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John Erickson, DO

John B. Erickson, DO

Assistant Professor

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Children's Wisconsin

Education

DO, Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Doctors Hospital, Columbus, OH
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowship, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA

Biography

Dr. Erickson enjoys treating patients with a wide range of orthopedic issues but has a special interest in treating patients with traumatic and sports related injuries, as well as, pediatric, adolescent and young adult hip preservation and hip disorders. He specializes in advanced arthroscopic and reconstructive surgical techniques for the treatment of complex orthopedic disorders of the knee, hip, shoulder and elbow.

Femoral head osteochondritis dissecans in a child.

(Hernandez SG, McQueen RG, Erickson JB.) BMJ Case Rep. 2023 Mar 17;16(3) PMID: 36931689 PMCID: PMC10030482 03/18/2023
Descriptive Epidemiology From the Research in Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee (ROCK) Prospective Cohort.

(Nissen CW, Albright JC, Anderson CN, Busch MT, Carlson C, Carsen S, Chambers HG, Edmonds EW, Ellermann JM, Ellis HB Jr, Erickson JB, Fabricant PD, Ganley TJ, Green DW, Grimm NL, Heyworth BE, Po JHH, Kocher MS, Kostyun RO, Krych AJ, Latz KH, Loveland DM, Lyon RM, Mayer SW, Meenen NM, Milewski MD, Myer GD, Nelson BJ, Nepple JJ, Nguyen JC, Pace JL, Paterno MV, Pennock AT, Perkins CA, Polousky JD, Saluan P, Shea KG, Shearier E, Tompkins MA, Wall EJ, Weiss JM, Willimon SC, Wilson PL, Wright RW, Zbojniewicz AM, Carey JL, ROCK Group.) Am J Sports Med. 2022 Jan;50(1):118-127 PMID: 34818065 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85122439185 11/25/2021
MRI in idiopathic, stable, slipped capital femoral epiphysis: evaluation of contralateral pre-slip.

(Balch Samora J, Adler B, Druhan S, Brown SA, Erickson J, Samora WP, Klingele KE.) J Child Orthop. 2018 Oct 01;12(5):454-460 PMID: 30294369 PMCID: PMC6169561 10/09/2018
Treatment of chronic, stable slipped capital femoral epiphysis via surgical hip dislocation with combined osteochondroplasty and Imhauser osteotomy.

(Erickson JB, Samora WP, Klingele KE.) J Child Orthop. 2017 Aug 01;11(4):284-288 PMID: 28904634 PMCID: PMC5584497 09/15/2017
Ankle Injuries in the Pediatric Athlete.

(Erickson JB, Samora WP, Klingele KE.) Sports Med Arthrosc Rev. 2016 Dec;24(4):170-177 PMID: 27811516 11/05/2016