Michael D. Hellman, MD

Michael Hellman, MD, FAAOS, is a fellowship-trained, board-certified Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in hip and knee replacement, as well as open hip preservation surgery.

He prioritizes developing an accurate diagnosis and a treatment plan tailored to the goals and expectations of each patient. His practice focuses on muscle sparing anterior hip replacement; minimally invasive total knee and partial knee replacement; hip resurfacing; revision total hip and total knee replacement; and open hip surgery.

Professional Society Memberships
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
Missouri State Orthopedic Association
Missouri State Medical Association

Hellman MD, Ford MC, Barrack RL: CCJR: Is there evidence to support an indication for surface replacement arthroplasty? A systematic review. Bone Joint J. 2018, in press.

Ford MC, Hellman MD, Kazarian G, Barrack RL: Five to ten-year results of the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing in the United States: A single institution's experience. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2018 Nov 7;100(21):1879-1887. PMID:30399083.

Hellman MD, Kaufman D, Sporer SM, Paprosky WG, Levine BR, Della Valle CJ: High Rate of Failure Following Revision of a Failed Constrained Liner. J Arthroplasty. 2018 Jul;33(7S):S186-S190. PMID: 29705682.

Hellman MD, Nepple JJ, Pascual-Garrido C, Sierra RJ, Clohisy JC, ANCHOR Study Group: Acetabular Focal Chondral Lesions Are Not Associated With Worse Outcomes After Periacetabular Osteotomy: A Matched Group Analyses. J Arthroplasty. 2018 Mar 14. PMID: 2969116.

Michael D. Hellman, M.D. Curriculum Vitae; Page 3 5. Hellman MD, Brown NM, Della Valle CJ, Levine BR: Do Mortality and Complication Rates Differ Between Periprosthetic and Native Hip Fractures? J Arthroplasty. 2018 Feb 1. PMID: 29526336.

Hellman MD, Kearns SM, Bohl DD, Haughom BD, Levine BR: Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty with a Monoblock Splined Tapered Grit-Blasted Titanium Stem. J Arthroplasty. 2017, in press. PMID: 28803814.

Hambright D, Hellman MD, Barrack R: Intra-operative digital imaging: assuring component alignment. Bone Joint J. 2018 Jan;100-B(1 Supple A):36·43. PMID: 29292338.

Tetreault MW, Della Valle CJ, Hellman MD, Wysocki RW: Medial Gastrocnemius Flap in the Course of Treatment for an Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty. JBJS Essent Surg Tech. 2017 May 10;7(2):e14.

Erickson B, Fillingham YA, Hellman MD, Parekh SG, Gross CE: Surgical Management of Large Talar Osteochondral Defects Using Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation. Foot and Ankle Surgery. 2018 Apr;24(2):131-136. PMID: 29409226

Hellman MD, Haughom B, Brown N, Fillingham Y, Philippon M, Nho SJ: Femoroacetabular Impingement and Pelvic Incidence: Radiographic comparison to an asymptomatic control. Arthroscopy. 2017 Mar;33(3):545-550. PMID: 27939070.

Shifflett GD, Hellman MD, Louie PK, Mikhail C, Park KU, Phillips FM: Return to Golf After Lumbar Fusion. Sports Health, 2017 May/Jun;9(3):280-284. PMID: 27879299.

Lieder C, Hellman MD, Haughom B, Szatkowski J: Mid to distal third tibial shaft fractures caused by gunshots: Characterization and incidence of distal intra-articular extension. Injury, 2016 Oct;47(10):2347-2351. PMID: 27381326.

Haughom BD, Plummer DR, Hellman MD, Nho SJ, Rosenberg AG, Della Valle CJ: Does Hip Arthroscopy Affect the Outcomes of a Subsequent Total Hip Arthroplasty? J Arthroplasty, 2016 Jul;31(7):1516-8. PMID: 26860964.

Wilson J, Riff AJ, Hellman MD, Jacobs JJ, Gitelis S: A novel complication of the DallMiles cable grip system mimicking recurrent synovial condromatosis: A case report and review of literature. JBJS Case Connect, 2016 Oct 26;6(4):e87. PMID: 29252741

Levy OM, Hellman MD, Harris JD, Haughom B, Frank RM. Nho SJ: Prevalence of Cam Morphology in Females with Femoroacetabular Impingement. Front Surg. 2015 Dec 1;2:61. PMID: 26649291.

Levy DM, Hellman MD, Haughom B, Stover MD, Nho SJ: Techniques and Results for Open Hip Preservation. Front Surg. 2015 Dec 1;2:64. PMID: 26649292.

Haughom BD, Schairer WW, Hellman MD, Nwachukwu BU, Levine BR. An Analysis of Risk Factors for Short-Term Complication Rates and Increased Length of Stay Following Unciompartmental Knee Arthroplasty. HSS J. 2015 Jul;11(2):112-6. PMID: 26140029.

Hellman MD, Gross CE, Hart HA, Freedman R, Salata MJ, Bush-Joseph CA, Nho SJ: Radiographic Comparison of Anterior Acetabular Rim Morphology Between Pincer Femoroacetabular Impingement and Control. Arthroscopy. 2015 Mar;32(3):468-72. PMID: 26524938.

Michael D. Hellman, M.D. Curriculum Vitae; Page 4 19. Haughom BD, Schairer WW, Nwachukwu BU, Hellman MD, Levine BR: Does Neuraxial Anesthesia Decrease Transfusion Rates Following Total Hip Arthroplasty? J Arthroplasty. 2015 Sep; 30(9 Suppl):116-20. PMID: 26077150.

Goldstein ZH, Yi PH, Haughom BD. Hellman MD, Levine BR: Bilateral Extensor Mechanism Disruption After Total Knee Arthroplasty in Two Morbidly Obese Patients. Orthopedics, 2015 May;38(5):e443-6. PMID: 25970375.

Haughom BD, Erickson BJ, Hellman MD, Jacobs JJ: Do Complication Rates Differ by Gender After Metal-on-metal Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty? A Systematic Review. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2015 Aug;473(8):2521-9. PMID, 25758375.

Hellman MD, Mascarenhas R, Gupta A, Fillingham VA, Haughom BD, Salata M, Nho SJ: The False-Profile View May Be Used to Identify Cam Morphology. Arthroscopy. 2015 Sep;31(9):1728-32. PMID, 25958057.

Haughom BD, Goldstein Z, Hellman MD, Yi PH. Frank RM, Levine BR: An analysis of references used for the Orthopaedic In-Training Examination: what are their levels of evidence and journal impact factors? Orthop Relat Res. 2014 Dec;472(12):4024-32. PMID: 25156901.

Brown NM, Hellman MD, Haughom BD, Shah R, Sporer SM, Paprosky WG: Acetabular Distraction: Alternative Approach to Pelvic Discontinuity. Bone Joint J. 2014 Nov; 96-B(11 Supple A):73-7. PMID, 25381413.

Hellman MD, Riff AJ, Frank RM, Haughom BD, Nho SJ: Operative Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement. Phys Sportsmed. 2014 Sep; 42(3):112-9. PMID: 25295773.

Holmes G, Gross C, Wydra F, Hellman MD: A Unique Treatment for Talar Osteonecrosis: Placement of an Internal Bone Stimulator. JBJS Case Connector. 2015 Jan 14;5(1):e4-e5. PMID,29252304.

Haughom BD, Schairer WW, Hellman MD, Yi PH, Levine BR: Resident Involvement Does Not Influence Complication After Total Hip Arthroplasty: An Analysis of 13,109 Cases. J Arthroplasty. 2014 Oct;29(10),1919-24. PMID, 24997650.

Haughom BD, Erickson B. Rybalko D, Hellman MD, Nho SJ. Arthroscopic Acetabular Microfracture with the use of Flexible Drills: A Technique Guide. Arthrosc Tech. 2014 Jul 21;3(4),e459-63. PMID, 25276604.

Frank RM, Walker G, Hellman MD, McCormick FM, Nho SJ: Evaluation of hip pain in young adults. Phys Sportsmed. 2014 May;42(2),38-47. PMID, 24875971.

Levine BR, Haughom B, Strong B, Hellman MD, Frank RM: Blood management strategies for total knee arthroplasty. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2014 Jun;22(6):361-71. PMID: 24860132.

Haughom BD, Schairer WW, Hellman MD, Yi PH, Levine BR: Does resident involvement impact post-operative complications following primary total knee arthroplasty? An analysis of 24,529 cases. J Arthroplasty. 2014 Jul;29(7),1468-1472. PMID, 24726182.

Erickson BJ, Haughom BD, Hellman MD, Frank RM, Szatkowski JP: Bullet Extraction from the Sacroiliac Joint with an Arthroscopically Assisted Dual Guidewire Technique. JBJS Case Connect. 2014 May 28;4(2):e41-e4. PMID,29252496