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Craig J. Della Valle is affiliated with Rush University Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine with a strong emphasis on surgery. The subfields of study highlighted in their work include surgery, public health, environmental and occupational health, rheumatology, anesthesiology and pain medicine, and pharmacology.

The scientist's research covers a variety of topics, predominantly related to orthopedics and pain management. Key areas of work include total knee arthroplasty outcomes, orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, orthopedic infections and treatments, anesthesia and pain management, opioid use disorder treatment, knee injuries and reconstruction techniques, and pain management and opioid use.

Craig J. Della Valle has contributed extensively to research literature, including several recent papers. Notable publications include:

  • 2020 Mark Coventry Award: Microorganism-directed oral antibiotics reduce the rate of failure due to further infection after two-stage revision hip or knee arthroplasty for chronic infection: a multicentre randomized controlled trial at a minimum of two years (2020, The Bone & Joint Journal)
  • A Randomized Trial of Static and Articulating Spacers for the Treatment of Infection Following Total Knee Arthroplasty (2020, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery)
  • Preoperative cognitive-behavioral therapy for reducing pain catastrophizing and improving pain outcomes after total knee replacement: a randomized clinical trial (2021, Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine)
  • An Enhanced Understanding of Culture-Negative Periprosthetic Joint Infection with Next-Generation Sequencing: A Multicenter Study (2022, PubMed)
  • The Efficacy and Safety of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Total Joint Arthroplasty: Systematic Review and Direct Meta-Analysis (2020, The Journal of Arthroplasty)

The scientist collaborates frequently with several coauthors including Charles P. Hannon, Yale A. Fillingham, Denis Nam, Joseph Serino, and Robert Burnett.

Publication venues where Craig J. Della Valle's work appears most often are:

  • The Journal of Arthroplasty
  • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
  • The Knee
  • The Bone & Joint Journal
  • The Journal of Knee Surgery

Best Publications

  • New definition for periprosthetic joint infection: from the Workgroup of the Musculoskeletal Infection Society.

    Javad Parvizi;Benjamin Zmistowski;Elie F. Berbari;Thomas W. Bauer

  • The 2018 Definition of Periprosthetic Hip and Knee Infection: An Evidence-Based and Validated Criteria.

    Javad Parvizi;Timothy L. Tan;Karan Goswami;Carlos Higuera

  • Experimental and clinical performance of porous tantalum in orthopedic surgery.

    Brett Russell Levine;Scott Sporer;Robert A. Poggie;Craig J. Della Valle

  • Corrosion at the Head-Neck Taper as a Cause for Adverse Local Tissue Reactions After Total Hip Arthroplasty

    H. John Cooper;Craig J. Della Valle;Richard A. Berger;Matthew Tetreault

  • Results of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty at a minimum of ten years of follow-up.

    Richard A. Berger;R. Michael Meneghini;Joshua J. Jacobs;Mitchell B. Sheinkop

  • Perioperative Testing for Joint Infection in Patients Undergoing Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty

    Mark F Schinsky;Craig J Della Valle;Scott M Sporer;Wayne G Paprosky

  • Perioperative oral pregabalin reduces chronic pain after total knee arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized, controlled trial.

    Asokumar Buvanendran;Jeffrey S. Kroin;Craig J. Della Valle;Maruti Kari

  • Rapid rehabilitation and recovery with minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty.

    Richard A Berger;Joshua J Jacobs;R Michael Meneghini;Craig Della Valle

  • AAOS Clinical Practice Guideline: diagnosis and treatment of periprosthetic joint infections of the hip and knee.

    Javad Parvizi;Craig J Della Valle

  • The Anti-inflammatory and Matrix Restorative Mechanisms of Platelet-Rich Plasma in Osteoarthritis

    Emily A. Sundman;Brian J. Cole;Vasili Karas;Craig Della Valle

  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons clinical practice guideline on: the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infections of the hip and knee.

    Craig Della Valle;Javad Parvizi;Thomas W. Bauer;Paul E. DiCesare

  • Complications of Total Knee Arthroplasty: Standardized List and Definitions of The Knee Society

    William L. Healy;Craig J. Della Valle;Richard Iorio;Keith R. Berend

  • Evaluation of malnutrition in orthopaedic surgery

    Michael Brian Cross;Paul Hyunsoo Yi;Charlotte F. Thomas;Jane Garcia

  • Newer Anesthesia and Rehabilitation Protocols Enable Outpatient Hip Replacement in Selected Patients

    Richard A. Berger;Sheila A. Sanders;Elizabeth S. Thill;Scott M. Sporer

  • Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection

    Benjamin Zmistowski;Craig Della Valle;Thomas W. Bauer;Konstantinos N. Malizos

  • Total knee arthroplasty has higher postoperative morbidity than unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a multicenter analysis.

    Nicholas M. Brown;Neil P. Sheth;Kenneth Davis;Mike E. Berend

  • Outpatient total knee arthroplasty with a minimally invasive technique.

    Richard A. Berger;Sheila Sanders;Tad Gerlinger;Craig Della Valle

  • Preventing venous thromboembolic disease in patients undergoing elective hip and knee arthroplasty.

    Michael A. Mont;Joshua J. Jacobs;Lisa N. Boggio;Kevin John Bozic

  • Hypoalbuminemia Independently Predicts Surgical Site Infection, Pneumonia, Length of Stay, and Readmission After Total Joint Arthroplasty

    Daniel D. Bohl;Mary R. Shen;Erdan Kayupov;Craig J. Della Valle

  • The Mark Coventry Award: Diagnosis of Early Postoperative TKA Infection Using Synovial Fluid Analysis

    Hany Bedair;Nicholas Ting;Christina Jacovides;Arjun Saxena

Frequent Co-Authors

Javad Parvizi
Javad Parvizi Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University
Richard A. Berger
Richard A. Berger Rush University Medical Center
Joshua J. Jacobs
Joshua J. Jacobs Rush University Medical Center
Jorge O. Galante
Jorge O. Galante Rush University Medical Center
Robert L. Barrack
Robert L. Barrack Washington University in St. Louis
Adolph V. Lombardi
Adolph V. Lombardi The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Kevin J. Bozic
Kevin J. Bozic The University of Texas at Austin
Michael A. Mont
Michael A. Mont Cleveland Clinic
Joseph D. Zuckerman
Joseph D. Zuckerman New York University
Emil H. Schemitsch
Emil H. Schemitsch University of Western Ontario

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