Samuel J. MacDessi

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

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Samuel J. MacDessi is a scholar working on Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Samuel J. MacDessi has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Surgery, 7 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Samuel J. MacDessi's work include Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (46 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (35 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (28 papers). Samuel J. MacDessi is often cited by papers focused on Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (46 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (35 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (28 papers). Samuel J. MacDessi collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Samuel J. MacDessi's co-authors include Darren B. Chen, Ian A. Harris, William Griffiths-Jones, Johan Bellemans, Jil A. Wood, Ashish D. Diwan, Sam Griffiths‐Jones, Michael Houang, R. Allom and Yoram Hemo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Spine and Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Samuel J. MacDessi

51 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Coronal Plane Alignment of the Knee (CPAK) classification

2021 370 citations Samuel J. MacDessi, William Griffiths-Jones et al. The Bone & Joint Journal profile →

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Tigran Garabekyan United States

Ali Şeker Türkiye

Matthias Lahner Germany

Morsi Khashan Israel

Vijay Shetty India

Alisara Arirachakaran Thailand

Geneva Baca United States

Eric Bogner United States

Muhammet Baybars Ataoğlu Türkiye

Rami Rachkidi Lebanon

Tigran Garabekyan United States

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163 ×0.9

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126 ×1.1

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12 ×0.3

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Samuel J. MacDessi

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20 of 20 papers shown

Corbett, James A., Darren B. Chen, Jil A. Wood, et al.. (2025). Kinematic alignment achieves a tibial joint line angle that is more parallel to the floor in single-leg stance than mechanical alignment. The Bone & Joint Journal. 107-B(4). 413–422.

Graaf, Victor A. van de, et al.. (2025). In functionally aligned total knee arthroplasty, femoral component rotation follows the transepicondylar axis to achieve flexion balance. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 33(5). 1784–1791. 4 indexed citations

Kim, Sung Eun, et al.. (2024). Coronal Plane Alignment of the Knee (CPAK) Type Shifts Toward Constitutional Varus with Increasing Kellgren and Lawrence Grade. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 107(3). 297–303. 4 indexed citations

Graaf, Victor A. van de, Tony S. Shen, Jil A. Wood, Darren B. Chen, & Samuel J. MacDessi. (2024). Addressing sagittal plane imbalance in primary total knee arthroplasty. Bone & Joint Open. 5(8). 681–687. 5 indexed citations

Graaf, Victor A. van de, et al.. (2024). How often do we alter constitutional limb alignment, joint line obliquity, and Coronal Plane Alignment of the Knee (CPAK) phenotype when performing mechanically aligned TKA?. Bone & Joint Open. 5(2). 109–116. 12 indexed citations

Wood, Jil A., et al.. (2023). Interobserver Agreement of Post-operative Perth Computed Tomography Protocol Data in Total Knee Arthroplasty. Cureus. 15(1). e34349–e34349. 1 indexed citations

MacDessi, Samuel J., et al.. (2022). Robotic-assisted surgery and kinematic alignment in total knee arthroplasty (RASKAL study): a protocol of a national registry-nested, multicentre, 2×2 factorial randomised trial assessing clinical, intraoperative, functional, radiographic and survivorship outcomes. BMJ Open. 12(6). e051088–e051088. 14 indexed citations

MacDessi, Samuel J.. (2021). Restricted Kinematic Alignment in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Scientific Exploration Involving Detailed Planning, Precise execution, and Knowledge of When to Abort. Arthroplasty Today. 10. 24–26. 14 indexed citations

MacDessi, Samuel J., William Griffiths-Jones, Ian A. Harris, Johan Bellemans, & Darren B. Chen. (2020). The arithmetic HKA (aHKA) predicts the constitutional alignment of the arthritic knee compared to the normal contralateral knee. Bone & Joint Open. 1(7). 339–345. 87 indexed citations

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Thompson, K. L., William Griffiths-Jones, Jil A. Wood, et al.. (2020). Interobserver agreement of sensor-derived compartmental pressure measurements in computer-assisted total knee arthroplasty. The Knee. 27(3). 717–722. 9 indexed citations

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Chen, Darren B., et al.. (2019). Modern total knee arthroplasty designs do not reliably replicate anterior femoral morphology. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 28(9). 2808–2815. 18 indexed citations

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Parr, William C., et al.. (2019). Sagittal patellar flexion angle: a novel clinically validated patellar height measurement reflecting patellofemoral kinematics useful throughout knee flexion. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 28(3). 975–983. 5 indexed citations

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Monk, Elizabeth, et al.. (2018). Evaluation of the patellofemoral joint in total knee arthroplasty: Validation of the weight bearing merchant radiographic view. The Knee. 25(6). 1262–1271. 9 indexed citations

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Chen, Darren B., et al.. (2018). Gender and age based differences in behavioural patterns following anterior cruciate ligament injury. Journal of Orthopaedics. 15(2). 655–657. 2 indexed citations

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Harris, Ian A., et al.. (2017). The diameter of single bundle, hamstring autograft does not significantly influence revision rate or clinical outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. The Knee. 24(5). 1033–1038. 26 indexed citations

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Sherman, Seth L., et al.. (2012). Long-term survivorship of a unicondylar knee replacement — A case report. The Knee. 19(6). 944–947. 6 indexed citations

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Chen, Darren B., et al.. (2009). Mycobacterium fortuitum infection after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using a polylactic acid bioabsorbable screw: Case report. The Knee. 17(2). 176–178. 12 indexed citations

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MacDessi, Samuel J., Robert H. Brophy, Peter G. Bullough, Russell E. Windsor, & Thomas P. Sculco. (2008). Subchondral Fracture Following Arthroscopic Knee Surgery. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 90(5). 1007–1012. 41 indexed citations

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Anderson, John A., Samuel J. MacDessi, & Alejandro González Della Valle. (2007). Spontaneous, Recurrent Dislodgment of the Polyethylene Tibial Insert After Total Knee Arthroplasty. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 89(2). 404–407. 15 indexed citations

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MacDessi, Samuel J., et al.. (2001). An Unusual Cause of Groin Pain Following Hip Replacement. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 83(9). 1392–1395. 3 indexed citations

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