David B. Bumpass

High Impact

Assistant Professor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

20 h-index 96 pubs 1,548 cited

Research Areas

Child and Adolescent Health Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Health disparities and outcomes Innovations in Medical Education Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Birth, Development, and Health Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

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David B. Bumpass's research focuses on child and adolescent health, with a particular emphasis on spinal disorders and surgical outcomes. He has investigated the impact of body mass index on outcomes after vertebral body tethering surgery and explored the management of pediatric cervical spine disorders. His work also includes examining the influence of programmable implanted devices on operative and postoperative practices in early-onset scoliosis. Bumpass has contributed to the understanding of spinal stenosis by studying changes in kinematics, kinetics, and muscle activity during gait in affected patients.

Further extending his research interests, Bumpass has explored product safety through the lens of biomechanics, specifically in the context of infant inclined sleep products. He has also contributed to the literature on medical education, assessing the current status of virtual reality simulation education for orthopedic residents and identifying areas for improvement. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 20, 96 total publications, and 1,548 total citations, designating him as a highly cited researcher. He leads a research group and collaborates with several researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Samuel C. Overley, Eric R. Siegel, Simon C. Mears, and Jeffery B. Stambough.

Metrics

h-index: 20
Publications: 96
Citations: 1,548

Selected Publications

Shilla growth guidance system (SGGS) instrumentation with pelvic foundation for severe early-onset neuromuscular spine deformity (2025) DOI
Does Patient Health Literacy Affect Patient Reported Outcome Measure Completion Method in Orthopaedic Patients? (2025) DOI
Pediatric orthopedic all-terrain vehicle injury patterns, surgeries, and complications: appreciating the true morbidity and impact (2024) DOI
Spinal height for growth guidance treatment in early onset idiopathic scoliosis: analysis through final surgical treatment (2024) DOI
Current status of virtual reality simulation education for orthopedic residents: the need for a change in focus (2023) DOI
Developing consensus for the management of pediatric cervical spine disorders and stabilization: a modified Delphi study (2022) DOI
181. Reoperations after primary and revision lumbar discectomy: study of a national level cohort with 8-year follow-up (2022) DOI
Reoperations after primary and revision lumbar discectomy: study of a national-level cohort with eight years follow-up (2022) DOI
The Hip and Femur Fracture Bundle: Preliminary Findings From a Tertiary Hospital (2022) DOI
Growth-Guided Instrumentation: Shilla Procedure (2022) DOI
Infant inclined sleep product safety: A model for using biomechanics to explore safe infant product design (2021) DOI
Myelopathic Patients Undergoing Severe Pediatric Spinal Deformity Surgery Can Improve Neurologic Function to That of Non-Myelopathic Patients by 1-Year Postoperative (2021) DOI
Delayed diagnosis of a flexion-distraction spinal injury and occult small bowel injury in a pediatric trauma patient: Importance of recognizing the abdominal “seatbelt sign” (2021) DOI
Changes in kinematics, kinetics, and muscle activity in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis during gait: systematic review (2021) DOI
22370 Mechanical Analysis of Posterior Spinal Fusion Assemblies Intended to Cross the Cervicothoracic Junction (2021) DOI