James Higgins, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest papers

The Effects of Antibiotic-Impregnated Spacers on Bone Healing in an Animal Model of the Induced Membrane Technique: Healing of a Critical-Size Femoral Defect in a Rat Model.
JB & JS open access · 2025
Use of an Artificial Intelligence Conversational Agent (Chatbot) for Hip Arthroscopy Patients Following Surgery.
Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2023
The induced membrane technique: Optimization of bone grafting in a rat model of segmental bone defect.
Injury · 2022

All 5 publications

5 publications.

01

The Effects of Antibiotic-Impregnated Spacers on Bone Healing in an Animal Model of the Induced Membrane Technique: Healing of a Critical-Size Femoral Defect in a Rat Model.

Sun H, Godbout C, Ryan G, Ali I, Higgins J, Hoit G, Hall J, Halai M, Khoshbin A, Schemitsch EH, Nauth A

JB & JS open access2025Open Access

DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.oa.24.00059 PMID: 39991111

02

Use of an Artificial Intelligence Conversational Agent (Chatbot) for Hip Arthroscopy Patients Following Surgery.

Dwyer T, Hoit G, Burns D, Higgins J, Chang J, Whelan D, Kiroplis I, Chahal J

Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.asmr.2023.01.020 PMID: 37101866

03

The induced membrane technique: Optimization of bone grafting in a rat model of segmental bone defect.

Sun H, Godbout C, Ryan G, Hoit G, Higgins J, Schemitsch EH, Nauth A

Injury20227 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.03.023 PMID: 35341595

04

Conventional Follow-up Versus Mobile Application Home Monitoring for Postoperative Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Higgins J, Chang J, Hoit G, Chahal J, Dwyer T, Theodoropoulos J

Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association2020First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2020.02.045 PMID: 32268161

05

Mobile Web-Based Follow-up for Postoperative ACL Reconstruction: A Single-Center Experience.

Higgins J, Semple J, Murnaghan L, Sharpe S, Theodoropoulos J

Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine2017First author

DOI: 10.1177/2325967117745278 PMID: 29318171

Frequent collaborators

Department of Surgery

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Justin Chang

Department of Surgery

2 shared papers, latest 2023

Emil Schemitsch

Department of Surgery

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Tim Dwyer

Department of Surgery

2 shared papers, latest 2023

John Theodoropoulos

Department of Surgery

2 shared papers, latest 2020

Aaron Nauth

Department of Surgery

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Amir Khoshbin

Department of Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Daniel Whelan

Department of Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Mansur Halai

Department of Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Higgins, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "The Effects of Antibiotic-Impregnated Spacers on Bone Healing in an Animal Model of the Induced Membrane Technique: Healing of a Critical-Size Femoral Defect in a Rat Model." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]