Darrel S. Brodke, M.D.
Professor
Specialty: Spinal Disorders
Medical School: University of California, San Francisco
Residency: University of Wisconsin
Fellowship: University of Washington, Seattle
Director of the University Spine Center, Dr. Brodke specializes in degenerative conditions and traumatic injuries of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine. His primary clinical interests are cervical spine disorders and complex spine reconstruction. His research interests are in the area of spinal biomechanics. Dr. Brodke received his M.D. at the University of California, San Francisco, completed an Orthopaedic residency at the University of Wisconsin and a Fellowship in spine surgery at the University of Washington in Seattle. He practiced with Colorado Springs Orthopaedic Group 1995-1997 and is a diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Brodke is a member of the North American Spine Society, Cervical Spine Research Society, and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Current Publications:
Brodke DS, Klimo P, Braun JT, Bachus KN, Dailey AT. Anterior Cervical Fixation: Analysis of Load-sharing and Stability Using Static and Dynamic Plates. J Bone Joint Surg. 2006 [abstract]
Brodke D, Pedrozo HA, Kapur TA, Attawia M, Kraus KH, Holy CE, Kadiyala S, Bruder SP. Bone grafts prepared with selective cell retention technology heal canine segmental defects as effectively as autograft. J Orthop Res. 2006; 24(5):857-866. [abstract], [full-text] (UofU only).
Brodke DS, Fassett DR. Infections of the Spine. In Spivak JM, Connolly PJ (eds). Orthopaedic Knowledge Update. Spine. 3rd Ed. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Rosemont, IL; 2006: 367-376.
Slucky AV, Brodke DS, Bachus KN, Droge JA, Braun JT. Less invasive posterior fixation method following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a biomechanical analysis. Spine J. 2006 Jan-Feb;6(1):78-85. [abstract].
Brodke DS, Slosar PJ, Youssef JA. Collaborative Knowledge Networks: A New Approach to Clinical Decision-Making and the use of Evidence-Based Medicine. SpineLine. 2005; 5(4):37-39.
Fassett DR, Apfelbaum R, Clark R, Bachus KN, Brodke DS. Biomechanical analysis of a new concept: an add-on dynamic extension plate for adjacent-level anterior cervical fusion. Spine. 2005; 30(22):2523-2529. [abstract], [full-text] (UofU only).
Brodke DS, Ritter SM. Nonsurgical management of low back pain and lumbar disk degeneration. Instr Course Lect. 2005; 54:279-286. [abstract].
