Scholars@Duke
Melissa Mundy Allen

Melissa Mundy Allen

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery

Scholarly Works

Providing Beyond Clinic Hours: A Single-center Analysis of Patient Portal Communication in Pediatric Orthopaedic Care.

Journal article J Pediatr Soc North Am · February 2026 BACKGROUND: Patient portals are an increasingly common tool for patient-provider communication not only improving access for patients but also creating a significant workload for providers. However, their utilization in pediatric orthopaedics remains uncle ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Idiopathic Adolescent Miserable Malalignment.

Journal article J Pediatr Soc North Am · February 2026 UNLABELLED: Miserable malalignment syndrome (MMS), characterized by increased femoral anteversion and external tibial torsion, is a frequently overlooked cause of pain and dysfunction in adolescents. Unlike torsional abnormalities linked to neuromuscular d ... Full text Link to item Cite

Multi-omic expression of the VEGF family relates to Alzheimer's disease across diverse populations.

Journal article Alzheimers Dement · January 2026 INTRODUCTION: The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling family plays a role in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Previous work has shown widespread effects of the members FLT1, FLT4, and VEGFB on AD outcomes. How ... Full text Link to item Cite

Patellar Instability: Diagnostic Workup.

Journal article Video J Sports Med · 2026 BACKGROUND: The patella is a sesamoid bone that comprises a vital component of the extensor mechanism of the knee. It has static and dynamic restraints that differ throughout range of motion of the knee. Tracking, and potentially maltracking, are impacted ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pearls: Desirable Difficulty-Make Learning Harder on Purpose.

Journal article Clinical orthopaedics and related research · January 2024 Full text Cite

Pearls: Lecture Design for Knowledge Construction.

Journal article Clin Orthop Relat Res · June 1, 2023 Full text Link to item Cite

Risk factors for early symptomatic femoroacetabular impingement following in situ fixation of slipped capital femoral epiphysis.

Journal article J Clin Orthop Trauma · May 2022 In situ fixation of slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) results in residual deformity that can cause femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). It is unknown what factors could help differentiate patients who are more likely to become symptomatic. We perform ... Full text Link to item Cite

Treatment for Post-Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis Deformity

Journal article Orthopedic Clinics of North America · January 2020 Full text Cite

Combined Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy and Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction for Recurrent Lateral Patellar Instability in Patients With Multiple Anatomic Risk Factors

Journal article Arthroscopy · August 2018 PurposeTo report the outcomes for combined tibial tubercle osteotomy (TTO) and medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction and assess for potential risk factors f ... Full text Cite

Are Female Soccer Players at an Increased Risk of Second Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Compared With Their Athletic Peers?

Journal article The American Journal of Sports Medicine · October 2016 Background:Female soccer players have a well-known risk for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, but few studies have reported on second ACL injuries in this populatio ... Full text Cite

Neutral mechanical alignment

Journal article The Bone & Joint Journal · January 2016 The cause of dissatisfaction following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) remains elusive. Much attention has been focused on static mechanical alignment as a basis for surgical success and optimising outcomes. More recently, research on both normal an ... Full text Cite