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Rachel Mary Reilly

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery · 2025 - Present Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinical Science Departments

Recent Publications


Alcohol-Based Versus Aqueous Skin Antisepsis Before Surgical Fixation of Open Fractures: A Combined Analysis of 2 Cluster-Randomized Crossover Trials.

Journal Article J Bone Joint Surg Am · June 18, 2025 BACKGROUND: Skin antisepsis remains a vital component in prophylaxis against surgical site infection (SSI); however, for open fractures, it is unclear whether alcohol-based or aqueous solutions should be preferred. The purpose of this study was to compare ... Full text Link to item Cite

What is the Surgical Burden of Treatment for High-Energy Lower Extremity Trauma? A Secondary Analysis of the OUTLET Study.

Journal Article J Orthop Trauma · May 1, 2025 OBJECTIVES: To describe and enumerate surgeries for patients who underwent reconstruction or amputation after severe distal tibial, ankle, and mid- to hindfoot injuries. DESIGN: Secondary analysis of a multicenter prospective observational study. SETTING: ... Full text Link to item Cite

Are Drains Associated With Infection After Operative Fixation of High-Risk Tibial Plateau and Pilon Fractures?

Journal Article J Orthop Trauma · February 1, 2025 OBJECTIVES: To determine the association between closed suction drainage and postoperative infection in patients with tibial plateau or pilon fractures. Secondarily, this study assessed whether intrawound vancomycin powder modified the association of close ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


COTA Trauma Fellowship 2019-2020

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Center for Orthopaedic Trauma Advancement · 2019 - 2020

Supracondylar distal femur fractures

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by St. Louis University · 2016 - 2019

Hip Fracture Evaluation Alternatives of Total Hip vs Hemi-arthroplasty (HEALTH)

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by NYU Langone Medical Center · 2016 - 2019

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine · 2005 M.D.