David Shearer, MD
Associate Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery
School of Medicine

He completed residency training at UCSF followed by subspecialty training in orthopaedic trauma surgery at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and foot and ankle surgery with Dr. Mike Coughlin in Boise, Idaho. His clinical interests include the treatment of complex musculoskeletal injuries and both acute and post-traumatic conditions involving the foot and ankle. His primary research interest involves working with the Institute for Global Orthopedics and Traumatology at UCSF to improve educational and research programs in developing countries through academic partnership.

• Best Practices for Developing International Academic Partnerships in Orthopaedics.
  The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2023 Brown K, Flores MJ, Haonga B, Chokotho LC, O'Marr JM, Rodarte P, Shearer D, Morshed S
• Establishing Consensus on Essential Resources for Musculoskeletal Trauma Care Worldwide: A Modified Delphi Study.
  The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2023 MacKechnie MC, Shearer DW, Verhofstad MHJ, Martin C, Graham SM, Pesantez R, Schuetz M, Hüttl T, Kojima K, Bernstein BP, Miclau T, the Delphi Study Group
• The Socioeconomic consequences of femoral shaft fracture for patients in Malawi.
  Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi 2023 Mody KS, Wu HH, Chokotho LC, Mkandawire NC, Young S, Lau BC, Shearer D, Agarwal-Harding KJ
• Delays in Debridement of Open Femoral and Tibial Fractures Increase Risk of Infection.
  The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2023 Cortez A, Urva M, Subramanian A, Jackson NJ, Zirkle L, Morshed S, Shearer DW
• Predictors of nonunion for transverse femoral shaft fractures treated with intramedullary nailing: a SIGN database study.
  OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma 2023 Jones B, Cohoe B, Brown K, Flores M, Peurrung K, Smith T, Shearer D, Zirkle L
• Pilon fractures: Consensus and controversy.
  OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma 2023 Flores M, Ciminero M, Kottmeier SA, Botros D, Zelle BA, Shearer DW
• Pilon fractures: Consensus and controversy.
  OTA International The Open Access Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 2023 Michael Flores, Matthew Ciminero, Stephen A. Kottmeier, Daniel Botros, Boris A. Zelle, David W. Shearer
• GO-Tibia: a masked, randomized control trial evaluating gentamicin versus saline in open tibia fractures.
  Trials 2023 Haonga BT, O'Marr JM, Ngunyale P, Ngahyoma J, Kessey J, Sasillo I, Rodarte P, Belaye T, Berhaneselase E, Eliezer E, Porco TC, Morshed S, Shearer DW
• Simple design and analysis strategies for solving problems in observational orthopaedic clinical research.
  OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma 2023 Brown KE, Flores MJ, Slobogean G, Shearer D, Gitajn IL, Morshed S
• Novel e-learning platform for orthopaedic training in LMICs: A descriptive review of the IGOT portal.
  Surgery open science 2023 Brown KE, Flores MJ, MacKechnie MC, Rodarte P, O'Marr J, Shearer DW, Toogood P
• A pilot, masked, randomized controlled trial to evaluate local gentamicin versus saline in open tibial fractures (pGO-Tibia).
  OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma 2023 Haonga BT, Ngunyale P, von Kaeppler EP, Donnelley CA, Won NY, Eliezer EN, Brown K, Flores M, O'Marr JM, Rodarte P, Urva M, Cortez A, Porco T, Morshed S, Shearer DW
• Transfemoral amputation and prosthesis provision in Tanzania: Patient and provider perspectives.
  African journal of disability 2023 Urva M, Donnelley CA, Challa ST, Haonga BT, Morshed S, Shearer DW, Razani N
• Orthopaedic trauma observerships in North America for international surgeons: the visitors' perspective.
  OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma 2023 Urva M, Cortez A, Katyal T, Shearer DW, Morshed S, Miclau T, MacKechnie MC, Sabharwal S, COACT Study Group
• Evidence for Local Antibiotics in the Prevention of Infection in Orthopaedic Trauma.
  Journal of clinical medicine 2022 Flores MJ, Brown KE, Morshed S, Shearer DW
• Opportunities for International Orthopaedic Volunteerism: An Exploration of United States and Canada-Based Nonprofit Organizations.
  The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2022 Brown KE, Solaiman RH, Flores MJ, Nadone H, MacKechnie MC, Shearer DW, Miclau T
• Outcomes of Intramedullary Nailing and External Fixation of Open Tibial Fractures: Three to Five-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Clinical Trial.
  The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2022 Cortez A, Urva M, Haonga B, Donnelley CA, von Kaeppler EP, Roberts HJ, Shearer DW, Morshed S
• Decolonizing Global Surgery: Bethune Round Table, 2022 Conference on Global Surgery (virtual), June 16-18, 2022.
  Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie 2022 Botelho F, Gripp K, Yanchar N, Naus A, Poenaru D, Baird R, Reis E, Farias L, Silva AG, Viana F, Neto JAP, Silva S, Ribeiro K, Gatto L, Faleiro MD, Fernandez MG, Salgado LS, Sampaio NZ, Faleiro MD, …
• Public Insurance Payment Does Not Compensate Hospital Cost for Care of Long-Bone Fractures Requiring Additional Surgery to Promote Union.
  Journal of orthopaedic trauma 2022 Roddy E, von Kaeppler EP, Chan MC, Shearer DW, Kandemir U, Morshed S
• Establishing Sustainable Arthroscopy Capacity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) through High-Income Country/LMIC Partnerships: A Qualitative Analysis.
  JB & JS open access 2022 von Kaeppler EP, Coss N, Donnelley CA, Atkin DM, Tompkins M, Haonga B, Molano AMV, Morshed S, Shearer DW
• Host Perspectives of High-Income Country Orthopaedic Resident Rotations in Low and Middle-Income Countries.
  The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2022 Roberts HJ, Coss N, Urva M, Haonga B, Woolley PM, Banskota B, Morshed S, Shearer DW, Sabharwal S
• Reliability of Modified Radiographic Union Score for Tibia Scores in the Evaluation of Femoral Shaft Fractures in a Low-resource Setting.
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews 2022 Urva M, Challa ST, Haonga BT, Eliezer E, Working ZM, El Naga A, Morshed S, Shearer DW
• Cost-effectiveness analysis of prosthesis provision for patients with transfemoral amputation in Tanzania.
  Prosthetics and orthotics international 2022 Donnelley CA, von Kaeppler EP, Hetherington A, Shirley C, Haonga BT, Challa ST, Andrysek J, Lutyens EM, Mamseri L, Mwakasungula G, Morshed S, Shearer DW
• Risk Factors for Delayed Hospital Admission and Surgical Treatment of Open Tibial Fractures in Tanzania.
  The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2022 Holler JT, Cortez A, Challa S, Eliezer E, Hoanga B, Morshed S, Shearer DW
• Proceed with Caution: Medial Plating Risks Irreversible Challenges.
  Journal of orthopaedic trauma 2022 Shearer DW
• International Orthopaedic Volunteer Opportunities in Low and Middle-Income Countries.
  The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2021 Miclau T, MacKechnie MC, Born CT, MacKechnie MA, Dyer GSM, Yuan BJ, Dawson J, Lee C, Ishmael CR, Schreiber VM, Tejwani NC, Ulmer T, Shearer DW, Agarwal-Harding KJ, Johal H, Khormaee S, Sprague S, …
• Orthopaedic Trauma Research Priorities in Latin America: Developing Consensus Through a Modified Delphi Approach.
  The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2021 Roberts HJ, MacKechnie MC, Shearer DW, Segovia Altieri J, de la Huerta F, Rio MW, Sánchez Valenciano C, Miclau T, ACTUAR Study Group
• Can Reducing Implant Costs Increase Revenue for Surgically Treated Ankle Fractures: Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing for 1-Year Episode of Care.
  Foot & ankle specialist 2021 Freking W, Okelana B, Only A, McMillan L, Kibble K, Parikh H, Williams B, Shearer D, Cunningham B
• Prophylactic Topical Antibiotics in Fracture Repair and Spinal Fusion.
  Advances in orthopedics 2021 Kim EK, Donnelley CA, Tiee M, Roberts HJ, Von Kaeppler E, Shearer D, Morshed S
• Functional assessment of long bone fracture healing in Samburu County Referral Hospital (Kenya): the squat and smile challenge.
  OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma 2021 Sciuto D, Marzorati M, Shearer DW, Lanfranconi F
• Impact of prostheses on quality of life and functional status of transfemoral amputees in Tanzania.
  African journal of disability 2021 von Kaeppler EP, Hetherington A, Donnelley CA, Ali SH, Shirley C, Challa ST, Lutyens E, Haonga BT, Morshed S, Andrysek J, Shearer DW
• Intramedullary nailing versus external fixation for open tibia fractures in Tanzania: a cost analysis.
  OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma 2021 Roberts HJ, Donnelley CA, Haonga BT, Kramer E, Eliezer EN, Morshed S, Shearer D
• Fixation of intertrochanteric femur fractures using the SIGN intramedullary nail augmented by a lateral plate in a resource-limited setting without intraoperative fluoroscopy: assessment of functional outcomes at one-year follow-up at Juba Teaching Hospital.
  OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma 2021 Areu MMM, von Kaeppler EP, Madison BB, Aguto AA, Alphones J, Zirkle LG, Morshed S, Shearer DW
• The Initial Economic Burden of Femur Fractures on Informal Caregivers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
  Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi 2021 von Kaeppler EP, Kramer EJ, Donnelley CA, Wu HH, Marseille E, Eliezer E, Roberts HJ, Shearer D, Morshed S
• Cost utility analysis of intramedullary nailing and skeletal traction treatment for patients with femoral shaft fractures in Malawi.
  Acta orthopaedica 2021 Chokotho L, Donnelley CA, Young S, Lau BC, Wu HH, Mkandawire N, Gjertsen JE, Hallan G, Agarwal-Harding KJ, Shearer D
• Assessment of clinical and radiographic outcomes following retrograde versus antegrade nailing of infraisthmic femoral shaft fractures without the use of intraoperative fluoroscopy in Tanzania.
  OTA International The Open Access Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 2021 Ericka P. von Kaeppler, Claire A. Donnelley, Heather J. Roberts, Edmund N. Eliezer, Billy T. Haonga, Saam Morshed, David W. Shearer
• Assessment of clinical and radiographic outcomes following retrograde versus antegrade nailing of infraisthmic femoral shaft fractures without the use of intraoperative fluoroscopy in Tanzania.
  OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma 2021 von Kaeppler EP, Donnelley CA, Roberts HJ, Eliezer EN, Haonga BT, Morshed S, Shearer DW
• Cost Analyses of Prosthetic Devices: A Systematic Review.
  Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 2021 Donnelley CA, Shirley C, von Kaeppler EP, Hetherington A, Albright PD, Morshed S, Shearer DW
• A study protocol for a Pilot Masked, Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Locally-applied Gentamicin versus Saline in Open Tibia Fractures (pGO-Tibia) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
  Pilot and feasibility studies 2021 von Kaeppler EP, Donnelley C, Ali SH, Roberts HJ, Ibrahim JM, Wu HH, Eliezer EN, Porco TC, Haonga BT, Morshed S, Shearer DW
• Evaluating reliability and validity of the modified radiographic union scale for tibia (mRUST) among North American and Tanzanian surgeons.
  OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma 2020 Coburn A, Shearer D, Albright P, Ali S, Roberts HJ, Haonga B, Eliezer E, Chu K, Morshed S
• The Impact of Inadequate Soft-tissue Coverage following Severe Open Tibia Fractures in Tanzania.
  Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open 2020 Holler JT, MacKechnie MC, Albright PD, Morshed S, Shearer DW, Terry MJ
• Open Tibial Shaft Fractures: Treatment Patterns in Latin America.
  The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2020 Albright PD, MacKechnie MC, Roberts HJ, Shearer DW, Padilla Rojas LG, Segovia J, Quintero JE, Amadei R, Baldy Dos Reis F, Miclau T, and the ACTUAR Open Tibia Study Group
• Monoplanar external fixation of comminuted open tibial shaft fractures predicts loss of alignment by one year compared to a statically locked intramedullary SIGN nail.
  Injury 2020 Donnelley CA, von Kaeppler EP, Roberts HJ, Haonga B, Shearer DW, Morshed S
• Motivations and impact of international rotations in low- and middle-income countries for orthopaedic surgery residents: Are we on the same page?
  American journal of surgery 2020 Roberts HJ, Albright PD, Shearer DW, Won N, MacKechnie MC, Richard Coughlin R, Miclau T, Morshed S, Sabharwal S, COACT Resident Rotation Study Group
• Immediate weight bearing as tolerated (WBAT) correlates with a decreased length of stay post intramedullary fixation for subtrochanteric fractures: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.
  European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie 2020 Cunningham BP, Ali A, Parikh HR, Heare A, Blaschke B, Zaman S, Montalvo R, Reahl B, Rotuno G, Kark J, Bender M, Miller B, Basmajian H, McLemore R, Shearer DW, Obremskey W, Sagi C, O'Toole RV
• Delays to Surgery and Coronal Malalignment Are Associated with Reoperation after Open Tibia Fractures in Tanzania.
  Clinical orthopaedics and related research 2020 Albright PD, Ali SH, Jackson H, Haonga BT, Eliezer EN, Morshed S, Shearer DW
• Resident Rotations in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Motivations, Impact, and Host Perspectives.
  JB & JS open access 2020 Donnelley CA, Won N, Roberts HJ, von Kaeppler EP, Albright PD, Woolley PM, Haonga B, Shearer DW, Sabharwal S
• Outcome at 1 year in patients with femoral shaft fractures treated with intramedullary nailing or skeletal traction in a low-income country: a prospective observational study of 187 patients in Malawi.
  Acta orthopaedica 2020 Chokotho L, Wu HH, Shearer D, Lau BC, Mkandawire N, Gjertsen JE, Hallan G, Young S
• Intramedullary Nailing Versus External Fixation in the Treatment of Open Tibial Fractures in Tanzania: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial.
  The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2020 Haonga BT, Liu M, Albright P, Challa ST, Ali SH, Lazar AA, Eliezer EN, Shearer DW, Morshed S
• Delays to Surgery and Coronal Malalignment Are Associated with Reoperation after Open Tibia Fractures in Tanzania.
  Clinical orthopaedics and related research 2020 Albright PD, Ali SH, Jackson H, Haonga BT, Eliezer EN, Morshed S, Shearer DW
• Practice Patterns for Management of Pediatric Femur Fractures in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
  Journal of pediatric orthopedics 2020 Curran PF, Albright P, Ibrahim JM, Ali SH, Shearer DW, Sabatini CS
• The global burden of musculoskeletal injury in low and lower-middle income countries: A systematic literature review.
  OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma 2020 Cordero DM, Miclau TA, Paul AV, Morshed S, Miclau T, Martin C, Shearer DW
• The Burden of High-Energy Musculoskeletal Trauma in High-Income Countries.
  World journal of surgery 2020 Hoogervorst P, Shearer DW, Miclau T
• Travel barriers, unemployment, and external fixation predict loss to follow-up after surgical management of lower extremity fractures in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
  OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma 2020 Patterson JT, Albright PD, Jackson JH, Eliezer EN, Haonga BT, Morshed S, Shearer DW
• Impact of North American Institutions on Orthopedic Research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
  The Orthopedic clinics of North America 2020 von Kaeppler E, Donnelley C, Roberts HJ, O'Hara NN, Won N, Shearer DW, Morshed S
• Knowledge deficits and barriers to performing soft-tissue coverage procedures: An analysis of participants in an orthopaedic surgical skills training course in Mexico.
  OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma 2019 Albright PD, Mackechnie MC, Jackson JH, Chopra A, Holler JT, Flores Biard A, Padilla Rojas LG, Morshed S, Miclau T, Shearer DW, Terry MJ
• Does Implant Choice Affect the Episode Cost of Pertrochanteric Hip Fracture for US Veterans?
  Journal of orthopaedic trauma 2019 Patterson JT, Takemoto SK, Shearer DW, Kuo AC
• Orthopaedic Trauma in Low-resource Settings: Measuring Value.
  Journal of orthopaedic trauma 2019 Ali SH, Albright P, Morshed S, Gosselin RA, Shearer DW
• Barriers to Performing Soft Tissue Reconstruction Procedures among Orthopedic Surgeons in Low- and Middle-income Countries: Results of a Surgical Skills Training Course.
  Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open 2019 Holler JT, Albright P, Challa S, Ali SH, Martins D, Keys K, Shearer DW, Terry MJ
• Surgical Implant Generation Network (SIGN) Fin nail versus SIGN standard intramedullary nail for distal diaphyseal femur fractures treated via retrograde approach.
  Injury 2019 Liu MB, Ali SH, Haonga BT, Eliezer EN, Albright PD, Morshed S, Shearer D
• Early treatment of open diaphyseal tibia fracture with intramedullary nail versus external fixator in Tanzania: Cost effectiveness analysis using preliminary data from Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute.
  SICOT-J 2019 Haonga BT, Areu MMM, Challa ST, Liu MB, Elieza E, Morshed S, Shearer D
• The burden of femoral shaft fractures in Tanzania.
  Injury 2019 Conway D, Albright P, Eliezer E, Haonga B, Morshed S, Shearer DW
• Validation of Chichewa Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment (SMFA) questionnaire: A cross-sectional study.
  Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi 2019 Chokotho L, Lau BC, Conway D, Wu HH, Shearer D, Hallan G, Gjertsen JE, Mkandawire N, Young S
• Development of Squat-and-Smile Test as Proxy for Femoral Shaft Fracture-Healing in Patients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
  The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2019 Wu HH, Liu M, Challa ST, Morshed S, Eliezer EN, Haonga BT, Zirkle L, Shearer DW
• The Cost of Intramedullary Nailing Versus Skeletal Traction for Treatment of Femoral Shaft Fractures in Malawi: A Prospective Economic Analysis.
  World journal of surgery 2019 Mustafa Diab M, Shearer DW, Kahn JG, Wu HH, Lau B, Morshed S, Chokotho L
• Risk Factors for Conversion to Total Hip Arthroplasty After Acetabular Fractures Involving the Posterior Wall.
  Journal of orthopaedic trauma 2018 Firoozabadi R, Hamilton B, Toogood P, Routt MC, Shearer D
• The extent of pediatric orthopaedic research in low- and middle-income countries and the impact of academic collaboration on research quality: a scoping review.
  Pediatric surgery international 2018 Ibrahim JM, Liu M, Wu HH, Patel KR, Caldwell AM, Coughlin RR, Morshed S, Shearer DW
• Asociación de Cirujanos Traumatólogos de las Américas: Development of a Latin American Research Consortium.
  Journal of orthopaedic trauma 2018 Miclau T, MacKechnie MC, Shearer DW, ACTUAR group
• Can a 2-Day Course Teach Orthopaedic Surgeons Rotational Flap Procedures? An Evaluation of Data From the Nepal SMART Course Over 2 years.
  Journal of orthopaedic trauma 2018 Challa S, Conway D, Wu HH, Bisht R, Sherchan B, Lamichhane A, Shearer DW, Terry M, Gillenwater J
• Clinical Research Course for International Orthopaedic Surgeons: 2-Year Outcomes.
  Journal of orthopaedic trauma 2018 Wu HH, Ibrahim J, Conway D, Liu M, Morshed S, Miclau T, Coughlin RR, Shearer DW
• Conducting a Randomized Controlled Trial in Tanzania: Institute for Global Orthopaedics and Traumatology and the Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute.
  Journal of orthopaedic trauma 2018 Ibrahim J, Liu M, Yusi K, Haonga B, Eliezer E, Shearer DW, Morshed S
• Consortium of Orthopaedic Academic Traumatologists: A Model for Collaboration in Orthopaedic Surgery.
  Journal of orthopaedic trauma 2018 Miclau T, MacKechnie MC, Shearer DW, COACT group
• Current Status of Musculoskeletal Trauma Care Systems Worldwide.
  Journal of orthopaedic trauma 2018 Miclau T, Hoogervorst P, Shearer DW, El Naga AN, Working ZM, Martin C, Pesántez R, Hüttl T, Kojima KE, Schütz M, International Orthopaedic Trauma Study Consortium
• Developing Research to Change Policy: Design of a Multicenter Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Comparing Intramedullary Nailing to Skeletal Traction in Malawi.
  Journal of orthopaedic trauma 2018 Lau BC, Wu HH, Mustafa M, Ibrahim J, Conway D, Agarwal-Harding K, Shearer DW, Chokotho L
• From Mission Trips to Partnerships: The Evolution of International Outreach.
  Journal of orthopaedic trauma 2018 Shearer DW, Morshed S, Coughlin RR, Miclau T
• Orthopaedic Trauma in the Developing World: Where Are the Gaps in Research and What Can Be Done?
  Journal of orthopaedic trauma 2018 Challa S, Wu HH, Cunningham BP, Liu M, Patel K, Shearer DW, Morshed S, Miclau T
• Abstract.
  Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2018 Michael J. Terry, Sravya Challa, Hao-Hua Wu, Justin Gillenwater, Ralph Richard Coughlin, David W. Shearer
• Predictors of lower health-related quality of life after operative repair of diaphyseal femur fractures in a low-resource setting.
  Injury 2018 Ibrahim JM, Conway D, Haonga BT, Eliezer EN, Morshed S, Shearer DW
• Quality of life and complications in lower limb amputees in Tanzania: results from a pilot study.
  The Lancet Global Health 2018 Jeremy Shaw, Sravya Challa, Devin Conway, Max Liu, Billy Haonga, Edmund Eliezer, Saam Morshed, David Shearer
• The impact of antegrade intramedullary nailing start site using the SIGN nail in proximal femoral fractures: A prospective cohort study.
  Injury 2017 Mustafa Diab M, Wu HH, Eliezer E, Haonga B, Morshed S, Shearer DW
• Intertrochanteric Osteotomy for Femoral Neck Nonunion: Does "Undercorrection" Result in an Acceptable Rate of Femoral Neck Union?
  Journal of orthopaedic trauma 2017 Yuan BJ, Shearer DW, Barei DP, Nork SE
• The Institute for Global Orthopedics and Traumatology: A Model for Academic Collaboration in Orthopedic Surgery.
  Frontiers in public health 2017 Conway DJ, Coughlin R, Caldwell A, Shearer D
• A Comparison of Implants Used in Open-Door Laminoplasty: Structural Rib Allografts Versus Metallic Miniplates.
  Clinical spine surgery 2017 Tabaraee E, Mummaneni P, Abdul-Jabbar A, Shearer D, Roy E, Amin B, Ames C, Burch S, Deviren V, Berven S, Hu S, Chou D, Tay BK
• Validation and reliability of the Chichewa translation of the EQ-5D quality of life questionnaire in adults with orthopaedic injuries in Malawi.
  Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi 2017 Chokotho L, Mkandawire N, Conway D, Wu HH, Shearer DD, Hallan G, Gjertsen JE, Young S, Lau BC
• Predictors of Reoperation for Adult Femoral Shaft Fractures Managed Operatively in a Sub-Saharan Country.
  The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2017 Eliezer EN, Haonga BT, Morshed S, Shearer DW
• Impact of academic collaboration and quality of clinical orthopaedic research conducted in low- and middle-income countries.
  SICOT-J 2017 Wu HH, Liu M, Patel KR, Turner W, Baltus L, Caldwell AM, Hahn JC, Coughlin RR, Morshed S, Miclau T, Shearer DW
• Early clinical cxperience with the SIGN hip construct: a retrospective case series.
  SICOT-J 2016 Roth J, Goldman B, Zirkle L, Schlechter J, Ibrahim J, Shearer D
• The Cost of Intramedullary Nailing for Femoral Shaft Fractures in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
  World journal of surgery 2016 Kramer EJ, Shearer DW, Marseille E, Haonga B, Ngahyoma J, Eliezer E, Morshed S
• The use of traction for treating femoral shaft fractures in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.
  International orthopaedics 2016 Kramer EJ, Shearer D, Morshed S
• Experience Using the IM Interlocking Screw System in Austere Environment.
  Orthopaedic Trauma in the Austere Environment 2016 David Shearer, Lewis Zirkle
• Is Evidence-Based Orthopedic Traumatology Possible in the Low-Resource Environment?.
  Orthopaedic Trauma in the Austere Environment 2016 Saam Morshed, David Shearer
• SIGN HIP construct: Achieving hip fracture fixation without using an image intensifier
  East African Orthopaedic Journal 2016 Haonga, B. T., Eliezer, E. N., Makupa, J. E., Shearer, D., Liu, M. B., Wu, H
• Building Networks for Global Clinical Research: The Basics.
  Journal of orthopaedic trauma 2015 Shearer DW, Volberding PA, Schemitsch EH, Cook GE, Slobogean GP, Morshed S
• Short-term complications have more effect on cost-effectiveness of THA than implant longevity.
  Clinical orthopaedics and related research 2015 Shearer DW, Youm J, Bozic KJ
• A Comparison of Implants Used in Open-Door Laminoplasty: Structural Rib Allografts Versus Metallic Mini-Plates.
  Journal of spinal disorders & techniques 2014 Tabaraee E, Mummaneni P, Abdul-Jabbar A, Shearer D, Roy E, Amin B, Ames C, Burch S, Deviren V, Berven S, Hu S, Chou D, Tay BK
• Erratum to: Collaborative Partnerships and the Future of Global Orthopaedics.
  Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® 2014 Saam Morshed, David W. Shearer, Richard R. Coughlin
• Status of road safety and injury burden: North America.
  Journal of orthopaedic trauma 2014 Shearer D, Morshed S, Miclau T
• Collaborative partnerships and the future of global orthopaedics.
  Clinical orthopaedics and related research 2013 Morshed S, Shearer DW, Coughlin RR
• Correlation between the Child Health Questionnaire and the International Knee Documentation Committee score in pediatric and adolescent patients with an anterior cruciate ligament tear.
  Journal of pediatric orthopedics 2013 Boykin RE, McFeely ED, Shearer D, Frank JS, Harrod CC, Nasreddine AY, Kocher MS
• The predictors of outcome in total knee arthroplasty for post-traumatic arthritis.
  The Knee 2013 Shearer DW, Chow V, Bozic KJ, Liu J, Ries MD
• Is hip arthroscopy cost-effective for femoroacetabular impingement?
  Clinical orthopaedics and related research 2012 Shearer DW, Kramer J, Bozic KJ, Feeley BT
• Arthrofibrosis after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in children and adolescents.
  Journal of pediatric orthopedics 2011 Nwachukwu BU, McFeely ED, Nasreddine A, Udall JH, Finlayson C, Shearer DW, Micheli LJ, Kocher MS
• Does a cemented cage improve revision THA for severe acetabular defects?
  Clinical orthopaedics and related research 2011 Hansen E, Shearer D, Ries MD
• Common generic measures of health related quality of life in injured patients.
  Injury 2010 Shearer D, Morshed S
• Development and Biomechanical Testing of the SIGN Hip Construct.
  Techniques in Orthopaedics 2009 Justin Roth, David Shearer, Lewis G. Zirkle, Amy Johnson, Paul LaBarre
• Future Directions for Assisting Orthopedic Surgery in the Developing World.
  Techniques in Orthopaedics 2009 David Shearer, Lewis G. Zirkle
• Population Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes From the SIGN Online Surgical Database.
  Techniques in Orthopaedics 2009 David Shearer, Brian Cunningham, Lewis G. Zirkle
• SIGN Hip Construct Surgical Technique and Early Clinical Experience.
  Techniques in Orthopaedics 2009 Lewis G. Zirkle, David Shearer, Justin Roth
• SIGN Technique for Retrograde and Antegrade Approaches to Femur.
  Techniques in Orthopaedics 2009 Lewis G. Zirkle, David Shearer
• Posttranslational modifications in lens fiber connexins identified by off-line-HPLC MALDI-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry.
  Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 2008 Shearer D, Ens W, Standing K, Valdimarsson G
• Medical case teaching on the web.
  Teaching and learning in medicine 2007 Kim S, Phillips WR, Huntington J, Astion ML, Keerbs A, Pinsky L, Dresden G, Sharma U, Shearer DW