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Clifton Meals

  • Department of Surgery
    Assistant Professor
  • clifton.meals@emory.edu
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Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor, Emory University

Education

Degrees

  • MD from UCLA

Research

Publications

  • Intramedullary Screw Fixation of Olecranon Fractures Reduces the Risk of Early Unplanned Reoperation: A Retrospective Review of 556 Patients.
    J Orthop Trauma Volume: 36 Page(s): e24 - e29
    01/01/2022 Authors: Meals C; Johnson C; Reitz L; Hannan Z; Mulliken A; O'Hara NN; Pensy R
  • Avulsive radiocarpal subluxation treated successfully with reduction and percutaneous fixation: a case report.
    ANZ J Surg Volume: 90 Page(s): E191 - E192
    12/01/2020 Authors: Anderson K; Meals C
  • Four Ways Plastic Surgeons Can Fight Climate Change.
    Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open Volume: 8 Page(s): e2961
    07/01/2020 Authors: Brown C; Meals C
  • Effectiveness of extensor carpi ulnaris tendon lengthening in treating four patients with tendinopathy.
    J Hand Surg Eur Vol Volume: 45 Page(s): 88 - 90
    01/01/2020 Authors: Fisch R; Meals C; Meals R
  • The Effect of Malnutrition on Postoperative Complications Following Surgery for Distal Radius Fractures.
    J Hand Surg Am Volume: 44 Page(s): 742 - 750
    09/01/2019 Authors: Wilson JM; Holzgrefe RE; Staley CA; Schenker ML; Meals C
  • Repaired Flexor Tendon Excursion with Half a Fist of True Active Movement Versus Full Fist Place and Hold in the Awake Patient.
    Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open Volume: 7 Page(s): e2074
    04/01/2019 Authors: Meals C; Lalonde D; Candelier G
  • The Multidisciplinary Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of Nonobstetric Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injuries.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol Volume: 211 Page(s): 1319 - 1331
    12/01/2018 Authors: Singer AD; Meals C; Kesner V; Boulis N; M Gonzalez F; Umpierrez M; Chhabra A
  • Ten Tips to Simplify the Spaghetti Wrist.
    Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open Volume: 6 Page(s): e1971
    12/01/2018 Authors: Meals CG; Chang J
  • Use of a 5-Item Modified Frailty Index for Risk Stratification in Patients Undergoing Surgical Management of Distal Radius Fractures.
    J Hand Surg Am Volume: 43 Page(s): 701 - 709
    08/01/2018 Authors: Wilson JM; Holzgrefe RE; Staley CA; Schenker ML; Meals CG
  • Viability of Hand and Wrist Photogoniometry.
    Hand (N Y) Volume: 13 Page(s): 301 - 304
    05/01/2018 Authors: Meals CG; Saunders RJ; Desale S; Means KR
  • Computed tomographic analysis of the internal structure of the metacarpals and its implications for hand use, pathology, and surgical intervention.
    Anat Sci Int Volume: 93 Page(s): 231 - 237
    03/01/2018 Authors: Wong AL; Meals CG; Ruff CB
  • Ulnar Artery Aneurysm in a 6-Month-Old: A Case Report.
    Hand (N Y) Volume: 12 Page(s): NP118 - NP120
    09/01/2017 Authors: Meals CG; Carey GB; Higgins JP; Chang B
  • Efficient Construction of Volar Wrist Splints: A Biomechanical Study Comparing Splints of Different Material, Thickness, and Design.
    Hand (N Y) Volume: 11 Page(s): 310 - 313
    09/01/2016 Authors: Meals C; Castro NJ; Moss D
  • Suture-Button Reconstruction of the Interosseous Membrane.
    J Wrist Surg Volume: 5 Page(s): 179 - 183
    08/01/2016 Authors: Meals CG; Forthman CL; Segalman KA
  • Identifying the Risk of Swallowing-Related Pulmonary Complications in Older Patients With Hip Fracture.
    Orthopedics Volume: 39 Page(s): e93 - e97
    01/01/2016 Authors: Meals C; Roy S; Medvedev G; Wallace M; Neviaser RJ; O'Brien J
  • Ergonomic Strategies for Computer Users With Upper Limb Problems.
    J Hand Surg Am Volume: 40 Page(s): 1688 - 1691
    08/01/2015 Authors: Meals C; Koenigsberg ES
  • Rings May Be Removed With a Tie From a Surgical Mask.
    Ann Emerg Med Volume: 66 Page(s): 93 - 94
    07/01/2015 Authors: Meals C
  • The hand surgery fellowship application process: expectations, logistics, and costs.
    J Hand Surg Am Volume: 40 Page(s): 783 - 789
    04/01/2015 Authors: Meals C; Osterman M
  • Management of adult diaphyseal both-bone forearm fractures.
    J Am Acad Orthop Surg Volume: 22 Page(s): 437 - 446
    07/01/2014 Authors: Schulte LM; Meals CG; Neviaser RJ
  • The biomechanical stability of salvage procedures for distal radioulnar joint arthritis.
    J Hand Surg Am Volume: 39 Page(s): 1274 - 1279
    07/01/2014 Authors: Douglas KC; Parks BG; Tsai MA; Meals CG; Means KR
  • Tendon versus nerve transfers in elbow, wrist, and hand reconstruction: a literature review.
    Hand Clin Volume: 29 Page(s): 393 - 400
    08/01/2013 Authors: Meals CG; Meals RA
  • Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism after spine surgery: incidence and patient risk factors.
    Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ) Volume: 42 Page(s): 267 - 270
    06/01/2013 Authors: Schulte LM; O'Brien JR; Bean MC; Pierce TP; Yu WD; Meals C
  • Hand fractures: a review of current treatment strategies.
    J Hand Surg Am Volume: 38 Page(s): 1021 - 1031
    05/01/2013 Authors: Meals C; Meals R
  • Instrumented reduction of a fixed C1-2 subluxation using occipital and C2/C3 fixation: A case report.
    Int J Spine Surg Volume: 7 Page(s): e20 - e23
    01/01/2013 Authors: Meals C; Harrison R; Yu W; O'Brien J
  • What pulley? A letter to the editor.
    J Hand Surg Am Volume: 37 Page(s): 2646
    12/01/2012 Authors: Meals C
  • Ketamine infusion for sickle cell crisis pain in an adult.
    J Pain Symptom Manage Volume: 42 Page(s): e7 - e9
    09/01/2011 Authors: Meals CG; Mullican BD; Shaffer CM; Dangerfield PF; Ramirez RP
  • Diagnostic accuracy of maxillofacial trauma two-dimensional and three-dimensional computed tomographic scans: comparison of oral surgeons, head and neck surgeons, plastic surgeons, and neuroradiologists.
    Plast Reconstr Surg Volume: 127 Page(s): 2432 - 2440
    06/01/2011 Authors: Jarrahy R; Vo V; Goenjian HA; Tabit CJ; Katchikian HV; Kumar A; Meals C; Bradley JP
  • Origins of eponymous orthopaedic equipment.
    Clin Orthop Relat Res Volume: 468 Page(s): 1682 - 1692
    06/01/2010 Authors: Meals C; Wang J
  • Acute care surgery after renal transplantation.
    Am Surg Volume: 75 Page(s): 882 - 886
    10/01/2009 Authors: Benjamin ER; Jim J; Kim TJ; Meals C; Gritsch HA; Tillou A; Cryer HG; Hiatt JR
  • A history of surgery in the instrument tray: eponymous tools used in hand surgery.
    J Hand Surg Am Volume: 32 Page(s): 942 - 953
    09/01/2007 Authors: Meals CG; Meals RA
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