Biography

Dr. James Kellam is a Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.

Certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Dr. Kellam specializes in Orthopedic Trauma with an emphasis on the management of acute traumatic injuries and fractures and dislocations of the pelvis and lower extremities.

Dr. Kellam received his undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada. He attended medical school at the University of Toronto. Following an Orthopedic Surgery residency at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Toronto, Canada, Dr. Kellam went on to complete a fellowship in Orthopedic Trauma at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.

Dr. Kellam is an active member of several professional organizations, including the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the American Association for Surgery of Trauma, and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Education

Undergraduate Degree
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Medical School
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Residency
Orthopedic Surgery Residency, St. Joseph's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
Fellowship
Orthopedic Trauma Fellowship, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

Areas of Interest

Clinical Interests

Orthopedic Trauma
Acute management of complex injuries
Limb reconstruction
Pelvic and lower extremity fractures
Pelvic and lower extremity dislocations

Research Interests

Basic science of fracture healing
Clinical outcomes

Publications

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Lang GJ, Cohen BE, Bosse MJ, Kellam JF: Proximal third tibial shaft fractures. Should they be nailed? Clin Orthop 315:64-74, 1995

Singer RW, Kellam JF: Open tibial diaphyseal fractures. Results of unreamed locked intramedullary nailing. Clin Orthop 315:114-118, 1995

Bosse MJ, Sims SH, Kellam JF: External fixation of supracondylar femur fractures in the multiple trauma patient.Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics 9:221-224, 1995

Sims SH, Bosse MJ, Kellam JF: Indications for stabilization of major pelvic disruptions. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics 9: 275-282, 1995

Kaysinger KK, Nicholson NC, Ramp WK, Kellam JF: Toxic effects of wound irrigation solutions on cultured tibiae and osteoblasts. J Orthop Trauma 9:303-311,1995

Tabor OB, Bosse MJ, Sims SH, Kellam JF: Iatrogenic posterior interosseous nerve injury: Is transosseous static locked nailing of the radius feasible? J Orthop Trauma 9:427-429,1995

Norris BL, Bosse MJ, Kellam JF: Imaging of the pelvis in the trauma patient.Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics 7:167-174, 1997

Jones AL, Powell JN, Kellam JF, McCormack RG, Dust W, Wimmer P: Open pelvic fractures: A multicenter retrospective analysis. Orthop Clin N Am 28:345-350, 1997

Kellam JF: Articular fracture reconstruction. J Orthop Trauma 11:318, 1997.

Middlebrooks ES, Sims SH, Kellam JF, Bosse MJ: Incidence of sciatic nerve injury in operatively treated acetabular fractures without somatosensory evoked potential monitoring.

J Orthop Trauma 11:327-329, 1997

David SM, Harrow ME, Peindl RD, Frick SL, Kellam JF: Comparative biomechanical analysis of supracondylar femur fracture fixation: Locked intramedullary nail versus 95-degree angled plate. J Orthop Trauma 11:344-350, 1997.

Tabor OB, Bosse MJ, Greene KG, Gruber HE, Kaysinger K, Sims SH, Blumenthal SR, Kellam JF: Effects of surgical approaches for acetabular fractures with associated gluteal vascular injury. J Orthop Trauma 12:78-84, 1998

Tabor OB, Bosse MJ, Hudson MC, Greene KG, Nousiainen MT, Meyer RA, Sims SH, Kellam JF: Does bacteremia occur during high pressure lavage of contaminated wounds? Clin Orthop 347:117-121, 1998

Lang GJ, Richardson M, Bosse MJ, Greene K, Meyer RA, Sims SH, Kellam JF: Efficacy of surgical wound drainage in orthopedic trauma patients: A randomized prospective trial.

J Orthop Trauma 12; 348-350, 1998.

Peindl RD, Harrow ME, Banks DM, Bosse MJ, Kellam JF: Comparison of mechanical loads produced by current intramedullary reamer systems. J Orthop Trauma 12:531-539, 1998.

Jeray KJ, Morgan SJ, Kellam JF: Pelvic ring injuries. J Southern Orthop Assoc 8:3-13, 1999.

Weresh MJ, Stover MD, Bosse MJ, Jeray K, Kellam JF, Sims SH, Kline JA: Pulmonary gas exchange during intramedullary fixation of femoral shaft fractures. J Trauma 46:863-868.

Weresh, MJ, Hakanson, RJ, Stover MD, Sims, SH, Kellam JF, Bosse, MJ: Failure of Exchange Reamed Intramedullary Nails for Ununited Femoral Shaft Fractures. J Trauma 14: 335-338, 2000.

Jeray, KJ, Banks DM, Phieffer LS, Middlebrooks ES, Frankenburg KP, Hudson MC, Kellam JF, Bosse MJ: Evaluation of Standard Surgical Preparation Performed on Superficial Dermal Abrasions. J Trauma 14: 206-211, 2000.

The LEAP Study Group, Mackenzie, EJ, Bosse, MJ, Kellam, JF, Burgess, AR, Webb, LX, Swiontkowski, MF, Sanders, RW, Jones, AL, McAndrew, MP, Patterson, BM, McCarthy, ML. Characterization of Patients with High Energy Lower Extremity Trauma. J Orthop Trauma 14, No. 7 pp. 455-466, 2000.

The LEAP Study Group, Mackenzie, EJ, Bosse, MJ, Kellam, JF, Burgess, AR, Webb, LX, Swiontkowski, MF, Sanders, RW, Jones, AL, McAndrew, MP, Patterson, BM, McCarthy, ML. Short-term Wound Complications After Application of Flaps for Coverage of Traumatic Soft-Tissue Defects About the Tibia. J Bone Joint Surg 82A (12) 1681-1691 2000.

Stover, M, Weresh, MJ, Bosse, MJ, Sims, SH, Kellam, JF. Nonoperative treatment of

fractures of the acetabulum. J Orthop Trauma. 14(2):148-149, February 2000.

Egol, KA, Connor, PM, Karunaker, MA, Sims, SH, Bosse, MJ, Kellam, JF: The floating

shoulder: Clinical and functional results. J Bone Joint Surg 83A(8):1188-1194, 2001.

Morgan, SF, Jeray, KJ, Phieffer, LS, Grigsby, JH, Bosse, MJ, Kellam, JF: Attitudes of

orthopedic trauma surgeons regarding current controversies in the management of pelvic and

acetabular fractures. J Orthop Trauma 15(7):526-532, 2001.

Bosse, MJ, MacKenzie, EJ, Kellam, JF, Burgess, AR, Webb, LX, Swiontkowski, MF, Sanders,

RW, Jones, AL, McAndrew, MP, Patterson, BM, McCarthy, ML, Cyril, JK. A Prospective

Evaluation Of The Clinical Utility Of The Lower-Extremity Injury-Severity Scores. J Bone Joint

Surg 83A (1): 3-14, 2001

Swionkowski MF, MacKenzie EJ, Bosse MJ, Jones A, Travison T and The LEAP Study

Group: Factors Influencing the Decision to Reconstruct or Amputate following Limb-Threatening Lower Extremity Trauma. J. Trauma 52:641-649, 2002.

Karunakar MA, Egol KA, Peindl RP, Harrow ME, Bosse MJ, Kellam JK. Split Depression

Tibial Plateau Fractures: A Biomechanical Study. J. Orthop Trauma. 16:172-178, 2002

Egol KA, Karunakar MA, Marroum, MC, Sims, SH, Kellam JF, Bosse MJ. Detection of Indolent Infection at the Time of revision fracture Surgery. Journal of Trauma-Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 52(6): 1198 – 1201, 2002

Morgan S, Stover M, Bosse MJ, Kellam JF, Sims S. Prospective comparison of contrast-enhanced computed tomography vs magnetic resonance venography in the detection of occult deep pelvic vein thrombosis in patients with pelvic and acetabular fractures. J. Orthop Trauma. 16:613-621, 2002.

Swionkowski MF, MacKenzie EJ, Bosse MJ, Jones A, Travison T, and The LEAP Study Group: Factors Influencing the Decision to Reconstruct or Amputate following Limb-Threatening Lower Extremity Trauma. J. Trauma 52:641-649, 2002.

Haider AH, MacKenzie EJ, Edwin D, Bosse MJ, and The LEAP Study Group. The Use of the NEO-Five Factor Inventory to Assess Personality in Trauma Patients: A Two-Year Prospective Study. J. Orthop Trauma, 16:660-667, 2002.

Bosse MJ, MacKenzie EJ, Kellam JF, Burgess AR, Webb LX, Swiontkowski MF, Sanders RW, Jones AL, McAndrew MP, Patterson BM, McCarthy ML, Travison T, Castillo RC. Reconstruction or Amputation of Lower Extremity Limb-threatening Injuries: An analysis of 2-year outcomes at Level-1 Trauma Centers. NEJM. 347:1924-1931, 2002.

Desai, Bhaloo J. Ph.D.; Meyer, Martha H. MS; Porter, Scott MD; Kellam, JF. MD; Meyer, Ralph A. Jr Ph.D. The Effect of Age on Gene Expression in Adult and Juvenile Rats Following Femoral Fracture. Journal of Orthopedic Trauma. 17(10):689-698, November/December 2003.

Mackenzie, Ellen j. Ph.D.; Bosse, Michael j. MD; Castillo, Renan C. MS; Smith, Douglas g. MD; Webb, Lawrence X. MD; Kellam, JF F MD; Burgess, Andrew R. MD; Swiontkowski, Marc F. MD; Sanders, Roy w. MD; Jones, Alan L. MD; McAndrew, Mark P. MD; Patterson, Brendan M. Md; Travison, Thomas G. PhD; McCarthy, Melissa l. ScD. Functional outcomes following trauma-related lower-extremity amputation. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery – American Volume. 86-A(8):1636-1645, August 2004.

Karunakar, Madhav A. MD; Kellam, JF. MD Avoiding Malunion With 95[degrees] Fixed-Angle Distal Femoral Implants. Journal of Orthopedic Trauma. 18(7):443-445, August 2004.

Smith, Joel J MD; Agel, Julie MA, ATC; Swiontkowski, Marc F MD; Castillo, Renan MS; MacKenzie, Ellen Ph.D.; Kellam, JF MD; the LEAP Study Group Functional Outcome of Bilateral Limb Threatening: Lower Extremity Injuries at Two Years Post-injury. Journal of Orthopedic Trauma. 19(4):249-253, April 2005.

Mackenzie, Ellen J. Ph.D.; Bosse, Michael J. MD; Pollak, Andrew N. MD; Kellam, JF. MD; Long-term persistence of disability following severe lower-limb trauma: results of a seven-year follow-up. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery – American Volume. 87-A (8):1801-1809, August 2005.

Heiner, Daniel E MD; Meyer, Martha H MS; Frick, Steven L MD; Kellam, JF MD; Fiechtl, James MD; Meyer, Ralph A Jr Ph.D. Gene Expression During Fracture Healing in Rats Comparing Intramedullary Fixation to Plate Fixation by DNA Microarray. Journal of Orthopedic Trauma. 20(1):27-38, January 2006.

Karunakar, M. A. 1; Bosse, M. J. 2; Hall, J. M. 1; Sims, S. H. 2; Le, T. T. 1; Kellam, JF.; Goulet, J. A. 1; Freeborn, M. A. 1 A Prospective randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of the efficacy of indomethacin prophylaxis for heterotopic ossification after the operative treatment of acetabular fractures. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery – British Volume. 87 B Supplement I:31, 2005.

Mackenzie, Ellen J. Ph.D.; Bosse, Michael J. MD; Pollak, Andrew N. MD; Webb, Lawrence X. MD; Swiontkowski, Marc F. MD; Kellam, JF. MD; Smith, Douglas G. MD; Sanders, Roy W. MD; Jones, Alan L. MD; Starr, Adam J. MD; McAndrew, Mark P. MD; Patterson, Brendan M. MD; Burgess, Andrew R. MD; Castillo, Renan C. MS. The long-term persistence of disability following severe lower-limb trauma: results of a seven-year follow-up. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery – American Volume. 87 A (8):1801-1809, August 2005.

Phadke, P.; Trenholm, A.; Bosse, M.; Sims, S.; Kellam, JF. Evaluation of the effect of delayed irrigation and debridement of open tibial diaphyseal fractures in patients with concomitant traumatic brain injury. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery – British Volume. 87-B Supplement I: 29-30, 2005

Heiner, Daniel E; Meyer, Martha H; Frick, Steven L; Kellam, James F; Fiechtl, James; Meyer, Ralph A Jr Expresion genica durante la consolidacion de las fracturas: estudio comparativo de la fijacion intramedular y de la fijacion con placa mediante micro-orden (microarray) del ADN en ratas. Journal of Orthopedic Trauma. 20(1):80, January 2006

MacKenzie, Ellen J. Ph.D.; Bosse, Michael J. MD; Kellam, JF. MD; Pollak, Andrew N. MD; Webb, Lawrence X. MD; Swiontkowski, Marc F. MD; Smith, Douglas G. MD; Sanders, Roy W. MD; Jones, Alan L. MD; Starr, Adam J. MD; McAndrew, Mark P. MD; Patterson, Brendan M. MD; Burgess, Andrew R. MD; Travison, Thomas Ph.D.; Castillo, Renan C. MS Early Predictors of Long-Term Work Disability After Major Limb Trauma. Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care. 61(3):688-694, September 2006.

Siffri, Paul C MD *; Peindl, Richard D Ph.D. *; Coley, Edward R MSc *; Norton, James Ph.D. *; Connor, Patrick M MD +; Kellam, James F MD * Biomechanical Analysis of Blade Plate Versus Locking Plate Fixation for a Proximal Humerus Fracture: Comparison Using Cadaveric and Synthetic Humeri. Journal of Orthopedic Trauma. 20(8):547-554, September 2006

Kiner, Dirk W. M.D.; Rouhipour, Varqa M.D.; Kellam, JF. M.D. Biomechanics of Locked Plate Fixation. Techniques in Orthopedics. Locked Plating: Biomechanics & Biology and Clinical Indications, Part I. 22(3):151-155, September 2007.

MacKenzie, Ellen J. Ph.D.; Jones, Alison Snow Ph.D.; Bosse, Michael J. MD; Castillo, Renan C. MS; Pollak, Andrew N. MD; Webb, Lawrence X. MD; Swiontkowski, Marc F. MD; Kellam, JF. MD; Smith, Douglas G. MD; Sanders, Roy W. MD; Jones, Alan L. MD; Starr, Adam J. MD; McAndrew, Mark P. MD; Patterson, Brendan M. MD; Burgess, Andrew R. MD Health-Care Costs Associated with Amputation or Reconstruction of a Limb-Threatening Injury. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery – American Volume. 89-A(8):1685-1692, August 1, 2007.

Harris, Anthony M MD; Althausen, Peter MD; Kellam, JF MD; Bosse, Michael J MD Simultaneous Anterior and Posterior Approaches for Complex Acetabular Fractures. Journal of Orthopedic Trauma. 22(7):494-497, August 2008.

Harris, Anthony M MD; Althausen, Peter L MD, MBA; Kellam, James MD Bosse, Michael J MD; Castillo, Renan MS and The Lower Extremity Assessment Project (LEAP) Study Group Complications following limb-threatening lower extremity injury Journal of Orthopedic Trauma. 23(1):1-6, January 2009

Scannell, Brian P MD; Loeffler, Bryan J MD; Bosse, Michael J MD; Kellam, James F MD; Sims, Stephen H MD Efficacy of Intraoperative Blood replacement in Acetabular Fracture Surgery, Journal of Orthopedic Trauma. 23(5):340-345, May/June 2009.

Hamid, N.; Loeffler, B. J.; Braddy, W.; Kellam, J. F.; Cohen, B. E.; Bosse, M. J. Outcome after fixation of ankle fractures with a Syndesmotic Injury, Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery – British Volume. 91-B(8):1069-1073, August 2009.

Kellam, James F., Committee, Red Cross. Stabilizing Suspected Extremity Fracture

American Red Cross International consensus on first aid science Circulation Volume 122, Issue 6, Pages S582-S606 October 2010

Kellam, James F and Classification committee, OTA A new classification scheme for open fractures Journal of Orthopedic Trauma Volume 24, Issue 8, 457-463; August 2010

Hamid, Nady MD Ashraf, Nomaan MD; Bosse, Michael J MD; Connor, Patrick M MD; Kellam, James F MD; Sims, Stephen H MD; Stull, Douglass E MD; Jeray, Kyle J MD; Hymes, Robert A MD Lowe, Timothy J Ph.D. Radiation Therapy for Heterotopic Ossification Prophylaxis Acutely After Elbow Trauma: A Prospective Randomized Study. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery – American Volume. 92(11):2032-2038, September 2010

Semenov, Serguei Kellam, James F Microwave tomography of extremities Volume Phys. Med. .56 (2011) 2005–2017, Issue Phys. Med. Biol. 56 (2011) 2005–2017, Pages Phys. Med. Biol. 56 (2011) 2005–2017-Phys. Med. Biol. 56 (2011) 2005–2017

Evans, Andrew R MD; Agel, Julie MA, ATC; DeSilva, Gregory L MD; DeCoster, Thomas A MD; Dirschl, Douglas R MD; Jones, Clifford B MD; Kellam, James F MD; Lundy, Douglas W MD; Marsh, J Lawrence MD; Sietsema, Debra L Ph.D.; Sen, Milan K MD. In Response, Journal of Orthopedic Trauma. 25(3):e30, March 2011.

Gruber, HE, Riley F, Hoelscher GL, Bayoumi E, Ingram JA, Ramp WK, Bosse M, Kellam J: Osteogenic and Chondrogenic Potential in Biomembrane Cells from the PMMA-Segmental Defect Rat Model. J. Orthopedic Res. 30:1198-1212. PMID: 2246998

Gruber, HE, Riley F, Hoelscher GL, Bayoumi E, Ingram JA, Ramp WK, Bosse M, Kellam J: Genome-wide Molecular and Biologic Characterization of Biomembrane Formation Adjacent to a Methacrylate Spacer in the Rat Femoral Segmental Defect Model. Journal of Orthopedic Trauma PAP, July 17, 2012

Harvey E. Audige L. Herscovici D Jr. Agel J. Madsen JE. Babst RNork S. Kellam J. Development and validation of the new international classification for scapula fractures. Journal of Orthopedic Trauma. 26(6):364-9, 2012 Jun.

Loeffler, B. Kellam, J. Sims, S. Bosse M, Prospective Observational study of Donor Site Morbidity following Anterior Iliac Crest Bone Grafting in Orthopedic Trauma Patients. J Bone and Joint Surg. 94A: 18; 1649 – 1654, 2012

How surgeons make decisions when the evidence is inconclusive.

Hageman MG, Guitton TG, Ring D, Kellam, J.; Science of Variation Group.J Hand Surg Am. 2013 Jun;38(6):1202-8. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.02.032. Epub 2013 May 4.

Focussed classification of scapula fractures: Failure of the lateral scapula suspension system. Lambert S, Kellam JF, Jaeger M, Madsen JE, Babst R, Andermahr J, Li W, Audigé L.

Injury. 2013 Apr 6. S0020-1383(13)00124-1. 10.1016/j.injury.2013.03.001

Hip fracture in a patient with severe pulmonary hypertension. Friedman SM, White RJ, Finkelstein SM, Kellam J, Allen EF, Sip AK, Stanton R. Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil. 2012 Sep;3(3):135-40. DOI: 10.1177/2151458512470452.

The OTA Open Fracture Classification: A Study of Reliability and Agreement. Agel J, Evans AR, Marsh JL, Decoster TA, Lundy DW, Kellam JF, Jones CB, Desilva GL. J Orthop Trauma. 2013 Jul;27(7):379-384

Utilization of the AO Locking Rat Nail in a novel rat femur critical defect model. Montijo HE, Kellam JF, Gettys FK, Starman JS, Nelson MK, Bayoumi EM, Bosse MJ, Gruber HE.J Invest Surg. 2012 Dec;25(6):381-6.

The AO Foundation and Orthopedic Trauma Association (AO/OTA) scapula fracture classification system: focus on glenoid fossa involvement. Jaeger M, Lambert S, Südkamp NP, Kellam JF, Madsen JE, Babst R, Andermahr J, Li W, Audigé L.J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2013 Apr;22(4):512-20.Improvement of research quality in the fields of orthopedics and trauma-a global perspective. Fayaz HC, Haas N, Kellam J, Bavonratanavech S, Parvizi J, Dyer G, Pohlemann T, Jerosch J, Prommersberger KJ, Pape HC, Smith M, Vrahas M, Perka C, Siebenrock K, Elhassan B, Moran C, Jupiter JB. Int Orthop. 2013 Jul;37(7):1205-12.

Books/Book Chapters

Kellam JF, Bosse MJ, Norris BL, Sims SH: “Pelvic Fractures: Sacral Fixation:, in Master Techniques in Orthopedic Surgery, Thompson Jr, RC (Ed.), Philadelphia, Lippincott, 1988.

Kellam JF, Bell D: “Nonunions & Malunions of the Upper Extremity”, in Operative Orthopedics, Chapman, MW (Ed.), Philadelphia, Lippincott, 1988

Kellam JF: “Femur & Pelvic Fractures” in Current Therapy in Sports Medicine-2.

Torg JS, Welsh RP, Shephard RJ (Eds.) Toronto: B.C. Decker Inc. 1990

Kellam, JF: “Fractures of the Forearm” in Skeletal Trauma. Browner BD (ed.), Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co., 1991

Kellam, JF: “Pelvic Ring Disruption” in Skeletal Trauma. Browner BD, (Ed.), Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co., 1991

Kellam, JF: Internal fixation of Pelvic Ring Injuries. In: Tile M Fractures of the Pelvis and Acetabulum. Media: Williams & Wilkens, 1995: 150 – 200

Kellam, JF: Sacral Fractures. In: Tile M Fractures of the Pelvis and Acetabulum. Media: Williams & Wilkens, 1995: 200 – 209

Kellam, JF: Surgical Techniques for Acetabular Fractures. In: Tile M Fractures of the Pelvis and Acetabulum. Media: Williams & Wilkens, 1995: 355 – 396

Kellam, JF: Surgical management of Specific Injury Types. In: Tile M Fractures of the Pelvis and Acetabulum. Media: Williams & Wilkens, 1995: 397 – 450

Kellam, JF: “Posterior Stabilization of Pelvic Ring Injuries,” in Orthopedic

Trauma, Castle House Publications, Ltd., Turnbridge Wells, Kent, 1996

Kellam, JF: Pelvis and Acetabulum (Section Editor), “Fractures of the Pelvis and

Acetabulum: An Overview”, “Hip dislocations and fractures of the femoral head.” In Orthopedic Knowledge Update: Trauma. Levine AM (Ed.), Rosemont, IL: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, 1996

Jupiter JB, Kellam JF: Diaphyseal fractures of the forearm. In: Browner BD, Jupiter JB, Levine AM, Trafton PG, editors. Skeletal Trauma. Vol. I. Philadelphia: Saunders, 1998: 1421-1454.

Kellam JF, Browner BD: Fractures of the pelvic ring. In: Browner BD, Jupiter JB, Levine AM, Trafton PG, editors. Skeletal Trauma. Vol. I. Philadelphia: Saunders, 1998: 1117-1180.

Bosse MJ, Kellam JF: Orthopedic management decisions in the multiple-trauma patient. In: Browner BD, Jupiter JB, Levine AM, Trafton PG, editors. Skeletal Trauma. Vol. I. Philadelphia: Saunders, 1998:151-164.

Kellam JF: Surgical management of intertrochanteric fractures. In: Sledge CB, editor. The Hip. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven, 1998: 109-138.

Kellam JF: Proximal femoral locking nails: The intramedullary hip screw concept. In: Browner BD, editor. The Science and Practice of Intramedullary Nailing. 2nd ed. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1996.

Norris BL, Bosse MJ, Kellam JF, Sims SH. Pelvic fractures: Sacral fixation. In Fractures Wiss DA (Ed.), Philadelphia, Lippincott – Raven 198: 613 – 630

Rüedi TP, Murphy WM, Colton CL, Fernandez Dell’Oca A, Kellam JF, and Oshsner PE.: AO Principles of Fracture Management. Stuttgart: Thieme, 2000

Stover M and Kellam JF. Articular Fractures: Principles. In: Rüedi TP, Murphy WM, Colton CL, Fernandez Dell’Oca A, Kellam JF, and Oshsner PE.: AO Principles of Fracture Management. Stuttgart: Thieme, 2000: 105-120

Kellam JF. Editor. Orthopedic Knowledge Update: Trauma 2. Rosemont, IL: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, 2000

Kellam JF. Carpal Fractures and Dislocations. In Orthopedic Knowledge Update: Trauma. Kellam JF (Ed.), Rosemont, IL: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, 2000

Kellam JF. Knee Dislocations. In Orthopedic Knowledge Update: Trauma. Kellam JF (Ed.), Rosemont, IL: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, 2000

Jupiter JB, Kellam JF: Diaphyseal fractures of the forearm. In: Browner BD, Jupiter JB, Levine AM, Trafton PG, editors. Skeletal Trauma. Vol. II. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2003: 1363-1403.

Kellam JF, Mayo, Keith: Fractures of the pelvic ring. In: Browner BD, Jupiter JB, Levine AM, Trafton PG, editors. Skeletal Trauma. Vol. I. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2003: 1052-1180.

Bosse MJ, Kellam JF: Orthopedic management decisions in the multiple-trauma patient. In: Browner BD, Jupiter JB, Levine AM, Trafton PG, editors. Skeletal Trauma. Vol. I. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2003:133-146

Moed, B, Kellam, JF, McLaren A, Tile M.: Internal fixation of Pelvic Ring Injuries. In: Tile M, Helfet D, and Kellam, J. Fractures of the Pelvis and Acetabulum. Media: Williams & Wilkens, 2003: 217 – 293

Stover M and Kellam JF. Articular Fractures: Principles. In: Rüedi TP, Buckley R., and Moran C.: AO Principles of Fracture Management. Stuttgart: Thieme, 2007: 139-154

Kellam JF and Audigé L. Fracture Classification: Principles. In: Rüedi TP, Buckley R., and Moran C.: AO Principles of Fracture Management. Stuttgart: Thieme, 2007: 69-86

Kellam, J.F. Distal Femoral Fracture Fixation, In AAOS

Starman, J., Konda, S., Kellam, J. Proximal Humeral Fracture in the Elderly, AAOS OKU July 2013