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Wellington Hsu

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwestern University
Verified email at nm.org
Cited by 9109

Platelet-rich plasma in orthopaedic applications: evidence-based recommendations for treatment

WK Hsu, A Mishra, SR Rodeo, F Fu… - JAAOS-Journal of the …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapies have seen a dramatic increase in breadth
and frequency of use for orthopaedic conditions in the past 5 years. Rich in many growth …

Use of computed tomography for assessing bone mineral density

JJ Schreiber, PA Anderson, WK Hsu - Neurosurgical focus, 2014 - thejns.org
Assessing local bone quality on CT scans with Hounsfield unit (HU) quantification is being
used with increasing frequency. Correlations between HU and bone mineral density have …

Lumbar pseudarthrosis: a review of current diagnosis and treatment

DS Chun, KC Baker, WK Hsu - Neurosurgical focus, 2015 - thejns.org
OBJECT Failed solid bony fusion, or pseudarthrosis, is a well-known complication of lumbar
arthrodesis. Recent advances in radiographic technology, biologics, instrumentation, …

Adjacent segment degeneration in the lumbar spine

G Ghiselli, JC Wang, NN Bhatia, WK Hsu, EG Dawson - JBJS, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Background: A primary concern after posterior lumbar spine arthrodesis is the potential for
adjacent segment degeneration cephalad or caudad to the fusion segment. There is …

Hyperelastic “bone”: A highly versatile, growth factor–free, osteoregenerative, scalable, and surgically friendly biomaterial

…, RD Galiano, WK Hsu, SR Stock, EL Hsu… - Science translational …, 2016 - science.org
Despite substantial attention given to the development of osteoregenerative biomaterials,
severe deficiencies remain in current products. These limitations include an inability to …

Sulfated glycopeptide nanostructures for multipotent protein activation

…, Z Yu, SR Stock, WK Hsu, EL Hsu… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Biological systems have evolved to utilize numerous proteins with capacity to bind
polysaccharides for the purpose of optimizing their function. A well-known subset of these proteins …

Gel scaffolds of BMP‐2‐binding peptide amphiphile nanofibers for spinal arthrodesis

SS Lee, EL Hsu, M Mendoza… - Advanced …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Peptide amphiphile (PA) nanofibers formed by self‐assembly can be customized for specific
applications in regenerative medicine through the use of molecules that display bioactive …

[HTML][HTML] Bony ingrowth potential of 3D-printed porous titanium alloy: a direct comparison of interbody cage materials in an in vivo ovine lumbar fusion model

…, J Easley, HB Seim, D Regan, SH Berven, WK Hsu… - The spine journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Context There is significant variability in the materials commonly used for
interbody cages in spine surgery. It is theorized that three-dimensional (3D)-printed interbody …

Operative duration as an independent risk factor for postoperative complications in single-level lumbar fusion: an analysis of 4588 surgical cases

BD Kim, WK Hsu, GS De Oliveira Jr, S Saha, JYS Kim - Spine, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Multicenter retrospective cohort study. Objective. To estimate the impact of
increasing surgical duration on outcomes after single-level lumbar fusion. Summary of …

Prevention of venous thromboembolic disease after total hip and knee arthroplasty

JR Lieberman, WK Hsu - JBJS, 2005 - journals.lww.com
… E-mail address for WK Hsu: [email protected] … Warfarin exerts its anticoagulant effect by
inhibiting the hepatic production of vitamin K-dependent clotting factors II, VII, IX, and X 38 …