Dr. Abdo Bachoura is a board-certified, fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in the hand and wrist. He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Hamot in Erie, PA and followed with a fellowship in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery at the Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center in Philadelphia, PA.
Dr. Bachoura treats all conditions of the upper extremity with special focus on hand and wrist fractures and arthritis, nerve injuries, tendon injuries and Dupuytren’s disease. He is active in orthopaedic research, having published a number of articles and book chapters on surgical techniques, technologies and outcomes of the hand and wrist.
El Dr. Abdo Bachoura es un cirujano ortopédico capacitado que se especializa en la mano y la muñeca. Completó su residencia en cirugía ortopédica en la Universidad de Pittsburgh Centro Médico (UPMC) Hamot en Erie, Pensilvania y siguió con una beca en Cirugía de Manos y Extremidades Superiores en el Centro de Mano a Hombro de Filadelfia en Filadelfia, Pensilvania.
El Dr. Bachoura trata todas las afecciones de las extremidades superiores con especial atención a las fracturas de manos y muñecas y la artritis, las lesiones nerviosas, las lesiones de los tendones y la enfermedad de Dupuytren. Participa activamente en la investigación ortopédica y ha publicado varios artículos y capítulos de libros sobre técnicas quirúrgicas, tecnologías y resultados de la mano y la muñeca. Es miembro candidato de la Sociedad Estadounidense de Cirugía de la Mano y de la Academia Estadounidense de Cirujanos Ortopédicos.
Professional Profile
Education
- MD, American University of Beirut School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon
- Research Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
- Internship, General Surgery, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY
- Research Fellow, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Research Fellow, Philadelphia Hand Center, Philadelphia, PA
- Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Hamot, Erie, PA
- Fellowship, Hand and Upper Extremity, The Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center, Philadelphia, PA
Professional Associations
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) Candidate member
Education
- MD, American University of Beirut School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon
- Research Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
- Internship, General Surgery, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY
- Research Fellow, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Research Fellow, Philadelphia Hand Center, Philadelphia, PA
- Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Hamot, Erie, PA
- Fellowship, Hand and Upper Extremity, The Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center, Philadelphia, PA
Professional Associations
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) Candidate member
PUBLICATIONS
1: Kamineni S, Pooley J, Bachoura A, Yoshida R, Cummings J. Triceps brachii
insertional footprint: Under-estimated complexity. Shoulder Elbow. 2024
Jul;16(3):321-329. doi: 10.1177/17585732221135633. Epub 2022 Nov 10. PMID:
38818100; PMCID: PMC11135194.
2: Golovachev N, Ghayyad K, Durfee R, Bachoura A. Thumb-Sparing Surgery for
Digital Papillary Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report. Cureus. 2024 Apr
27;16(4):e59132. doi: 10.7759/cureus.59132. PMID: 38803757; PMCID: PMC11129529.
3: Pohl NB, Derector E, Rivlin M, Bachoura A, Tosti R, Kachooei AR, Beredjiklian
PK, Fletcher DJ. A quality and readability comparison of artificial intelligence
and popular health website education materials for common hand surgery
procedures. Hand Surg Rehabil. 2024 Jun;43(3):101723. doi:
10.1016/j.hansur.2024.101723. Epub 2024 May 21. PMID: 38782361.
4: Bachoura A, Gaspar M, Kane P, Bernstein D, Rekant MS, Osterman AL. Three-
Dimensional Analysis of Metacarpal Head Articular Defects Created by Headless
Screws. Arch Bone Jt Surg. 2023;11(11):684-689. doi:
10.22038/ABJS.2023.69368.3265. PMID: 38058972; PMCID: PMC10697191.
5: Bachoura A, Prokuski-Lund V, Kane P, Zelouf DS, Osterman AL. Flexor Tendon
Attritional Ruptures Following Distal Radius Volar Plate Fixation. J Hand Surg
Am. 2024 Aug;49(8):736-744. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2022.10.011. Epub 2023 Jan 10.
PMID: 36635125.
6: Kachooei A, Bachoura A, Hirsch D, Beredjiklian PK. Predatory Journals in
Orthopaedic Surgery. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2023 Feb 15;31(4):181-188. doi:
10.5435/JAAOS-D-22-00671. Epub 2023 Jan 6. PMID: 36622932.
7: Bourland B, Astacio E, Bachoura A, Lubahn JD. Fingertip Injuries in Athletes,
Musicians, and Other Special Cases. Hand Clin. 2021 Feb;37(1):117-123. doi:
10.1016/j.hcl.2020.09.012. PMID: 33198912.
8: Bachoura A, Zelouf DS. Mycobacterial Infections in the Hand and Wrist. Hand
Clin. 2020 Aug;36(3):387-396. doi: 10.1016/j.hcl.2020.03.013. PMID: 32586466.
9: Buijze GA, Bachoura A, Mahmood B, Wolfe SW, Osterman AL, Jupiter JB.
Reevaluation of the Scaphoid Fracture: What Is the Current Best Evidence? Instr
Course Lect. 2020;69:317-330. PMID: 32017735.
10: Bachoura A, Shin EK. Emerging Technologies in Distal Radius Fracture
Fixation. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2019 Jun 22;12(3):369-378. doi:
10.1007/s12178-019-09568-0. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 31230191; PMCID:
PMC6684830.
11: Bachoura A, Yakish EJ, Lubahn JD. Survival and Long-Term Outcomes of Thumb
Metacarpal Extension Osteotomy for Symptomatic Carpometacarpal Laxity and Early
Basal Joint Arthritis. J Hand Surg Am. 2018 Aug;43(8):772.e1-772.e7. doi:
10.1016/j.jhsa.2018.01.005. Epub 2018 Mar 2. PMID: 29503049.
12: Bachoura A, Ferikes AJ, Lubahn JD. A review of mallet finger and jersey
finger injuries in the athlete. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2017 Mar;10(1):1-9.
doi: 10.1007/s12178-017-9395-6. PMID: 28188545; PMCID: PMC5344866.
13: Lubahn JD, Bachoura A. Enchondroma of the Hand: Evaluation and Management. J
Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2016 Sep;24(9):625-33. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-15-00452. PMID:
27454024.
14: Landes G, Gaspar MP, Goljan P, Jacoby SM, Bachoura A, Culp RW. Arthroscopic
Trapeziectomy With Suture Button Suspensionplasty: A Retrospective Review of 153
Cases. Hand (N Y). 2016 Jun;11(2):232-7. doi: 10.1177/1558944715616955. Epub
2016 Jan 21. PMID: 27390569; PMCID: PMC4920524.
15: Kamineni S, Bachoura A, Behrens W, Kamineni E, Deane A. Distal Insertional
Footprint of the Brachialis Muscle: 3D Morphometric Study. Anat Res Int.
2015;2015:786508. doi: 10.1155/2015/786508. Epub 2015 Nov 10. PMID: 26640711;
PMCID: PMC4657092.
16: Kamineni S, Bachoura A, Sasaki K, Reilly D, Harris KN, Sinai A, Deane A.
Inner Synovial Membrane Footprint of the Anterior Elbow Capsule: An Arthroscopic
Boundary. Anat Res Int. 2015;2015:426974. doi: 10.1155/2015/426974. Epub 2015
Aug 25. PMID: 26380112; PMCID: PMC4561978.
17: Bachoura A, Rice IS, Lubahn AR, Lubahn JD. The surgical management of hand
enchondroma without postcurettage void augmentation: authors' experience and a
systematic review. Hand (N Y). 2015 Sep;10(3):461-71. doi:
10.1007/s11552-015-9738-y. PMID: 26330779; PMCID: PMC4551638.
18: Rudnick B, Goljan P, Pruzansky JS, Bachoura A, Jacoby SM, Rekant MS. Four-
corner arthrodesis with a radiolucent locking dorsal circular plate: technique
and outcomes. Hand (N Y). 2014 Sep;9(3):315-21. doi: 10.1007/s11552-014-9617-y.
PMID: 25191161; PMCID: PMC4152442.
19: Pruzansky JS, Goljan P, Bachoura A, Jacoby SM, Culp RW. Little finger
carpometacarpal arthroplasty technique and result in 3 cases. J Hand Surg Am.
2014 Sep;39(9):1734-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.06.014. Epub 2014 Jul 29. PMID:
25085044.
20: Limthongthang R, Bachoura A, Jacoby SM, Osterman AL. Distal radius volar
locking plate design and associated vulnerability of the flexor pollicis longus.
J Hand Surg Am. 2014 May;39(5):852-60. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.01.038. Epub
2014 Mar 14. PMID: 24630941.
21: Vranceanu AM, Bachoura A, Weening A, Vrahas M, Smith RM, Ring D.
Psychological factors predict disability and pain intensity after skeletal
trauma. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014 Feb 5;96(3):e20. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.L.00479.
PMID: 24500592.
22: Bachoura A, Jacoby SM, Osterman AL. One-bone forearm procedure for Hajdu-
Cheney syndrome: a case report. Hand (N Y). 2013 Dec;8(4):479-82. doi:
10.1007/s11552-013-9542-5. PMID: 24426971; PMCID: PMC3840764.
23: Bachoura A, Wroblewski A, Jacoby SM, Osterman AL, Culp RW. Hook of hamate
fractures in competitive baseball players. Hand (N Y). 2013 Sep;8(3):302-7. doi:
10.1007/s11552-013-9527-4. PMID: 24426938; PMCID: PMC3745239.
24: Jacoby SM, Bachoura A, Chen NC, Shin EK, Katolik LI. One-stage Integra
coverage for fingertip injuries. Hand (N Y). 2013 Sep;8(3):291-5. doi:
10.1007/s11552-013-9513-x. PMID: 24426936; PMCID: PMC3745235.
25: McMahon HA, Bachoura A, Jacoby SM, Zelouf DS, Culp RW, Osterman AL.
Examining the efficacy and maintenance of contracture correction after
collagenase clostridium histolyticum treatment for Dupuytren's disease. Hand (N
Y). 2013 Sep;8(3):261-6. doi: 10.1007/s11552-013-9524-7. PMID: 24426932; PMCID:
PMC3745233.
26: Bachoura A, Sasaki K, Kamineni S. Analysis of age-related degenerative
changes of the biceps brachii distal footprint. J Surg Orthop Adv. 2013
Winter;22(4):304-9. doi: 10.3113/jsoa.2013.0304. PMID: 24393190.
27: Gelman S, Schlenker R, Bachoura A, Jacoby SM, Lipman J, Shin EK, Culp RW.
Minimally invasive partial fasciectomy for Dupuytren's contractures. Hand (N Y).
2012 Dec;7(4):364-9. doi: 10.1007/s11552-012-9461-x. PMID: 24294154; PMCID:
PMC3508008.
28: Shin EK, Bachoura A, Jacoby SM, Chen NC, Osterman AL. Treatment of carpal
tunnel syndrome by members of the American Association for Hand Surgery. Hand (N
Y). 2012 Dec;7(4):351-6. doi: 10.1007/s11552-012-9455-8. PMID: 24294152; PMCID:
PMC3508019.
29: Limthongthang R, Bachoura A, Songcharoen P, Osterman AL. Adult brachial
plexus injury: evaluation and management. Orthop Clin North Am. 2013
Oct;44(4):591-603. doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2013.06.011. Epub 2013 Sep 6. PMID:
24095074.
30: Culp RW, Bachoura A, Gelman SE, Jacoby SM. Proximal row carpectomy combined
with wrist hemiarthroplasty. J Wrist Surg. 2012 Aug;1(1):39-46. doi:
10.1055/s-0032-1323643. PMID: 23904978; PMCID: PMC3658661.
31: Jacoby SM, Bachoura A, Diprinzio EV, Culp RW, Osterman AL. Complications
following one-bone forearm surgery for posttraumatic forearm and distal
radioulnar joint instability. J Hand Surg Am. 2013 May;38(5):976-982.e1. doi:
10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.02.005. Epub 2013 Apr 6. PMID: 23566725.
32: Skirven TM, Bachoura A, Jacoby SM, Culp RW, Osterman AL. The effect of a
therapy protocol for increasing correction of severely contracted proximal
interphalangeal joints caused by dupuytren disease and treated with collagenase
injection. J Hand Surg Am. 2013 Apr;38(4):684-9. doi:
10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.01.038. Epub 2013 Mar 6. PMID: 23474162.
33: Bachoura A, Jacoby SM. Ulnar tunnel syndrome. Orthop Clin North Am. 2012
Oct;43(4):467-74. doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2012.07.016. PMID: 23026462.
34: Bachoura A, Deane AS, Wise JN, Kamineni S. Clavicle morphometry revisited: a
3-dimensional study with relevance to operative fixation. J Shoulder Elbow Surg.
2013 Jan;22(1):e15-21. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2012.01.019. Epub 2012 Apr 26. PMID:
22541870.
35: Bachoura A, Deane AS, Kamineni S. Clavicle anatomy and the applicability of
intramedullary midshaft fracture fixation. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2012
Oct;21(10):1384-90. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2011.10.032. Epub 2012 Jan 23. PMID:
22265771.
36: Bachoura A, Yoshida R, Lattermann C, Kamineni S. Late removal of titanium
hardware from the elbow is problematic. ISRN Orthop. 2012 Feb 6;2012:256239.
doi: 10.5402/2012/256239. PMID: 24977074; PMCID: PMC4063128.
37: Bachoura A, Guitton TG, Smith RM, Vrahas MS, Zurakowski D, Ring D. Infirmity
and injury complexity are risk factors for surgical-site infection after
operative fracture care. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2011 Sep;469(9):2621-30. doi:
10.1007/s11999-010-1737-2. Epub 2010 Dec 16. PMID: 21161736; PMCID: PMC3148392.
