Research

Publications

1. DeFoor M, Whicker E, Marco Adriani M, Whalen R, Provencher MT, “Treatment of failed lateral meniscal oblique radial tear repair with segmental allograft meniscus transplantation” Arthroscopy Techniques. 2025 Jan ISSN 2212-6287
2. Carpenter E, Whicker E, Whalen R, Dickinson N, Provencher MT, “Imaging pearls and findings after prior shoulder stabilization” Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine. 2024 Dec ISSN 1060-1872
3. Whicker E, Afetse, E, Abouhaif, T; Knezic, N, Hackett, T, Double Popliteus Sign in Multiligament Knee Injury: Two Case Reports. JBJS Case Connector 14(4):e24.00081, October-December 2024. | DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.24.00081
4. Anderson MJJ, Hollenbeck JFM, Drumm AH, Whicker E, et al. Medial Meniscotibial Ligament Deficiency Increases Medial Meniscus Extrusion and Posterior Root The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2025;0(0). doi:10.1177/03635465241309671
5. Whicker E, Arner JW, Edwards C, Bradley JP. “Outcomes After Revision Posterior Shoulder Capsulolabral Repair in Adolescent ” OJSM. 2023;11(8). doi:10.1177/23259671231188390 PMID: 37538533
6. Hughes J, Davis B, Whicker E, Sprowls G, Barrera L, Baradaran A, Sabzevari S, Shaw A, Lin A, “All nonarthroplasty surgical treatment options for irreparable rotator cuff tears have improved clinical and patient-reported outcomes postoperatively-A systematic review of literature within the past 10 years” Knee Surg Sports Traumatol 2022 Aug 16. doi: 10.1007/s00167-022-07099-9. PMID: 35972518.
7. Drain N, Murawski C, Rothrauff B, Boden S, Wagala N, Whicker E, Lesniak B, Musahl “Freddie Fu: A Leader of Leaders” Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2022 Jan;30(1):13-15. doi: 10.1007/s00167-021-06821-3. Epub 2022 Jan 5. PMID: 34985530.
8. Hanna M, Whicker E, Traub B, Allam E, Labib S, “Sport activity levels following ankle fusion” International Orthopaedics, July 2021. PMID: 34228148
9. Hughes J, Gibbs C, Rajiv R, Whicker E, Vaswani R, Eibel A, Talentino S, Popchak A, Lesniak B, Lin A, “Repair of high-grade partial thickness supraspinatus tears after surgical completion of the tear have a lower retear rate when compared to full thickness tear repair” Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology and Arthroscopy, March 2021; 29(7):2370-2375 PMID: 33683392
10. Whicker E, Williams C, Krichner G, Khalsa A, Mulcahey M, “What proportion of women orthopaedic surgeons report having been sexually harassed during residency training? A survey study” Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, Nov 2020; 478(11):2598-2606. PMID:329556144
11. Martin CT, Niu S, Whicker E, Ward L, Yoon ST, “Radiographic factors affecting lordosis correction after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with unilateral facetectomy.” International Journal of Spine Surgery. October 2020;14(5):681-686. PMID: 33097580
12. Hwang R, Boniello A, Whicker E, Richardson M, Star A, “Trends in orthopaedic research: An analysis of podium presentations at the AAOS annual meetings from 2008-2018” Trends in Research Dec, 2019; 3(1-2), DOI: 10.15761/TR.1000155
13. Runner R, Whicker E, De “Delayed radial nerve palsy after closed reduction of a pediatric humeral shaft fracture.” Case Reports in Orthopedics. Epub Dec 2017. PMID: 29445558

Presentations and Abstracts

1. Whicker E, Hollenbeck J, Rizzo M, Vidal A, Provencher MT, et al. The Effect of Medial and Lateral Tibial Slope Asymmetry on Anterior Tibial Translation, Internal Knee Rotation, and ACL Graft Force in the Setting of an ACL Reconstruction. Poster presentation at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Nashville TN, July 2025
2. Hawryluk C, Whicker E, Rothrauff B, Millett P, “Return to Sports and Outcomes after Operative Fixation of Proximal Humerus Fractures while Skiing or Snowboarding” Poster Presentation at the Shoulder 360 Meeting, Miami FL, April 2025
3. Hollenbeck J, Whicker E, Rizzo M, Vidal A, Provencher MT, et al. The Effect of Medial and Lateral Tibial Slope Asymmetry on Anterior Tibial Translation, Internal Knee Rotation, and ACL Graft Force in the Setting of an ACL Reconstruction. Poster presentation at the Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, Phoenix AZ, February 2025
4. Whicker E, Afetse E, Godin, J, “Anterolateral Segmental Meniscal Allograft Transplantation” Finalist at the VJSM fellows Video Competition at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Denver CO, July 2024
5. Whicker E, Anderson M, Hollenbeck J, Drumm A, Vidal A, “The Relationship Between Medial Meniscus Extrusion and Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Forces in the Setting of Meniscotibial Ligament Insufficiency” Poster presentation at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Denver CO, July 2024
6. Whicker E, Arner JW, Edwards C, Bradley JP, “Outcomes of revision posterior shoulder capsulolabral repair in adolescents” Poster presentation at the Resident Research Symposium, Vail, CO, August 2023
7. Whicker E, Arner JW, Edwards C, Bradley JP, “Outcomes of revision posterior shoulder capsulolabral repair in adolescents” Poster presentation at the Arthroscopy Association of North America, New Orleans, LA, May 2023
8. Whicker E, Arner JW, Edwards C, Bradley JP, “Outcomes of revision posterior shoulder capsulolabral repair in adolescents” Podium presentation at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, March 2023
9. Whicker E, Arner JW, Edwards C, Bradley JP, “Outcomes of revision posterior shoulder capsulolabral repair in adolescents” Podium presentation at the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting, Atlanta GA, October 2022
10. Whicker E, Arner JW, Edwards C, Bradley JP, “Outcomes of revision posterior shoulder capsulolabral repair in adolescents” Poster presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs CO, July 2022
11. Whicker E, Arner JW, Edwards C, Bradley JP, “Outcomes of revision posterior shoulder capsulolabral repair in adolescents” Poster presented at the ESSKA Congress, Paris, France, April 2022
12. Whicker E, Williams C, Krichner G, Khalsa A, Mulcahey M, “What proportion of women orthopaedic surgeons report having been sexually harassed during residency training? A survey study” Poster presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego CA, August 2021
13. Hughes J, Gibbs C, Whicker E, Reddy R, Vaswani R, Eibel A, Talentino S, Popchak A, Lesniak B, Lin A, “Repair of high-grade partial thickness supraspinatus tears after surgical completion of the tear have a lower retear rate when compared to full thickness tear repair” Poster presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego CA, August 2021
14. Whicker E, Hughes J, Puyana J, Patel N, Fong E, Kane G, Tublin J, Popchak A, Lesniak B, Lin A, “Outcomes following supraspinatus and subscapularis repairs versus isolated supraspinatus repairs” Poster presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Nashville TN, July 2021
15. Whicker E, Williams C, Krichner G, Khalsa A, Mulcahey M, “What proportion of women orthopaedic surgeons report having been sexually harassed during residency training? A survey study” Abstract presented at the American Orthopaedic Association Annual Leadership Meeting, Virtual Meeting, June 2021
16. Whicker E, Williams C, Krichner G, Khalsa A, Mulcahey M, “What proportion of women orthopaedic surgeons report having been sexually harassed during residency training? A survey study” Abstract presented at the Louisiana Orthopaedic Society National Meeting, Virtual Meeting, March 2021
17. Whicker E, Maestre S, Moloney G, “Women in orthopaedic surgery” Grand Rounds presented at UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, February 2021
18. Hughes J, Gibbs C, Whicker E, Rajiv R, Vaswani R, Eibel A, Talentino S, Popchak A, Lesniak B, Lin A., “Repair of high-grade partial thickness supraspinatus tears after surgical completion of the tear have a lower retear rate when compared to full thickness tear repair” Poster presented at the Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting, October 2020
19. Whicker E, Hughes J, Puyana J, Patel N, Fong E, Kane G, Tublin J, Popchak A, Lesniak B, Lin A, “Outcomes following supraspinatus and subscapularis repairs versus isolated supraspinatus repairs” Poster presented at the Pennsylvania Orthopaedics Society Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, October 2020
20. Whicker E, Crasto J, Dede O, “Developmental hip dysplasia” Grand Rounds presented at UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, April 2020
21. Whicker E, Boakye L, Olgun, “Casting in pediatric orthopaedic Surgery: Pearls, pitfalls and updates” Grand Rounds presented at UPMC, Pittsburgh PA, December 2019
22. Traub B, Whicker E, Labib S, “A comparison of pre- and post-operative activity levels following ankle ” Abstract presented at the Eastern Orthopaedic Association, Amelia Island, FL, September 2018
23. Whicker E, Briggs A, McKinney J, Willett N, Labib SA, “Intraosseous or intraarticular bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) versus saline for treatment of cartilage defects in a rat knee mode” Oral presentation at the Drexel University School of Medicine Research Day, Philadelphia, PA, June 2018
24. Sirmon B, Premkumar A, Whicker E, Gottschalk M, “Predictors for delayed discharge after total joint arthroplasty of the hip and knee” Podium presentation at Kelly Atlanta, GA. June 9, 2017
25. Martin CT, Niu S, Whicker E, Ward L, Yoon ST, “Factors affecting lordosis correction after TLIF ” Poster Presentation at the AO Spine Fellows Meeting. Banff, Alberta Canada. March, 2017.
26. Sirmon B, Premkumar A, Whicker E, Gottschalk M, “Predictors for delayed discharge after total joint arthroplasty of the hip and ” Poster Presentation at the AOA Annual Meeting. Seattle, WA, June 2016
27. Sirmon B, Premkumar A, Whicker E, Gottschalk M, “Predictors for delayed discharge after total joint arthroplasty of the hip and ” Podium presentation at the AAOS Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL, March 2016
28. Whicker E, Altschuler, M. “Demonstrating chromosome fragmentation and telomere addition in Tetrahymena ” Thesis accepted for the Williams College Department of Biology Honors Program. Williamstown, MA, May 2013

Current Research Projects

1. “Barriers to Women pursuing careers in sports medicine” Whicker E, Provencher MT
2. “Contact mechanics following independent medial and lateral tibial slope correcting osteotomy” Whicker E, Provencher MT
3. “Outcomes of ACL reconstruction in patient over the age of 40” Whicker E, Millett P, Provencher MT, Hackett T
4. “Injuries and return to play among athletes in the PLL” Whicker E, Provencher MT