Description of Research Expertise:
My research focus includes clinical research in various shoulder and elbow topics as well as basic science research investigating tendon and ligament injury, repair, and healing. As Director of the Shoulder Study Group in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania I help coordinate clinically-oriented shoulder and elbow related research projects among a multi-disciplinary team. Projects focus on clinical outcomes as well as protocol development. Through my position at Penn, my appointment at the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center (PVAMC), and as a member of the McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory at Penn and the Translational Musculoskeletal Research Center at the PVAMC, I participate in studies that aim to answer fundamental questions regarding structure-function relationships and mechanisms of tendon and ligament pathology and repair. These investigations include the use of multiple animal model systems.
Selected Publications:
Shetye SS, Hagiwara Y, Rodriguez AB, Zgonis MH, Kuntz AF, Dyment NA: Anterior Drawer Tests to Quantify the Stability of the Murine Knee Orthopaedic Research Society 65th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV : 2019.
Kim DH, Taylor BL, Huegel J, Burkholder SJ, Weiss SN, Nuss CA, Raja HA, Soslowsky LJ, Mauck RL, Kuntz AF: Improving Supraspinatus Tendon Healing using an FGF-Loaded Bilayer Delivery System in a Rat Model Orthopaedic Research Society 65th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV : 2019.
Taylor BL, Kim DH, Huegel J, Burkholder S, Weiss SN, Nuss CA, Raja HA, Soslowsky LJ, Mauck RL, Kuntz AF, Bernstein J: Localized Delivery of Ibuprofen via a Bilayer Delivery System (BiLDS) for Supraspinatus Tendon Healing in a Rat Model Orthopaedic Research Society 65th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV : 2019.
Barnum CE, Huegel J, Soslowsky LJ, Kuntz AF: Effects of Aging on the Molecular Profile of Cultured Tendon Cells Orthopaedic Research Society 65th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV : 2019.
Huegel J, Boorman-Padgett JF, Nuss CA, Minnig MCC, Kuntz AF, Waldorff EI, Zhang N, Ryaby JT, Soslowsky LJ: Quantitative Comparison of Three Rat Models of Achilles Tendon Injury: A Multidisciplinary Approach Orthopaedic Research Society 65th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV : 2019.
Boorman-Padgett JF, Huegel J, Nuss CA, Minnig MCC, Raja HA, Kuntz AF, Waldorff EI, Zhang N, Ryaby JT, Soslowsky LJ: Effects of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy on Healing in a Rat Achilles Tendon Partial Width Injury Model Without Immobilization Orthopaedic Research Society 65th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV : 2019.
Chen Mengcun, Shetye Snehal S, Huegel Julianne, Riggin Corinne N, Gittings Daniel J, Nuss Courtney A, Weiss Stephanie N, Kuntz Andrew F, Soslowsky Louis J: Biceps Detachment Preserves Joint Function in a Chronic Massive Rotator Cuff Tear Rat Model The American journal of sports medicine 46 (14): 3486-3494,2018.
Taylor BL, Kim DH, Huegel J, Burkholder S, Weiss SN, Nuss CA, Raja HA, Soslowsky LJ, Mauck RL, Kuntz AF, Bernstein J: Localized Delivery of Ibuprofen via a Bilayer Delivery System (BiLDS) for Supraspinatus Tendon Healing in a Rat Model Orthopaedic Research Society Tendon Section 2018 Conference, Portland, OR : 2018.
Rooney Sarah Ilkhanipour, Torino Daniel J, Baskin Rachel, Vafa Rameen P, Khandekar Pooja S, Kuntz Andrew F, Soslowsky Louis J: Doxycycline improves cage activity, but not exercised, supraspinatus tendon and muscle in a rat model. Journal of biomechanics 80 : 79-87,2018.
Kuntz AF, Barnum CE, Huegel J, Soslowsky LJ: Effects of Aging on the Molecular Profile of Cultured Tendon Cells American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL : 2018.