Henry Chambers, M.D.

Bio

Dr. Henry Chambers directs the Southern California Cerebral Palsy Center at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego, co-directs the 360 Sports Medicine program, and is a clinical professor at UC San Diego School of Medicine.

After graduating summa cum laude from the University of Colorado, Dr. Chambers attended Tulane University School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Brooke Army Medical Center, where he was honored for outstanding research, followed by a Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego/ UC San Diego fellowship in pediatric orthopedic surgery.

Dr. Chambers treats pediatric gait disorders, sports injuries and cerebral palsy. His research areas include cerebral palsy, motion analysis, and controlling spasticity with botulinum toxin.

Among his professional affiliations, Dr. Chambers is a member and former president of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, as well as a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Dr. Chambers actively supports children and adults with disabilities and has been on United Cerebral Palsy San Diego's board since 1992. When not practicing medicine, he enjoys travel and discovering new technologies.

Publications

Knee pain in children with cerebral palsy.
Chambers HG

Prophylaxis for Pediatric Venous Thromboembolism: Current Status and Changes Across Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America From 2011.
Murphy RF, Williams D, Hogue GD, Spence DD, Epps H, Chambers HG, Shore BJ

Stable childhood osteochondral lesions of the talus: short-term radiographic outcomes suggest risk for early osteoarthritis.
Edmonds EW, Phillips L, Roocroft JH, Bastrom TP, Pennock AT, Chambers HG

Contribution of extracellular matrix components to the stiffness of skeletal muscle contractures in patients with cerebral palsy.
Smith LR, Pichika R, Meza RC, Gillies AR, Baliki MN, Chambers HG, Lieber RL

Transphyseal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in the Skeletally Immature: Quadriceps Tendon Autograft Versus Hamstring Tendon Autograft.
Pennock AT, Johnson KP, Turk RD, Bastrom TP, Chambers HG, Boutelle KE, Edmonds EW

The Natural History of Meniscus Tears.
Chambers HG, Chambers RC

Complexity of gait in a child with spasticity.
Chambers HG

Recurrence of Patellar Instability in Adolescents Undergoing Surgery for Osteochondral Defects Without Concomitant Ligament Reconstruction.
Pedowitz JM, Edmonds EW, Chambers HG, Dennis MM, Bastrom T, Pennock AT

Use of a Modified All-Epiphyseal Technique for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in the Skeletally Immature Patient.
Pennock AT, Chambers HG, Turk RD, Parvanta KM, Dennis MM, Edmonds EW

Loss of myogenic potential and fusion capacity of muscle stem cells isolated from contractured muscle in children with cerebral palsy.
Domenighetti AA, Mathewson MA, Pichika R, Sibley LA, Zhao L, Chambers HG, Lieber RL

Selective percutaneous muscle lengthening in cerebral palsy: when there is little or no evidence.
Chambers HG

Editorial Comment: Symposium: The 3rd Annual Meeting of Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine (PRISM).
Milewski MD, Chambers HG

Does Allograft Augmentation of Small-Diameter Hamstring Autograft ACL Grafts Reduce the Incidence of Graft Retear?
Pennock AT, Ho B, Parvanta K, Edmonds EW, Chambers HG, Roocroft JH, Bastrom TP

Skeletal muscle fiber-type specific succinate dehydrogenase activity in cerebral palsy.
Zogby AM, Dayanidhi S, Chambers HG, Schenk S, Lieber RL

Risk Factors for Early ACL Reconstruction Failure in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients: A Review of 561 Cases.
Ho B, Edmonds EW, Chambers HG, Bastrom TP, Pennock AT

Novel Arthroscopic Classification of Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee: A Multicenter Reliability Study.
Carey JL, Wall EJ, Grimm NL, Ganley TJ, Edmonds EW, Anderson AF, Polousky J, Murnaghan ML, Nissen CW, Weiss J, Lyon RM, Chambers HG, Research in OsteoChondritis of the Knee (ROCK) Group.

The straight leg raise test for hamstring contractures: what is the contribution of sciatic nerve irritation?
Chambers HG

Reduced satellite cell number in situ in muscular contractures from children with cerebral palsy.
Dayanidhi S, Dykstra PB, Lyubasyuk V, McKay BR, Chambers HG, Lieber RL

Effects of caregiving on the families of children and adults with disabilities.
Chambers HG, Chambers JA

High resolution muscle measurements provide insights into equinus contractures in patients with cerebral palsy.
Mathewson MA, Ward SR, Chambers HG, Lieber RL

Update on neuromuscular disorders in pediatric orthopaedics: Duchenne muscular dystrophy, myelomeningocele, and cerebral palsy.
Chambers HG

Stiff muscle fibers in calf muscles of patients with cerebral palsy lead to high passive muscle stiffness.
Mathewson MA, Chambers HG, Girard PJ, Tenenhaus M, Schwartz AK, Lieber RL

Extra-articular, Intraepiphyseal Drilling for Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee.
Pennock AT, Bomar JD, Chambers HG

CORR Insights®: does proximal rectus femoris release influence kinematics in patients with cerebral palsy and stiff knee gait?
Chambers HG

Toxins for toe-walking: should they be used?
Chambers HG

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