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Bradley B Nelson

TitleAsst Professor Adjoint
InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
DepartmentSOM-ORTHO General Operations

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    1. Bisazza KT, Nelson BB, Anthony RV, Goodrich LR, McGilvray KC, Easley JT. A comprehensive longitudinal study quantifying the systemic effects associated with ovariectomy and high-dose corticosteroids in a sheep model of osteoporosis. Ann Transl Med. 2026 Aug 31; 14(4):49. PMID: 42718873.
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    2. Bonilla AF, de Preux M, Guevar J, Seim H, Nelson BB, Koch C, Easley JT. Computer-assisted surgical navigation opens new horizons in veterinary surgery. Am J Vet Res. 2026 Jul 08; 1-13. PMID: 42419389.
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    3. Barton CK, Nelson BB, Goodrich LR. Review of articular cartilage repair techniques and their application in the horse. Equine Vet J. 2026 Apr 28. PMID: 42050367.
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    4. Nelson BB, Easley JT. Current and Future Central Nervous System Surgery-Part 1: Cervical Spinal Cord Compression. Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract. 2026 Apr; 42(1):171-183. PMID: 41654446.
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    5. Nelson BB, Easley JT. Current and Future Central Nervous System Surgery-Part 2: Radiculopathy, Vertebral Fractures, and Intracranial Surgery. Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract. 2026 Apr; 42(1):185-197. PMID: 41654444.
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    6. O'Brien TJ, Johnson JW, Kawcak CE, Gadomski BC, Carpenter RS, Nelson BB. Biomechanical comparison of the bone-screw-fastener to conventional cortical buttress screw in a simulated ex vivo model of equine midbody proximal sesamoid bone fracture repair. Vet Surg. 2026 Jul; 55(5):953-964. PMID: 41288104.
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    7. González-Medina S, Barrett MF, Aboellail TA, Nelson BB, Nout-Lomas YS. Cone beam computed tomographic myelography in horses with cervical vertebral compressive myelopathy. Equine Vet J. 2026 Jul; 58(4):1049-1060. PMID: 40968581.
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    8. Nelson BB, Klaphake E, Mama KR, Acutt EV, Nout-Lomas YS, Johnston MS. UNILATERAL NEPHROLITHIASIS AND HYDRONEPHROSIS TREATED WITH NEPHRECTOMY IN A CAPTIVE MOUNTAIN TAPIR (TAPIRUS PINCHAQUE). J Zoo Wildl Med. 2025 Jun; 56(2):476-481. PMID: 40638190.
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    9. Van Zeeland EM, Kassel B, Montoya T, Saviola AJ, Burton LH, Easley JT, Nelson BB, Santangelo KS, Sikes KJ. Structural, functional, and proteomic based sex differences in murine post-traumatic osteoarthritis development following mechanical anterior cruciate ligament injury. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2025 08; 33(8):992-1006. PMID: 40383351.
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    10. Pezzanite LM, Nelson BB, Downey AC, Gadomski B, McGilvray K, Baer K, Kappel SM, Nout-Lomas Y, Seim HB, Easley JT. Ex vivo biomechanical comparison of pedicle screw and rod constructs with and without interbody fusion devices for equine cervical vertebral stabilization. Vet Surg. 2025 Apr; 54(3):610-620. PMID: 39953786.
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    11. Barton CK, Nelson BB, Winther TM, Maker TC, Goodrich LR. Tenoscopic-guided resection of the manica flexoria utilizing radiofrequency energy. A proof of concept study. Vet Surg. 2025 Apr; 54(3):496-506. PMID: 39945015.
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    12. Nelson BB, Mäkelä JTA, Lawson TB, Patwa AN, Snyder BD, McIlwraith CW, Grinstaff MW, Seabaugh KA, Barrett MF, Goodrich LR, Kawcak CE. Longitudinal in vivo cationic contrast-enhanced computed tomography classifies equine articular cartilage injury and repair. J Orthop Res. 2024 10; 42(10):2264-2276. PMID: 38715519.
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    13. Bisazza KT, Nelson BB, Sikes KJ, Nakamura L, Easley JT. Computed Tomography Provides Improved Quantification of Trabecular Lumbar Spine Bone Loss Compared to Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry in Ovariectomized Sheep. JBMR Plus. 2023 Dec; 7(12):e10807. PMID: 38130759.
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    14. Acutt EV, Zhou T, Mama K, Nelson BB, Selberg KT, Barrett MF. Contrast administration via ultrasound-guided injection of the cranial tibial artery results in contrast enhancement of the soft tissues of the metatarsus in horses undergoing CT. Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2023 Sep; 64(5):904-912. PMID: 37406620.
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    15. Barton CK, Hughes KL, Cowan C, Nout-Lomas YS, Nelson BB. An Unusual Cause of Femoral Nerve Paresis in a Horse: Disseminated B Cell Lymphoma With Plasmacytoid Differentiation and Direct Neuronal Invasion. J Equine Vet Sci. 2023 07; 126:104502. PMID: 37120116.
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    16. Koch DW, Johnson JW, Smith QE, Brekhus C, Gadomski BC, Palmer RH, Easley JT, Nelson BB. Biomechanical evaluation of interlocking nail and locking compression plating for stabilization of ovine critical-sized segmental tibia defects. Ann Transl Med. 2023 Mar 31; 11(6):258. PMID: 37082686.
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    17. Gadomski BC, Labus KM, Stewart HL, Bisazza KT, Nelson BB, Puttlitz CM, McGilvray KC, Regan DP, Easley JT. A Large Animal Model for Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Research. Front Vet Sci. 2022; 9:816529. PMID: 35187145.
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    18. McCready E, Easley JT, Risch M, Troyer KL, Johnson JW, Gadomski BC, McGilvray KC, Kisiday JD, Nelson BB. Biomechanical, Morphological, and Biochemical Characteristics of Articular Cartilage of the Ovine Humeral Head. Cartilage. 2022 Jan-Mar; 13(1):19476035221081465. PMID: 35225009.
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    19. Ford MG, Nelson BB, Ford TS, Souza CRS, Easley JT, Hackett ES. Complications and Comorbidities in Foals Undergoing Surgical Repair for Uroperitoneum. J Equine Vet Sci. 2022 03; 110:103852. PMID: 34958882.
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    20. Krakoff E, Smanik LE, Nelson BB. What Is Your Diagnosis? J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2021 11 01; 259(11):1267-1270. PMID: 34727054.
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    21. Hector RC, Rezende ML, Nelson BB, Monnet E. Cardiopulmonary function and intestinal blood flow in anaesthetised, experimentally endotoxaemic horses given a constant rate infusion of dexmedetomidine. Equine Vet J. 2021 Sep 15. PMID: 34528277.
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    22. Stewart HL, Siewerdsen JH, Nelson BB, Kawcak CE. Use of cone-beam computed tomography for advanced imaging of the equine patient. Equine Vet J. 2021 Sep; 53(5):872-885. PMID: 34053096.
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    23. Nelson BB, Lawless SP, McIlwraith CW. Slab fractures of the third carpal bone involving both radial and intermediate facets and outcomes after surgical repair in racing Quarter Horses. Equine Vet J. 2022 May; 54(3):556-562. PMID: 34033156.
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    24. Pezzanite LM, Easley JT, Bayless R, Aldrich E, Nelson BB, Seim HB, Nout-Lomas YS. Outcomes after cervical vertebral interbody fusion using an interbody fusion device and polyaxial pedicle screw and rod construct in 10 horses (2015-2019). Equine Vet J. 2022 Mar; 54(2):347-358. PMID: 33844334.
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    25. Nelson BB, Easley J, Steward SKT, Smanik LE, Koch DW, Rawlinson JE, Easley JT. Polyaxial pedicle screw external fixation to stabilize oblique mandibular fractures in three standing, sedated horses. Vet Surg. 2021 Apr; 50(3):659-667. PMID: 33606294.
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    26. Nelson BB, Mäkelä JTA, Lawson TB, Patwa AN, Snyder BD, McIlwraith CW, Grinstaff MW, Goodrich LR, Kawcak CE. Cationic contrast-enhanced computed tomography distinguishes between reparative, degenerative, and healthy equine articular cartilage. J Orthop Res. 2021 08; 39(8):1647-1657. PMID: 33104251.
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    27. Risch M, Easley JT, McCready EG, Troyer KL, Johnson JW, Gadomski BC, McGilvray KC, Kisiday JD, Nelson BB. Mechanical, biochemical, and morphological topography of ovine knee cartilage. J Orthop Res. 2021 04; 39(4):780-787. PMID: 32833239.
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    28. Rothers KL, Hackett ES, Mason GL, Nelson BB. Atypical Salmonellosis in a Horse: Implications for Hospital Safety. Case Rep Vet Med. 2020; 2020:7062408. PMID: 32566354.
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    29. Koch DW, Easley JT, Hatzel JN, Nelson BB, Hendrickson DA, Bruemmer J, Hackett ES. Prospective randomized investigation of topical anesthesia during unilateral laparoscopic ovariectomy in horses. Vet Surg. 2020 Jun; 49 Suppl 1:O54-O59. PMID: 31225655.
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    30. Nelson BB, Stewart RC, Kawcak CE, Freedman JD, Patwa AN, Snyder BD, Goodrich LR, Grinstaff MW. Quantitative Evaluation of Equine Articular Cartilage Using Cationic Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography. Cartilage. 2021 04; 12(2):211-221. PMID: 33722083.
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    31. Koch DW, Easley JT, Nelson BB, Delcambre JJ, McCready EG, Hackett ES. Comparison of two techniques for transpharyngeal endoscopic auditory tube diverticulotomy in the horse. J Vet Sci. 2018 Nov 30; 19(6):835-839. PMID: 30173496.
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    32. Nelson BB, Ruple-Czerniak AA, Hendrickson DA, Hackett ES. Laparoscopic Closure of the Nephrosplenic Space in Horses with Nephrosplenic Colonic Entrapment: Factors Associated with Survival and Colic Recurrence. Vet Surg. 2016 Nov; 45(S1):O60-O69. PMID: 27623215.
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    33. Nelson BB, Kawcak CE, Goodrich LR, Werpy NM, Valdés-Martínez A, McIlwraith CW. COMPARISON BETWEEN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ARTHROGRAPHY, RADIOGRAPHY, ULTRASONOGRAPHY, AND ARTHROSCOPY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF FEMOROTIBIAL JOINT DISEASE IN WESTERN PERFORMANCE HORSES. Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2016 Jul; 57(4):387-402. PMID: 27170533.
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    34. Walker WT, Silverberg JL, Kawcak CE, Nelson BB, Fortier LA. Morphological characteristics of subchondral bone cysts in medial femoral condyles of adult horses as determined by computed tomography. Am J Vet Res. 2016 Mar; 77(3):265-74. PMID: 26919597.
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    35. Nelson BB, Kawcak CE, Ehrhart EJ, Goodrich LR. Radiofrequency Probe and Sharp Transection for Tenoscopic-Guided Desmotomy of the Accessory Ligament of the Superficial Digital Flexor Tendon. Vet Surg. 2015 Aug; 44(6):713-22. PMID: 25828667.
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    36. Nelson BB, Hassel DM. In vitro comparison of V-Loc? versus Biosyn? in a one-layer end-to-end anastomosis of equine jejunum. Vet Surg. 2014 Jan; 43(1):80-4. PMID: 24256315.
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    37. Nelson BB, Brounts SH. Intussusception in horses. Compend Contin Educ Vet. 2012 Jul; 34(7):E4. PMID: 22847327.
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