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John D. Wyrick, MD

Adjunct Professor

Orthopaedic Surgery | College of Medicine

Education/Credentials
  • Fellowship: Martin Allgower AO Traveling Trauma
  • Fellowship: University of Cincinnati (Hand Surgery)
  • Residency: Wright State University (Orthopaedic Surgery)
  • Internship : University of Cincinnati (General Surgery )
  • Medical Degree: Wright State University
  • Bachelor's Degree: Ohio State University (Microbiology)
Board Certifications & Licenses

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (Certification Date: 1994-07-15) - (Recertification Date: 2015-01-01)

Specialties

Orthopaedic Surgery

Contact Information

Clinical Interests

Hand Surgery

Orthopaedic Surgery

Abnormal Growth

Acquired Joint Deformities

Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Injury

Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen shoulder)

Aneurysmal Bone Cysts

Ankle Fracture

Ankle Sprain

Arm Fracture

Arm Injuries

Arthralgia

Arthritis

Athletic Injuries

Avascular Necrosis (Aseptic necrosis)

Bone Anteversion

Bone Infections

Bone Metastases

Bone Retroversion

Bone Spurs (Osteophytes)

Bursitis

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Chondrocalcinosis

Compartment Syndromes

Complex Deformities

Complex Periarticular Fractures

Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

De Quervain's Tenosynovitis

Disarticulation

Dislocated Elbow

Dislocated Shoulder

Dislocations

Elbow Fracture

Exostoses

Foot Deformities

Foot Fracture

Foot Injuries

Fractures

Giant Cell Tumor of Tendon Sheath

Golfer's Elbow (Medial Epicondylitis)

Greenstick fractures

Hand Injuries

Hand Pain

Hand, Wrist, Elbow or Injury

Hip Fracture

Humeral Fractures

Incomplete Fracture

Intra-Articular Fractures

Joint Diseases

Joint Dislocation

Joint Pain

Knee Arthritis

Knee Dislocation

Knee Fracture

Knee Injuries

Knee Ligament Injury

Knee Osteoarthritis

Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) Injury

Leg Fracture

Leg Length Discrepancy

Malunion Fractures

Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Injury

Median Neuropathy

Musculoskeletal Trauma

Nonunion Fractures

Orthopaedic Trauma

Osteoarthritis (Degenerative Arthritis)

Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Osteomyelitis (Bone Infection)

Patella Tendon Tear

Patellar Tendon Rupture

Pelvic Fractures

Periprosthetic Fractures

Post-Traumatic Arthritis

Proximal and Distal Bicep Tendon Tear

Quadricep Tendon Rupture

Quadricep Tendon Tear

Radius Fractures

Rotator Cuff Injury

Rotator Cuff Tear

Separated Shoulder

Septic Arthritis

Shoulder Dislocation

Shoulder Fractures

Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

Shoulder Injury

Spontaneous Fractures

Sports Related Injuries

Tendinitis

Tendinopathy

Tendon Injuries

Tendonitis

Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)

Thumb Arthritis

Trigger Finger (Stenosing tenosynovitis)

Ulnar Nerve Compression Syndromes

Ununited Fractures

Wrist Injuries

Wrist Pain

Peer Reviewed Publications

Schumaier, Adam P; Southam, Brendan R; Avilucea, Frank R; Finnan, Ryan P; Wyrick, John D; Archdeacon, Michael T; Le, Theodore T 2019. Factors Predictive of Blocking Screw Placement in Retrograde Nailing of Distal Femur Fractures. Journal of orthopaedic trauma, 33 6, e229-e233

Dailey, Steven K; Miller, Ashley R; Kakazu, Rafael; Wyrick, John D; Stern, Peter J 2018. The Effectiveness of Mini-C-Arm Fluoroscopy for the Closed Reduction of Distal Radius Fractures in Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial. The Journal of hand surgery, 43 10, 927-931

Schumaier, Adam Phillip; Avilucea, Frank Roman; Southam, Brendan Ryan; Sinha, Preetha; Le, Theodore Toan; Wyrick, John Dwight; Archdeacon, Michael Thomas 2018. Terminal position of a tibial intramedullary nail: a computed tomography (CT) based study. European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society, ,

Kakazu, Rafael; Dailey, Steven K; Schroeder, Amanda J; Wyrick, John D; Archdeacon, Michael T 2016. Iatrogenic Radial Nerve Palsy After Humeral Shaft Nonunion Repair: More Common Than You Think. Journal of orthopaedic trauma, 30 5, 256-61

d'Heurle, Albert; Kazemi, Namdar; Connelly, Camille; Wyrick, John D; Archdeacon, Michael T; Le, Theodore T 2015. Prospective Randomized Comparison of Locked Plates vs. Non-Locked Plates for the Treatment of High-Energy Pilon Fractures. Journal of orthopaedic trauma, ,

Wyrick, John D; Dailey, Steven K; Gunzenhaeuser, Jacob M; Casstevens, E Christopher 2015. Management of Complex Elbow Dislocations: A Mechanistic Approach. The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 23 5, 297-306

Bonnaig, Nicolas S; Casstevens, Chris; Archdeacon, Michael T; Connelly, Camille; Monaco, Nathan; Wyrick, John D; Le, T Toan 2014. Fix It Or Discard It? A Retrospective Analysis Of Functional Outcomes After Surgically Treated Patella Fractures Comparing ORIF With Partial Patellectomy. Journal of orthopaedic trauma, ,

Dailey, Steven K; Wyrick, John D 2014. Femoral Lengthening Over an Intramedullary Nail: A Case of Failed Distraction: A Case Report. JBJS case connector, 4 3, e68-e6

Casstevens, Chris; Le, Toan; Archdeacon, Michael T; Wyrick, John D 2012. Management of extra-articular fractures of the distal tibia: intramedullary nailing versus plate fixation. The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 20 11, 675-83

Archdeacon, Michael T; Simon, Patrick M; Wyrick, John D 2007. The influence of insurance status on the transfer of femoral fracture patients to a level-I trauma center. The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 89 12, 2625-31

Archdeacon, Michael T; Wyrick, John D 2006. Reduction plating for provisional fracture fixation. Journal of orthopaedic trauma, 20 3, 206-11

Wyrick, J D; Youse, B D; Kiefhaber, T R 1998. Scapholunate ligament repair and capsulodesis for the treatment of static scapholunate dissociation. Journal of hand surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland), 23 6, 776-80

Reilly, K E; Linz, J C; Stern, P J; Giza, E; Wyrick, J D 1997. Osteomyelitis of the tubular bones of the hand. The Journal of hand surgery, 22 4, 644-9

Lin, H H; Wyrick, J D; Stern, P J 1995. Proximal interphalangeal joint silicone replacement arthroplasty: clinical results using an anterior approach. The Journal of hand surgery, 20 1, 123-32

Wyrick, J D; Stern, P J; Kiefhaber, T R 1995. Motion-preserving procedures in the treatment of scapholunate advanced collapse wrist: proximal row carpectomy versus four-corner arthrodesis. The Journal of hand surgery, 20 6, 965-70

Cantor, R M; Stern, P J; Wyrick, J D; Michaels, S E 1994. The relevance of ligament tears or perforations in the diagnosis of wrist pain: an arthrographic study. The Journal of hand surgery, 19 6, 945-53

Wyrick, J D; Stern, P J 1992. Secondary nerve reconstruction. Hand clinics, 8 3, 587-98

Wyrick, J D; Stern, P J; Bruno, L P; Alexander, J W 1988. The inhibition of skeletal changes in a rat burn model with a local muscle flap. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 81 2, 246-50

Kakazu R.;Wyrick J. 12-01-2018. Management of Complex Proximal Humerus Fractures: What Is the Role of Open Reduction and Internal Fi Current Geriatrics Reports, 7 4, 264-271

Ho S.;Stern P.;Alexander J.;Bruno L.;Wyrick J.;Waymack J. 12-01-1987. Relationship of prostaglandin E2 to pathologic new bone formation in a burn model Surgical Forum, 38 , 540-542

Wyrick J.D.;Dailey S.K. 11-04-2015. Complex elbow dislocations Shoulder and Elbow Trauma and its Complications, 2 , 13-45

Wyrick J.D.;Jimenez A.W. 11-04-2015. Fractures of the proximal radius and ulna: Coronoid fractures Shoulder and Elbow Trauma and its Complications, 2 , 145-166

Wyrick J.D.;Keller T.J. 11-04-2015. Persistent elbow instability Shoulder and Elbow Trauma and its Complications, 2 , 225-246

D'Heurle A.;Le T.;Grawe B.;Casstevens E.;Edgington J.;Archdeacon M.;Wyrick J. 11-01-2013. Perioperative risks associated with the operative treatment of clavicle fractures Injury, 44 11, 1579-1581

McCormack R.;Apostle K.;Boyer D.;Moola F.;Perey B.;Stone T.;Viskontas D.;Michael Lemke H.;Zomar M.;Moon K.;Moon R.;Oatt A.;Buckley R.E.;Duffy P.;Korley R.;Puloski S.;Johnston K.;Powell J.;Carcary K.;Sanders D.;Lawendy A.;Tieszer C.;Stephen D.;Kreder H.;Jenkinson R.;Nousiainen M.;Axelrod T.;Murnaghan J.;Nam D.;Wadey V.;Yee A.;Milner K.;Kunz M.;Schemitsch E.H.;Ahn H.;Hall J.A.;McKee M.D.;Whelan D.B.;Nauth A.;Vicente M.R.;Wild L.M.;Khan R.M.;Hidy J.T.;Coles C.;Leighton R.;Biddulph M.;Johnston D.;Glazebrook M.;Alexander D.;Coady C.;Dunbar M.;Amirault D.;Gross M.;Oxner W.;Reardon G.;Richardson G.;Trenholm A.;Wong I.;Trask K.;MacDonald S.;Dobbin G.;Bicknell R.;Yach J.;Bardana D.;Wood G.;Harrison M.;Yen D.;Lambert S.;Howells F.;Ward A.;Zalzal P.;Brien H.;Naumetz V.;Weening B.;Simunovic N.;Wai E.K.;Papp S.;Gofton W.T.;Liew A.;Kingwell S.P.;Johnson G.;O’Neil J.;Roffey D.M.;Borsella V.;Avram V.;Oliver T.M.;Jones V.;Jones C.B.;Ringler J.R.;Endres T.J.;Sietsema D.L.;Jeray K.J.;Scott Broderick J.;Goetz D.R.;Pace T.B.;Schaller T.M.;Porter S.E.;Tanner S.L.;Snider R.G. 09-26-2014. Fixation using alternative implants for the treatment of hip fractures (FAITH): Design and rationale BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 15 1,

Sprague S.;Schemitsch E.H.;Swiontkowski M.;Della Rocca G.J.;Jeray K.J.;Liew S.;Slobogean G.P.;Bzovsky S.;Heels-Ansdell D.;Zhou Q.;Bhandari M.;Sprag S.;Devereaux P.J.;Guyatt G.;Heetveld M.J.;Richardson M.;Thabane L.;Tornetta P.;Walter S.D.;McKay P.;Scott T.;Garibaldi A.;Viveiros H.;Swinton M.;Gichuru M.;Buckingham L.;Duraikannan A.;Maddock D.;Simunovic N.;Agel J.;Van Lieshout E.M.M.;Zielinski S.M.;Rangan A.;Hanusch B.C.;Kottam L.;Clarkson R.;Haverlag R.;McCormack R.;Apostle K.;Boyer D.;Moola F.;Perey B.;Stone T.;Viskontas D.;Lemke H.M.;Zomar M.;Moon K.;Moon R.;Oatt A.;Buckley R.E.;Duffy P.;Korley R.;Puloski S.;Powell J.;Johnston K.;Carcary K.;Lorenzo M.;McKercher R.;Sanders D.;MacLeod M.;Lawendy A.R.;Tieszer C.;Stephen D.;Kreder H.;Jenkinson R.;Nousiainen M.;Axelrod T.;Murnaghan J.;Nam D.;Wadey V.;Yee A.;Milner K.;Kunz M.;Ghent W.;McKee M.D.;Hall J.A.;Nauth A.;Ahn H.;Whelan D.B.;Vicente M.R.;Wild L.M.;Khan R.M.;Hidy J.T.;Coles C.;Leighton R.;Biddulph M.;Johnston D.;Glazebrook M.;Alexander D.;Coady C.;Dunbar M.;Amirault J.D.;Gross M.;Oxner W.;Reardon G.;Richardson C.G.;Trenholm J.A.;Wong I.;Trask K.;MacDonald S. 05-01-2018. Factors Associated with Revision Surgery after Internal Fixation of Hip Fractures Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 32 5, 223-230

Kakazu R.;Dailey S.;Schroeder A.;Wyrick J.;Archdeacon M. 05-01-2016. Iatrogenic Radial Nerve Palsy after Humeral Shaft Nonunion Repair: More Common Than You Think Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 30 5, 256-261

Nauth A.;Creek A.T.;Zellar A.;Lawendy A.R.;Dowrick A.;Gupta A.;Dadi A.;van Kampen A.;Yee A.;de Vries A.C.;de Mol van Otterloo A.;Garibaldi A.;Liew A.;McIntyre A.W.;Prasad A.S.;Romero A.W.;Rangan A.;Oatt A.;Sanghavi A.;Foley A.L.;Karlsten A.;Dolenc A.;Bucknill A.;Chia A.;Evans A.;Gong A.;Schmidt A.H.;Marcantonio A.J.;Jennings A.;Ward A.;Khanna A.;Rai A.;Smits A.B.;Horan A.D.;Brekke A.C.;Flynn A.;Duraikannan A.;Stødle A.;van Vugt A.B.;Luther A.;Zurcher A.W.;Jain A.;Amundsen A.;Moaveni A.;Carr A.;Sharma A.;Hill A.D.;Trommer A.;Rai B.S.;Hileman B.;Schreurs B.;Verhoeven B.;Barden B.B.;Flatøy B.;Cleffken B.I.;Bøe B.;Perey B.;Hanusch B.C.;Weening B.;Fioole B.;Rijbroek B.;Crist B.D.;Halliday B.;Peterson B.;Mullis B.;Richardson C.G.;Clark C.;Sagebien C.A.;van der Pol C.C.;Bowler C.;Humphrey C.A.;Coady C.;Koppert C.L.;Coles C.;Tannoury C.;DePaolo C.J.;Gayton C.;Herriott C.;Reeves C.;Tieszer C.;Dobb C.;Anderson C.G.;Sage C.;Cuento C.;Jones C.B.;Bosman C.H.R.;Linehan C.;van der Hart C.P.;Henderson C.;Lewis C.G.;Davis C.A.;Donohue C.;Mauffrey C.;Sundaresh D.C.;Farrell D.J.;Whelan D.B.;Horwitz D.;Stinner D.;Viskontas D.;Roffey D.M. 04-15-2017. Fracture fixation in the operative management of hip fractures (FAITH): an international, multicentr The Lancet, 389 10078, 1519-1527

Hussain M.;Kakazu R.;Jimenez A.;Wyrick J. 01-01-2020. Proximal Cortical Breach After Retrograde Femoral Nailing for Femoral Shaft Fracture: A Case Report JBJS case connector, 10 1, e0388

Schumaier A.;Avilucea F.;Southam B.;Sinha P.;Le T.;Wyrick J.;Archdeacon M. 01-01-2018. Terminal position of a tibial intramedullary nail: a computed tomography (CT) based study European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, ,

D'Heurle A.;Kazemi N.;Connelly C.;Wyrick J.D.;Archdeacon M.T.;Le T.T. 01-01-2015. Prospective randomized comparison of locked plates versus nonlocked plates for the treatment of high Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 29 9, 420-423

Wyrick J. 01-01-2015. Glenoid and other scapula fractures Shoulder and Elbow Trauma and its Complications, 1 , 167-190

Wyrick J.;Dailey S.;Gunzenhaeuser J.;Christopher Casstevens E. 01-01-2015. Management of complex elbow dislocations: A mechanistic approach Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 23 5, 297-306

Dailey S.;Wyrick J. 01-01-2014. Femoral lengthening over an intramedullary nail: A case of failed distraction: A case report JBJS Case Connector, 4 3,

Grawe B.;Le T.;Lee T.;Wyrick J. 01-01-2012. Open Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF) of Complex 3- and 4-Part Fractures of the Proximal Humer Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, 3 1, 27-32

Archdeacon M.;Ford K.;Wyrick J.;Paterno M.;Hampton S.;Ludwig M.;Hewett T. 01-01-2008. A prospective functional outcome and motion analysis evaluation of the hip abductors after femur fra Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 22 1, 3-9

Bagnoli D.; Barre P.; Gabel S.; Scher K.; Wyrick J. 01-01-1988. Effect of bupivacaine on wound healing in a rabbit model Surgical Forum, 39 , 530-532

Bruno, L P; Stern, P J; Wyrick, J D . Skeletal changes after burn injuries in an animal model. The Journal of burn care & rehabilitation, 9 2, 148-51

Wyrick, John D . Proximal row carpectomy and intercarpal arthrodesis for the management of wrist arthritis. The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 11 4, 277-81