Melissa Bent

Title(s)Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery
SchoolKeck School of Medicine of Usc
Address4640 West Sunset Blvd
Off Campus
Los Angeles CA 90027
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0002-6656-3397 Additional info
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    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.

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    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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    1. Proceedings from The Consortium for Technology & Innovation in Pediatrics (CTIP) 2024 Annual Pediatric Device Innovation Symposium. BMC Proc. 2025 Mar 24; 19(Suppl 3):8. Lambert TP, Zapotoczny G, Riello B, Afari N, Bar-Cohen Y, Christmas M, Jamal S, Qazi S, Bent MA, Espinoza J. PMID: 40122812; PMCID: PMC11931763.
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    2. Integrated Business and Engineering Educational Experience for Medical Students in the Development of Pediatric Medical Devices. J Med Educ Curric Dev. 2025 Jan-Dec; 12:23821205241299987. Li JJ, Lee J, Sathialingam M, Ha N, Galoyan T, Faye E, Kim M, Shelby T, Shah R, Lee Y, Bent M, Espinoza JC. PMID: 39822727; PMCID: PMC11736755.
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    3. Social Disadvantage and Transportation Insecurity in Clubfoot Clinic. J Pediatr Orthop. 2025 Feb 01; 45(2):e143-e147. Bent MA, Jhun M, Beltran V, Fimbres B, Wren TAL. PMID: 39428577.
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    4. Timely Hip Surgery Access in Children With Cerebral Palsy: Unaffected by Social Disadvantage at a Large Urban Safety Net Hospital. J Pediatr Orthop. 2025 Feb 01; 45(2):e138-e142. Wimmer SP, Bent MA, Wren TAL, Kay RM. PMID: 39350583.
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    5. Comprehensive computerized gait analysis: Barriers to access for children and adolescents. Gait Posture. 2024 Sep; 113:319-323. Bent MA, Rethlefsen S, Beltran V, Wren T. PMID: 39002267.
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    6. 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. 2024 Nov; 47(6):977-986. Bent MA, Valenzuela-Moss JN, Smith KA, Castillo P, Van Speybroeck A, Omar H, Antoniak K, Lin A, Wren TAL. PMID: 37769142; PMCID: PMC11533233.
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    7. 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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    8. 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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    9. 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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    10. 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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    11. 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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    12. 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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    13. 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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    14. 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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    15. 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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