Melissa Bent

Title(s)	Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery
School	Keck School of Medicine of Usc
Address	4640 West Sunset Blvd Off Campus Los Angeles CA 90027
ORCID	0000-0002-6656-3397
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Overview

Dr. Bent is an assistant professor of clinical orthopedic surgery. She trained in pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco and then completed a fellowship in non operative pediatric orthopedics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a co-director and site principal investigator of the Consortium of Technology in Pediatrics (CTIP 3.0), an FDA funded pediatric medical device accelerator with Drs. Yaniv Bar Cohen and Juan Espinoza at Lurie Children's Hospital. She currently focuses on the use of augmented reality in pediatric rehabilitation in children with cerebral palsy. Melissa's other academic interests include health equity in orthopedics and rehabilitation, pediatric medical device and techequity, clubfoot clinical outcomes, and advancing the growing field of non operative pediatric orthopedics.

Interests

Pediatric rehabilitation, Clubfoot, Health equity

Research

Research Activities and Funding

The Use of Exergaming with augmented reality (AR) to promote physical activity in children with Cerebral Palsy
SC-CTSI (NIH/NCATS) UL1TR001855Apr 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2026
Role: Principal Investigator
Description: This work is supported by grant UL1TR001855 from the National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS) of the U.S. National Institutes of Health

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Publications

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Using a mobile health app in a weight management program for overweight and obese adolescents and young adults with spina bifida. J Spinal Cord Med. 2023 Sep 28; 1-10. Bent MA, Valenzuela-Moss JN, Smith KA, Castillo P, Van Speybroeck A, Omar H, Antoniak K, Lin A, Wren TAL. PMID: 37769142.

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Neu Neurology Phy Physical and Rehabilitation Me
Response to: Neuromuscular Patients Are 40% More Likely to Get a Cast Injury. J Pediatr Orthop. 2023 09 01; 43(8):e692-e693. Lin AJ, Cao LA, Lightdale-Miric N, Bent MA. PMID: 37367641.

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Ort Orthopedics Ped Pediatrics
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Feasibility of temperature monitoring smart socks in adolescents and young adults with spina bifida. J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2023; 16(4):649-655. Bent MA, Padilla AN, Wimmer SP, Lopez K, Beltran V, Wren TAL. PMID: 38143398; PMCID: PMC10789320.

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Ped Pediatrics Phy Physical and Rehabilitation Me
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Gait Analysis Characteristics in Relapsed Clubfoot. J Pediatr Orthop. 2023 Feb 01; 43(2):65-69. Bent M, Hauschild M, Rethlefsen SA, Wren TAL, Liang A, Goldstein RY, Kay RM. PMID: 36607915.

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Ort Orthopedics Ped Pediatrics
Neuromuscular Patients Are 40% More Likely to Get a Cast Injury. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 Mar 01; 42(3):144-148. Lin AJ, Cao LA, Lightdale-Miric N, Bent MA. PMID: 35138297.

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Ort Orthopedics Ped Pediatrics
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A Single Education Session of Orthopaedic Residents Does Not Reduce The Rate of Failed Nonoperative Management or Improve Radiographic Outcomes in Pediatric Distal Radius Fractures. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2020 10 16; 4(10):e20.00170. Compton E, Lin A, Illingworth KD, Bent MA. PMID: 33986207; PMCID: PMC7575193.

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Ort Orthopedics
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The diagnosis and management of common childhood orthopedic disorders: An update. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2020 10; 50(10):100884. Bent MA, Stork NC, Nemeth BA. PMID: 33069588.

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Hea Health Services Ped Pediatrics
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Relationships among classifications of impairment and measures of ambulatory function for children with spina bifida. Disabil Rehabil. 2021 12; 43(25):3696-3700. Rethlefsen SA, Bent MA, Mueske NM, Wren TAL. PMID: 32255380; PMCID: PMC7541624.

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Phy Physical and Rehabilitation Me
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The prevalence and risk factors for foot pressure ulcers in ambulatory pediatric patients with spina bifida. Disabil Rehabil. 2021 05; 43(9):1287-1291. Rethlefsen S, Mueske N, Wren T, Murgai R, Bent M. PMID: 31480906.

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Phy Physical and Rehabilitation Me
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A Pilot Study on Resident and Pediatrician Knowledge and Confidence in the Diagnosis of Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis. Glob Pediatr Health. 2019; 6:2333794X19862127. Mofidi J, Sarkisova N, Andras LM, Goldstein RY, Zaslow TL, Edison BR, Skaggs DL, Bent MA. PMID: 31309132; PMCID: PMC6613050.

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