Steve M. Kurtz

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 869 citations indexed

About

Steve M. Kurtz is a scholar working on Surgery, Mechanics of Materials and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Steve M. Kurtz has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 869 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Surgery, 3 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 2 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Steve M. Kurtz's work include Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (14 papers), Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (10 papers) and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (8 papers). Steve M. Kurtz is often cited by papers focused on Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (14 papers), Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (10 papers) and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (8 papers). Steve M. Kurtz collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Steve M. Kurtz's co-authors include Kevin Ong, Edmund Lau, Kevin J. Bozic, Daniel J. Berry, Atul F. Kamath, Harry E. Rubash, Thomas P. Vail, Vanessa Chan, Clare M. Rimnac and Richard H. Rothman and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research and Journal of Biomedical Materials Research.

In The Last Decade

Steve M. Kurtz

17 papers receiving 842 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Comparative Epidemiology of Revision Arthroplasty: Failed THA Poses Greater Clinical and Economic Burdens Than Failed TKA

2014 359 citations Kevin J. Bozic, Atul F. Kamath et al. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Steve M. Kurtz United States	12	771	78	63	55	32	17	869
BM Wroblewski United Kingdom	20	1.3k 1.7×	88 1.1×	44 0.7×	67 1.2×	13 0.4×	30	1.4k
Kazuo Hirakawa Japan	16	979 1.3×	46 0.6×	30 0.5×	82 1.5×	9 0.3×	34	1.1k
Hironobu Oonishi Japan	16	580 0.8×	130 1.7×	68 1.1×	99 1.8×	14 0.4×	41	671
Elena Ibarz Spain	15	375 0.5×	46 0.6×	30 0.5×	129 2.3×	15 0.5×	42	558
Raymond P. Robinson United States	16	804 1.0×	40 0.5×	30 0.5×	46 0.8×	8 0.3×	24	857
Gary Bradley United States	13	546 0.7×	28 0.4×	26 0.4×	71 1.3×	47 1.5×	24	679
Paul D. Siney United Kingdom	25	1.8k 2.4×	182 2.3×	44 0.7×	36 0.7×	7 0.2×	74	1.9k
David K. Halley United States	7	741 1.0×	84 1.1×	36 0.6×	26 0.5×	9 0.3×	13	773
Toshiyuki Tateiwa Japan	13	367 0.5×	71 0.9×	40 0.6×	42 0.8×	20 0.6×	46	419
Hee-June Kim South Korea	15	317 0.4×	106 1.4×	167 2.7×	72 1.3×	83 2.6×	46	590

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17 of 17 papers shown

Walter, Nike, Dominik Szymski, Steve M. Kurtz, et al.. (2023). Factors associated with mortality after proximal femoral fracture. Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. 24(1). 31–31. 22 indexed citations

Bozic, Kevin J., Atul F. Kamath, Kevin Ong, et al.. (2014). Comparative Epidemiology of Revision Arthroplasty: Failed THA Poses Greater Clinical and Economic Burdens Than Failed TKA. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 473(6). 2131–2138. 359 indexed citations breakdown →

Lovald, Scott, Kevin Ong, Edmund Lau, et al.. (2013). Mortality, Cost, and Downstream Disease of Total Hip Arthroplasty Patients in the Medicare Population. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 29(1). 242–246. 23 indexed citations

Sobieraj, Michael, et al.. (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. 244–253. 6 indexed citations

Lovald, Scott, Kevin Ong, Edmund Lau, et al.. (2012). Mortality, Cost, and Health Outcomes of Total Knee Arthroplasty in Medicare Patients. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 28(3). 449–454. 39 indexed citations

Sobieraj, Michael, et al.. (2010). Notched fatigue behavior of PEEK. Biomaterials. 31(35). 9156–9162. 53 indexed citations

Arifin, S. M. Niaz, Gregory J. Davis, Steve M. Kurtz, et al.. (2010). Divide and conquer: A four-fold docking experience of agent-based models. Proceedings of the 2010 Winter Simulation Conference. 6. 575–586. 3 indexed citations

Baxter, Ryan M., et al.. (2009). Comparison of periprosthetic tissue digestion methods for ultra‐high molecular weight polyethylene wear debris extraction. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials. 91B(1). 409–418. 22 indexed citations

Walter, William L., Steve M. Kurtz, M. Tuke, et al.. (2009). RETRIEVAL ANALYSIS OF SQUEAKING ALUMINA CERAMIC-ON-CERAMIC BEARINGS.. 88–88. 1 indexed citations

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Restrepo, Camilo, Javad Parvizi, Steve M. Kurtz, et al.. (2008). The Noisy Ceramic Hip: Is Component Malpositioning the Cause?. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 23(5). 643–649. 139 indexed citations

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Ong, Kevin, et al.. (2006). Biomechanics of the Birmingham hip resurfacing arthroplasty. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume. 88-B(8). 1110–1115. 69 indexed citations

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Sobieraj, Michael, Steve M. Kurtz, & Clare M. Rimnac. (2004). Notch strengthening and hardening behavior of conventional and highly crosslinked UHMWPE under applied tensile loading. Biomaterials. 26(17). 3411–3426. 24 indexed citations

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Laurencin, Cato T., et al.. (2003). Novel polyphosphazene-hydroxyapatite composites as biomaterials. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine. 22(5). 18–26. 24 indexed citations

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Kurtz, Steve M., et al.. (2003). Comparison of the properties of annealed crosslinked (Crossfire) and conventional polyethylene as hip bearing materials.. PubMed. 61(1-2). 17–26. 53 indexed citations

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Barton, D.C., et al.. (2001). The wear of oriented UHMWPE under isotropically rough and scratched counterface test conditions.. PubMed. 11(3). 241–56. 8 indexed citations

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Kurtz, Steve M., Christopher L. Muhlstein, & Avram A. Edidin. (2000). Surface morphology and wear mechanisms of four clinically relevant biomaterials after hip simulator testing. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 52(3). 447–459. 1 indexed citations

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Kurtz, Steve M., Donald L. Bartel, & Clare M. Rimnac. (1998). Postirradiation Aging Affects Stress and Strain in Polyethylene Components. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 350. 209???220–209???220. 23 indexed citations

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