Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • M.D., Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine 2015
• Expertise
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  Subject Headings

  • Brachial Plexus
  • Brachial Plexus Neuritis
  • Brachial Plexus Neuropathies
  • Brachial plexus--Surgery
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Li, Neill Y., Rachel L. Montoya, Shyam A. Patel, and Julia A. Katarincic. “Understanding Health Economics in Hand Surgery.” J Hand Surg Am, January 6, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2022.11.009.
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    • Li, Neill Y., Nikhil K. Murthy, Collin K. Franz, Robert J. Spinner, Allen T. Bishop, Peter M. Murray, and Alexander Y. Shin. “Upper Extremity Neuropathies Following Severe COVID-19 Infection: A Multicenter Case Series.” World Neurosurg, December 10, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2022.12.027.
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    • Sarcon, Aida K., Neill Y. Li, Matthew T. Houdek, and Steven L. Moran. “Restoration of hamstring function following sciatic nerve resection at the greater sciatic foramen with reconstruction involving acellular nerve allograft and vascularized sural nerve autograft: A case report.” Microsurgery 42, no. 8 (November 2022): 824–28. https://doi.org/10.1002/micr.30970.
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    • Li, N. Y., A. S. Kuczmarski, A. M. Hresko, A. D. Goodman, J. A. Gil, and A. H. Daniels. “Four-Corner Arthrodesis versus Proximal Row Carpectomy: Risk Factors and Complications Associated with Prolonged Postoperative Opioid Use.” Journal of Hand and Microsurgery 14, no. 2 (April 1, 2022): 163–69. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1715426.
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    • Yang, Daniel S., Christopher L. McDonald, Kevin J. DiSilvestro, Shyam A. Patel, Neill Y. Li, Eric M. Cohen, and Alan H. Daniels. “Risk of Dislocation and Revision Following Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients With Prior Lumbar Fusion With Spinopelvic Fixation.” J Arthroplasty, March 22, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2022.03.061.
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    • Lemme, Nicholas J., Neill Y. Li, Edward J. Testa, Alexander S. Kuczmarski, Jacob Modest, Julia A. Katarincic, and Joseph A. Gil. “A Nationwide Epidemiological Analysis of Finger Infections Presenting to Emergency Departments in the United States From 2012 to 2016.” Hand (N Y) 17, no. 2 (March 2022): 302–7. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558944720915614.
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    • Testa, Edward J., Sebastian Orman, Michael A. Bergen, Lauren V. Ready, Neill Y. Li, and Joseph A. Gil. “Variability in Hand Surgery Training Among Plastic and Orthopaedic Surgery Residents.” J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev 6, no. 1 (January 4, 2022). https://doi.org/10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-21-00138.
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    • Glasser, Jillian L., Shyam A. Patel, Neill Y. Li, Ram A. Patel, Alan H. Daniels, and Valentin Antoci. “Understanding Health Economics in Joint Replacement Surgery.” Orthopedics 45, no. 4 (2022): e174–82. https://doi.org/10.3928/01477447-20220401-02.
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    • Testa, Edward J., Jack M. Haglin, Neill Y. Li, M Lane Moore, Joseph A. Gil, Alan H. Daniels, and E Scott Paxton. “Temporal and Geographic Trends in Medicare Reimbursement of Primary and Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty: 2000 to 2020.” J Am Acad Orthop Surg 29, no. 24 (December 15, 2021): e1396–1406. https://doi.org/10.5435/JAAOS-D-20-01369.
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    • Ready, Lauren V., Neill Y. Li, Samantha Worobey, Nicholas J. Lemme, Daniel S. Yang, JaeWon Yang, Michael Krill, and Brett D. Owens. “Influence of Preseason Versus In-Season Play on Achilles Tendon Injuries in the National Football League.” Orthop J Sports Med 9, no. 12 (December 2021): 23259671211056084. https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671211056083.
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    • Li, Neill Y., Gabriel I. Onor, Nicholas J. Lemme, and Joseph A. Gil. “Epidemiology of Peripheral Nerve Injuries in Sports, Exercise, and Recreation in the United States, 2009 - 2018.” Phys Sportsmed 49, no. 3 (September 2021): 355–62. https://doi.org/10.1080/00913847.2020.1850151.
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    • Li, Neill Y., Justin E. Kleiner, Andrew P. Harris, Avi D. Goodman, and Julia A. Katarincic. “Pediatric Digit Replantation Following Traumatic Amputation: Nationwide Analysis of Patient Selection, Outcomes, and Cost.” Hand (N Y) 16, no. 5 (September 2021): 612–18. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558944719873150.
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    • Patel, Shyam A., Christopher L. McDonald, Neill Y. Li, Jacob M. Babu, Alan H. Daniels, and Jeffrey A. Rihn. “Understanding Health Economics in Spine Surgery.” Jbjs Rev 9, no. 3 (March 5, 2021). https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.RVW.20.00124.
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    • Kuczmarski, Alexander S., Christopher W. Myers, Van Krueger, Neill Y. Li, Kalpit N. Shah, and Edward Akelman. “Gorham Disease Limited to the Left Upper Extremity Without Hand Involvement.” J Hand Surg Am 46, no. 2 (February 2021): 154.e1-154.e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2020.03.015.
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    • Yang, Daniel S., Neill Y. Li, Dominic T. Kleinhenz, Shyam Patel, and Alan H. Daniels. “Risk of Postoperative Complications and Revision Surgery Following Robot-assisted Posterior Lumbar Spinal Fusion.” Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 45, no. 24 (December 15, 2020): E1692–98. https://doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0000000000003701.
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    • Patel, Shyam A., Neill Y. Li, Daniel S. Yang, Daniel B. C. Reid, Kevin J. Disilvestro, Jacob M. Babu, Eren O. Kuris, Tom Barrett, and Alan H. Daniels. “Patients Who Undergo Primary Lumbar Spine Fusion After Recent but Not Remote Total Hip Arthroplasty Are at Increased Risk for Complications, Revision Surgery, and Prolonged Opioid Use.” World Neurosurg 144 (December 2020): e523–32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2020.08.210.
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    • Li, Neill Y., Justin E. Kleiner, Edward J. Testa, Nicholas J. Lemme, Avi D. Goodman, and Julie A. Katarincic. “Effect of Hospital Characteristics on Performance of Pediatric Digit Replantation in the United States.” Journal of Hand and Microsurgery, November 19, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1719230.
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    • Yang, Daniel S., Shyam A. Patel, Kevin J. DiSilvestro, Neill Y. Li, and Alan H. Daniels. “Postoperative complication rates and hazards-model survival analysis of revision surgery following occipitocervical and atlanto-axial fusion.” N Am Spine Soc J 3 (October 2020): 100017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xnsj.2020.100017.
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    • Twomey-Kozak, John, Salomi Desai, Wenguang Liu, Neill Y. Li, Nicholas Lemme, Qian Chen, Brett D. Owens, and Chathuraka T. Jayasuriya. “Distal-Less Homeobox 5 Is a Therapeutic Target for Attenuating Hypertrophy and Apoptosis of Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells.” Int J Mol Sci 21, no. 14 (July 8, 2020). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21144823.
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    • Yang, Daniel S., Neill Y. Li, Michael C. Mariorenzi, Dominic T. Kleinhenz, Eric M. Cohen, and Alan H. Daniels. “Surgical Treatment of Patients With Dual Hip and Spinal Degenerative Disease: Effect of Surgical Sequence of Spinal Fusion and Total Hip Arthroplasty on Postoperative Complications.” Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 45, no. 10 (May 15, 2020): E587–93. https://doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0000000000003351.
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    • Gil, Joseph A., Avi D. Goodman, Andrew P. Harris, Neill Y. Li, and Arnold-Peter C. Weiss. “Cost-Effectiveness of Initial Revision Digit Amputation Performed in the Emergency Department Versus the Operating Room.” Hand (N Y) 15, no. 2 (March 2020): 208–14. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558944718790577.
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    • Li, Neill Y., Shyam A. Patel, Wesley M. Durand, Lauren V. Ready, Brett D. Owens, and Alan H. Daniels. “Increased Risk of Chronic Opioid Use and Revision After Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion in Patients with Prior Shoulder Arthroscopy.” World Neurosurg 135 (March 2020): e202–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2019.11.116.
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    • Li, Neill Y., Steven F. DeFroda, Wesley Durand, Daniel B. C. Reid, Brett D. Owens, and Alan H. Daniels. “Risk of Revision Shoulder Surgery, Complications, and Prolonged Opioid Use in Patients Undergoing Shoulder Arthroscopy Who Have Previously Undergone Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.” Arthroscopy 36, no. 2 (February 2020): 367-372.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arthro.2019.08.037.
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    • Lemme, Nicholas J., Neill Y. Li, John Twomey-Kozak, Steven F. DeFroda, Zachary Silber, Alan H. Daniels, and Craig P. Eberson. “Characterization and Fate of Unpublished Research Articles Reported by Orthopedic Surgery Residency Applicants.” J Surg Educ 77, no. 3 (2020): 698–703. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.11.005.
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    • Newberry, Jake, Salomi Desai, Cecily Adler, Neill Li, Naga Padmini Karamchedu, Braden C. Fleming, and Chathuraka T. Jayasuriya. “SDF-1 preconditioned HPC scaffolds mobilize cartilage-derived progenitors and stimulate meniscal fibrocartilage repair in human explant tissue culture.” Connect Tissue Res 61, no. 3–4 (2020): 338–48. https://doi.org/10.1080/03008207.2019.1689966.
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    • Li, Neill Y., Nicholas J. Lemme, Steven F. Defroda, Elvis Nunez, Davis A. Hartnett, and Brett D. Owens. “Performance After Operative Versus Nonoperative Management of Shoulder Instability in the National Basketball Association.” Orthop J Sports Med 7, no. 12 (December 2019): 2325967119889331. https://doi.org/10.1177/2325967119889331.
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    • Li, Neill Y., Philip A. Gruppuso, Saisanjana Kalagara, Adam E. M. Eltorai, J Mason DePasse, and Alan H. Daniels. “Critical Assessment of the Contemporary Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Application Process.” J Bone Joint Surg Am 101, no. 21 (November 6, 2019): e114. https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.18.00587.
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    • Lemme, Nicholas J., Neill Y. Li, Justin E. Kleiner, Sydney Tan, Steven F. DeFroda, and Brett D. Owens. “Epidemiology and Video Analysis of Achilles Tendon Ruptures in the National Basketball Association.” Am J Sports Med 47, no. 10 (August 2019): 2360–66. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546519858609.
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    • Harris, Andrew P., Avi D. Goodman, Joseph A. Gil, Neill Li, Jeremy Raducha, and Arnold-Peter C. Weiss. “The Trapezium Dislocation: Case Presentation, Review of the Literature, Radiographic Analysis, Proposed Classification, and Treatment.” Hand (N Y) 14, no. 3 (May 2019): 299–304. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558944717744339.
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    • Li, N. Y., S. Kalagara, A. Hersey, A. E. M. Eltorai, A. H. Daniels, and A. I. Cruz. “Impact of obesity on operative treatment and inpatient outcomes of paediatric limb fractures.” Bone Joint J 101-B, no. 4 (April 2019): 491–96. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.101B4.BJJ-2018-0740.R2.
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    • Li, Neill Y., Avi D. Goodman, Nicholas J. Lemme, and Brett D. Owens. “Epidemiology of Elbow Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries in Throwing Versus Contact Athletes of the National Collegiate Athletic Association: Analysis of the 2009-2010 to 2013-2014 Seasons.” Orthop J Sports Med 7, no. 4 (April 2019): 2325967119836428. https://doi.org/10.1177/2325967119836428.
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    • Jayasuriya, Chathuraka T., John Twomey-Kozak, Jake Newberry, Salomi Desai, Peter Feltman, Jonathan R. Franco, Neill Li, Richard Terek, Michael G. Ehrlich, and Brett D. Owens. “Human Cartilage-Derived Progenitors Resist Terminal Differentiation and Require CXCR4 Activation to Successfully Bridge Meniscus Tissue Tears.” Stem Cells 37, no. 1 (January 2019): 102–14. https://doi.org/10.1002/stem.2923.
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    • Harris, Andrew P., Avi D. Goodman, Joseph A. Gil, Andrew D. Sobel, Neill Y. Li, Jeremy E. Raducha, Grayson L. Baird, and Julia A. Katarincic. “Incidence, Timing, and Risk Factors for Secondary Revision After Primary Revision of Traumatic Digit Amputations.” J Hand Surg Am 43, no. 11 (November 2018): 1040.e1-1040.e11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2018.03.028.
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    • Lemme, Nicholas J., Neill Y. Li, Steven F. DeFroda, Justin Kleiner, and Brett D. Owens. “Epidemiology of Achilles Tendon Ruptures in the United States: Athletic and Nonathletic Injuries From 2012 to 2016.” Orthop J Sports Med 6, no. 11 (November 2018): 2325967118808238. https://doi.org/10.1177/2325967118808238.
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    • Goodman, Avi D., Steven F. DeFroda, Joseph A. Gil, Justin E. Kleiner, Neill Y. Li, and Brett D. Owens. “Season-Ending Shoulder Injuries in the National Collegiate Athletic Association: Data From the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program, 2009-2010 Through 2013-2014.” Am J Sports Med 46, no. 8 (July 2018): 1936–42. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546518773062.
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    • Durand, Wesley M., Joseph R. Johnson, Neill Y. Li, JaeWon Yang, Adam E. M. Eltorai, J Mason DePasse, and Alan H. Daniels. “Hospital competitive intensity and perioperative outcomes following lumbar spinal fusion.” Spine J 18, no. 4 (April 2018): 626–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2017.08.256.
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    • Li, Neill Y., William J. Bruce, Cara Joyce, Norman M. Decker, and Teresa Cappello. “Obesity's Influence on Operative Management of Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures.” J Pediatr Orthop 38, no. 3 (March 2018): e118–21. https://doi.org/10.1097/BPO.0000000000001126.
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    • Harris, Andrew P., Joey Johnson, Augusta Kluk, Neill Y. Li, Avi D. Goodman, and Edward Akelman. “Polymicrobial pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis of the index finger and first ray resulting from autophagia.” J Orthop 14, no. 3 (September 2017): 403–5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jor.2017.06.014.
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    • Liu, G., H. Wu, and N. Y. Li. “Theme Discussion of "Hierarchical Diagnosis and Treatment System".” Chinese General Practice 19, no. 16 (June 1, 2016): 1917–23. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1007-9572.2016.16.015.
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    • Weber, C. E., A. N. Kothari, P. Y. Wai, N. Y. Li, J. Driver, M. A. C. Zapf, C. A. Franzen, et al. “Osteopontin mediates an MZF1-TGF-β1-dependent transformation of mesenchymal stem cells into cancer-associated fibroblasts in breast cancer.” Oncogene 34, no. 37 (September 10, 2015): 4821–33. https://doi.org/10.1038/onc.2014.410.
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    • Li, Neill Y., Liping Tong, Andrew S. Barbas, Syamal D. Bhattacharya, Philip Y. Wai, and Paul C. Kuo. “Renal response following perioperative ketorolac analgesia in living kidney donation.” Transplantation 99, no. 3 (March 2015): e22–23. https://doi.org/10.1097/TP.0000000000000597.
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    • Li, Neill Y., Cynthia E. Weber, Philip Y. Wai, Bruce D. Cuevas, Jiwang Zhang, Paul C. Kuo, and Zhiyong Mi. “An MAPK-dependent pathway induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition via Twist activation in human breast cancer cell lines.” Surgery 154, no. 2 (August 2013): 404–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2013.05.012.
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    • Balsara, Rashna, Neill Li, Danielle Weber-Adrian, Louxiu Huang, and Francis J. Castellino. “Opposing action of conantokin-G on synaptically and extrasynaptically-activated NMDA receptors.” Neuropharmacology 62, no. 7 (June 2012): 2227–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropharm.2012.01.018.
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    • Weber, Cynthia E., Neill Y. Li, Philip Y. Wai, and Paul C. Kuo. “Epithelial-mesenchymal transition, TGF-β, and osteopontin in wound healing and tissue remodeling after injury.” J Burn Care Res 33, no. 3 (2012): 311–18. https://doi.org/10.1097/BCR.0b013e318240541e.
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  • Book Sections

    • Li, N. Y., P. C. Kuo, and P. Y. Wai. “Tumor-stroma interaction and cancer progression.” In Interaction of Immune and Cancer Cells, 25–48, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1300-4_2.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Li, Neill Y., Cynthia E. Weber, Zhiyong Mi, Philip Y. Wai, Bruce D. Cuevas, and Paul C. Kuo. “Osteopontin up-regulates critical epithelial-mesenchymal transition transcription factors to induce an aggressive breast cancer phenotype.” In J Am Coll Surg, 217:17–26, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.02.025.
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    • Defroda, Steve, Kalpit Shah, Neill Y. Li, Joseph Gil, John Schiller, and Aristides Cruz. “Season Variation in Lyme Arthritis Evaluated in a Northeastern State with a Single Pediatric Emergency Department,” n.d.
    • Gil, Joseph, Andrew Harris, Avi Goodman, Neilll Li, and Arnold-Peter Weiss. “Cost of Revision Finger Tip Amputation Performed in the Emergency Department Versus the Operating Room,” n.d.
    • Harris, Andrew, Neill Li, Avi Goodman, Joseph Gil, and Julie Katarincic. “Cost of Revision Finger Tip Amputation Performed in the Emergency Department Versus the Operating Room,” n.d.
    • Li, Neill, B. Vorrius, J. Katarincic, and Q. Chen. “Matrilin-2 and Chitosan Form a Three-Dimensional Scaffold within a Collagen Conduit and Increase the Rate of Schwann Cell Migration,” n.d.
    • Li, Neill, Chathuraka Jayasuriya, Brett Owens, Peter Feltman, J. Franco, Jack Twomey-Kozak, Jake Newberry, et al. “Cartilage Progenitor Cells Successfully Bridge Meniscal Tear and Resist Cellular Hypertrophy,” n.d.
    • Li, Neill, Cindy Weber, Philip Wai, Bruce Cuevas, Paul Kuo, and Zhiyong Mi. “MAPK Dependent Pathway Induces Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition via Twist Activation in Human Breast Cancer Cells,” n.d.
    • Li, Neill, G. Onor, N. Lemme, and C. Got. “Sport and Recreation Related Peripheral Nerve Injuries Presenting to United States Emergency Departments,” n.d.
    • Li, Neill, J. Gil, A. Daniels, and C. Got. “Perioperative Opioid Use In Wrist Fusion,” n.d.
    • Li, Neill, J. Kleiner, and C. Got. “Nerve Graft in Mixed Peripheral and Sensory Nerve Injuries of the Upper Extremity: National Analysis of Trends and Outcomes between 2002 and 2014,,” n.d.
    • Li, Neill, M. Feng, Y. Qiu, J. Ding, W. Liu, B. Vorius, S. Liam, and Q. Chen. “Sonic Hedgehog from Human Osteoarthritis Cartilage-Resistant Mesenchymal Stem Cells Drives Senescence Associated Secretory Phenotype and Cartilage Aging,” n.d.
    • Li, Neill, N. Lemme, S. Defroda, J. Kleiner, and B. Owens. “Epidemiology and Video Analysis of Achilles Tendon Ruptures in the National Basketball Association,” n.d.
    • Li, Neill, Saisanjana Kalagara, Andrew Harris, and Aristides Cruz. “Influence of Obesity on the Open Operative Treatment of Pediatric Upper Extremity Fractures,” n.d.
    • Li, Neill, and A. Kuczmarksi. “Differences in Opioid Use following Endoscopic and Open Cubital Tunnel Release: A National Comparison,” n.d.

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