (with J.R. Becker, MD).

Non-Surgical Treatment of Congenital Dislocation of the Hip, Instructional Course Lecture, Amer. Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 48A, No. 7, 1392-1403, Oct. 1966.

Multiple Epiphyseal Dysplasia in Two Siblings. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 49A:1661, 1967 (with D.D. Hunt, A. Pedrinin-Mille, and V. Pedrini).

Chemical Studies on the Ground Substance of Human Epiphyseal Plate Cartilage. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 49A:1628, 1967 (with A. Pedrini-Mille, V. Pedrini, and D.D. Hunt).

Histological and Chemical Analysis of Human Iliac Crest Cartilage. Calcified Tissue Research, 2:197-213, 1968 (with A. Pedrini-Mille, and V. Pedrini).

The Pathogenesis of Adolescent Scoliosis. Proceedings of a Second Symposium on Scoliosis. E & S Linvingstone, Edinburgh & London, 1968.

The Pathogenesis of Adolescent Scoliosis. ACS Meeting Munich, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 1969.

Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients with Idiopathic Scoliosis Not Treated Surgically. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 51A, 3:425-455, April, 1969 (with Dennis K. Collis, MD).

Treatment of Congenital Hip Subluxation. Societe Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopedique ed de Traumatologie XI Congress, Mexico, October, 1969.

Skeletal Growth in Achondroplasia. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 52A, 4:701-716, June, 1970.

Skeletal Growth in Morquio's Disease. Proceedings of a Third Symposium on Scoliosis. Brompton Hospital, London, November, 1970; Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh and London, 1971.

Growth Hormone in Delayed Union. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 74, January, 1971 (with S. Misol, MD, N. Samann, MD, PhD).

Growth Hormone Blood Levels in Patients with Idiopathic Scoliosis. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 81, Nov.-Dec., 1971 (with S. Misol, MD, N. Samann, MD, PhD, and J.T. Bradbury).

Pathogenesis and Treatment of Congenital Clubfoot. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 81, Nov.-Dec., 1972 (with Jeronimo Campos, MD).

A Unique Rough Surfaced Endoplasmic Reticulum Inclusion in Pseudoachondroplasia. Laboratory Investigation, 26, 1:40-44, 1972 (with Jerry A. Maynard, PhD and Reginald R. Cooper, MD).

Morquio's Disease (Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IV) Ultrastructure of Epiphyseal Plates. Laboratory Investigation, Vol. 28, 2:194, 1973 (with Jerry A. Maynard, PhD, and Reginald R. Cooper, MD).

Metaphyseal Dysostosis: A Rough Surfaced Endoplasmic Reticulum Storage Defect. Laboratory Investigation, Vol. 28, 1:119, 1973 (with R. R. Cooper, MD and A. Pedrini-Mille, PhD).

Pseudoachondroplastic Dwarfism: A Rough-Surfaced Endoplasmic Reticulum Storage Disorder. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 55A, 3:474-484, April, 1973 (with R.R. Cooper, MD and J.A. Maynard, PhD).

Metaphyseal Dysostosis: Description of an Ultrastructural Defect in the Epiphyseal Plate Chondrocytes. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 55A, 3:485-495, April, 1973 (with R.R. Cooper, MD).

Glycosaminoglycans of Intervertebral Disc in Idiopathic Scoliosis. Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine, Vol. 82, 6:938-950, December, 1973 (with V.A. Pedrini and S. Cox Dohrman).

Non-surgical Treatment of Congenital Dislocation of the Hip. AAOS Instructional Course Lectures, 21:163-171, 1973.

The Role of Collagen in the Pathogenesis of Idiopathic Clubfoot: Biochemical and Electron Microscopic Correlations. Helv. Paediat. Acta 29, 305-314, 1974 (with V. Ionasescu, J.A. Maynard and H. Zellweger).

Glycosaminoglycans of Iliac Crest Cartilage in Normal Children and in Morquio's Disease. Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine, Vol. 84, 4:465-473, October, 1974 (with A. Pedrini-Mille and V. Pedrini).

Idiopathic Chondrolysis of the Hip - Report of Two Cases. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 57A, 2:268-271, March, 1975 (with D.R. Wenger, MD and M.R. Mickelson, MD).

Ultrastructure of the Sternocleidomastoid Muscle in Muscular Torticollis. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, No. 110, July-Aug., 1975 (with M.R. Mickelson, MD and R.R. Cooper, MD).

Congenital Pseudarthrosis of Long Bones: A Clinical, Radiographic, Histologic and Ultrastructural Study. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, No. 128, Oct., 1977 (with G.A. Brown, MD and W.R. Osebold, MD).

The Ultrastructure of the Growth Plate in Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 59A, 8:1076-1081, Dec. 1977 (with M.R. Mickelson, MD, R.R. Cooper, MD and J.A. Maynard PhD).

Growth and Development of the Acetabulum in the Normal Child: Anatomical, Histological and Roentgenographic Studies. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 60A, 5:575-585, July, 1978.

Morphology of the Acetabulum in Congenital Dislocation of the Hip: Gross, Histological and Roentgenographic Studies. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 60A, 5:586-599, July, 1978.

Long-term Results of Closed Reduction of Complete Congenital Dislocation of the Hip in Children Under One Year of Age. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 137:167-174, Nov.-Dec., 1978 (with Yoshiaki Ischii, MD).

Acetabular Development after Reduction in Congenital Dislocation of the Hip. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 61A, 1:112-118, Jan., 1979 (with J.R. Lindstrom, MD and D.R. Wenger, MD).

Congenital Dislocation of the Hip: Open Reduction Through a Medial Approach. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 61A, 1:119-124, Jan., 1979 (with S.L. Weinstein, MD).

Successful Management of Popliteal Arterial Disruptionin Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Surgery, Vol. 85, 6:708-712, June, 1979 (with C.B. Wright, MD and W.C. Lamberth, MD).

Congenital Clubfoot in the Human Fetus: A Histological Study. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 62A, 1:8-22, Jan., 1980 (with Ernesto Ippolito, MD).

Long-Term Results of Treatment of Congenital Clubfoot. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 62A, 1:23-31, Jan., 1980 (with S.Laaveg,MD).

Histologic, Histochemical, and Ultrastructural Studies of the Hip Joint Capsule and Ligamentum Teres in Congenital Dislocation of the Hip. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 146:246-258, Jan.-Feb., 1980 (with E. Ippolito, MD and Y. Ishii, MD).

Correlations Between Arthrograms and Operative Findings in Congenital Dislocation of the Hip. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 153:138-145, Nov.-Dec., 1980 (with Y. Ishii, MD and S.L. Weinstein, MD).

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis: Long-term Follow-up Study of 121 Patients. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 63A, 1:85-95, Jan., 1981 (with D.W. Boyer, MD and M.R. Mickelson, MD).

Juvenile Kyphosis: Histological and Histochemical Studies. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol. 63A, 2:175-182, February 1981, (with Ernesto Ippolito, MD)

Idiopathic Scoliosis: Lont-term Follow-up and Prognosis in Untreated Patients. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 63A, 5:702-712, May, 1981 (with S.L. Weinstein, MD and D.C. Zavala, MD).

Histochemistry and Ultrastructure of the Growth Plate in Achondroplasia. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 63A, 6:969-980, July, 1981 (with J.A. Maynard, PhD, E.G. Ippolito, MD and M.R. Mickelson, MD).

A Radiographic Study of Skeletal Deformities in Treated Clubfeet. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 160:30-42, Oct., 1981 (with G.Y. El-Khoury, MD, E. Ippolito, MD and S.L. Weinstein, MD).

Histochemistry and Ultrastructure of the Growth Plate in Metaphyseal Dysostosis: Further Observations on the Structure of the Cartilage Matrix. Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics, Vol. 1, 2:161-169, 1981, (with J.A. Maynard, PhD, E.G. Ippolito and M.R. Mickelson, MD).

A Histochemical Study of Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 63A, 7:1109-1113, Sept., 1981 (with E. Ippolito, MD and M.R. Mickelson, MD).

The Center of Pressure Path in Treated Clubfeet. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research,160:43-47, October, 1981 (with Richard A. Brand, MD, Sterling J. Laaveg, MD and Roy D. Crowninshield, PhD)

Tibial Agenesis: Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Vol. 1, 4:395-399, 1981 (with Marwan A. Wehbe, MD and Stuart L. Weinstein, MD).

Early Diagnosis and Pathology of Congenital Dislocation of the Hip. Pediatric Annals 11(6):512-517, 1982.

A Review of the Morphology of Perthes' Disease. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol. 64B,3:269-275, 1982. (with A. Catterall, J. Pringle, P.D. Byers, G.E. Fulford, H.B.S. Kemp, C.L. Dolman, H.M. Bell, B. McKinnin, Z. Ralis, O.M. Jensen, J. Lauaritzen and J. Ogden)

Curve Progression in Idiopathic Scoliosis. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 65A, 4:447-455, April 1983 (with S.L. Weinstein, MD)

Proteoglycans of Human Scoliotic Intervertebral Disc. J. of Bone and Joint Surg., 65-A, 6:815-823, July 1983 (with Angioloa Pedrini-Mille, PhD, Vittorio A. Pedrini, PhD, Cosimo Tudisco, MD, Stuart L. Weinstein, MD and Jerry A. Maynard, PhD)

Legg Calve Perthes Disease: Histochemical and Ultrastructural Observations of the Epiphyseal Cartilage and Physis. J. Bone and Joint Surg. 65A, 6:797-807, July 1983 (with Jerry A. Maynard, PhD, Stuart L. Weinstein, MD, Ernesto G. Ippolito, MD & J.G. Pouse, MD)

Morphometric Study of Clubfoot Tendon Sheaths. Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics, 3:311-318, 1983 (with Frederick R. Dietz, MD and Joseph A. Buckwalter, MD)

Juvenile Kyphosis: An Ultrastructural Study. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 5:315-322, 1985 (with E. Ippolito, MD, M. Bellocci, PhD, A. Montanaro, MD and E. Ascani, MD)

Bone Formation in Achondroplasia: In Human Achondroplasia, Edited by B. Nicoletti, S.E. Kopits, E. Ascani, and V.A. McKusick, Plenum Press, New York and London, 1988.

Fifty Years of Orthopaedics. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 9:79-85, 1989.

Function-Related Differences in Elastin and Collagen Content of Animal Ligamenta Flava. (with Vittorio A. Pedrini, PhD, I.V. Ponseti, MD, M. Pyevich, MD, Angioloa Pedrini-Mille, PhD) Transactions of the Thirty-Sixthth Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Vol. 15, 527. 1990.

Treatment of Congenital Club Foot: Current Conceps Review. J. Bone Joint Surg., 74-A:448-454, March 1992.

Ligamentous Elastic Fiber Pathology in Adolescent Scoliosis. (with N.A. Hadley, MD, D.M. Milewicz, MD, I.V. Ponseti, MD) Transactions of the Thirty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Vol. 18, Section 2, 1993.

The Long-Term Functional and Radiographic Outcomes of Untreated and Non-Operatively Treated Metatarsus Adductus. J. Bone and Joint Surg., 76-A:February, 1994 (with Drs. P. Farseti and Stuart L. Weinstein)

Guest Editor: The Treatment of Congenital Clubfoot. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. Aug., 1994.

Proliferation Response of Chondrocytes to Dynamic Mechanical Stimulation In Vitro. (with JA Morcuende, MD, RJ Midura, MD, IV Ponseti, MD) Proc Orthop Research Society, 1995.

Differences in Ligamenta Flava Among Some Mammals. The Iowa Orthopaedic Journal, 15:141-146, 1995.