Michael S. Kain, MD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Michael Kain, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and a consulting orthopaedic surgeon at Shriners Hospitals for Children. In his field he has a variety of research interests including acetabulum fractures, ankle fractures, ankle pain, ankle sprains, clavicle injuries, complex fractures, foot fractures, fracture repair and reconstruction, fracture surgery, hip arthritis surgery, hip arthroplasty, hip arthroscopy, hip pain, hip replacement, joint preservation of the hip, knee arthroplasty, knee joint replacement, knee surgery, painful hip replacement, pelvic/acetabular trauma, periprosthetic fracture surgery of the hip, polytrauma, revision hip replacement surgery, and sacral fracture and trauma/fracture surgery. For his paper "Traumatic brain injury and enhanced fracture healing in a rat model” he received the Smith and Nephew Resident Research Competition Best Trauma paper award and the OREF New England Resident Research Competition First Runner up award. For four years, he was the Chair of the New England Orthopaedic Society and is still a member today.

Publications

  • Published 1/1/2026

    Braun S, Sassoon A, Kain MS, Schmidt AH, Nauth A, McKee MD, Schemitsch EH. The Treatment of Periprosthetic Fractures Around the Knee in 2025: A Comprehensive Evidence-Based Approach. Instr Course Lect. 2026; 75:513-526. PMID: 41289474.

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  • Published 1/1/2026

    Braun S, Sassoon A, Nauth A, Kain MS, Schmidt AH, McKee MD, Schemitsch EH. The Treatment of Periprosthetic Fractures Around the Hip in 2025: A Comprehensive Evidence-Based Approach. Instr Course Lect. 2026; 75:495-512. PMID: 41289473.

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  • Published 8/4/2025

    Schultz EA, Welch JM, Cross W, Shah K, Mansuripur PK, Kain M, Holte P, Lee BJ, Burn M, Hall K, Willey M, McKee M, Pang E, DeBaun M, Douglass N, Egol K, Laverty D, Miller AN, Jeray K, Schenker M, Cannada LK, Hernandez G, Mehta S, Wustrack R, Mitchell A, Morshed S, Gardner M, Morris A, Baker L, Shapiro LM, Sox-Harris A, Kamal RN. Drivers of Delayed Time to Surgery for Hip Fracture Patients: A Multi-Center Qualitative Study. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2026 Jan 15; 34(2):e299-e313. PMID: 40758987.

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  • Published 6/6/2025

    Perez Menendez SH, Dienes E, Salavati S, Frecerro DM, Kain MSH, Abdeen AR. The Utility of Routine Toxicology Screening and Substance Misuse Treatment Before Total Joint Arthroplasty in a Safety Net Hospital System. J Arthroplasty. 2026 Jan; 41(1):75-80. PMID: 40484057.

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  • Published 4/15/2025

    Barnhill S, Rubenstein W, Lange J, Mihalko WM, Kain MS, Jamison M, Iorio R. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Multi-Offset Hip Stem with One Rasp System. Orthop Clin North Am. 2025 Jul; 56(3):275-281. PMID: 40484480.

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Education

  • Thomas Jefferson University, MD
  • Gettysburg College, BA