Robert Westermann, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Current Positions
- Assistant Professor of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Education
- BS, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington
- MD, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
- Resident in Orthopedic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
- Fellow in Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
- Fellow in Hip Arthroscopy (ANCHOR), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
Selected Publications
- Samborski SA, Morris SC, Leary S, et al. Single Dose IV Tranexamic Acid is Safe for use in Hip Arthroscopy. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery. 2024.
- Aitken, H.D.; Miller, A.; Rivas, D.J.L.; Tatum, M.; Westermann, R.W.; Willey, M.C.; Goetz, J.E. Providing a computationally derived, mechanically optimised target correction during preoperative planning can improve joint contact mechanics of hip dysplasia treated with periacetabular osteotomy. Hip international. 2024;34(3):378-389. PMID: 38073284
- Schaver, A.L.; Tranovich, M.A.; O'Reilly, O.C.; Bollier, M.J.; Duchman, K.R.; Wolf, B.R.; Westermann, R.W. Postoperative Bracing after Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction. The Journal of Knee Surgery. 2024. PMID: 38113911
- Aitken, H.D.; Goetz, J.E.; Glass, N.A.; Miller, A.; Rivas, D.J.L.; Westermann, R.W.; McKinley, T.O.; Willey, M.C. Persistently elevated joint contact stress after periacetabular osteotomy is associated with joint failure at minimum 10‐year follow‐up. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 2024;42(12):2773-2783. PMID: 39030968
- Parker, E.A.; Duchman, K.R.; Meyer, A.M.; Wolf, B.R.; Westermann, R.W. Menstrual cycle hormone relaxin and ACL injuries in female athletes: A systematic review. The Iowa orthopaedic journal. 2024;44(1):113. PMID: 38919370
- Rivas, D.J.L.; Aitken, H.D.; Dibbern, K.N.; Willey, M.C.; Westermann, R.W.; Goetz, J.E. Incorporating patient-specific hip orientation from weightbearing computed tomography affects discrete element analysis-computed regional joint contact mechanics in individuals treated with periacetabular osteotomy for hip dysplasia. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine. 2024;238(2):237-249. PMID: 38229467
- Delgado-Arellanes, I.; Temperly, M.K.; Martin, E.M.; Davison, J.C.; Kochuyt, A.; Westermann, R.W.; Willey, M.C. Hip Dysplasia Diagnosed After Skeletal Maturity: Factors Associated With Progression to Osteoarthritis. The Iowa Orthopaedic Journal. 2024;44(2):49. PMID: 39811174
- McCulley, S.; Lapierre, J.; Delgado-Arellanes, I.; Rund, J.; Seffker, C.; An, Q.; Westermann, R.W. Efficacy of Intraoperative Intra-Articular Morphine on Post-Operative Pain and Opioid Consumption Following Hip Arthroscopy. The Iowa Orthopaedic Journal. 2024;44(2):112. PMID: 39811176
- Varone, B.B.; Westermann, R.W. Editorial Commentary: Complications After Meniscal Surgery Are Rare and Generally Associated With Medical Comorbidity. Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. Vol 40: WB Saunders; 2024:1856-1857. DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2023.12.017 . PMID: 38284958.
- Sivamurugan, G., R. W. Westermann, N. Glass, J. C. Davison, A. Miller, J. Henrichsen, T. O. McKinley, and M. C. Willey. "Incidence and Risk Factors for Non-Union of the Superior Ramus Osteotomy When Hip Dysplasia Is Treated with Periacetabular Osteotomy." J Hip Preserv Surg 10, no. 2 (Jul 2023): 80-86. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jhps/hnad006. PMID: 37900885