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Robin A Pourzal

TitleAssociate Professor
InstitutionRush University, Rush Medical College
DepartmentOrthopedic Surgery
Address1611 W. Harrison St.
Chicago IL 60612
Phone312-942-7270
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    My Scopus ID is 24830813800.
    My NIH COMMONS name is RPOURZAL.

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    1. Sun Y, Cheng KY, Kanniyappan H, Ramachandran RA, Neto MQ, McNallan M, Pourzal R, Lundberg H, Mathew MT. Fretting-corrosion Apparatus with Low Magnitude Micro-motion (=5 ?m): Development and Preliminary Outcome. Res Sq. 2023 Oct 05. PMID: 37886457.
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    2. Qiao Y, Li J, Yuh C, Ko F, Mercuri LG, Alkhudari J, Pourzal R, Oh CD. Chemokine Regulation in Temporomandibular Joint Disease: A Comprehensive Review. Genes (Basel). 2023 02 04; 14(2). PMID: 36833336.
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    3. Swenson S, Neto MQ, Hall DJ, Pourzal R, Kohler J, Buckwalter J. Retrieval of a Lane Plate 82 Years After Implantation: Case Report, Metallurgical Analysis, and Historical Review. Iowa Orthop J. 2023; 43(1):37-43. PMID: 37383871.
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    4. Manthe J, Cheng KY, Bijukumar D, Barba M, Pourzal R, Neto M, Mathew MT. Hip implant modular junction: The role of CoCrMo alloy microstructure on fretting-corrosion. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2022 10; 134:105402. PMID: 36041275.
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    5. Rahman TM, Hall DJ, Darrith B, Liu S, Jacobs JJ, Pourzal R, Silverton CD. Non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy associated with elevated serum cobalt and accelerated wear of a metal-on-metal hip resurfacing. BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Jun 27; 15(6). PMID: 35760505.
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    6. Hornung AL, Hall DJ, Je M, Wright JL, Nicholson GP, Garrigues GE, Pourzal R. Do total shoulder arthroplasty implants corrode? J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2022 Nov; 31(11):2381-2391. PMID: 35671932.
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    7. Gustafson JA, Mell SP, Levine BR, Pourzal R, Lundberg HJ. Interaction of surface topography and taper mismatch on head-stem modular junction contact mechanics during assembly in modern total hip replacement. J Orthop Res. 2023 02; 41(2):418-425. PMID: 35488727.
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    8. Hornung AL, Cohn MR, Mehta N, McCormick JR, Menendez ME, Pourzal R, Nicholson GP, Garrigues GE. The Definition of Periprosthetic Osteolysis in Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review of Grading Schemes and Criteria. JBJS Rev. 2022 05 01; 10(5). PMID: 35613304.
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    9. Neto MQ, Radice S, Hall DJ, Mathew MT, Mercuri LG, Pourzal R. Alloys Used in Different Temporomandibular Joint Reconstruction Replacement Prostheses Exhibit Variable Microstructures and Electrochemical Properties. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2022 05; 80(5):798-813. PMID: 35157828.
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    10. McCarthy SM, Hall DJ, Mathew MT, Jacobs JJ, Lundberg HJ, Pourzal R. Are Damage Modes Related to Microstructure and Material Loss in Severely Damaged CoCrMo Femoral Heads? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2021 09 01; 479(9):2083-2096. PMID: 34019490.
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    11. Royhman D, Pourzal R, Hall D, Lundberg HJ, Wimmer MA, Jacobs J, Hallab NJ, Mathew MT. Fretting-corrosion in hip taper modular junctions: The influence of topography and pH levels - An in-vitro study. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2021 06; 118:104443. PMID: 33752094.
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    12. Liu S, Hall DJ, Della Valle CJ, Walsh MJ, Jacobs JJ, Pourzal R. Simultaneous Characterization of Implant Wear and Tribocorrosion Debris within Its Corresponding Tissue Response Using Infrared Chemical Imaging. Biotribology (Oxf). 2021 Jun; 26. PMID: 33829077.
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    13. Mallow GM, Siyaji ZK, Galbusera F, Espinoza-Or?as AA, Giers M, Lundberg H, Ames C, Karppinen J, Louie PK, Phillips FM, Pourzal R, Schwab J, Sciubba DM, Wang JC, Wilke HJ, Williams FMK, Mohiuddin SA, Makhni MC, Shepard NA, An HS, Samartzis D. Intelligence-Based Spine Care Model: A New Era of Research and Clinical Decision-Making. Global Spine J. 2021 Mar; 11(2):135-145. PMID: 33251858.
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    14. Mehta N, Hall DJ, Pourzal R, Garrigues GE. The Biomaterials of Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Their Features, Function, and Effect on Outcomes. JBJS Rev. 2020 09; 8(9):e1900212. PMID: 32890047.
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    15. Pourzal R, Cip J, Rad E, Laurent MP, Berger RA, Jacobs JJ, Wimmer MA. Joint line elevation and tibial slope are associated with increased polyethylene wear in cruciate-retaining total knee replacement. J Orthop Res. 2020 07; 38(7):1596-1606. PMID: 32374428.
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    16. Hall DJ, Pourzal R, Jacobs JJ. What Surgeons Need to Know About Adverse Local Tissue Reaction in Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2020 06; 35(6S):S55-S59. PMID: 32005621.
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    17. Radice S, Liu S, Pourzal R, Laurent MP, Wimmer MA. Effects of bovine serum albumin and hyaluronic acid on the electrochemical response of a CoCrMo alloy to cathodic and anodic excursions. J Bio Tribocorros. 2019 Dec; 5(4). PMID: 31828005.
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    18. Liu S, Hall DJ, McCarthy SM, Jacobs JJ, Urban RM, Pourzal R. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic imaging of wear and corrosion products within joint capsule tissue from total hip replacements patients. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2020 02; 108(2):513-526. PMID: 31099981.
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    19. Hall DJ, Pourzal R, Jacobs JJ, Urban RM. Metal wear particles in hematopoietic marrow of the axial skeleton in patients with prior revision for mechanical failure of a hip or knee arthroplasty. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2019 08; 107(6):1930-1936. PMID: 30501001.
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    20. Frisch NB, Lynch JR, Pourzal R, Banglmaier RF, Silverton CD. Dual-taper modular hip implant: Investigation of 3-dimensional surface scans for component contact, shape, and fit. Arthroplast Today. 2018 Sep; 4(3):370-375. PMID: 30186924.
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    21. Schipper ON, Haddad SL, Fullam S, Pourzal R, Wimmer MA. Wear Characteristics of Conventional Ultrahigh-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene Versus Highly Cross-Linked Polyethylene in Total Ankle Arthroplasty. Foot Ankle Int. 2018 11; 39(11):1335-1344. PMID: 30019605.
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    22. Pourzal R, Hall DJ, Ehrich J, McCarthy SM, Mathew MT, Jacobs JJ, Urban RM. Alloy Microstructure Dictates Corrosion Modes in THA Modular Junctions. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2017 Dec; 475(12):3026-3043. PMID: 28884275.
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    23. Hall DJ, Pourzal R, Lundberg HJ, Mathew MT, Jacobs JJ, Urban RM. Mechanical, chemical and biological damage modes within head-neck tapers of CoCrMo and Ti6Al4V contemporary hip replacements. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2018 07; 106(5):1672-1685. PMID: 28842959.
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    24. Fillingham YA, Della Valle CJ, Bohl DD, Kelly MP, Hall DJ, Pourzal R, Jacobs JJ. Serum Metal Levels for Diagnosis of Adverse Local Tissue Reactions?Secondary to Corrosion in Metal-on-Polyethylene Total?Hip?Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2017 09; 32(9S):S272-S277. PMID: 28511949.
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    25. Pourzal R, Knowlton CB, Hall DJ, Laurent MP, Urban RM, Wimmer MA. How Does Wear Rate Compare in Well-functioning Total Hip and Knee Replacements? A Postmortem Polyethylene Liner Study. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2016 Aug; 474(8):1867-75. PMID: 26891896.
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    26. Kerwell S, Alfaro M, Pourzal R, Lundberg HJ, Liao Y, Sukotjo C, Mercuri LG, Mathew MT. Examination of failed retrieved temporomandibular joint (TMJ) implants. Acta Biomater. 2016 Mar 01; 32:324-335. PMID: 26768232.
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    27. Bishop N, Witt F, Pourzal R, Fischer A, R?tschi M, Michel M, Morlock M. Wear patterns of taper connections in retrieved large diameter metal-on-metal bearings. J Orthop Res. 2013 Jul; 31(7):1116-22. PMID: 23440943.
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    28. Liao Y, Pourzal R, Stemmer P, Wimmer MA, Jacobs JJ, Fischer A, Marks LD. New insights into hard phases of CoCrMo metal-on-metal hip replacements. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2012 Aug; 12:39-49. PMID: 22659365.
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    29. Laurent MP, Pourzal R, Fischer A, Bertin KC, Jacobs JJ, Wimmer MA. In vivo wear of a squeaky alumina-on-alumina hip prosthesis: a case report. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011 Apr 06; 93(7):e27. PMID: 21471407.
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    30. Wimmer MA, Fischer A, B?scher R, Pourzal R, Sprecher C, Hauert R, Jacobs JJ. Wear mechanisms in metal-on-metal bearings: the importance of tribochemical reaction layers. J Orthop Res. 2010 Apr; 28(4):436-43. PMID: 19877285.
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    31. Pourzal R, Theissmann R, Williams S, Gleising B, Fisher J, Fischer A. Subsurface changes of a MoM hip implant below different contact zones. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2009 Apr; 2(2):186-91. PMID: 19627822.
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