Zhen Lu, PhD

Affiliations

• Orthopaedic Research Society

Education

Doctoral Degree

• University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, 2001

Masters Degree

• MS in Mechanical Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China, 1984

Undergraduate Degree

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China, 1982

Awards & Recognition

• The Hip Society John Charnley Award 2006
• Best Scientific Exhibition Award from American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2006
• CeramTec Award for research on the use of ceramic in joint replacements, Germany 1998

Research & Publications (selected articles):

1. Lu, Z. and 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.
2. Park, S. H., Lu, Z., Hastings, R. S., Campbell, P. A., & Ebramzadeh, E. (2018). 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, 476(2), 261.
3. Lu, Z., & McKellop, H. A. (2014). Accuracy of methods for calculating volumetric wear from coordinate measuring machine data of retrieved metal-on-metal hip joint implants. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 228(3), 237-249.
4. Takamura, K. M., Amstutz, H. C., Lu, Z., Campbell, P. A., & Ebramzadeh, E. (2014). Wear analysis of 39 conserve plus metal-on-metal hip resurfacing retrievals. The Journal of Arthroplasty, 29(2), 410-415.
5. Lu, Z., & McKellop, H. A. (2011). The use of a constant load to generate equivalent viscoelastic strain in finite element analysis of cemented prosthetic joints subjected to cyclic loading. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 225(8), 809-820.
6. Shen, F. W., Lu, Z., & McKellop, H. A. (2011). Wear versus thickness and other features of 5-Mrad crosslinked UHMWPE acetabular liners. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®, 469(2), 395-404.
7. Ebramzadeh, E., Campbell, P. A., Takamura, K. M., Lu, Z., Sangiorgio, S. N., Kalma, J. J., … & Amstutz, H. C. (2011). Failure modes of 433 metal-on-metal hip implants: how, why, and wear. Orthopedic Clinics, 42(2), 241-250.
8. Campbell, P., Beaulé, P. E., Ebramzadeh, E., LeDuff, M., De Smet, K., Lu, Z., & Amstutz, H. C. (2006). The John Charnley Award: a study of implant failure in metal-on-metal surface arthroplasties. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®, 453, 35-46.
9. Liao, Y. S., McKellop, H., Lu, Z., Campbell, P., & Benya, P. (2003). The effect of frictional heating and forced cooling on the serum lubricant and wear of UHMW polyethylene cups against cobalt–chromium and zirconia balls. Biomaterials, 24(18), 3047-3059.
10. Lu, Z., McKellop, H., Liao, P., & Benya, P. (1999). Potential thermal artifacts in hip joint wear simulators. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 48(4), 458-464.
11. Lu, Z., & McKellop, H. (1997). Effects of cement creep on stem subsidence and stresses in the cement mantle of a total hip replacement. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: An Official Journal of The Society for Biomaterials and The Japanese Society for Biomaterials, 34(2), 221-226.
12. Lu, Z., & McKellop, H. (1997). Frictional heating of bearing materials tested in a hip joint wear simulator. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 211(1), 101-108.
13. Lu, Z., Ebramzadeh, E., McKellop, H., & Sarmiento, A. (1996). Stable partial debonding of the cement interfaces indicated by a finite element model of a total hip prosthesis. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 14(2), 238-244.

See all Dr. Zhen Lu’s publications on PubMed

Research Interests

• Implant Retrieval Analysis & Metrology
• Implant Tribology and Wear Simulation
• Computer Modeling (FEA)
• Stress Analysis for Implant Fixation
• Surface Analysis Using CMM and Profilometry
• Joint Bearing Materials