Paul S. Shapiro, M.D.
Published Papers & Current Research:
1. Shapiro PS, Rohde R, Froimson MI, Lash RH, Postak P, Greenwald AS: The Effect of
Local Corticosteroid or Ketorolac Exposure on Histologic and Biomechanical Properties of
Rabbit Tendon and Cartilage. HAND, 2:165-172, April 2007.
2. Shapiro PS, Diao E, Burke E, Singer R, Allen M, Lorio M, Fogler C: Comparison of
Combined Internal and External Fixation with Internal Distraction-Plating for Treatment of
Comminuted Intraarticular Fractures of the Distal Radius. In The Beaumont Orthopaedic
Journal, Vol 1.2006
3. Shapiro PS: Operative and Nonoperative Management of Arthritis of the Hand and Wrist.
Current Opinion in Orthopaedics, 10:4 Aug. 1999.
4. Papandrea RF, Seitz WH Jr., Shapiro PS, Borden BA: Biomechanical, Cross-sectional, and
Clinical Analysis of the Epitenon-first Technique for Flexor Tendon Repair. J Hand Surg.,
20 A: 2 261-266, 1995.
5. Ebraheim NA, Shapiro PS, Rupp RE, Merritt TR: Great Toe Flexion in Lateral Subtalar
Dislocations and Talar Fracture-Dislocations. Contemporary Orthopaedics 29:5 Nov. 1994.
6. Cohn BT, Shapiro PS: An Effective Technique for Corticosteroid Injection into the Knee
Joint. Orthopedic Review, 22:1341-1342, 1993.
7. Loder RT, Richards BS, Shapiro PS, Reznick LR and Aronson DD: Acute Slipped Capital
Femoral Epiphysis: The Importance of Physeal Stability. J Bone Joint Surg., 75A:1134-
1140, 1993.
8. Waldrop J, Ebraheim NA, Shapiro PS, Jackson WT: Anatomical Considerations of
Posterior Tibialis Tendon Entrapment in Irreducible Lateral Subtalar Dislocations. Foot and
and Ankle, 13:458-461, 1992.
9. Ebraheim NA, Savolaine ER, Shapiro PS, Houston T, Jackson WT: Unilateral Lumbosacral
Facet Joint Dislocation Associated with Vertical Shear Fracture. J Orthop Trauma, 5(4):498-
503, 1991.
10. Loder RT, Shapiro PS, Towbin R, Aronson DD: Aortic Anatomy in Children with Myelo-
meningocele and Congenital Lumbar Kyphosis. J Pediatr Orthop, 31-35, 1991.
11. Sohn D, Pochran M, Sobol G, Shapiro PS: The Efficacy of Local Toradol Injection for
Trigger Finger. In Progress
12. Shapiro PS, Givens L, Saad H, Cook NJ, Karpowitsch A: Allograft Knee Meniscal
Allograft Transplantation for the Treatment of Basal Joint Arthritis of the Thumb. In
progress
Published Abstracts:
1. Shapiro PS, Froimson MI, Lash RH, Postak P, Greenwald AS: The Effect of Corticosteroid
Injection and an Injectable Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug on the Histologic and
Biomechanical Properties of Rabbit Tendon and Cartilage. Orthopaedic Transactions, 19:2,
1995 p. 329.
2. Loder RT, Shapiro PS, Towbin R, Aronson DD: Aortic Anatomy in Children with Myelo-
meningocele and Congenital Lumbar Kyphosis. Developmental Medicine and Child
Neurology, 31:5 October, 1989.
3. Mantel J, Freidin M, Cascade L, Shapiro PS, Cascade PN: The Effect of Contrast Material
on Bioluminescent Bacteria. Med Phys, 14:454. 1987.
Book Chapters:
1. Shapiro PS, Seitz WH Jr.: Non-neoplastic Tumors of the Hand and Wrist, in Akelman E
Ed.: Hand Clinics: Tumors of the Hand and Upper Extremity, Philadelphia, PA, W.B.
Saunders Co., May 1995.
Presentations: National / International:
1. "Meniscal Allograft Arthroplasty for the Treatment of Trapeziometacarpal Arthritis
of the Thumb", American Association for Hand Surgery Annual Meeting, Naples,
Florida, January 2013. Poster Exhibit.
2. "Meniscal Allograft Arthroplasty for the Treatment of Trapeziometacarpal Arthritis
of the Thumb", 12th Annual New Technology in Upper Extremity Surgery: The
Cutting Edge. Course Instructor, Lutheran Hospital / Cleveland Clinic. Cleveland, Ohio,
June, 2012.
3. “Allograft Knee Meniscal Transplantation for the Treatment of Basal Joint Arthritis of the Thumb”, American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting, Las
Vegas, Nevada, September 2011. Poster Exhibit.
4. “Allograft Knee Meniscal Transplantation for the Treatment of Basal Joint Arthritis of the Thumb”, American Association for Hand Surgery Annual Meeting, Boca Raton, Florida, January 2010. Poster Exhibit.
5. “Basal Joint Arthroplasty of the Thumb: The Role of Meniscal Allograft Arthroplasty”,
Hand, Wrist, and Elbow Surgical Skills Course Instructor, Arthrex Inc., Naples, Fl.,
December 5, 2009
6. “Distal Biceps Tendon Ruptures and Repair”, Hand, Wrist, and Elbow Surgical Skills
Course Instructor, Arthrex Inc., Naples, Fl., December 5, 2009
7. “Comparison of Combined Internal and External Fixation with Internal Distraction
Plating for Treatment of Comminuted Intraarticular Fractures of the Distal Radius”,
American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 53rd Annual Meeting, Minneapolis,
Minnesota, September, 1998. Poster Exhibit.
8. “The Effect of Corticosteroid Injection and an Injectable Non-Steroidal Anti
Inflammatory Drug on the Histologic and Biomechanical Properties of Rabbit Tendon
and Cartilage”,
108th Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Association,
The Greenbrier Resort, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
June 10th – 13th, 1995. Poster Exhibit.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 62nd Annual Meeting.
February 17th, 1995. Presentation.
The Ohio Orthopaedic Society, 56th Annual Meeting, May 13, 1995.
Presentation of Barry Friedman Award winning resident paper at 30th
Annual Reich Lecture, The Cleveland Orthopaedic Society,
November, 1994.
9. “Basal Joint Arthroplasty of the Thumb”, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 48th
Annual Meeting, Kansas City, Missouri, assisted AI Froimson MD in demonstration of
tendon interposition arthroplasty and ligament reconstruction of the thumb CMC joint for
Skills Course:, September, 1993.
10. “Biomechanical Cross-sectional, and Clinical Analysis of the Epitenon-first Technique
of Flexor Tendon Repair”, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 48th
Annual Meeting, Kansans City, Missouri, September, 1993. Paper Presentation
11. “Acute Slipped Capital Epiphysis: The Importance of Physeal Stability”, Annual
Meeting of the American Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America May, 1993.
Paper Presentation.
12. “Aortic Anatomy in Children with Myelomeningocele and Congenital Lumbar
Kyphosis”American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 57th Annual Meeting, , New
Orleans, Louisiana, February, 1990. Paper Presentation.
Presentations: Local / Regional:
1. “Shoulder Injuries in Yoga: Prevention and Treatment”, Lifetime Fitness Yoga Teacher Training Course with Jonny Kest, West Bloomfield, Michigan, May, 2014.
2. “Xiaflex (Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum) Use in the Treatment of Dupuytren’s
Contracture of the Hand” Presentation to Metropolitan Detroit Primary Care Physicians,
Birmingham, MI. October 17th, 2011
3. “Orthopaedics on the Leading Edge: Upper Extremity Surgery, Paul S. Shapiro, MD”
WJR Radio 760, Detroit, MI. November 17, 2010.
4. “Surgery Not Only Option For Dupytren’s Contracture”. News segment “Good Health”,
WDIV-TV News 4, Detroit, MI. October 11, 2010.
5. “Allograft Knee Meniscal Transplantation for the Treatment of Basal Joint Arthritis of the Thumb”, Michigan Orthopaedic Society Annual Scientific Conference, Mackinac Island, Michigan. June 20th, 2010. Paper Presentation
6. “Tendinits and Miscellaneous Muscle Conditions of the Upper Extremity”
Lecture Presentation. Doctors Demystify for Occupational and Physical Therapists.
Royal Oak, MI April 2010.
7. “Common Shoulder Problems: Diagnosis and Management”
Lecture Presentation. Traveler’s Insurance Company, Worker’s Compensation /
Automobile Injury Unit, Nurse Case Managers and Claims Adjusters.
Southfield, Michigan, April, 2008.
8. “Common Office Hand Problems for Primary Care” Lecture Presentation. Allen Zieger
Memorial Lecture Series: Bone and Joint Disease for Primary Care 2006. Novi, Michigan, November, 2006.
9. “Common Hand Problems” Lecture Presentation. Department of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation. William Beaumont Hospital. Royal Oak, Michigan, January 2006.
10. “Common Hand Problems” Lecture Presentation. Department of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation. William Beaumont Hospital. Royal Oak, Michigan, March 2004.
11. “Fractures and Dislocations of the Upper Extremity” Lecture Presentation.
Rehabilitation Insurance Nurses Council (RINC), Annual Meeting. Southfield,
Michigan. February, 1999.
12. “Tenosynovitis and Tennis Elbow” Lecture Presentation. Department of Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation, William Beaumont Hospital. Royal Oak, Michigan,
February, 1999.
13. “Compression Neuropathies of the hand and Upper Extremity” Lecture
Presentation. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, William
Beaumont Hospital. Royal Oak, Michigan, February, 1998.
14. “Comparison of Combined Internal and External Fixation with Internal
Distraction-Plating for Treatment of Comminuted Intraarticular Fractures of
the Distal Radius”, Abbott Society Lecture, 1997. San Francisco, California.
May, 1997.
15. “Prevention of Complications in External Fixation of Unstable, Intraarticular
Distal Radius Fractures” The Northern California Chapter of the Western
Orthopaedic Association Annual Scientific Conference. Monterey, California, April
1997.
16. “Establishment of a Diagnosis-Specific Outcomes Research Protocol and Cost
Analysis for Impingement Syndrome and Rotator Cuff Disease” Presentation of
Senior Thesis, Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, The Mount Sinai Medical Center,
Cleveland, Ohio. June, 1996.
17. “Tourniquet Use in Orthopaedic Surgery”: Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, The
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio. June, 1996.
18. “Radiography of the Wrist”: State-wide presentation to Occupational Therapists
at The Comprehensive Review Course on the Management of Injuries and Disorders
of the Wrist. Cleveland, Ohio. October 13, 1995.
19. “Arthroscopic Surgery of Shoulder, Elbow, and Wrist” Presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Greater Cleveland Chapter of the Association of Surgical
Technologists. August 26, 1995.
20. “Impingement / Instability Overlap Syndrome” Presented to Louis U. Bigliani,
M.D., 30th Annual Reich Lecturer of The Cleveland Orthopaedic Society,
November, 1994.
21. “Acute Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis: The Importance of Physeal
Stability” The Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio. September, 1993.