Dr. Jenna-Leigh Wilson | Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Washington University Orthopedics

Dr. Wilson is an orthopedic trauma surgeon specializing in the care of polytrauma patients, fractures of the upper and lower extremities, nonunions (fractures that fail to heal), malunions (fractures that heal in an abnormal position), bone infections and periprosthetic fractures.

Common Diagnoses Treated

Fractures of upper and lower extremities including:
- Acetabulum
- Forearm fractures
- Lisfranc and calcaneus
- Pelvis
- Pilon and ankle
- Proximal and distal femur (including periprosthetic fractures)
- Proximal and distal humerus
- Proximal tibia and tibial plateau
Nonunions
Malunions
Osteomyelitis
Periprosthetic fractures

Clinical Office Locations

Center for Advanced Medicine

4921 Parkview Place

St. Louis, MO 63110

Hospital Affiliations

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Academic Office Mailing Address

Washington University School of Medicine

Campus Box 8233

660 Euclid Avenue

Saint Louis, MO 63110

Patient Resources

Patient Forms

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Coscia A, Wilson JL, Muscatelli S, Hake M. Operative Management of Atypical Femur Fractures. JOrthop Trauma. 2024 Aug 1;38(8S):S7-S8. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002834. PMID:39007631.
Muralidharan A, Wilson JL, Piche JD, Arhewoh RE, Hake M, Perdue A, Patel R, Aleem I, Ahn J. Operative Technique for Sacral Insufficiency Fractures Causing Spinopelvic Dissociation: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2023 Nov 2;13(4). doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.23.00350. PMID: 37917873.
McHugh MA, Wilson JL, Schaffer NE, Olsen EC, Perdue A, Ahn J, Hake ME. Preoperative Comorbidities Associated with Early Mortality in Hip Fracture Patients: A Multicenter Study. J AmAcad Orthop Surg. 2023 Jan 15;31(2):81-86. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-21-01055. PMID: 36580049.
Wilson JL, Squires M, McHugh M, Ahn J, Perdue A, Hake M. The geriatric distal femur fracture:nail, plate or both? Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2022 Jul 27. doi: 10.1007/s00590-022-03337-5.Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35895117.
Wilson, JL, Wojtys, EM, Sciascia, A, Crawford, EA. The Incidence of Recurrent Instability AfterMedial Retinacular Repair, Quadriceps Tendon Femoral Ligament Reconstruction, and the Roux Goldthwait Patellar Tendon Transfer for Patellar Instability. Manuscript Submitted JPO 2024.
Davis, M, Wilson, JL, Weick, J, Hake, ME. Retrograde Intramedullary Nail for Distal Femur Fracture, Through a Total Knee Arthroplasty. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma: August 2021 -Volume 35 - Issue - p S30-S31 doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002169
Schaffer, NE, Wilson, JL, Yee, M, Hake, ME. Intramedullary Nail for a Distal Tibia Fracture. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma: August 2020 - Volume 34 - Issue - p S37-S38 doi:10.1097/BOT.0000000000001837
Marschand, R, Wilson, JL, Burleson, M, Crossley, D, II, Hedrick, M. Effects of prolonged lunginflation or deflation on pulmonary stretch receptor discharge in the alligator (Alligatormississippiensis). Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, 200, 25–32.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resp.2014.05.006

Background

Dr. Wilson earned a medical degree from Texas A&M University, in College Station, TX. She was selected for orthopedic surgery residency training at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI, and then completed a trauma fellowship at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Medical Degree

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Residency

Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Fellowship

Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina

Honors and Awards

Michigan Medicine Making a Difference Award, 2021
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Resident Scholar, 2020

Professional Societies and Organizations

Orthopaedic Trauma Association
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

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Jenna-Leigh Wilson, MD