David B. Bumpass

High Impact

Assistant Professor

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-02

faculty

20 h-index 96 pubs 1,594 cited

Biography and Research Information

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David B. Bumpass's research focuses on orthopedic surgery, particularly spinal disorders and their surgical management. He has investigated surgical outcomes in obese patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and the impact of body mass index on outcomes after vertebral body tethering surgery. His work also addresses the management of pediatric cervical spine disorders and the considerations for patients with implanted devices undergoing scoliosis surgery.

His publications include a systematic review on gait changes in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis, an exploration of infant inclined sleep product safety using biomechanics, and a discussion on the current state and future direction of virtual reality simulation education for orthopedic residents. Bumpass also co-authored research on the delayed diagnosis of spinal injuries in pediatric trauma patients and the implications of programmable implanted devices in early-onset scoliosis.

Bumpass leads a research group at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and has a scholarly record with an h-index of 20, 96 total publications, and 1,564 total citations. He collaborates with several colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Samuel C. Overley, Eric R. Siegel, Simon C. Mears, and Jeffrey B. Stambough.

Metrics

  • h-index: 20
  • Publications: 96
  • Citations: 1,594

Selected Publications

  • Shilla growth guidance system (SGGS) instrumentation with pelvic foundation for severe early-onset neuromuscular spine deformity (2025)
  • Does Patient Health Literacy Affect Patient Reported Outcome Measure Completion Method in Orthopaedic Patients? (2025)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Pediatric orthopedic all-terrain vehicle injury patterns, surgeries, and complications: appreciating the true morbidity and impact (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Spinal height for growth guidance treatment in early onset idiopathic scoliosis: analysis through final surgical treatment (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Current status of virtual reality simulation education for orthopedic residents: the need for a change in focus (2023)
    16 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Developing consensus for the management of pediatric cervical spine disorders and stabilization: a modified Delphi study (2022)
    10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • 181. Reoperations after primary and revision lumbar discectomy: study of a national level cohort with 8-year follow-up (2022)
  • Reoperations after primary and revision lumbar discectomy: study of a national-level cohort with eight years follow-up (2022)
    6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Hip and Femur Fracture Bundle: Preliminary Findings From a Tertiary Hospital (2022)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Growth-Guided Instrumentation: Shilla Procedure (2022)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Infant inclined sleep product safety: A model for using biomechanics to explore safe infant product design (2021)
    22 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Myelopathic Patients Undergoing Severe Pediatric Spinal Deformity Surgery Can Improve Neurologic Function to That of Non-Myelopathic Patients by 1-Year Postoperative (2021)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Delayed diagnosis of a flexion-distraction spinal injury and occult small bowel injury in a pediatric trauma patient: Importance of recognizing the abdominal “seatbelt sign” (2021)
    7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Changes in kinematics, kinetics, and muscle activity in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis during gait: systematic review (2021)
    33 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • 22370 Mechanical Analysis of Posterior Spinal Fusion Assemblies Intended to Cross the Cervicothoracic Junction (2021)

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