2025

Peer Reviewed Publications

    • Kurtz SM, Rundell SA, Spece H, Yarbrough RV. Sensitivity of Lumbar Total Joint Replacement to Axial and Coronal Plane Misalignment Using Computational Modeling. Bioengineering. 2025 Feb 24;12(3):229. doi:10.3390/bioengineering12030229.
    • Kurtz SM, Rundell SA, Spece H, Yarbrough RV. Sensitivity of Lumbar Total Joint Replacement Contact Stresses Under Misalignment Conditions—Finite Element Analysis of a Spine Wear Simulator. Bioengineering. 2025 Feb 24;12(3):229. doi:10.3390/bioengineering12030229.
    • Tetteh AE, Derr T, Kurtz MA, Klein GR, Piuzzi NS, Malkani A, Mont MA, Kurtz SM. Hinge‑Knee Megaprostheses Components Wear and Corrode: A Retrospective Study of 40 Devices. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2025 Oct;9(10):e24.00381. doi:10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-24-00381.
    • DeSantis PM, Barnes E, Derr T, Spece H, Kurtz SM. Porous Additively Manufactured PEKK Improves In Vitro Osteoblastic Performance Compared to PEEK. Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 2025; doi:10.1002/jor.70069.
    • Tetteh AE, Porter D, Di Prima M, Kurtz SM. Optimization of fused filament fabrication process parameters to improve the compressive properties of PEEK and PEKK biomaterials. Additive Manufacturing. 2025; (in press). doi:10.1016/j.addma.2025.102345.
    • Aslani S, Kurtz MA, Spece H, Mont MA, Mihalko WM, Kurtz SM. Systematic Review of Metal Concentrations in Blood, Serum, and Tissue Following Primary and Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2025; In Press.
    • Basgul C, Spece H, Kurtz MA, Kurtz SM. Total Hip Arthroplasty Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Plateau by One Year: A Scoping Review and Meta-Analysis. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2025 Jul; (Epub Jul 18) doi:10.1016/j.arth.2025.XX.XXX.
    • Sharma A, Smith JA, Kurtz MA, Derr T, DeSantis PM, Bock RM, Kurtz SM. Hybrid-manufactured silicon nitride coated CFR-PEKK: A candidate biomaterial for trauma plate applications? Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. 2025 Jul;171:107141. doi:10.1016/j.jmbbm.2025.107141.
    • MacDonald DW, Derr T, Klein GR, Malkani AL, Mont MA, Kurtz SM. Rim Damage in Retrieved 1st and 2nd Generation Annealed Highly Crosslinked Polyethylene Hip Liners. Journal of Arthroplasty. 2025 Jul; (Epub ahead of print) S0883-5403(25)00884-8. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2025.07.021.
    • Prentice HA, Chan PH, Fasig BH, Kelly MP, Hinman AD, Kurtz SM, Paxton EW. Highly Crosslinked Polyethylene Is Associated With a Lower Revision Risk Out to 20-Year Follow-Up Versus Conventional Polyethylene in Total Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2025 Jul; (in press). doi:10.1016/j.arth.2025.07.005.
    • Aslani S, Kurtz MA, Pelt CE, Rainey JP, Archibeck MJ, Gililland JM, Sutton WA, Smith JA, Gilbert JL, Kurtz SM. Crevice Corrosion Degrades Metaphyseal Sleeves Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrieval Study. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2025 Jun 4; (Epub ahead of print) S0883-5403(25)00649-7. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2025.05.118.
    • DeSantis PM, Basgul C, Spece H, Kurtz SM, Marcolongo M. Surface Modification of Polyetheretherketone With Calcium Phosphate Using Ultraviolet Functionalization. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials. 2025 Jun;113(6):e35599. doi:10.1002/jbmb.35599.
    • Metz AK, Kurtz MA, Egan CR, Kurtz SM, Pelt CE. Early Failure of a Novel Modular Dual Mobility Liner After Metal Release: Clinical Presentation and Detailed Retrieval Analysis. Arthroplasty Today. 2025 Apr 14;33:101687. doi:10.1016/j.artd.2025.101687.
    • Kurtz MA, Hallab NJ, Rainey JP, Pelt CE, Mihalko WM, Piuzzi NS, Mont MA, Spece H, Kurtz SM. Metal release in total knee arthroplasty: a review of mechanisms, adverse local tissue reactions, and biological effects. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2025; (in press). doi:10.1016/j.arth.2025.03.025.
    • Kurtz PW, Aslani S, Kurtz MA, Taylor LM, Barnes ER, MacDonald DW, Piuzzi NS, Mihalko WM, Kurtz SM, Gilbert JL. Cobalt-Chromium-Molybdenum Femoral Knee Implant Damage Correlates with Elevated Periprosthetic Metal Concentrations. Journal of Arthroplasty. 2025 Jul;40(7 Suppl 1):S315-S323. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2025.02.075.
    • Spece H, Kurtz MA, Piuzzi NS, Kurtz SM. Patient-reported outcome measures offer little additional value two years after arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Bone & Joint Journal. 2025 Mar;107-B(3):296-307. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.107B3.BJJ-2024-0910.R1.
    • Kurtz MA, Aslani S, Smith JA, Klein GR, Spece H, Kurtz SM. Titanium-titanium junctions in the knee corrode, generating damage similar to the hip. Journal of Arthroplasty. 2025 Jan;40(1):227-235. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2024.07.026.

Conference Papers, Abstracts and Exhibits

  • Hall DJ, Aslani S, Kurtz M, Pourzal R, Piuzzi N, Mihalko W, Gilbert J, Kurtz S. Modern TKA implants degrade, triggering inflammation. Podium Presentation. International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty 36th International Congress, Rome, Italy, September 18-21, 2025.
  • Bond B, Kurtz M, Brown M, Aslani S, Smith H, Paxton A, Kurtz S, Mihalko W. Does synovial fluid electrochemical behavior change when exposed to CoCrMo or oxidized zirconium? Podium Presentation. International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty 36th International Congress, Rome, Italy, September 18-21, 2025.
  • Kurtz S, Rundell S, Spece H, Yarbrough R. Strength of a lumbar total joint replacement under aggressive worst-case loading conditions: finite element simulation of a spine wear simulator. Podium Presentation. International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty 36th International Congress, Rome, Italy, September 18-21, 2025.
  • Gilbert J, Kurtz P, Gordon B, Goodwin C, Barnes E, Liu D, Kurtz S, Mihalko W, Piuzzi N. Residual Al2O3 from grit blasted tibial trays result in third body wear particles on the bearing surface of CoCrMo retrieved knees. Podium Presentation. International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty 36th International Congress, Rome, Italy, September 18-21, 2025.
  • Rundell S, Kurtz S, Spece H, Yarbrough R. Sensitivity of lumbar total joint replacement to axial and coronal plane misalignment: an in silico study. Short Talk. International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty 36th International Congress, Rome, Italy, September 18-21, 2025.
  • Rundell S, Kurtz S, Spece H, Yarbrough R. Strength of a Lumbar Total Joint Replacement Under Aggressive Worst-Case Loading Conditions: Finite Element Simulation of a Spine Wear Simulator. Rapid Fire Podium. ISASS25, Miami Beach, FL, April 10-12, 2025.