Publications
Burns KA, Robbins LM, Gopinatth V, LeMarr AR, Morton DJ, Wilson ML. Prior non-arthroplasty surgery and modifiable risk factors negatively affect patient outcomes after shoulder arthroplasty. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery International, 2024.
Burns, KA The AI Revolution is Already Here: Transforming Orthopedics in 2024 and Beyond. Sports Medicine Update, AOSSM Fall 2024.
Burns, KA, Robbins LM, LeMarr AR, Morton DJ, Gopinatth V, Wilson ML. Patients with chronic kidney disease can expect significant improvement in pain and function after shoulder arthroplasty. Seminars in Arthroplasty, 2024; 34(2), 457-463.
Burns, KA, Robbins LM, LeMarr AR, Morton DJ, Wilson ML. Chronic kidney disease increases cost of care and readmission risk after shoulder arthroplasty. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 2023.
Burns, KA. Examining the impact of AC joint injuries. Sports Medicine Update, AOSSM Winter 2023.
Burns KA, Schroer WC,Robbins LM, LeMarr AR, Morton DJ, Wilson ML. Modifiable risk factors in shoulder arthroplasty increase length of stay and 90-day cost of care. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2022; 30(1): 2-7.
Burns KA, Schroer WC,Robbins LM, LeMarr AR, Childress AL, Burns JC, Morton DJ, Wilson ML. Celecoxib significantly reduces opioid use after shoulder arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2021; 30(1): 1-8.
Burns KA, Robbins LM, Wilson ML, LeMarr AR, Childress AL, Morton DJ. Healing rates and clinical outcomes after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair for patients taking either celecoxib or placebo. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery International. 2020;5(2): 247-253.
Burns KA, Robbins LM, Wilson ML, LeMarr AR, Childress AL, Morton DJ. Predicting transfusion after shoulder arthroplasty: A retrospective cohort study. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Open Access. 2019; 3(4): 311-315.
Burns KA, Robbins LM, LeMarr AR, Childress AL, Morton DJ, Wilson ML. Rotator cuff repair with knotless technique is quicker and more cost effective than knotted technique.Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation. 2019; 1(2); e123-e130.
Ward SR, Hentzen ER, Smallwood LH, Eastlack RK, Burns KA, Fithian DC, Friden J, Lieber RL. Rotator cuff muscle architecture: implications for glenohumeral stability. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2006;448: 157-63.
Burns KA, Stevens PM. Coxa vara: another option for fixation. J Ped Orthop. 2001; 10(4):304-10.
Posters and Podium Presentations
Nutritional intervention integrated into perioperative care for patients with uncontrolled diabetes, renal insufficiency, or low albumin provides opportunity to reduce complication risk and improve outcomes after elective arthroplasty. Katherine A. Burns, MD; Gregory N. Nelson, MD, MHS; Angela LeMarr, RN, BSN, ONC; Kaelyn Witner, MS, RD, LD; Sara Shea, RD, LD, CNSC; Kimberly Thornhill, DNP, APRN-CNP; Diane Morton, MS, MWC; William C. Schroer, MD. (Podium presentation, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, February 2024).
Tranexemic acid significantly reduces opioid use after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. Katherine A. Burns, MD; Angela LeMarr, RN, BSN, ONC; Lynn Robbins, PA-C; Laura Humphrey, PA-C; Diane Morton, MS, MWC; Melissa Wilson, PhD. (Podium Presentation of the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine, Nashville, TN, July 2025).
Short stature patients have higher risk for neurologic complications and acromial pain after reverse shoulder arthroplasty. (E-poster presentation, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, February 2024).
Chronic kidney disease increases cost of care and readmission risk after shoulder arthroplasty. (E-poster presentation, 15th International Congress on Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Rome, Italy, September 5-8, 2023).
Clinical outcomes similar after shoulder arthroplasty in patients regardless of unexpected positive culture and prior surgery. (E-poster presentation, 15th International Congress on Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Rome, Italy, September 5-8, 2023).
History of ipsilateral shoulder surgery affects outcomes after primary shoulder arthroplasty and may increase complication risk. (E-poster presentation, 15th International Congress on Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Rome, Italy, September 5-8, 2023).
Patients with renal disease have higher complication risk after shoulder arthroplasty but experience similar clinical improvement to patients without renal insufficiency. (E-poster presentation, 15th International Congress on Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Rome, Italy, September 5-8, 2023).
Celecoxib significantly reduces narcotic use after shoulder surgery. (Poster presentation, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, USA, March 2019).
Healing rates and clinical outcomes after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair for patients taking either celecoxib or placebo. (Poster presentation, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, USA, March 2019).
Unexpected positive cultures in primary shoulder arthroplasty patients with prior surgery. (Poster presentation, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, USA, March 2016).
Presentations
Massive Rotator Cuff Tears, Advanced Releases, Cuff Augmentation Advanced Cuff Course; Arthrex, Naples, FL, December 2024
Outpatient Shoulder Arthroplasty SSM Orthopedic Summit; Saint Louis, MO, October 2024
Subscapularis and Posterior Superior Cuff Tears, Shoulder Instability, AC Joint Injuries The Cowboy Way Advanced Shoulder Arthroscopy Course; Arthrex, Naples, FL, October 2024 (Canceled due to hurricane Milton)
Reconstructing the Massive Rotator Cuff Tear: How to Get it Right American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine, Concurrent Session A; Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, July 2024
Moderator, Shoulder Instability General Scientific Session: Contact athlete with 22% GBL after prior arthroscopic labral repair Arthroscopy Association of North America; Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, May 2024
Cuff augmentation choice: What to use in 2024 Arthroscopy Association of North America, Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, May 2024
Developing Productive Industry Relationships Moderator, Panel Discussion, The Forum Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, January 2024
Simplifying Primary Rotator Cuff Repair; Getting it Right, the Final Time: Revision Rotator Cuff Repair; Advanced Cuff Course, Arthrex, Naples, FL, December 2023
AC Joint Injuries, Complex Shoulder Instability, Rotator Cuff Repair; The Cowboy Way Advanced Shoulder Arthroscopy Course, Arthrex, Naples, FL, October 2023
Shoulder Arthroplasty, Anatomic and Reverse: 2023 Update The Orthopedic Summit, SSM Health, October 2023
The Aging Athlete: Return to Sport after Shoulder Surgery AOSSM Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, July 2023
Rotator Cuff Repair: New Variations Women in Sports, Arthrex, Naples, FL, April 2023
AC Joint Injuries, Complex Shoulder Instability, Rotator Cuff Repair The Cowboy Way Advanced Shoulder Arthroscopy Course, Arthrex, Naples, FL, April 2023
Distal Biceps Tendon Ruptures; Shoulder Case Presentations; 23rd Annual AAOS/AOSSM/AANA Sports Medicine Course Park City, Utah, January 2023
Nonoperative Treatment of Rotator Cuff Disease The Forum Annual Meeting, Jacksonville, FL, January 2023
Nonoperative Treatment of Rotator Cuff Pathology; Getting it Right, the Final Time: Revision Rotator Cuff Repair; Advanced Cuff Course Arthrex, Naples, FL, December 2022
Rotator Cuff Repair: Rehabilitation; Educational Seminars of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, November 2022
AC Joint Injuries; Complex Shoulder Instability; The Cowboy Way Advanced Shoulder Arthroscopy Course, Arthrex, Naples, FL, October 2022 (canceled due to Hurricane Ian)
Complex Rotator Cuff Repair: Healing Rates and Role for SCR; AOSSM Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, July 2022
The Aging Athlete: Shoulder Moderator, AOSSM Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, July 2022
The Forgotten Cuff: Subscapularis Tears and Partial Tears AANA Fellowship Education Webinar Series, June 2022
Shoulder Must Reads; Annual Meeting, Arthroscopy Association of North America, May 2022
Complex Primary Rotator Cuff Repair: New Solutions; Women in Sports Medicine Meeting, Arthrex, Naples, FL, April 2022
Complex Rotator Cuff Repair; Advanced Cuff Course, Arthrex, Naples, FL, December 2021
Superior Capsular Reconstruction: Tips and Pearls The Cowboy Way Advanced Shoulder Arthroscopy Course, Arthrex, Naples, FL, October 2021
Top of the Groove: Biceps Tenodesis; Panel member, biceps and rotator cuff pathology panels, Women in Sports Medicine Meeting, Arthrex, Naples, FL, April 2021
Double Row Repair: Why and How; Tips and Pearls: Superior Capsular Reconstruction; The Cowboy Way Advanced Shoulder Arthroscopy Course, Arthrex, Naples, FL, April 2021
Long-term Outcomes with Knotless, Double-Row Repair; Orthopedic Technology and Innovation Forum, West Coast, Arthrex, San Diego, CA, April 2020 (canceled due to COVID-19)
Moderator, Concurrent Symposium IV: Shoulder Instability and Bone Loss; AANA 2020, Grapevine, TX, May 2020 (canceled due to COVID-19)
Long-term Outcomes with Knotless, Double-Row Repair; Orthopedic Technology and Innovation Forum, Arthrex, Naples, FL, January 2020
SpeedbridgeTM Rotator Cuff Repair; Elite Orthopedic Shoulder Symposium, St. Louis, MO, November 2019
Techniques for Rotator Cuff Repair; Women in Sports Medicine Meeting, Arthrex, Naples, FL, September 2019
Shoulder Roundtable Discussion with Frederick A. Matsen, MD and Aaron Chamberlain, MD; Missouri Shoulder and Elbow Society, April 2019
Transfusion in Shoulder Arthroplasty; Forum Meeting, January 2019
Predicting Transfusion after Shoulder Arthroplasty; Missouri Shoulder and Elbow Society Meeting, 2018
Shoulder Arthritis; SSM Health Community Outreach, April 2018
Rotator Cuff Tears: Evaluation and Management; SSM Health Orthopedic Clinical Summit, October 2017
Shoulder Arthritis and You; SSM Health Community Outreach Lecture, May 2016
Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty; SSM Health Orthopedic Clinical Summit, September 2015
Shoulder Arthritis Solutions; SSM Health Community Outreach Lecture, September 2015
Common Shoulder Problems; SSM Health Community Outreach Lecture, May 2012
Postoperative Shoulder Rehabilitation; SSM Health Physical Therapy, May 2012
Sports Shoulder Injuries: Diagnosis and Management; Lindenwood University Lecture Series, April 2012
Sports Knee Injuries: Diagnosis and Management; Lindenwood University Lecture Series, November 2011
Shoulder Arthritis: Diagnosis and Management; SSM Health Community Outreach Lecture, October 2011
Rotator Cuff: Current Concepts 2011; OrthoSpine and Pain Symposium, April 2011
Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty; Up in Arms Meeting, Marriott West, October 2010
Sports Shoulder Pathology; Lindenwood University, October 2010
Shoulder Physical Exam and Diagnosis; DePaul Hospital Lecture, October 2010, November 2010
Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty; DePaul Hospital and STL Home Health Lecture, 2008
ACL Reconstruction: Past, Present, Future; DePaul Hospital Lecture, October 2007
The Gateway to Health Challenge; Health Summit 2007, Missouri Foundation for Health
Power Tools: Business Lessons from the World of Medicine; St. Louis Business Journal Women’s Conference, 2007
Women’s Issues in Orthopedics; Soroptimists Club, 2007
Bigger Can Be Better; Ruth Jackson Orthopedic Society Biennial Meeting, 2005
Current Concepts in Shoulder Surgery; SSM Rehab, Department of Continuing Education, 2004
Current Concepts: The Hip and Knee; SSM Rehab, Department of Continuing Education, 2004
Shoulder Instability: Arthroscopic Stabilization; Signature Health Foundation, Physical Therapy, 2004
Shoulder Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty; SSM Rehab, Department of Continuing Education, 2003
TKA, THA, ACL, Patellar Instability; SSM Rehab, Department of Continuing Education, 2003
Common Sports Injuries; DePaul Health Center, Community Outreach Lecture Series, 2002
ACL Injuries in the Female Athlete; One False Move, ACL Symposium, ProRehab CME 2002
Rotator Cuff Disorders; CME Lecture Series for PCPs, Alton Memorial Hospital 2002
Effect of Autograft Placement on Contact Pressures; Grand Rounds, University of Utah, 1999
Compartment Syndromes of the Upper Extremity; Grand Rounds, University of Utah, 1997
Venous Thromboembolic Disease: Prophylaxis in THA; Grand Rounds, University of Utah, 1997