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
Kim DH, Huegel J, Taylor BL, Nuss CA, Weiss SN, Soslowsky LJ, Mauck RL, Kuntz AF: Biocompatibility and Bioactivity of an FGF-Loaded Microsphere-Based Bilayer Delivery System Acta Biomater 15 (111): 341-348,2020.
Hast Michael W, Chin Matthew, Schmidt Elaine C, Kuntz Andrew F: Corrigendum to "Central screw use delays implant dislodgement in osteopenic bone but not synthetic surrogates: A comparison of reverse total shoulder models" [J. Biomech. 93 (2019) 11-17]. Journal of biomechanics 101 : 109628,2020.
Taylor BL, Kim DH, Huegel J, Raja HA, Burkholder SJ, Weiss SN, Nuss CA, 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 J Orthop Res : 2020.
Kamalitdinov TB, Fujino K, Jiang X, Kuntz AF, Zgonis MH, Dyment NA: The Effect of Tunnel Size on ACL Reconstruction Tendon-To-Bone Integration Orthopeadic Research Society 2020 Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ : 2020.
Huegel J, Nuss CA, Chan PYW, Cheema AN, Kuntz AF, Soslowsky LJ: Long-Term Nicotine Exposure Alters Rat Supraspinatus Tendon and Bone Properties Orthopeadic Research Society 2020 Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ : 2020.
Zhou Y, Li Y, Davis Z, Wang W, Fung AK, Shetye SS, Jiang X, Kuntz AF, Dyment N, Soslowsky LJ, Liu XS: Structural and Cellular Responses of Supraspinatus Tendon Enthesis and Subchondral Bone to Pregnancy, Lactation, and Post-Weaning Recovery Orthopeadic Research Society 2020 Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ : 2020.
Shetye SS, Bova JS, Kuntz AF, Zgonis MH, Butler DL, Dyment NA: Role of Ligamentous Restraints During Anterior-Posterior Drawer Tests of the Murine Knee Orthopeadic Research Society 2020 Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ : 2020.
Huegel J, Weiss SN, Nuss CA, Raja H, Waldorff EI, Zhang N, Ryaby JT, Soslowsky LJ, Kuntz AF: Mechanisms of Action of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy on a Rat Model of Rotator Cuff Injury and Repair Orthopeadic Research Society 2020 Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ : 2020.
Kamalitdinov TB, Fujino K, Jiang X, Kuntz AF, Zgonis MH, Dyment NA: Hedgehog Signaling Regulates Tunnel Integration Following ACL Reconstruction Orthopeadic Research Society 2020 Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ : 2020.
Waldorff EI, Zhang N, Ryabi JT, Kuntz AF: Electromagnetic Field Effects on Soft Tissues – Muscles and Tendons Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields for Clinical Applications : 75-86,2020.
Academic Contact Information
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Penn Medicine University City
3737 Market Street
Suite 600
Philadelphia,
PA
19104
Phone: 215-662-3340
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366