Edward Ebramzadeh, PhD

Affiliations

• Orthopaedic Research Society
• The Hip Society

Education

Doctoral Degree

• PhD in Biomaterials and Handicap Research, Göteborg University, Sweden, 1995

Masters Degree

• MS in Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, 1981

Undergraduate Degree

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, 1980

Awards & Recognition

• The Hip Society 2011
• The Hip Society John Charnley Award 2011
• The Hip Society John Charnley Award 2006
• Sumner L. Koch Award, American Society for Surgery of the Hand 1997
• Graduate Orthopaedic Society Faculty Recognition Award, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Southern California 1996

Research & Publications (selected articles):

1. Park SH, Lu Z, Hastings RS, Campbell PA, & Ebramzadeh E: Five hundred fifty-five retrieved metal-on-metal hip replacements of a single design show a wide range of wear, surface features, and histopathologic reactions. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 2018, 476(2), 261-278.
2. Sangiorgio SN, Ebramzadeh E, Knutsen AR, Borkowski SL, Kalma JJ, Bengs BC: Fixation of non-cemented total hip arthroplasty femoral components in a simulated proximal bone defect model. The Journal of Arthroplasty 2013, 28(9), 1618-1624.
3. Lu Z, & Ebramzadeh E. (2019) Origins of material loss in highly worn acetabular cups of metal-on-metal total hip replacements. Journal of Orthopaedic Research 37: 143-150.
4. Ebramzadeh E, Campbell P, Tan TL, Nelson SD, Sangiorgio SN: Can wear explain the histological variation around metal-on-metal total hips? Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 2015, 473(2):487-494.
5. Ebramzadeh E, Campbell PA, Takamura KM, Lu Z, Sangiorgio SN, Kalma JJ, De Smet KA, Amstutz HC: Failure modes of 433 metal-on-metal hip implants: How, why, and wear. The Orthopedic Clinics of North America 2011, 42(2):241-250, ix.
6. Lee JL, Billi F, Sangiorgio SN, McGarry W, Krueger DJ, Miller PT, McKellop H, Ebramzadeh E: Wear of an experimental metal-on-metal artificial disc for the lumbar spine. Spine 2008, 33(6):597-606.
7. Ebramzadeh E, Billi F, Sangiorgio SN, Mattes S, Schmoelz W, Dorr L: Simulation of fretting wear at orthopaedic implant interfaces. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 2005, 127(3):357-363.
8. Ebramzadeh E, Sangiorgio SN, Lattuada F, Kang JS, Chiesa R, McKellop HA, Dorr LD: Accuracy of measurement of polyethylene wear with use of radiographs of total hip replacements. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery American Volume 2003, 85-A(12):2378-2384.
9. Borkowski SL, Sangiorgio SN, Bowen RE, Scaduto AA, B. H, Bauer K, Ebramzadeh E: Strength of thoracic spine under simulated direct vertebral rotation: A biomechanical study. Spine Deformity 2016, 4(2), 85-93.
10. Knutsen AR, Borkowski SL, Ebramzadeh E, Flanagan CL, Hollister SJ, Sangiorgio SN: Static and dynamic fatigue behavior of topology designed and conventional 3D printed bioresorbable PCL cervical interbody fusion devices. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 2015, 49:332-342.
11. Sangiorgio SN, Sheikh H, Borkowski SL, Khoo L, Warren CR, Ebramzadeh E: Comparison of three posterior dynamic stabilization devices. Spine 2011, 36(19):E1251-1258.
12. Rajfer RA, Kilic A, Neviaser AS, Schulte LM, Hlaing SM, Landeros J, Ferrini MG, Ebramzadeh E, Park SH: Enhancement of fracture healing in the rat, modulated by compounds that stimulate inducible nitric oxide synthase: Acceleration of fracture healing via inducible nitric oxide synthase. Bone & Joint Research 2017, 6(2), 90-97.
13. Ebramzadeh E, Knutsen AR, Sangiorgio SN, Brambila M, Harris TG: Biomechanical comparison of syndesmotic injury fixation methods using a cadaveric model. Foot & Ankle International 2013, 34(12):1710-1717.
14. Silva M, Knutsen AR, Kalma JJ, Borkowski SL, Bernthal NM, Spencer HT, Sangiorgio SN, Ebramzadeh E: Biomechanical testing of pin configurations in supracondylar humeral fractures: the effect of medial column comminution. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 2013, 27(5):275-280.
15. Thordarson DB, Motamed S, Hedman T, Ebramzadeh E, Bakshian S: The effect of fibular malreduction on contact pressures in an ankle fracture malunion model. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery American Volume 1997, 79(12):1809-1815.
16. Sangiorgio SN, Ho NC, Morgan RD, Ebramzadeh E, Zionts LE: The objective measurement of brace-use adherence in the treatment of idiopathic clubfoot. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2016, 98(19), 1598-1605.
17. Knutsen AR, Avoian T, Sangiorgio SN, Borkowski SL, Ebramzadeh E, Zionts LE: How do different anterior tibial tendon transfer techniques influence forefoot and hindfoot motion? Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 2014, 473(5), 1737-43.
18. Ebramzadeh E, McKellop H, Dorey F, Sarmiento A: Challenging the validity of conclusions based on P-values alone: a critique of contemporary clinical research design and methods. Instructional Course Lectures 1994, 43:587-600.

See all Dr. Edward Ebramzadeh’s publications on PubMed

Research Interests

• Biomechanics
• Implant Retrieval
• Implant Performance
• Wear and Tribology
• Biomaterials
• Fracture Fixation