Sarah Sibbel, MD

Professional Titles

• Director of Pediatric Hand and Upper Extremity Program
• Surgical Director of the Brachial Plexus Clinic

Recognitions

• Patient and Family Experience Award, Children's Hospital Colorado (2016)
  Dr. Sibbel was given a rating of 9 and 10 on 90%+ of completed Patient-Family Experience surveys, based on the question, “Using any number from 0 to 10, where 0 is the worst provider possible and 10 is the best provider possible, what number would you use to rate this provider?”

Publications

• Sibbel SE, Bauer AS, James MA. Late reconstruction of brachial plexus birth palsy. J Pediatr Orthop. 2014 Oct-Nov;34 Suppl 1:S57-62. PubMed PMID: 25207738
• Bauer AS, Storelli DA, Sibbel SE, McCarroll HR, Lattanza LL. Preoperative Computer Simulation and Patient-specific Guides are Safe and Effective to Correct Forearm Deformity in Children. J Pediatr Orthop. 2015 Oct 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26491911
• Bauer AS, Storelli DAR, Sibbel SE, McCarroll HR, Lattanza LL. Preoperative Computer Simulation and Patient-specific Guides are Safe and Effective to Correct Forearm Deformity in Children. J Pediatr Orthop. 2017 Oct Nov;37(7):504-510. PubMed PMID: 26491911
• Freese KP, Faulk LW, Palmer C, Baschal RM, Sibbel SE. A comparison of fixation methods in adolescent patients with diaphyseal forearm fractures. Injury. 2018 Nov;49(11):2053-2057. PubMed PMID: 30220635
• Sibbel SE. Pediatric Forearm Deformity: Use of 3D Modeling to Guide Deformity Correction. Techniques in Orthopaedics. 9000;Publish Ahead of Print.
• Lalka A, Gralla J, Sibbel SE. Brachial Plexus Birth Injury: Epidemiology and Birth Weight Impact on Risk Factors. J Pediatr Orthop. 2019 Aug 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31479028
• Lalka A, Gralla J, Sibbel SE. Brachial Plexus Birth Injury: Epidemiology and Birth Weight Impact on Risk Factors. J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 Jul;40(6):e460-e465. PubMed PMID: 32501916
• Lalka A, Gralla J, Sibbel SE. Response to: Brachial Plexus Birth Injury: Epidemiology and Birth Weight Impact on Risk Factors. J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 Nov Dec;40(10):e1022-e1023. PubMed PMID: 32427799
• Rask DMG, Wingfield J, Elrick B, Chen C, Lalka A, Sibbel SE, Scott FA. Seymour Fractures: A Retrospective Review of Infection Rates, Treatment and Timing of Antibiotic Administration. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2020 Mar 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32149995
• Look N, Erickson M, Sibbel SE. Presentation and Management of Displaced Lateral Condylar Mass Fractures With Ipsilateral Displaced Olecranon Fractures in Two Pediatric Cases. Trauma Case Rep. 2020 Feb;25:100278. PubMed PMID: 31956687
• Bolson R, Lalka A, Korrell H, Sibbel SE, Bartels K. Shared Decision-Making Tool for Opioid Prescribing After Ambulatory Orthopedic Surgery in Veterans: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. J Hand Surg Glob Online. 2022 Jul;4(4):196-200. PubMed PMID: 35880150
• Campbell T, Faulk LW, Vossler K, Goodrich E, Lalka A, Sibbel SE, Sinclair MK. Ulnar Epiphysiodesis: Success of the Index Procedure. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 Mar 1;42(3):158-161. PubMed PMID: 35138298
• Rask DMG, Wingfield J, Elrick B, Chen C, Lalka A, Sibbel SE, Scott FA. Seymour Fractures: A Retrospective Review of Infection Rates, Treatment and Timing of Antibiotic Administration. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Dec 1;37(12):e1299-e1302. PubMed PMID: 32149995
• Schutz J, Lalka A, Williams MA, Sibbel SE, Sinclair MK. Establishing the Role of Inflammatory Markers in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Hand Infections in the Pediatric Population. J Pediatr Orthop. 2023 Nov-Dec 01;43(10):649-653. PubMed PMID: 37678156
• Schutz J, Korrell H, Look N, Lalka A, Hild J, Cleary G, Sinclair MK, Sibbel SE. Outcomes of Pediatric Proximal Phalanx Base Fractures. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2024 May 1;32(9):e434-e442. PubMed PMID: 38489764
• Schutz J, Lalka A, Williams MA, Sibbel SE, Sinclair MK. Establishing the Role of Inflammatory Markers in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Hand Infections in the Pediatric Population. J Pediatr Orthop. 2023 Nov-Dec 01;43(10):649-653. PubMed PMID: 37678156

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), Member
• American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH), Member
• Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society (RJOS), Member
• American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS), Member
• Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO), Member
• Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, Member

Practice Locations

• Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

• Orthopedics, Board Certification (2016)

• Bones, Joints and Muscles
• Bones, Joints and Muscles - Fractures
• Surgery - Hand Surgery
• Brain and Nervous System - Peripheral Nerve Repair
• Brain and Nervous System - Trauma / Nerve Injuries
• Brain and Nervous System - Cerebral Palsy
• Brain and Nervous System
• Surgery