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Orthopaedic Surgery
Sports medicine injuries; Pediatric sports; Knee injuries; Sports injuries ...read more
Dr. Bashir Zikria is no longer accepting new patients. Please call our Bethesda clinic at 240-762-5100 to schedule with Dr. Alex Johnson for sports-related and similar conditions, or see our list of providers and services in this area.
Dr. Zikria's research focuses on young patients with osteoarthritis and cartilage injuries. His clinical areas of interest include articular cartilage defects in the knee, shoulder, and elbow. He is specifically interested in investigating techniques and approaches that can delay the need for total joint arthroplasty.
He also explores methods of prevention of early degenerative changes in patients by evaluating ligament reconstruction techniques and current indications of ligament reconstruction. Dr. Zikria is currently working with the Department of Radiology to develop a cost-effective method for cartilage restoration procedures (Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation).
Gaines EB, Lau D, Naziri Q, Hayes W, Jauregui JJ, Kapadia BH, Urban WP, Zikria BA. A biomechanical analysis of tibial ACL reconstruction with graft length mismatch. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 2017 Jan;25(1):2309499017690983. doi: 10.1177/2309499017690983. PMID: 28211291
Hafezi-Nejad N, Guermazi A, Roemer FW, Eng J, Zikria B, Demehri S. Reply to the letter: Long term use of analgesics and risk of osteoarthritis progressions and knee replacement. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2016
Issa K, Pierce CM, Pierce TP, Boylan MR, Zikria BA, Naziri Q, Festa A, McInerney VK, Scillia AJ. Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Demographics, Incidence, and Complications-A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database Study. Surg Technol Int. 2016 Sep 10
Zikria B, Hafezi-Nejad N, Wilckens J, Ficke JR, Demehri S. Determinants of knee replacement in subjects with a history of arthroscopy: data from the osteoarthritis initiative. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2016 Aug;26
Bernard JA, Dattilo JR, Srikumaran U, Zikria BA, Jain A, LaPorte DM. Reliability and validity of 3 methods of assessing orthopedic resident skill in shoulder surgery. J Surg Educ. 2016 Jun 3.
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