Howard W. Harris, M.D.

Specialties

• Shoulder arthritis
• Shoulder instability
• Shoulder dislocation
• Labrum injuries
• Frozen shoulder
• Rotator cuff tendonitis
• Rotator cuff tears
• Biceps tendonitis
• Biceps tears
• Biceps instability
• Fractures of the shoulder & humerus
• Fractures of the clavicle
• AC joint arthritis
• AC joint separation

Surgical Treatments

• Minimally invasive shoulder replacement
• Shoulder fracture fixation
• Reverse shoulder replacement
• Revision shoulder replacement
• Revision shoulder stabilization
• Arthroscopic rotator cuff decompression
• Arthroscopic biceps tenodesis (stabilization)
• Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair
• Arthroscopic distal clavicle excision
• Arthroscopic shoulder instability stabilization

Conservative Treatments

• PRP injections (Platelet-Rich-Plasma)
• Corticosteroid injections

• Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery Fellowship
  • Hanover, Germany
• Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine Fellowship
  • American Sports Medicine Institute – Birmingham, AL
• Orthopedic Surgery Residency
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center
• Medical School
  • UT Southwestern Medical Center – Dallas, TX
• Undergraduate
  • Southern Methodist University – Dallas, TX

• Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons
• Sub-Specialty Board Certified in Orthopedic Sports Medicine

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
• American Sports Medicine Fellowship Society
• American College of Sports Medicine
• AO Alumni Association
• Orthopaedic Trauma Association
• American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons

• A Multi-Center, Open-Label, Extension Study To Evaluate The Long-Term Safety, Efficacy, and Durability Of EN3835 In The Treatment and Retreatment Of Plantar Fibromatosis

  Position: Investigator
  February 2022 – Present
  Sponsor: Endo Pharmaceuticals

• A Phase 2, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study To Assess The Efficacy, Safety, And Tolerability Of EN3835 Vs Placebo In The Treatment Of Plantar Fibromatosis

  Position: Investigator
  December 2021 – Present
  Sponsor: Endo Pharmaceuticals

• An Observational, Double-Blind (Sponsor Open), Long-Term Study to Evaluate the Safety and Durability (Efficacy) of Response to EN3835 Compared to Placebo in the Treatment of Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder (Frozen Shoulder)

  Position: Investigator
  March 2021- Present
  Sponsor: Endo Pharmaceuticals

• A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled study of the safety and efficacy of EN3835 for the treatment of Adhesive Capsulitis of the shoulder

  Position: Investigator
  October 2020 – Present
  Sponsor: Endo Pharmaceuticals

• A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of FX006 in Patients with Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis or Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis

  Position: Investigator
  December 2019 – June 2020
  Sponsor: Flexion Therapeutics

• A prospective multi-center study comparing REGENETEN in lieu of standard arthroscopic repair of high-grade (>50%) partial-thickness tears.

  Position: Investigator
  December 2018- Present
  Sponsor: Smith & Nephew, Inc

• Pivotal, Non-Randomized, Historically Controlled, Prospective, Multi-Center Clinical Study of the Easytech Reversed Shoulder System

  Position: Investigator
  November 2018 – Present
  Sponsor: FX Shoulder

• Post-Market Evaluation of the Rotation Medical Rotator Cuff System

  Position: Investigator
  July 2017- January 2021
  Sponsor: Rotation Medical, Inc./Smith & Nephew

• A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Safety and Efficacy of XXXXXXXX for the Treatment of Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder.

  Position: Investigator
  March 2014 – March 2015
  Sponsor: Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

• A Multicenter, Double-blind, Double-dummy, Randomized, Parallel Group, Stratified Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of a Single IV Dose of XXXXXXXX Compared to a Single IV dose of Ondansetron to prevent Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Pediatric Patients.

  Position: Investigator
  June 2011- October 2012
  Sponsor: Helsinn Healthcare

• A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of XXXXXXX Patches in Adolescent Subjects with Ankle Sprain

  Position: Investigator
  May 2010 – March 2011
  Sponsor: Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co.

• A Prospective Study to Evaluate Surgical Outcomes in Subjects With Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears Treated by Means of a Double-Row Arthroscopic Repair.

  Position: Investigator
  February 2009 – September 2011
  Sponsor: Wyeth

• A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of three injections of SUPARTZ (sodium hyaluronate) for the treatment of chronic shoulder pain associated with glenohumeral osteoarthritis.

  Position: Investigator
  December 2007 – September 2009
  Sponsor: Smith & Nephew, Inc

• Regulation of Coagulation in Orthopedic Surgery to Prevent DVT and PE; a controlled, double-blind, randomized study of XXXXXXX in the prevention of VTE in subjects undergoing elective total knee replacement

  Position: Sub Investigator
  March 2007 – February 2008
  Sponsor: Bayer

• Regulation of Coagulation in Orthopedic Surgery to Prevent DVT and PE, controlled, double-blind, randomized study of XXXXX in the extended prevention of VTE in patients undergoing elective total hip replacement

  Position: Sub Investigator
  July 2006 – March 2007
  Sponsor: Bayer

• Stemless reverse shoulder arthroplasty: clinical and radiologic outcomes with minimum 2 years' follow-up

  Recently, a stemless reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) design was developed to preserve bone stock. Clinical and radiologic studies of this design in larger cohorts with >100 patients are not frequent. The purpose of this study was to present the clinical and radiologic results of a newly developed stemless RSA implant.

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• Increased stiffness and reoperation rate in partial rotator cuff repairs treated with a bovine patch

  a propensity-matched trial

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• Two-year outcomes with a bioinductive collagen implant used in augmentation of arthroscopic repair of full-thickness rotator cuff tears: final results of a prospective multicenter study

  Full-thickness rotator cuff tears (FTRCTs) represent a common shoulder injury that, if untreated, can progress in size, become increasingly painful, and inhibit function. These lesions are often surgically repaired, with double-row arthroscopic repair often preferred for larger tears.

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• Specific Design of a Press Fit Humeral Stem Provides low Stress Shielding in Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty at minimum 5 Years FU

  Press fit fixation is becoming more popular in RSA to preserve, in theory, bone capital. Several studies report that bone resorption can be very high around humeral stems depending on their size, shape and mode of fixation.

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• Failure analysis of rotator cuff repair: a comparison of three double-row techniques

  The use of suture anchors has made arthroscopic repair of the torn rotator cuff possible. However, objective evaluations have demonstrated high failure rates. The goal of this study was to compare the modes and rates of failure of two double-row arthroscopic repair techniques and the mini-open double-row technique.

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• Intramedullary nailing of humeral shaft fractures with a locking flexible nail

  Studies on intramedullary nailing of humeral shaft fractures in the orthopaedic literature have shown mixed results. The purpose of this investigation was to document the clinical outcome and complications associated with the use of a new flexible, locking intramedullary nail that can be implanted in the humerus in either a retrograde or an antegrade manner without violating the rotator cuff mechanism or damaging the articular surface of the humeral head.

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• Functional outcome of patients with femoral head fractures associated with hip dislocations

  Fracture of the femoral head after hip dislocation is a relatively rare injury often associated with a poor functional outcome. Twenty-six patients who sustained femoral head fractures were evaluated using radiographs, clinical examinations, and a validated outcome scoring system.

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