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Jonathan F Dickens

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery · 2022 - Present Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinical Science Departments

Recent Publications


Return to play and recurrent instability rates in open versus arthroscopic anterior shoulder stabilisation in the contact and collision athlete: A systematic review.

Journal Article Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc · April 2026 PURPOSE: The purpose of this systematic review is to compare return-to-play and recurrence rates in collision and contact athletes who undergo open or arthroscopic Bankart repair. METHODS: The literature search was performed based on the preferred reportin ... Full text Link to item Cite

Posterior Shoulder Soft Tissue Stabilization Return to Play Criteria Vary Among Investigations: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article Sports Med Arthrosc Rev · March 1, 2026 ABSTRACT: Despite increasing rates of posterior shoulder instability surgery, return-to-play (RTP) rates vary widely. There is little available literature regarding specific criteria used to allow unrestricted RTP. We aimed to identify and describe the cri ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cost-effectiveness of open biceps tenodesis for superior labral tears in patients younger than 30 years: a Markov analysis.

Journal Article J Shoulder Elbow Surg · March 2026 BACKGROUND: Biceps tenodesis (BT) has emerged as an alternative to arthroscopic labral repair (ALR) in younger patients with superior labral anterior-posterior (SLAP) tears. The purpose of this study is to perform a Markov model-based cost-effectiveness an ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Arthroscopic versus Open Stabilization of Shoulder Instability with Subcortical Bone Loss "Fixed Price"

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by University of Pittsburgh · 2022 - 2026

Arthroscopic versus Open Stabilization of Shoulder Instability with Subcortical Bone Loss "Cost Reimbursement"

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by University of Pittsburgh · 2021 - 2026

Duke Sports Medicine Fellowship Program AY25-26

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Arthroscopy Association of North America · 2025 - 2026

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Education


Indiana University, School of Medicine · 2007 M.D.