Brien M. Rabenhorst
Associate Professor
Also affiliated: Texas Tech University (2011–2012); Arkansas Children's Hospital (2024–2026); Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2024); Medical Protective (2026); Lubbock Christian University (2011); L. A. Orbeli Institute of Physiology NAS RA (2026); Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (2011–2012)
Faculty Researcher
Orthopaedics Surgery, College of Medicine
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Brien Rabenhorst, M.D., is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in musculoskeletal abnormalities in children. His clinical interests include scoliosis, trauma, neuromuscular diseases, hip disorders, and clubfoot deformity. Dr. Rabenhorst's research has explored various pediatric orthopedic issues, including injury patterns associated with all-terrain vehicles and rodeo-related trauma. He has also investigated the safety of infant sleep products using biomechanical principles and evaluated the use of ultrasonography for assessing infant hips in Pavlik harnesses. His work has been published in peer-reviewed journals, and his scholarship metrics include an h-index of 6 with 21 total publications and 382 citations. Dr. Rabenhorst collaborates with colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Scott J. Schoenleber and David B. Bumpass.
Research Overview
Brien Rabenhorst, M.D., is an orthopaedic surgeon at the Arkansas Children's Hospital. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Dr. Rabenhorst is a native of Baton Rouge, LA. He graduated suma cum laude, in 2003, from Centenary College of Louisiana. He was a 4 year lettermen and captain of the Division I men's basketball team. Upon graduation, he earned degrees in both biochemistry and business administration. Brien completed his Doctorate of Medicine at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. After completion of medical school, he traveled to Texas, completing his Orthopaedic Surgical residency at Texas Tech University in 2012. During his training, he was awarded the Shannon Holloway Resident Research Award. Dr. Rabenhorst went on to complete a fellowship in pediatric orthopaedics and scoliosis surgery at The Children's Hospital of Colorado in 2013.He specializes in musculoskeletal abnormalities in children. Dr. Rabenhorst has a special interest in scoliosis, trauma, neuromuscular diseases in children, hip disorders as well as clubfoot deformity.
Metrics
- h-index: 6
- Publications: 21
- Citations: 392
Selected Publications
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Irreducible extremity fractures in pediatric and adolescent rodeo-related trauma: A retrospective case series (2026)
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Outpatient Management of Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis Is Common, Safe, and Saves Costs: A Single-Institution Analysis and Results From a National Database Survey (2026)
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Is MRI useful in the postoperative assessment of an open hip reduction in the presence of metal implants? (2026)
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Dr Google: Which Parents are Performing the Most Online Research Prior to the First Clinic Visit? (2025)
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Ultrasonographic evaluation of infant hips in the Pavlik harness compared to body‐worn commercial baby carriers (2023)
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Isolated Acute Lateral Compartment Syndrome in an Adolescent Athlete (2022)
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Infant inclined sleep product safety: A model for using biomechanics to explore safe infant product design (2021)
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Do inclined sleeping surfaces impact infants’ muscle activity and movement? A safe sleep product design perspective (2020)
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Exploring infant hip position and muscle activity in common baby gear and orthopedic devices (2020)
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Management of Endocrine Disease: Osteogenesis imperfecta: an update on clinical features and therapies (2020)
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Idiopathic Scoliosis (2017)
Grants & Funding
As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.
- Biomechanical Evaluation of Infants in Inclined Sleep Products U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Co-Investigator
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
- Infant inclined sleep product safety: A model for using biomechanics to explore safe infant product design
- Ultrasonographic evaluation of infant hips in the Pavlik harness compared to body‐worn commercial baby carriers
- Infant inclined sleep product safety: A model for using biomechanics to explore safe infant product design
- Ultrasonographic evaluation of infant hips in the Pavlik harness compared to body‐worn commercial baby carriers
- Dr Google: Which Parents are Performing the Most Online Research Prior to the First Clinic Visit?
- Is MRI useful in the postoperative assessment of an open hip reduction in the presence of metal implants?
- Dr Google: Which Parents are Performing the Most Online Research Prior to the First Clinic Visit?
- Is MRI useful in the postoperative assessment of an open hip reduction in the presence of metal implants?
- Infant inclined sleep product safety: A model for using biomechanics to explore safe infant product design
- Infant inclined sleep product safety: A model for using biomechanics to explore safe infant product design
- Infant inclined sleep product safety: A model for using biomechanics to explore safe infant product design
- Infant inclined sleep product safety: A model for using biomechanics to explore safe infant product design
- Isolated Acute Lateral Compartment Syndrome in an Adolescent Athlete
- Isolated Acute Lateral Compartment Syndrome in an Adolescent Athlete
- Ultrasonographic evaluation of infant hips in the Pavlik harness compared to body‐worn commercial baby carriers
- Dr Google: Which Parents are Performing the Most Online Research Prior to the First Clinic Visit?
- Dr Google: Which Parents are Performing the Most Online Research Prior to the First Clinic Visit?
- Is MRI useful in the postoperative assessment of an open hip reduction in the presence of metal implants?
- Irreducible extremity fractures in pediatric and adolescent rodeo-related trauma: A retrospective case series
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