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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2025
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Alexandra G. Otwell

Researcher

UAMS

Also affiliated: Johns Hopkins University (2021)

Unknown Researcher

2 h-index 5 pubs 15 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

  • Opioid-Related Disorders
  • Humans
  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Knee Injuries
  • Risk Factors
  • Leg Injuries
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Tibial Fractures
  • Ankle Fractures
  • Multiple Trauma
  • Fractures, Bone
  • Knee
  • Knee Joint

OverviewAI-generated summary

Alexandra G. Otwell's research focuses on opioid use and related risk factors, particularly within orthopedic and trauma patient populations. Her work investigates the prevalence and predictors of chronic opioid usage following injuries such as lower extremity fractures and polytrauma. Otwell has examined factors influencing knee dysfunction during pregnancy and explored the long-term impact of fracture type on opioid dependency. She has published five scholarly works, accumulating 14 citations and an h-index of 2. Otwell collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Steven M. Cherney, Lindsay Blake, Stephen M. Bowman, and Jeffrey B. Stambough.

Metrics

  • h-index: 2
  • Publications: 5
  • Citations: 15

Selected Publications

  • Prevalence and risk of chronic opioid use in orthopaedic polytrauma patients (2025)
    Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Does the type of lower extremity fracture affect long-term opioid usage? A meta-analysis (2024)
    Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Do Education Grants Pay off for the MAOA? (2023)
    Journal of Orthopaedic Experience & Innovation DOI OpenAlex

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Collaboration Network

10 Collaborators 4 Institutions 1 Country

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