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Jessica C. Rivera
Researcher at San Antonio Military Medical Center
Publications - 57
Citations - 1126
Jessica C. Rivera is an academic researcher from San Antonio Military Medical Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Population. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 50 publications receiving 847 citations. Previous affiliations of Jessica C. Rivera include United States Department of the Army & LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans.
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Volumetric muscle loss leads to permanent disability following extremity trauma
Benjamin T. Corona,Jessica C. Rivera,Johnny G. Owens,Joseph C. Wenke,Christopher R. Rathbone +4 more
TL;DR: VML is a condition that contributes significantly to long-term disability, and the development of therapies addressing VML has the potential to fill a significant void in orthopedic care.
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Unwavering Pathobiology of Volumetric Muscle Loss Injury
Sarah M. Greising,Jessica C. Rivera,Stephen M. Goldman,Alain Watts,Carlos A. Aguilar,Carlos A. Aguilar,Benjamin T. Corona,Benjamin T. Corona +7 more
TL;DR: It is shown that VML injury incites an overwhelming inflammatory and fibrotic response that leads to expansive fibrous tissue deposition and chronic functional deficits, which ECM repair does not augment.
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Posttraumatic osteoarthritis caused by battlefield injuries: the primary source of disability in warriors.
TL;DR: Research is needed to enhance prevention and management of joint injuries in order to minimize the disabling effects of joint degeneration in this young patient population.
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Spinal column injuries among Americans in the global war on terrorism.
James Blair,Jeanne C. Patzkowski,Jeanne C. Patzkowski,Andrew J. Schoenfeld,Jessica C. Rivera,Eric Grenier,Ronald A. Lehman,Joseph R. Hsu +7 more
TL;DR: The incidence of spine trauma sustained by military personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan is higher than that reported for previous conflicts, and the nature of these injuries may be similar to those in severely injured civilians.
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Patient-reported outcomes in orthopaedics
Daniel L. Christensen,Jonathan F. Dickens,Brett A. Freedman,Timothy C. Mauntel,Brett D. Owens,Benjamin K. Potter,Matthew T. Provencher,John M. Tokish,Brian R. Waterman,Ivan J Antosh,Jaime L. Bellamy,Kenneth L. Cameron,Karon F. Cook,Tobin T. Eckel,Josef K. Eichinger,E’Stephan J. Garcia,Melvin D. Helgeson,Patrick W. Joyner,Daniel G. Kang,Kelly G. Kilcoyne,Chad A. Krueger,Lance E. LeClere,Xinning Li,Kevin Martin,Jeremy R. McCallum,Lucas S. McDonald,Dionisio Ortiz,Mark Pallis,Stephen A. Parada,Jeanne C. Patzkowski,Matthew Posner,Jessica C. Rivera,R. Judd Robins,Nan E. Rothrock,Matthew R. Schmitz,Mark A. Slabaugh,Daniel J. Song,Daniel J. Stinner,Scott M. Tintle,Christopher J. Tucker,Robert A. Waltz,Kevin Wilson +41 more