Steven M. Kurtz

Publications

Arnholt, C., MacDonald, D., Klein, G., Cates, H., Rimnac, C. M., Kurtz, S. M., Kocagoz, S. M., & Chen, A. M. (2018). What Is the Incidence of Cobalt-Chromium Damage Modes on the Bearing Surface of Contemporary Femoral Component Designs for Total Knee Arthroplasty?. Journal of Arthroplasty.
Arnholt, C., MacDonald, D., Underwood, R., Guyer, E., Rimnac, C. M., Kurtz, S. M., Mont, M. M., Klein, G. M., Lee, G. M., Chen, A. M., Hamlin, B. M., Cates, H. M., Malkani, A. M., & Kraay, M. M. (2016). Do Stem Taper Microgrooves Influence Taper Corrosion in Total Hip Arthroplasty? A Matched Cohort Retrieval Study. Journal of Arthroplasty [08835403].
Higgs, G., MacDonald, D., Gilbert, J., Rimnac, C. M., & Kurtz, S. M. (2016). Does Taper Size Have an Effect on Taper Damage in Retrieved Metal-on-Polyethylene Total Hip Devices?. Journal of Arthroplasty [08835403], 31 (9), 277-281.
Arnholt, C., MacDonald, D., Malkani, A., Klein, G., Rimnac, C. M., Kurtz, S. M., Kocagoz, S. M., & Gilbert, J. M. (2016). Corrosion Damage and Wear Mechanisms in Long-Term Retrieved CoCr Femoral Components for Total Knee Arthroplasty. Journal of Arthroplasty [08835403], 31 (12), 2900-2906.
Hanzlik, J., Day, J., Rimnac, C. M., & Kurtz, S. M. (2015). Is There A Difference in Bone Ingrowth in Modular Versus Monoblock Porous Tantalum Tibial Trays?. The Journal of arthroplasty.
Fredette, E., MacDonald, D., Underwood, R., Slipchenko, M., Mont, M., Lee, H., Klein, G., Rimnac, C. M., & Kurtz, S. M. (2015). Does Metal Transfer Differ on Retrieved Ceramic and CoCr Femoral Heads?. BioMed research international, 2015 , 283038.
Arnholt, C., MacDonald, D., Tohfafarosh, M., Gilbertson, J., Rimnac, C. M., Kurtz, S. M., Klein, G. M., Mont, M. M., Parvizi, J. M., Cates, H. M., Lee, H. M., Malkani, A. M., & Kraay, M. M. (2014). Mechanically assisted taper corrosion in modular TKA.. The Journal of arthroplasty, 29 (9 Suppl), 205-8.
Sobieraj, M., Murphy, J., Brinkman, J., Kurtz, S., & Rimnac, C. M. (2013). Monotonic and fatigue behavior of five clinically relevant conventional and highly crosslinked UHMWPEs in the presence of stress concentrations.. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials, 28 , 244-53.
Kurtz, S., Kocagoz, S., Hanzlik, J., Underwood, R., Gilbertson, J., MacDonald, D., Lee, H., Mont, M., Kraay, M., Klein, G., Parvizi, J., & Rimnac, C. M. (2013). Do ceramic femoral heads reduce taper fretting corrosion in hip arthroplasty? A retrieval study.. Clinical orthopaedics and related research, 471 (10), 3270-82.
Higgs, G., Hanzlik, J., MacDonald, D., Gilbertson, J., Rimnac, C. M., & Kurtz, S. M. (2013). Is increased modularity associated with increased fretting and corrosion damage in metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty devices?: a retrieval study.. The Journal of arthroplasty, 28 (8 Suppl), 2-6.
MacDonald, D., Higgs, G., Parvizi, J., Klein, G., Hartzband, M., Levine, H., Kraay, M., Rimnac, C. M., & Kurtz, S. M. (2013). Oxidative properties and surface damage mechanisms of remelted highly crosslinked polyethylenes in total knee arthroplasty.. International orthopaedics, 37 (4), 611-5.
French, K., Moore, K., Gawel, H., Kurtz, S., Kraay, M., Xie, K., Goldberg, V., & Rimnac, C. M. (2012). Retrieval analysis of Harris-Galante I and II acetabular liners in situ for more than 10 years.. Acta orthopaedica, 83 (4), 366-73.
Haider, H., Weisenburger, J., Kurtz, S., Rimnac, C. M., Freedman, J. M., Schroeder, D. M., & Garvin, K. M. (2012). Does vitamin E-stabilized ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene address concerns of cross-linked polyethylene in total knee arthroplasty?. The Journal of arthroplasty, 27 (3), 461-9.
Medel, F., Kurtz, S., Parvizi, J., Klein, G., Kraay, M., & Rimnac, C. M. (2011). In vivo oxidation contributes to delamination but not pitting in polyethylene components for total knee arthroplasty.. The Journal of arthroplasty, 26 (5), 802-10.
MacDonald, D., Sakona, A., Ianuzzi, A., Rimnac, C. M., & Kurtz, S. M. (2011). Do first-generation highly crosslinked polyethylenes oxidize in vivo?. Clinical orthopaedics and related research, 469 (8), 2278-85.
Medel, F., Kurtz, S., Sharkey, P., Austin, M., Klein, G., Cohen, M., Patel, H., Goldberg, V., Kraay, M., & Rimnac, C. M. (2011). Post damage in contemporary posterior-stabilized tibial inserts: influence of implant design and clinical relevance.. The Journal of arthroplasty, 26 (4), 606-14.
Sobieraj, M., Murphy, J., Brinkman, J., Kurtz, S., & Rimnac, C. M. (2010). Notched fatigue behavior of PEEK.. Biomaterials, 31 (35), 9156-62.
Kurtz, S., Medel, F., MacDonald, D., Parvizi, J., Kraay, M., & Rimnac, C. M. (2010). Reasons for revision of first-generation highly cross-linked polyethylenes.. The Journal of arthroplasty, 25 (6 Suppl), 67-74.
Sobieraj, M., Kurtz, S., & Rimnac, C. M. (2009). Notch sensitivity of PEEK in monotonic tension.. Biomaterials, 30 (33), 6485-94.
Medel, F., Rimnac, C. M., & Kurtz, S. M. (2009). On the assessment of oxidative and microstructural changes after in vivo degradation of historical UHMWPE knee components by means of vibrational spectroscopies and nanoindentation.. Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A, 89 (2), 530-8.
Medel, F., Kurtz, S., Hozack, W., Parvizi, J., Purtill, J., Sharkey, P., MacDonald, D., Kraay, M., Goldberg, V., & Rimnac, C. M. (2009). Gamma inert sterilization: a solution to polyethylene oxidation?. The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 91 (4), 839-49.
Sobieraj, M., Kurtz, S., Wang, J., Manley, M., & Rimnac, C. M. (2008). Notched stress-strain behavior of a conventional and a sequentially annealed highly crosslinked UHMWPE.. Biomaterials, 29 (35), 4575-83.
Medel, F., Kurtz, S., Klein, G., Levine, H., Sharkey, P., Austin, M., Kraay, M., & Rimnac, C. M. (2008). Clinical, surface damage and oxidative performance of poly II tibial inserts after long-term implantation.. Journal of long-term effects of medical implants, 18 (2), 151-65.
Kurtz, S., Hozack, W., Purtill, J., Marcolongo, M., Kraay, M., Goldberg, V., Sharkey, P., Parvizi, J., Rimnac, C. M., & Edidin, A. M. (2006). 2006 Otto Aufranc Award Paper: significance of in vivo degradation for polyethylene in total hip arthroplasty.. Clinical orthopaedics and related research, 453 , 47-57.
Gencur, S., Rimnac, C. M., & Kurtz, S. M. (2006). Fatigue crack propagation resistance of virgin and highly crosslinked, thermally treated ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene.. Biomaterials, 27 (8), 1550-7.
Kurtz, S., Mazzucco, D., Rimnac, C. M., & Schroeder, D. M. (2006). Anisotropy and oxidative resistance of highly crosslinked UHMWPE after deformation processing by solid-state ram extrusion.. Biomaterials, 27 (1), 24-34.
Sobieraj, M., Kurtz, S., & Rimnac, C. M. (2005). Large deformation compression induced crystallinity degradation of conventional and highly crosslinked UHMWPEs.. Biomaterials, 26 (33), 6430-9.
Sobieraj, M., Kurtz, S., & Rimnac, C. M. (2005). Notch strengthening and hardening behavior of conventional and highly crosslinked UHMWPE under applied tensile loading.. Biomaterials, 26 (17), 3411-26.
Kurtz, S., Bergström, J., & Rimnac, C. M. (2005). Failure property distributions for conventional and highly crosslinked ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylenes.. Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials, 73 (2), 214-20.
Kurtz, S., Rimnac, C. M., Hozack, W. M., Turner, J. M., Marcolongo, M. M., Goldberg, V. M., Kraay, M. M., & Edidin, A. M. (2005). In vivo degradation of polyethylene liners after gamma sterilization in air.. The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 87 (4), 815-23.
Bergström, J., Rimnac, C. M., & Kurtz, S. M. (2005). Molecular chain stretch is a multiaxial failure criterion for conventional and highly crosslinked UHMWPE.. Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 23 (2), 367-75.
Bergström, J., Rimnac, C. M., & Kurtz, S. M. (2004). An augmented hybrid constitutive model for simulation of unloading and cyclic loading behavior of conventional and highly crosslinked UHMWPE.. Biomaterials, 25 (11), 2171-8.
Kurtz, S., Hozack, W., Marcolongo, M., Turner, J., Rimnac, C. M., & Edidin, A. M. (2003). Degradation of mechanical properties of UHMWPE acetabular liners following long-term implantation.. The Journal of arthroplasty, 18 (7 Suppl 1), 68-78.
Gencur, S., Rimnac, C. M., & Kurtz, S. M. (2003). Failure micromechanisms during uniaxial tensile fracture of conventional and highly crosslinked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylenes used in total joint replacements.. Biomaterials, 24 (22), 3947-54.
Bergström, J., Rimnac, C. M., & Kurtz, S. M. (2003). Prediction of multiaxial mechanical behavior for conventional and highly crosslinked UHMWPE using a hybrid constitutive model.. Biomaterials, 24 (8), 1365-80.
Kurtz, S., Villarraga, M., Herron, M., Bergström, J., Rimnac, C. M., & Edidin, A. M. (2002). Thermomechanical behavior of virgin and highly crosslinked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene used in total joint replacements.. Biomaterials, 23 (17), 3681-97.
Bergström, J., Kurtz, S., Rimnac, C. M., & Edidin, A. M. (2002). Constitutive modeling of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene under large-deformation and cyclic loading conditions.. Biomaterials, 23 (11), 2329-43.
Kurtz, S., Rimnac, C. M., Pruitt, L. M., Jewett, C. M., Goldberg, V. M., & Edidin, A. M. (2000). The relationship between the clinical performance and large deformation mechanical behavior of retrieved UHMWPE tibial inserts.. Biomaterials, 21 (3), 283-91.
Kurtz, S., Rimnac, C. M., & Bartels, L. M. (1998). Predictive model for tensile true stress-strain behavior of chemically and mechanically degraded ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene.. Journal of biomedical materials research, 43 (3), 241-8.
Kurtz, S., Bartels, L., & Rimnac, C. M. (1998). Postirradiation aging affects stress and strain in polyethylene components.. Clinical orthopaedics and related research.
Kurtz, S., Rimnac, C. M., & Bartels, L. M. (1997). Degradation rate of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene.. Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 15 (1), 57-61.
Kurtz, S., Rimnac, C. M., Santner, T. M., & Bartels, L. M. (1996). Exponential model for the tensile true stress-strain behavior of as-irradiated and oxidatively degraded ultra high molecular weight polyethylene.. Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 14 (5), 755-61.