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Joseph A. Buckwalter is affiliated with the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in the United States. Their primary field of study is medicine, with a significant focus on surgery, rheumatology, orthopedics and sports medicine, pharmacology, and rehabilitation. Their research publications highlight a concentration on orthopedic and musculoskeletal conditions and treatments.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
  • Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects
  • Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment
  • Shoulder Injury and Treatment
  • Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
  • Tendon Structure and Treatment

Joseph A. Buckwalter has published extensively, with a strong presence in The Journal of Hand Surgery, accounting for ten of their publications. Other venues include the Journal of Psychosomatic Research, Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, Cartilage, and the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Joseph A. Buckwalter include:

  • One-day Acceptance and Commitment Therapy workshop for preventing persistent post-surgical pain and dysfunction in at-risk veterans: A randomized controlled trial protocol, 2020, Journal of Psychosomatic Research
  • Objective evaluation of chondrocyte density & cloning after joint injury using convolutional neural networks, 2022, Journal of Orthopaedic Research®
  • Migrating Progenitor Cells Derived From Injured Cartilage Surface Respond to Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns, 2021, Cartilage
  • Neurovascular Complications in Elbow Arthroscopy: A Systematic Review of 5,767 Cases, 2021, Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
  • Buffering Mitigates Chondrocyte Oxidative Stress, Metabolic Dysfunction, and Death Induced by Normal Saline: Formulation of a Novel Arthroscopic Irrigant, 2024, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Frequent co-authors of Joseph A. Buckwalter include Brent Toronto, Ryan P. Calfee, St Louis, Jennifer F. Waljee, and Ann Arbor. Each of these collaborators has worked with Buckwalter in at least ten published instances, indicating consistent collaborative efforts within their research network.

Best Publications

  • Osteoarthritis: New Insights Part 1: The Disease and Its Risk Factors

    D. T. Felson;R. C. Lawrence;P. A. Dieppe;R. Hirsch

  • Aging and degeneration of the human intervertebral disc.

    Joseph A. Buckwalter

  • Articular cartilage: degeneration and osteoarthritis, repair, regeneration, and transplantation.

    J A Buckwalter;H J Mankin

  • Articular cartilage: tissue design and chondrocyte-matrix interactions.

    J A Buckwalter;H J Mankin

  • Posttraumatic osteoarthritis: a first estimate of incidence, prevalence, and burden of disease.

    Thomas D Brown;Richard C Johnston;Charles L Saltzman;J Lawrence Marsh

  • Instructional Course Lectures, The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Articular Cartilage. Part II: Degeneration and Osteoarthrosis, Repair, Regeneration, and Transplantation*†

    J. A. Buckwalter;H. J. Mankin

  • Mapping early brain development in autism.

    Eric Courchesne;Karen Pierce;Cynthia M. Schumann;Elizabeth Redcay

  • Interspecies comparisons of in situ intrinsic mechanical properties of distal femoral cartilage

    K. A. Athanasiou;M. P. Rosenwasser;J. A. Buckwalter;T. I. Malinin

  • Articular cartilage and osteoarthritis.

    Joseph A Buckwalter;Henry J Mankin;Alan J Grodzinsky

  • Perioperative red blood cell transfusion

    T. J. Greenwalt;J. A. Buckwalter;J. Desforges;L. E. Farhi

  • The impact of osteoarthritis: implications for research.

    Joseph A Buckwalter;Charles Saltzman;Thomas Brown

  • Design and conduct of clinical trials in patients with osteoarthritis : Recommendations from a task force of the Osteoarthritic Research Society

    Roy Altman;Kenneth Brandt;Marc Hochberg;Roland Moskowitz

  • Articular cartilage injuries.

    Buckwalter Ja

  • POST-TRAUMATIC OSTEOARTHRITIS: IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR EARLY INTERVENTION

    Donald D. Anderson;Susan Chubinskaya;Farshid Guilak;James A. Martin

  • Turek's Orthopaedics Principles and Their Application

    Samuel L. Turek;Stuart L. Weinstein;Joseph A. Buckwalter

  • Epidemiology of ankle arthritis: report of a consecutive series of 639 patients from a tertiary orthopaedic center.

    Charles L Saltzman;Michael L Salamon;G Michael Blanchard;Thomas Huff

  • Articular cartilage repair and transplantation.

    J. A. Buckwalter;H. J. Mankin

  • Articular Cartilage: Injuries and Potential for Healing

    Joseph A. Buckwalter

  • Bone biology. I: Structure, blood supply, cells, matrix, and mineralization.

    Buckwalter Ja;Glimcher Mj;Cooper Rr;Recker R

  • Instructional Course Lectures, The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Articular Cartilage. Part I: Tissue Design and Chondrocyte-Matrix Interactions*†

    J. A. Buckwalter;H. J. Mankin

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles L. Saltzman
Charles L. Saltzman University of Utah
Van C. Mow
Van C. Mow Columbia University
Thomas D. Brown
Thomas D. Brown University of Iowa
Stuart L. Weinstein
Stuart L. Weinstein University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Henry J. Mankin
Henry J. Mankin Harvard University
Annunziato Amendola
Annunziato Amendola University of Iowa
David T. Felson
David T. Felson Boston University
Nancy E. Lane
Nancy E. Lane University of California, Davis
Cynthia M. Schumann
Cynthia M. Schumann University of California, Davis

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