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Overview

Bassam A. Masri is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada and has a significant body of work in the field of Medicine, with a primary focus on Surgery. Their research contributions span several subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Rheumatology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.

Their recent publications reflect a diverse interest in surgical procedures, orthopedic implants, and injury outcomes. Notable papers include:

  • "Tourniquet-induced nerve compression injuries are caused by high pressure levels and gradients - a review of the evidence to guide safe surgical, pre-hospital and blood flow restriction usage" (2020, BMC Biomedical Engineering)
  • "Safety of administering cefazolin versus other antibiotics in penicillin-allergic patients for surgical prophylaxis at a major Canadian teaching hospital" (2021, Surgery)
  • "Cobalt ions induce metabolic stress in synovial fibroblasts and secretion of cytokines/chemokines that may be diagnostic markers for adverse local tissue reactions to hip implants" (2021, Acta Biomaterialia)
  • "Allowed Activities After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty and Total Hip Arthroplasty" (2020, Orthopedic Clinics of North America)
  • "Outcomes of total hip arthroplasty using dual-mobility cups for femoral neck fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis" (2020, Hip International)

Bassam A. Masri has frequently collaborated with other researchers. Their most common co-authors include:

  • Donald S. Garbuz (38 publications)
  • Michael E. Neufeld (34 publications)
  • Lisa C. Howard (34 publications)
  • Gerard A. Sheridan (22 publications)
  • Nelson V. Greidanus (20 publications)

The main publication venues for their work are specialized journals and clinics focused on orthopedics and surgery. These include:

  • The Journal of Arthroplasty (14 publications)
  • Orthopedic Clinics of North America (13 publications)
  • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (5 publications)
  • European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology (4 publications)
  • The Bone & Joint Journal (4 publications)

The scientist's research topics cover a range of clinical and biomechanical aspects related to orthopedics. The main themes explored in their publications are:

  • Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (118 publications)
  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (116 publications)
  • Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (78 publications)
  • Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (14 publications)
  • Hip disorders and treatments (12 publications)
  • Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries (6 publications)
  • Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (6 publications)

Best Publications

  • Fractures of the femur after hip replacement.

    C P Duncan;B A Masri

  • Prospective Analysis of Preoperative and Intraoperative Investigations for the Diagnosis of Infection at the Sites of Two Hundred and Two Revision Total Hip Arthroplasties

    Mark J. Spangehl;Bassam A. Masri;John X. O'connell;Clive P. Duncan

  • Periprosthetic fractures evaluation and treatment.

    Bassam Masri;R Meek;Clive Duncan

  • Giant cell tumor of long bone: a Canadian Sarcoma Group study.

    Robert E. Turcotte;Jay S. Wunder;Marc H. Isler;Robert S. Bell

  • The reliability and validity of the Vancouver classification of femoral fractures after hip replacement.

    Owen H. Brady;Donald S. Garbuz;Bassam A. Masri;Clive P. Duncan

  • Long-term Elution of Antibiotics from Bone-Cement An in vivo Study Using the Prosthesis of Antibiotic-loaded Acrylic Cement (PROSTALAC) System

    Bassam A. Masri;Clive P. Duncan;Christopher P. Beauchamp

  • The John Charnley Award: Metal-on-Metal Hip Resurfacing versus Large-diameter Head Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Donald S. Garbuz;Michael Tanzer;Nelson V. Greidanus;Bassam A. Masri

  • Use of erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein level to diagnose infection before revision total knee arthroplasty. A prospective evaluation.

    Nelson V. Greidanus;Bassam A. Masri;Donald S. Garbuz;S. Darrin Wilson

  • Elution Characteristics of Vancomycin and Tobramycin Combined in Acrylic Bone-Cement

    Murray J. Penner;Murray J. Penner;Bassam A. Masri;Bassam A. Masri;Clive P. Duncan;Clive P. Duncan

  • The PROSTALAC functional spacer in two-stage revision for infected knee replacements

    Fares S. Haddad;Bassam A. Masri;David Campbell;Robert W. McGraw

  • The PROSTALAC functional spacer in two-stage revision for infected knee replacements. Prosthesis of antibiotic-loaded acrylic cement.

    Fares S. Haddad;Bassam A. Masri;David Campbell;Robert W. McGraw

  • The management of peri-prosthetic infection in total joint arthroplasty

    A. D. Toms;D. Davidson;B. A. Masri;C. P. Duncan

  • Surgical tourniquets in orthopaedics.

    Shahryar Noordin;James A McEwen;John F Kragh Jr;Andrew Eisen

  • Obesity and total joint arthroplasty. A literature based review

    D. Bryan;Javad Parvizi;Matt Austin;Henry Backe

  • Intraoperative periprosthetic fractures during total hip arthroplasty. Evaluation and management.

    Darin Davidson;Jeffrey Pike;Donald Garbuz;Clive P Duncan

  • The outcome of two-stage arthroplasty using a custom-made interval spacer to treat the infected hip

    A.S.E. Younger;Clive P. Duncan;B.A. Masri;R.W. McGraw

  • Method and apparatus for antibiotic knee prothesis

    Clive P. Duncan;Martine J. Breault;Chris P. Beauchamp;Nancy J. Paris

  • Metal Artifact Reduction Sequence: Early Clinical Applications

    Randall V. Olsen;Peter L. Munk;Mark J. Lee;Dennis L. Janzen

  • Cementless two-stage exchange arthroplasty for infection after total hip arthroplasty.

    Bassam A. Masri;Kostas P. Panagiotopoulos;Nelson V. Greidanus;Donald S. Garbuz

  • Metal-on-Metal Hip Resurfacing versus Large-diameter Head Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Arthroplasty A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Donald S. Garbuz;Michael Tanzer;Nelson V. Greidanus;Bassam A. Masri

Frequent Co-Authors

Clive P. Duncan
Clive P. Duncan University of British Columbia
Jay S. Wunder
Jay S. Wunder University of Toronto
David G. Campbell
David G. Campbell University of Adelaide
Septimiu E. Salcudean
Septimiu E. Salcudean University of British Columbia
Aileen M. Davis
Aileen M. Davis University of Toronto
Allan E. Gross
Allan E. Gross Mount Sinai Hospital
Helen M. Burt
Helen M. Burt University of British Columbia
Eduardo A. Salvati
Eduardo A. Salvati Hospital for Special Surgery
Torsten O. Nielsen
Torsten O. Nielsen University of British Columbia
Andrew Eisen
Andrew Eisen University of British Columbia

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