Karl Rathjen, MD

Associate Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

karl.rathjen@utsouthwestern.edu

To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.

Biography

Dr. Karl Rathjen is an Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and is Director, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Children’s Medical Center Dallas. Dr. Rathjen is an honor graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and received his medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at Parkland Hospital / The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and a fellowship in pediatric orthopaedic surgery at Children’s Hospital in San Diego. Dr. Rathjen is a member of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, the Scoliosis Research Society, the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and the American Medical Association.

Education

FellowshipChildren's Hospital & Health Center - San Diego (1996)
ResidencyUT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (1995)
InternshipUT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (1991)
Medical SchoolUT Southwestern Medical Center (1990)

Research Interests

Clubfoot
Developmental dysplasia of the hip
Limb Lengthening
Physeal Injuries and growth disturbance
Spinal deformity

Publications

Featured
Clinical and Radiographic Results After Implant Removal in Idiopathic Scoliosis

Rathjen, KE, M Wood, A McClung, Z Vest , Spine , September 2007; (32(20)):2184-2188

Featured
A Comparison of Two Nonoperative Methods of Idiopathic Clubfoot Correction: The Ponseti Method and the French Functional (Physiotherapy) Method

Richards, Stephens B., S Faulks, KE Rathjen, L Karol, C Johnston, S Jones , J Bone Joint Surg Am , November 2008; (90):2313-2321

Featured
Pediatric Trauma:Pelvis and Hip

Rathjen, KE, McIntosh, AL , Orthopaedic Knowledge Update , 2011; (10):727-737

Featured
Treatment of Limb-Length Discrepancy with Epiphysiodesis

Rathjen, KE, Saran, N , Management of Limb-Length Discrepancies , 2011; (Monograph Series 45):27-31

Featured
Treatment of Limb-Length Discrepancy with Epiphysiodesis

Rathjen, KE, Saran, N , Management of Limb-Length Discrepancies , 2011; (Monograph Series 45):27-31

Featured
Physeal Injuries and Growth Disturbances

Rathjen, KE, Birch, JG , Rockwood and Wilkins’ Fractures in Children , 2010; (7th Edition):91-119

Guided Growth for the Correction of Pediatric Lower Limb Angular Deformity

Saran, N.; Rathjen, KE , J Am Acad Orthop Surg , September 2010; (18):528-536

Kyphectomy Improves Sitting and Skin Problems in Patients with Myelomeningocele

Garg S, Oetgen M, Rathjen K, Richards BS , Clin Orthop Relat Res , May 2011; (469 (5)):1279-1285

Asymmetrical Arthrogryposis of the Upper Extremity Associated With Congenital Spine Anomalies.

Fletcher, Nicholas D., Rathjen, Karl E., Bush, Patricia, Ezaki, Marybeth. , J Ped Ortho. , December 2010; (30 (8)):936-941.

Treatment of Adolescent Tibia Vara with Hemiepiphysiodesis: Risk Factors for Failure

McIntosh, Amy L., Hanson, Chad M., Rathjen, Karl E. , J Bone Joint Surg Am , December 2009; (91):2873-2879

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery

Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America

Scoliosis Research Society

Spina Bifida Association of America - Professional Advisory Committee