Research Award Details

2000 - POSNA Research Grant

A Multi-center, randomized Clinical Trial, comparing Intralesional Methylprednisolone and Bone Marrow Injections for Treatment of Simple Bone Cysts


Grant Recipient: James Wright, MD

Presentations & Publications:
Presentations: 1. Wright JG, Donaldson S, Marley L, Yandow S, and the POSNA Clinical Trials Network and Shriners Hospitals for Children Investigators. Pain and Function in Patients with Simple Bone Cysts. 2002 POSNA Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah. May 3, 2002. 2. Yandow S, Donaldson S, Stephens D, Marley, L, Wright JG. A RCT Comparing Bone Marrow Injections and Methylprednisolone Acetate Injections for the Treatment of SBC. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. Ottawa, Ontario. May 14, 2005. 3. The POSNA-Shriners Simple Bone Cyst Trials Group, Donaldson S, Yandow SM, Murrary KA, Marley L, Stephens D, Wright JG. Prognostic Factors in Simple Bone Cysts. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. Albuquerque, New Mexico. May 3, 2008. 4. Donaldson S, Wright JG. Recent Developments in Treatment for Simple Bone Cysts. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2011 Feb;23(1):73-7. Senior Responsible Author. Publications: 1. Wright JG, Yandow S, Donaldson S, Marley L; Simple Bone Cyst Trial Group. A randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Intralesional Bone Marrow and Steroid Injections for Simple Bone Cysts. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 04/2008:90(4):722-30. 2. Canavese F, Wright JG, Cole WG, Hopyan S. Unicameral Bone Cysts: Comparison of Percutaneous Curettage, Steroid, and Autologous Bone Marrow Injections. J Pediatr Orthop. 2011 Jan/Feb;31(1):50-55. Co-Principal Author. 3. Donaldson S, Chundamala J, Wright JG. Treatment for unicameral bone cysts in long bones: an evidence based review. Orthop Rev (Pavia). 2010 mar 20;2(1):e13. Senior Responsible Author.