Stephen J. Incavo MD Hip & Knee Surgeon Department Chair of Total Joint Replacement Houston, Texas

Publications

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

• Incavo SJ

  , Kristiansen TK: Retrieval of a Broken Intramedullary Nail. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 210:201-202, September, 1986.

• Incavo SJ

  , Alvarez RG, Trevino SJ: Occurrence of the Plantaris Tendon in Subcutaneous Rupture of the Achilles Tendon. Foot and Ankle 8(2): 110-111, October, 1987.

• Incavo SJ

  , Muller DL, Krag MH, Gump D: Vertebral Osteomyelitis Caused by Clostridium Difficile, A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Spine, 13(1): 111-113, 1988.

• Incavo SJ

  , DeCoster T, Howe JG: Femoral Head Histology Under Tharies Surface Replacement. Orthopaedic Review 17(3): 273-277, 1988.

• White TA,

  Incavo SJ

  , Moreland MS: Giant Synovial Cyst of the Hip Joint. Orthopaedic Review 17(5): 609-612, June, 1988.

• Renström P, Wertz M,

  Incavo SJ

  , Arms S, Pope M, Ostgaard H: Strain in the Lateral Ligaments of the Ankle. Foot & Ankle 9(2): 59-63, 1988.

• DeCoster TA,

  Incavo SJ

  , Howe JG: Hip Arthroplasty after Biplanar Femoral Osteotomy. Journal of Arthroplasty 4(1): 79-86, March, 1989.

• Incavo SJ

  , Mogan JV, Hilfrank RPT. Extension Splinting of Palmer Plate Avulsion Injuries of the Proximal Interphalangeal Joint. Journal of Hand Surgery (14)4: 659-661, July, 1989.

• George D,

  Incavo SJ

  , Kristiansen T: Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Multiple Pathologic Fractures: Restoration of Normal Bone Histology Following Excision of a Parathyroid Adenoma. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 72-A: 1558-1561, 1990.

• Incavo SJ

  , DiFazio F, Wilder D: Strength of Cerclage Fixation Systems, A Biomechanical Study. Clinical Biomechanics 5(4): 236-238, 1990.

• Incavo SJ

  , DiFazio F, Wilder D, Howe JG, Pope MH: Longitudinal Crack Propagation Around a Femoral Prosthesis. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 272: 175-180, 1991.

• DiFazio F,

  Incavo SJ

  , Howe JG: Prevention of Longitudinal Crack Propagation Around a Femoral Prosthesis: A Study of Cerclage Wire Fixation. Clinical Biomechanics 8:274-276, 1993.

• Incavo SJ

  , DiFazio F, Howe JG: Cementless Hemispheric Acetabular Components: Two-to-Four Year Results. Journal of Arthroplasty 8(6): 573-580, 1993.

• Healy WL, Siliski JM,

  Incavo SJ

  : Operative Treatment of Distal Femoral Fractures Proximal to Total Knee Replacements. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 75A: 27-34, 1993.

• Incavo SJ

  , Ninomiya J, Howe JG, Mayor MB: Failure of the Polyethylene Liner Leading to Notching of the Femoral Component in Bipolar Prostheses. Orthopaedic Review 22(6): 728-732, 1993.

• Incavo SJ

  , Ronchetti PJ, Howe JG, Tranowski JP: Tibial Plateau Coverage in Total Knee Arthroplasty. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 299: 81-85, 1994.

• Incavo SJ

  , Ronchetti PJ, Choi JH, Wu H, Kinzig M, Sörgel F: Penetration of Piperacillin/Tazobactam in Cancellous and Cortical Bone Tissues. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 38(4): 905-907, 1994.

• Incavo SJ

  , Johnson CC, Beynnon BD, Howe JG: Posterior Cruciate Ligament Strain Biomechanics in Total Knee Arthroplasty. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 309:88-93, 1994

• Incavo SJ

  , Ames SE: Allograft-Host Size Mismatch in Revision Total Hip Replacement. Orthopaedic Review, 23(10): 832-836, 1994.

• Incavo SJ

  , Ames SE, DiFazio FA, Howe JG: Cementless Hemispheric Acetabular Components: A 4-8 Year Follow Up Report. Journal of Arthroplasty 11 (3): 1-6, 1996.

• Faris PM, Ritter MA, Abels RI and the American Erythropoietin Study Group: The Effects of Recombinant Human Erythropoietin on Perioperative Transfusion Requirements in Patients Having a Major Orthopaedic Operation. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 78-A: 62-72, 1996

• Incavo SJ

  , Beard DM, Pupparo F, Ries M, Wiedel J: Fractures Around Loose Cemented Femoral Prostheses. The American Journal of Orthopedics 1:35-41, 1997.

• Incavo SJ

  , Beynnon BD, Johnson CC, Churchill DL: Knee Kinematics in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Comparison of Different Tibial Designs With and Without the Posterior Cruciate Ligament. The American Journal of Knee Surgery 10(4): 209-215, 1997.

• Incavo SJ

  , Schneider R, Elting J: The Effect of Surface Coating of Femoral Prostheses Implanted Without Cement: A Two to Four Year Follow-up Study. The American Journal of Orthopedics 5:355-361, 1998.

• Dixon DJ, Ricci MA, Reid JG, Possidente C,

  Incavo SJ

  , Howe JG: Is Impedance Plethysmography A Safe Test After Total Joint Replacement? Vascular Surgery, 32(3): 255-261, 1998.

• Churchill DL,

  Incavo SJ

  , Johnson CC, Beynnon BD: The Transepicondylar Axis Approximates the Optimal Flexion Axis of the Knee. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 356: 111-118, 1998.

• DeCoster TA, Incavo S: Long-term Follow up of Hip Arthroplasty with Femoral Osteotomy. Iowa Orthopaedic Journal, 19:78-81, 1999

• Incavo SJ

  , Churchill DL: The Role of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament in TKA. Techniques in Orthopaedics 14(4):267-273, 1999

• Incavo SJ

  , Lily J, Churchill DJ, Bartlett C: Knee Arthrodesis Using a Proximal Interlocking Nail. Journal of Arthroplasty 15 (7): 871-876, 2000

• Wulff W,

  Incavo SJ

  : The Effects of Patellar Preparation for Total Knee Arthroplasty on Patellar Strain. Journal of Arthroplasty 15 (6): 778-782, 2000

• Incavo SJ

  , Johnson CC, Churchill DL, Beynnon BD: Bending Stiffness, Torsional Stability, and Insertion Force of Cementless Femoral Stems. American Journal of Orthopaedics 4:323-327, 2001

• Incavo SJ

  , DiFazio FA, Dayton MR: Extensively Coated Femoral Components in Revision Total Hip Replacement Current Opinion in Orthopaedics, Volume 13, Issue 1, 2001.

• Churchill DL, Uroskie J,

  Incavo SJ

  , Johnson CC, Beynnon BD: Femoral Stem Insertion Generates High Bone Cement Pressurization. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 393:335-344, 2001

• Churchill DL,

  Incavo SJ

  , Johnson CC, Beynnon BD: The Influence of Femoral Rollback on Patello-Femoral Contact Loads in TKA. Journal of Arthroplasty 16 (7): 909-918, 2001

• Dayton MR,

  Incavo SJ

  , Churchill DL, Beynnon BD: Effects of Early vs. Late Polymethylmethacrylate Intrusion into Cancellous Bone. Frank Stinchfield Award. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 405:39-45, 2002

• Coughlin KM,

  Incavo SJ

  , Churchill DL, Beynnon BD: The Tibial Axis and Patellar Position in Relative to the Femoral Epicondylar Axis During Squatting. Journal of Arthroplasty, 18(8):1048-1055, 2003

• Incavo SJ

  , Coughlin KM, Pappas C, Beynnon BD: Anatomic Rotational Relationships of the Proximal Tibia, Distal Femur and Patella: Implications for Rotational Alignment in Total Knee Arthroplasty. Journal of Arthroplasty 18(5):643-648, 2003

• Incavo SJ

  , Havener TW, Benson E, McGrory BJ, Coughlin KM, Beynnon BD: Efforts To Improve Cementless Femoral Stems In THR: 2 To 5 Year Follow-Up Of A High-Offset Femoral Stem With Distal Stem Modification (Secur-Fit Plus). Journal of Arthroplasty, 19(1):61-67, 2004

• Martell JM, Verner JJ,

  Incavo SJ

  : Clinical Performance of a Highly Crosslinked Polyethylene at Two Years in Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Randomized Prospective Trial. Journal of Arthroplasty 18(7):55-59, 2003

• Incavo SJ

  , Mihalich RM, Coughlin KM: Technical Note. A Stem-Allograft Composite for Femoral Revision in Total Hip Arthroplasty. Journal of Arthroplasty 18(8):1064-1066, 2003

• Crawford CH, Malkani AL,

  Incavo SJ

  , Morris HB, Baker D: Femoral Component Revision Using an Extensively Hydroxyapatite-Coated Stem. Journal of Arthroplasty, 19(1):8-13, 2004

• Incavo SJ

  , Coughlin KM, Beynnon BD: Femoral Component Sizing in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Size Matched Resection Versus Flexion Space Balancing. Journal of Arthroplasty, 19(4):493-497, 2004

• Incavo SJ

  , Mullins ER, Coughlin KM, Banks SA, Banks A, Beynnon BD: Tibiofemoral Kinematic Analysis of Kneeling After Total Knee Arthroplasty. Journal of Arthroplasty, 19(7):906-910, 2004

• Incavo SJ

  : 5 Points on Knee Arthrodesis after Total Knee Arthroplasty. American Journal of Orthopedics, 33(1):494, 2004.

• Incavo SJ

  , Pappas CN: Diagnosis and Classification of Avascular Necrosis of the Hip, Seminars in Arthroplasty, 15(3): 140-144, 2004

• Mihalich RM,

  Incavo SJ

  , Martell J, Coughlin K, Beynnon B: Simultaneous Bilateral THA Using a Cementless Stem. American Journal of Orthopedics, 24(4): 177-182, 2005

• Rathmell JP, Hoeft MA, Dayton MR, Lee P, Howe JG,

  Incavo SJ

  , et al. Continuous, Intra-articular Infusion of Bupivacaine After Total Knee Arthroplasty Leads to Potentially Toxic Serum Levels of Local Anesthetic. Reg Anesth Pain Med, 30(4):414-415, 2005.

• Kelly SJ,

  Incavo SJ

  , Beynnon BD: The Use of a Hydroxyapatite Coated Primary Stem in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty. Journal of Arthroplasty, 21(1): 66-73, 2006.

• DiFazio FA,

  Incavo SJ

  . Periprosthetic Fracture After Total Hip Arthroplasty. Seminars in Arthroplasty, 16(2):119-126, 2005.

• Dayton MR,

  Incavo SJ

  . Component Loosening in Total Hip Arthroplasty. Seminars in Arthroplasty, 16(2):161-170.

• Hennig AC,

  Incavo SJ

  , Beynnon BD, Abate JA, Urse JS, Kelly S. The Safety and Efficacy of a New, Adjustable Plate Used for Proximal Tibia Opening Wedge Osteotomy in the Treatment of Unicompartmental Knee Osteoarthrosis. The Journal of Knee Surgery, 20(1):6-14, 2007.

• Incavo SJ

  , Kapadia C, Torney R. Use of an Intramedullary Nail for Correction of Femoral Deformities Combined with Total Knee Arthroplasty. Journal of Arthroplasty, 22(1):133-135, 2006.

• Coughlin KM,

  Incavo SJ

  , Doohen RR, Gamada K, Banks S, Beynnon BD. Kneeling Kinematics After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Anterior-Posterior Contact Position of a Standard and a High-Flex Tibial Insert Design. Journal of Arthroplasty, 22(2):160-165, 2007.

• Incavo SJ

  , Wild JJ, Coughlin KM, Beynnon BD. Early Revision for Component Malrotation in Total Knee Arthroplasty. Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, 458:131-136, 2007

• Incavo SJ

  , Beynnon BD. Total Hip Arthroplasty with the Secur-Fit and Secur-Fit Plus Femoral Stem Design: A Brief Follow-up Report at 5-10 Years. J Arthroplasty. 2008; 23(5): 670-676.

• Krebs V,

  Incavo SJ

  , Shields WH. The Anatomy of the Acetabulum: What is Normal? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2009;467(4):868-75.

• Incavo SJ

  , Russell RD, Mathis KB, Adams H. Initial Results of Managing Severe Bone Loss in Infected Total Joint Arthroplasty Using Customized Articulating Spacers. J Arthroplasty. 2009;24(4):607-13.

• Russell RD,

  Incavo SJ

  , Klebuc M, Varner K. Management of Posttraumatic Extensive Bone Loss and Osteomyelitis Using a Customized Articulating Knee Spacer. The Knee, 15(4): 268-71, 2008

• Russell RD,

  Incavo SJ

  , Mineo MT, Dinh T. Vesicoacetabular Fistula in a Chronically Infected Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2009 Jun 1. Epub ahead of print.

• Patel AB, Wagle RR, Usrey MM, Thompson MT,

  Incavo SJ

  , Noble PC. Guidelines for Implant Placement to Minimize Impingement During Activities of Daily Living after Total Hip Arthroplasty. Accepted for publication, Journal of Arthroplasty, October 2009.

• Incavo SJ

  , Thompson MT, Gold JE, Patel RV, Icenogle K, Noble PC. Which Procedure Better Restores Intact Hip Range of Motion: THR or Resurfacing? A Combined Cadaveric and Computer Simulation Study. Accepted for publication, Journal of Arthroplasty, January 2010.

• Varner KE,

  Incavo SJ

  , Dickson J, Haynes RJ. Surgical Treatment of Congenital Dislocation of the Hip in Children Between One and Three Years of Age, A Mean Eighteen Year Nine Month Follow-Up Study. Orthopedics, 33(3):162, 2010. Available online at www.orthosupersite.com/view.asp?rID=60992.

• Exaltacion J,

  Incavo SJ

  , Mathews V, Parsley B, Noble P. Hip Arthroplasty after Intramedullary Hip Screw Fixation: A Perioperative Evaluation. Submitted to Orthopedics.

• Jamieson ML, Russell RD,

  Incavo SJ

  , Noble PC. Does an Enhanced Surface Finish Improve Acetabular Fixation in Revision THR? Submitted to Journal of Arthroplasty, January 2010.

• Incavo SJ

  , Gold JE, Exaltacion JF, Thompson MT, Noble PC. Does Acetabular Retroversion Affect Hip Arthroplasty Surgery? Submitted to Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, January 2010.

• Incavo SJ

  , Schmid S, Sreenivas K, Thompson M, Ismaily S, Noble P. Medial-lateral Knee Ligament Balance: Does Alignment Matter? In process Submitted to Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, February 2010.

Book Chapters

• Johnson RJ and

  Incavo SJ

  : Alpine Skiing Injuries, Chapter in Winter Sports Medicine, Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc., 1989.

• Johnson RJ and

  Incavo SJ

  : Injuries in Cross-Country Skiing, Chapter in Winter Sports Medicine, Human Kinetics, Publishers, Inc., 1989

• Incavo SJ

  : Proximal Tibial Osteotomy. The Arthritic Knee, CD-ROM, American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2000.

• Incavo SJ

  , Beynnon BB, Coughlin KM: In vitro Kinematics of the Replaced Knee, Chapter in Total Knee Arthroplasty – A Guide to Better Performance, Springer-Verlag GMbH & Co. Kg, pp. 152-158, 2005.

• Incavo SJ

  . Complications After Total Hip Arthroplasty. Guest Editor, Seminars in Arthroplasty, 16(2), 2005.

• Incavo SJ

  , Dayton M. Knee Arthrodesis with an Intramedullary Nail after Failed Total Knee Arthroplasty, In: Operative Techniques: Total Knee Replacement, Bermedica Productions, LTD 2009.

• Incavo SJ

  , Dayton M. Managing Complications After TKA: Persistent Infection with Arthrodesis, In: Master Techniques in Orthopedic Surgery, Knee Arthroplasty, Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2009

• Incavo SJ

  , Dayton M. Total Knee Arthroplasty: Medial Parapatellar Approach, in Advanced Reconstruction of the Knee, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the Knee Society. In Press, 2009.

Patents