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Kevin Freedman, M.D.

Kevin Freedman, M.D.

Specialties: Sports Medicine Surgeon

Dr. Freedman graduated from Princeton University and completed his residency and medical school training at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed a fellowship in Sports Medicine at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center in Chicago, IL and is Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery with a Subspecialty Certificate in Sports Medicine.

With a focused practice in sports medicine injuries to the knee and shoulder, Dr. Freedman has particular expertise in the treatment of complex knee and shoulder ligament and cartilage injuries.  As the Director of the Bryn Mawr Hospital Cartilage Restoration Program, he specializes in cartilage restoration techniques, as well as arthroscopic reconstruction and joint replacement of the knee and shoulder.  He provides care to athletes at several local high schools and colleges.  He has been recognized as one of the areas “Top Doctors” in Philadelphia Magazine and Main Line Today.

 

Professional Profile

Education

  • A.B., Princeton University
  • M.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • M.S.C.E., University of Pennsylvania
  • Internship, Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship, Sports Medicine, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center

Titles & Certifications

  • Board Certified, Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Sub-Specialty Board Certification, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Thomas Jefferson Medical College
  • Medical Director, Bryn Mawr Hospital Cartilage Restoration Program

Professional Associations

  • Arthroscopy Association of North America
  • American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society
  • Philadelphia Orthopaedic Society
  • Philadelphia Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
  • Pennsylvania Medical Society
  • Montgomery County Medical Society

Hospital Affiliations

  • Bryn Mawr Hospital

Publications (Show)

  Publications

Publications, peer reviewed (5 most significant in bold):


    • Freedman KB, Glasgow SG.  Arthroscopic roofplasty:  Correction of an extension deficit following conservative treatment of a type III tibial avulsion fracture.  Arthroscopy, 11(2): 231-234, 1995.

    • Freedman KB, Williams GR, Iannotti JP.  Impingement syndrome following total shoulder arthroplasty and humeral hemiarthroplasty: Treatment with arthroscopic acromioplasty.  Arthroscopy, 14(7): 665-670, 1998.

    • Freedman KB, Glasgow MT, Glasgow SG, Bernstein J.  Anterior cruciate ligament injury and reconstruction among university students.  Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research, 356: 208-212, 1998.

    • Freedman KB, Bernstein J.  The adequacy of medical school education in musculoskeletal medicine.  Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery – American Volume, 80-A(10): 1410-1427, 1998.

    • Freedman KB, Hahn GV, Fitzgerald RH.  Unusual case of septic arthritis of the hip: Spread from adjacent adductor pyomyositis.  Journal of Arthroplasty, 14(7): 886-891, 1999.

    • Freedman KB, Bernstein, J.  Current Concepts Review: Sample size and statistical power in clinical orthopaedic research. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery – American Volume, 81-A(10): 1454-1460, 1999.

    • Freedman KB, Brookenthal K, Fitzgerald RH, Williams S, Lonner J.  A meta-analysis of thromboembolic prophylaxis following elective total hip arthroplasty. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery – American Volume, 82-A(7): 929-938, 2000.

    • Freedman KB, Kaplan FS, Bilker WB, Strom BL, Lowe RA. Treatment of osteoporosis: Are physicians missing an opportunity?  Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery – American Volume, 82-A(8): 1063-1070, 2000.

    • Freedman KB, Back S, Bernstein, J.  Sample size and statistical power in randomized control trials in orthopaedics.  Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery – British Volume, 83-B(3): 397-402, 2001.

    • Brookenthal K, Freedman KB, Lotke PA, Fitzgerald RH, Lonner J. A meta-analysis of thromboembolic prophylaxis following elective total knee arthroplasty.  Journal of Arthroplasty, 16(3): 293-300, 2001.

    • Hamilton W, Freedman KB, Haupt HM, Lackman R. Knee Pain in a 40-Year-Old Man. Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research, 383: 282-285, 290-292, 2001.

    • Romeo AA, Cole BJ, Mazzocca AD, Fox JA, Freedman KB, Joy E.  Autologous chondrocyte repair of an articular cartilage defect in the humeral head: A case report and review of the literature.   Arthroscopy, Oct., 18(8):925-9, 2002.

    • Freedman KB, Bernstein J. Educational deficiencies in musculoskeletal medicine.  Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – American Volume, 84-A(4): 604-608, 2002.

    • Freedman KB, Nho S, Cole BJ. Marrow stimulating technique to augment meniscus repair.  Arthroscopy, 19(7):  794-798, 2003.

    • Bernstein J, McGuire K, Freedman KB, Statistical sampling and hypothesis testing in orthopaedic research.  Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research, 413:  55-62, 2003.

    • Freedman KB, D’Amato, MJ, Nedoff DD, Katz A, Bach BR Jr.  Arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A meta-analysis comparing patellar tendon and hamstring autografts. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 31(1): 2-11, 2003.

    • Cole BJ, Freedman KB, Taksali S, Hingtgen B, DiMasi M, Bach BR Jr, Hurwitz DE, Use of a lateral offset short-leg walking cast before high tibial osteotomy.  Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research, 408:209-17, 2003.

    • Metha SV, Lomasney LM, Demos TC, Freedman KB, Radiologic Case Study: Patellar tendon rupture.  Orthopaedics: 27(5):438, 522-525, 2004.

    • Freedman KB, Smith A, Romeo AA, Cole BJ, Bach BR.  Open Bankart repair versus arthroscopic repair with transglenoid sutures or bioabsorbable tacks for recurrent anterior instability of the shoulder: A meta-analysis.  American Journal of Sports Medicine, 32(6): 1520-1527, 2004.

    • Giannoulias CS, Freedman KB.  Knee dislocations:  Management of the multiligament injured knee.  American Journal of Orthopaedics, Nov, 2004.

    • Spindler KP, Kuhn JE, Freedman KB, Matthews C, Dittus RS, Harrell FE.  ACL reconstruction autograft choice:  Does it really matter? A systematic review.    American Journal of Sports Medicine, 32(8): 1986-95, 2004.

    • Nho SJ, Freedman KB, Bansal SL, Romeo AA, Bach BR, Bush-Joseph CA, Turner DA, Cole BJ.  The effect of radiofrequency energy on nonweight-bearing areas of bone following shoulder and knee arthroscopy. Orthopaedics, 28(4): 392-399, 2005.

    • Carreira DA, Fox JA, Freedman KB, Bach BR Jr. Displaced nonunion patellar fracture following use of a patellar tendon autorgraft for ACL reconstruction: case report. Journal Knee Surgery, 18(2): 131-4, 2005.

    • Lamar DS, Bartolozzi AR, Freedman KB, Nagda SH, Fawcett C. Thermal modification of partial tears of the anterior cruciate ligament. Arthroscopy, 21(7): 809-14, 2005.


    • Fagelman M, Freedman KB. Revision reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament: Evaluation and management. American Journal of Orthopaedics, July, 2005: 319-328.Wei AS, Callaci JJ, Juknelis D, Marra G, Tonino P, Freedman KB, Wezeman FH. The effect of corticosteroid on collagen expression in injured rotator cuff tendon. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – American Volume, 88-A(6): 1331-8, 2006.

    • Shook JB, Frank GH, Freedman KB. Arthroscopic suture fixation of tibial eminence fractures. Orthopaedics, 29: 577-83, 2006

    • Fagelman M, Santori M, Freedman KB, Patwardhan AG, Carandang G, Marra G. Biomechanics of coracoacromial arch modification.  J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 16(1): 101-6. Jan-Feb, 2007.

    • Nho SJ, Shindle MK, Sherman SL, Freedman KB, Lyman S, MacGillvray, JD.  Systematic review of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and mini-open rotator cuff repair.  Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – American Volume, 89-A(Suppl 3): 127-36, 2007.

    • Forsythe K, Freedman KB, Stover MD, Patwardhan AG.  Comparison of a novel FiberWire-botton construct versus metallic screw fixation in a syndesmotic injury model.  Foot Ankle Int, Jan: 29(1): 49-54, 2008.


Publications, non-peer reviewed:


    • Freedman KB, Coleman SH, Olenac C, Cole BJ.  The biology of cartilage injuries and the microfracture technique for the treatment of articular cartilage lesions.  Seminars in Arthroplasty, 13(3):  202-209, 2002.

    • Fox JA, Freedman KB, Lee SJ, Cole BJ.  Fresh osteochondral allograft transplantation for articular cartilage defects.  Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine, 10(3); 168-173, 2002.

    • Freedman KB, Bach BR.  Operative technique for open rotator-cuff repair:  Multi-suture technique.  Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics, 12(3):156-161, 2002.

    • Tu K, Cole, B, Freedman KB, Augmentation of meniscus repair. Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine, 11(2): 127-133, 2003O’Leary PT, Freedman KB, Articular cartilage injury: historical aspects of treatment.  Loyola University-Chicago Orthopaedic Journal, 13: 58-67, 2004.

    • Giannoulias C, Freedman KB, Knee dislocations:  Evaluation and management.  Loyola University-Chicago Orthopaedic Journal, 12: 60-67, 2003.

    • Shook JB, Frank HG, Freedman KB, Fixation of tibial eminence fractures using suture.  Loyola University-Chicago Orthopaedic Journal, 13: 68-73, 2004.

    • O’Leary PT, Freedman KB, Articular cartilage injury: historical aspects of treatment.  Loyola University-Chicago Orthopaedic Journal, 13: 58-67, 2004.


Abstracts:


    • Freedman KB, Glasgow MT, Glasgow SG, Bernstein J.  The effect of anterior cruciate ligament injury and reconstruction on the academic performance of university students. Orthop Trans, Vol 22, 1998.

    • Freedman KB, Williams GR, Iannotti JP.  Impingement syndrome following total shoulder arthroplasty and humeral hemiarthroplasty: Treatment with arthroscopic acromioplasty. Orthop Trans, Vol 22, 1998.

    • Freedman KB, Lowe RA.  The adequacy of diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis in post-menopausal women.  Orthop Trans, Vol 22, 1999.