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Tyler Ragsdale, MD

Instructor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Division of Joint Preservation, Resurfacing and Replacement

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Dr. Ragsdale specializes in comprehensive care of the hip, knee and lower extremity, with expertise ranging from joint reconstruction to complex revision surgery and treatment of traumatic and sports-related injuries.

Common Diagnoses Treated

  • Avascular necrosis
  • Degenerative conditions of the hip and knee
  • Hip abductor tendon and muscle tears/degeneration
  • Hip and knee infections
  • Hip instability
  • Lower extremity trauma
  • Lower extremity sports-related injuries
  • Osteoarthritis of the hip and knee
  • Rheumatoid arthritis of the hip and knee
  • Painful total hip and knee replacement
  • Post-traumatic arthritis of the hip and knee

Common Procedures

  • Total hip and knee replacement
  • Anterior hip replacement
  • Femoral head core decompression
  • Glute medius repair
  • Glute maximus transfer
  • Partial knee replacement
  • Revision hip and knee replacement
  • Robotic hip and knee replacement
  • Minimally invasive hip and knee replacement

Clinical Office Locations

Hospital Affiliations

  • Barnes-Jewish Hospital
  • Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
  • Missouri Baptist Medical Center

Academic Office Mailing Address

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    Campus Box 8233

    660 Euclid Avenue

    Saint Louis, MO 63110

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Manuscripts, Book Chapters: 

  • Ragsdale TD, Firouzbakht PK, Nwadike BA, Kolar GR, Watson JT, Dhawan V. Neuroma Prevention by Nerve to Artery Coaptation: A Pilot Study. J Hand Surg Glob Online. 2025 May 22;8(1):100688. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsg.2024.12.006. PMID: 41446315; PMCID: PMC12723150.
  • Chen SN, Ragsdale TD, Rhodes LN, Locke LL, Moisan A, Kelly DM. Prospective, Randomized Ponseti Treatment for Clubfoot: Orthopaedic Surgeons Versus Physical Therapists. J Pediatr Orthop. 2023 Feb 1;43(2):e93-e99. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002291. Epub 2022 Nov 4. PMID: 36607913.
  • Mathew M, Ragsdale TD, Pharr ZK, Rider CM, Mihalko WM, Toy PC. Risk Factors for Prolonged Time to Discharge in Total Hip Patients Performed in an Ambulatory Surgery Center due to Complaints of the Inability to Void. J Arthroplasty. 2021 Nov;36(11):3681-3685. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2021.06.010. Epub 2021 Jun 24. PMID: 34215461
  • Honig MG, Del Mar NA, Henderson DL, Ragsdale TD, Doty JB, Driver JH, Li C, Fortugno AP, Mitchell WM, Perry AM, Moore BM, Reiner A. Amelioration of visual deficits and visual system pathology after mild TBI via the cannabinoid Type-2 receptor inverse agonism of raloxifene. Exp Neurol. 2019 Dec;322:113063. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2019.113063. Epub 2019 Sep 10. PMID: 31518568. 
  • Guley NM, Del Mar NA, Ragsdale T, Li C, Perry AM, Moore BM, Honig MG, Reiner A. Amelioration of visual deficits and visual system pathology after mild TBI with the cannabinoid type-2 receptor inverse agonist SMM-189. Exp Eye Res. 2019 May;182:109-124. doi: 10.1016/j.exer.2019.03.013. Epub 2019 Mar 26. PubMed PMID: 30922891; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6504571. 
  • Kozusko, SD, Jahromi, AH, Bond, G, Ragsdale, TD, Wallace, RD, Konofaos, P. Principles of the Lymph Node Dissection in Non-melanoma Skin Cancer and Cutaneous Melanoma. In O. Papadopoulos, N. A. Papadopulos, G. Champsas eds., Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer and Cutaneous Melanoma: Surgical Treatment and Reconstruction. Cham: Springer International Publishing; 2020:637-646.

Research Interests

Dr. Ragsdale has research interests in technology-assisted joint replacements.

Background

Dr. Ragsdale completed orthopaedic surgery residency at St. Louis University in St. Louis, MO before pursuing fellowship training in Adult Reconstruction at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO.

Board Certifications

  • Board-eligible, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons 

Medical Degree

  • University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

Residency

  • Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO

Fellowship

  • Adult Reconstruction, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO

Honors and Awards

  • Cannon Scholar, 2019
  • Karl Schledwitz Monogram Service Award, 2019
  • Ousley Memorial Scholarship, 2017, 2018
  • Ephriam and Ruth Camp Merit Scholarship, 2018

Professional Societies and Organizations

  • American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons

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