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Johan Bellemans

Johan Bellemans

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21414
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National Ranking
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Overview

Johan Bellemans is a researcher affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a significant focus on Surgery. Additional subfields include Biomedical Engineering, Rheumatology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, and Pharmacology.

The researcher has contributed extensively to topics related to orthopedic surgery and musculoskeletal health. Main topics of their work encompass:

  • Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
  • Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
  • Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
  • Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Shoulder Injury and Treatment

Johan Bellemans has published numerous papers primarily in the following journals:

  • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
  • Bone & Joint Open
  • The Bone & Joint Journal
  • Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
  • Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include:

  • Samuel J. MacDessi
  • Darren B. Chen
  • William Griffiths-Jones
  • William Colyn
  • Jan Truijen

Some recent papers authored by Johan Bellemans include:

  • "Coronal Plane Alignment of the Knee (CPAK) classification," 2021, The Bone & Joint Journal
  • "The arithmetic HKA (aHKA) predicts the constitutional alignment of the arthritic knee compared to the normal contralateral knee," 2020, Bone & Joint Open
  • "Arithmetic hip-knee-ankle angle (aHKA): An algorithm for estimating constitutional lower limb alignment in the arthritic patient population," 2021, Bone & Joint Open
  • "The importance of joint line obliquity: a radiological analysis of restricted boundaries in normal knee phenotypes to inform surgical decision making in kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty," 2022, Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
  • "Arithmetic hip-knee-ankle angle and stressed hip-knee-ankle angle: equivalent methods for estimating constitutional lower limb alignment in kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty," 2022, Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy

Best Publications

  • The Chitranjan Ranawat award: is neutral mechanical alignment normal for all patients?: the concept of constitutional varus

    Johan Bellemans;William Colyn;Hilde Vandenneucker;Jan Victor

  • Intrinsic risk factors for the development of anterior knee pain in an athletic population. A two-year prospective study.

    Erik Witvrouw;Roeland Lysens;Johan Bellemans;Dirk Cambier

  • Treatment of Symptomatic Cartilage Defects of the Knee Characterized Chondrocyte Implantation Results in Better Clinical Outcome at 36 Months in a Randomized Trial Compared to Microfracture

    Daniel B. F. Saris;Johan Vanlauwe;Jan Victor;Karl Fredrik Almqvist

  • Characterized Chondrocyte Implantation Results in Better Structural Repair When Treating Symptomatic Cartilage Defects of the Knee in a Randomized Controlled Trial Versus Microfracture

    Daniel B. F. Saris;Johan Vanlauwe;Jan Victor;Miroslav Haspl

  • Intrinsic risk factors for the development of patellar tendinitis in an athletic population. A two-year prospective study.

    Erik Witvrouw;Johan Bellemans;Roeland Lysens;Lieven Danneels

  • Five-Year Outcome of Characterized Chondrocyte Implantation Versus Microfracture for Symptomatic Cartilage Defects of the Knee Early Treatment Matters

    Johan Vanlauwe;Daniel B F Saris;Daniel B F Saris;Jan Victor;Karl Fredrik Almqvist

  • Slight undercorrection following total knee arthroplasty results in superior clinical outcomes in varus knees.

    Luc Vanlommel;Jan Vanlommel;Steven Claes;Johan Bellemans

  • Open Versus Closed Kinetic Chain Exercises for Patellofemoral Pain A Prospective, Randomized Study

    Erik Witvrouw;Roeland Lysens;Johan Bellemans;Koen Peers

  • Is osteoarthritis an inevitable consequence of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction? A meta-analysis

    Steven Claes;Laurens Hermie;René Verdonk;Johan Bellemans

  • Patient-specific Guides Do Not Improve Accuracy in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

    Jan Victor;Jan Dujardin;Hilde Vandenneucker;Nele Arnout

  • Expanded phenotypically stable chondrocytes persist in the repair tissue and contribute to cartilage matrix formation and structural integration in a goat model of autologous chondrocyte implantation

    Francesco Dell'Accio;Johan Vanlauwe;Johan Bellemans;Johan Neys

  • Physiologic kinematics as a concept for better flexion in TKA.

    Jan Victor;Johan Bellemans

  • Autologous chondrocyte implantation versus microfracture for knee cartilage injury: a prospective randomized trial, with 2-year follow-up

    Dieter Van Assche;Filip Staes;Danny Van Caspel;Johan Vanlauwe

  • Robot-assisted total knee arthroplasty.

    Johan Bellemans;Hilde Vandenneucker;Johan Vanlauwe

  • FDG-PET, 99mtc-HMPAO white blood cell SPET and bone scintigraphy in the evaluation of painful total knee arthroplasties.

    Frank Van Acker;Johan Nuyts;Alex Maes;Benedicte Vanquickenborne

  • The John Insall Award: Both Morphotype and Gender Influence the Shape of the Knee in Patients Undergoing TKA

    Johan Bellemans;Karel Carpentier;Hilde Vandenneucker;Johan Vanlauwe

  • Long-term results of isolated anterolateral bundle reconstructions of the posterior cruciate ligament: a 6- to 12-year follow-up study.

    Stijn Hermans;Kristoff Corten;Johan Bellemans

  • A new surgical technique for medial collateral ligament balancing: multiple needle puncturing.

    Johan Bellemans;Hilde Vandenneucker;Johan Van Lauwe;Jan Victor

  • Both Morphotype and Gender Influence the Shape of the Knee in Patients Undergoing TKA

    Johan Bellemans;Karel Carpentier;Hilde Vandenneucker;Johan Vanlauwe

  • Patient-Specific Guides Do Not Improve Accuracy in Total Knee Arthroplasty

    Jan Dujardin;Hilde Vandenneucker;Johan Bellemans;Jan Victor

Frequent Co-Authors

Erik Witvrouw
Erik Witvrouw Ghent University
Ilse Jonkers
Ilse Jonkers KU Leuven

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