Publications:

Dr. Fearon's Publications and Credentials

The following are a list of Dr. Fearon's journal articles. If you are looking for a specific reference, you can scroll down to the particular reference by number. If you wish to read more about one of these articles, you can go to the National Institute of Health's Pubmed site at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi and type in: "Fearon JA", or you can click on the link at the end of each listed publication.

  1. Fearon JA, Campbell DR, Hoar CS Jr., Gibbons GW, Rowbotham JL, and Wheelock FC, Jr. Improved results with diabetic below-knee amputations. Arch. Surg., Vol. 120:1, 1985.
  2. Fearon JA, Mulliken J. Midfacial duplications. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 79:260, 1987.
  3. Fearon JA, Cuadros CL. Cleft earlobe repair. Annals Plast. Surg. 24:252, 1990.
  4. May JW, Fearon JA, and Zingarelli P. Retro-Orbicularis Oculus Fat (ROOF) Resection in Aesthetic Blepharoplasty: A 6-Year Study in 63 Patients. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 86:682, 1990.
  5. Fearon JA, Cuadros CL, and May JW. Flap Failure after Microvascular Free-Tissue Transfer: The Fate of a Second Attempt. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 86:746, 1990.
  6. Fearon JA, Bartlett SP, and Whitaker LA. The Skeletal Treatment of Orbital Hypertelorism. Neurosurg. Clinics of North America. 2:3:673, July, 1991.
  7. Fearon JA, Munro IR, Bruce DA, and Whitaker LA. Massive Teratomas Involving the Cranial Base: Treatment and Outcome - A Two Center Report. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 91:223, 1993.
  8. Fearon JA, Whitaker LA. Complications with Facial Advancement: A Comparison Between the Le Fort III and Monobloc Advancements. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 91:990, 1993.
  9. Fearon JA, Munro IR. Cranioscoliosis. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 92:202, 1993.
  10. Munro IR, Fearon JA. The Coronal Incision Revisited. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 93:185, 1994.
  11. Fearon JA, Millicovsky GU. Comparison of Craniofacial Growth after Rigid Fixation with Autogenous Bone Plates and with Metal Plates. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 93:697, 1994.
  12. Fearon JA, Munro IR, and Bruce DA. Observations on the Use of Rigid Fixation for Craniofacial Deformities in Infants and Young Children. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 95:634, 1995.
  13. Fearon JA, Munro IR, and Bruce DA. Transfacial Approaches to the Cranial Base. Clin. Plast. Surg. 22:3, 483-490. July, 1995.
  14. Fearon JA, Kolar JC, and Munro IR. Trigonocephaly-Associated Hypotelorism: Is Treatment Necessary? Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 97:503, 1996.
  15. Fearon JA, Yu J, Bartlett SP, Munro IR, Whitaker L. Infections in Craniofacial Surgery: A combined report of 567 procedures from two centers. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 100:862, 1997.
  16. Fearon JA: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Investigation of Potential Subclinical Complications after In-situ Cranial Bone Graft Harvest. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 105:1935, 2000.
  17. Fearon JA. The LeFort III Osteotomy: To Distract Or Not To Distract? Plast. Reconstr. Surg., 107:1091, 2001.
  18. Fearon JA, Swift DM, and Bruce DA. New Methods for the Evaluation and Treatment of Craniofacial Dysostosis-Associated Cerebellar Tonsillar Herniation. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 108: 1855, 2001.
  19. Fearon JA and Weinthal J. The Use of Recombinant Erythropoietin in the Reduction of Blood Transfusion Rates in Craniosynostosis Repair in Infants and Children. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 109: 2190, 2002.
  20. Fearon JA. Rigid Fixation of the Calvaria in Craniosynostosis, Without Using Rigid Fixation. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 111: 27, 2003.
  21. Fearon JA. The Treatment of the Hands and Feet in Apert Syndrome: An Evolution in Management. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 112: 1, 2003.
  22. Fearon JA. Reducing Allogenic Transfusions in Craniosynostosis Repair: A Prospective Analysis Using Blood Recycling. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 113: 1126, 2004.
  23. Yu JC, Fearon JA, Havlik RJ, Buchman SR, and Polley JW. Distraction Osteogenesis of the Craniofacial Skeleton. Plast. Recontsr. Surg. 114: 1e, 2004.
  24. Fearon, JA. Halo-distraction of the LeFort III in Syndromic Craniosynostosis: A Long-term Assessment. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 115: 1524, 2005.
  25. Fearon, JA., McLaughlin, EB, and Kolar, JC. Sagittal craniosynostosis: surgical outcomes and long-term growth. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 117: 532, 2006.
  26. Fearon, JA, Singh, DJ, Beals, SP, and Yu, JA. The Diagnosis and Treatment of Single Sutural Synostoses: are CT Scans Necessary? Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 120: 1327, 2007
  27. Schmelzer, RA and Fearon, JA.  Z-Pattern Craniosynostosis: A Novel Presentation of Trisutural Fusion.  J. Craniof. Surg. 18(3): 568, 2007.
  28. Fearon, JA.  Rare Craniofacial Clefts: A Surgical Classification.  J. Craniof. Surg.  19: 110, 2008.
  29. Fearon, JA.  Beyond the bandeau: 4 variations on fronto-orbital advancements.  J. Craniof. Surg. 19: 1180, 2008.
  30. Fearon, JA, Ruotolo, RA, and Kolar, JC.  Single Sutural Craniosynostosis: Outcomes and Long-term Growth.  Plast. Reconstr. Surg.  123: 635, 2009.
  31. Ruotolo, RA, and Fearon, JA.  A Unique Sutureless Skin Closure Technique.  Plast. Reconstr. Surg.  123: 109e, 2009.
  32. Fearon, JA and Rhodes, J.  Pfeiffer Syndrome: A Treatment Evaluation.  Plast. Reconstr. Surg.  123: 1560, 2009.
  33. Rhodes, JL, Kolar, JC, and Fearon, JA  Mercedes Benz Pattern Craniosynostosis.  Plast. Recontr. Surg.  In Press.

Book Chapters:

  1. Fearon JA. Hemifacial Microsomia. In VanderKolk CA. (Ed.): Plastic Surgery: Indications, Operations, and Outcomes. Volume II, Mosby, St. Louis, 2000.
  2. Bruce DA, Fearon JA. Skull-Based Surgery in Pediatrics. In McLone, DC (Ed.) Pediatric Neurosurgery: Surgery of the developing nervous system. 4th Edition, Saunders, Philadelphia, 2001.
  3. Fearon JA, Bruce DA. Metopic Synostosis. In Lin KY, Ogle RC, Jane JA, (Ed.): Craniofacial Surgery: Science and Surgical Technique, W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 2002.
  4. Fearon, JA. Hypertelorism. In Bentz, ML, Bauer, B and Zucker, R. (Eds.): Principles and Practice of Pediatric Plastic Surgery. Quality Medical Publishers, St. Louis, 2008.
  5. Fearon, JA. Craniofacial Clefts. In Serletti, J and Losee, J (Eds). Current Reconstructive Surgery. McGraw-Hill. In Press
  6. Fearon, JA. Radiologic Examination of the Craniofacial Skeleton. In Weinzweig. J (Ed.) Plastic Surgery Secrets Plus. Mosby Elsevier, 2010.
  7. Fearon, JA. Syndromic Craniosynostosis. In Neligan et al. (Eds.) Plastic Surgery. Elsevier. In press.

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