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Full Time Faculty

Michael Grecula, MD

Education

1986 B.S., Kent State University
1986 M.D., Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine

1986-87 General Surgery Internship - Southern Illinois University School of Medicine,
Springfield, IL
1987-91 Orthopaedic Surgery Residency - Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL
1991-93 Fellowship - Adult Reconstructive Surgery of the Hip, Knee, and Shoulder, Orthopaedic Hospital, Los Angeles, CA

Hospital Affiliations

Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital, 2008-present

Licenses & Certifications

1995 American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

 

Publications

Grecula, M.J., Morris, R.J., Laughlin, J.C., Buford, W.L., Jr. Patterson, R.M., "Femoral Surface Strain In Intact Composite Femurs: a Custom Computer analysis of the Photoelastic Coating Technique," IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 47(7): 926-933, 2000.

Lieberman, J.R., Wollaeger, J., Dorey, F., Thomas, B.T., Kilgus, D.J., Grecula, M.J., Finerman, G.A., Amstutz, H.C., "The Efficacy of Prophylaxis with Low-Dose Warfarin for Prevention of Pulmonary Embolism Following Total Hip Arthroplasty," Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 79A: 319-325, 1997.

Grecula, M.J., Morris, R.P., Laughlin, J.C., Buford, W.L., "Development Of A Computer Analysis Technique For Strain Patterns On The Femoral Surface After Total Hip Arthroplasty Using The Photoelastic Method." American Academy of Orthopaedics Surgeons, February 12-15, 1997, Orthopaedic Transactions, 1997.

Grecula, M.J., Grigoris, P., Schmalzried, T.P., Dorey, F., Campbell, P.A., Amstutz, H.C., "Endoprostheses for Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head: A Comparison of Four Models in Young Patients," International Orthopaedics, 19(3): 137-43, 1995.

Grigoris, P., Grecula, M.J. Amstutz, H.C., "Hip Arthroplasty in Gaucher’s Disease," Hip International, 5(1): 25-30, 1995.

Grigoris, P., Grecula, M.J., Amstutz, H.C., "Dislocation of a Total Hip Arthroplasty Caused by Iliopsoas Tendon Displacement," Clinical Orthopaedics, 306: 132-135, 1994.

Schmalzried, T.P., Guttmann, D., Grecula, M.J., Amstutz, H.C., "The Relationship Between the Design, Position, and Articular Wear of Acetabular Components Inserted without Cement and the Development of Pelvic Osteolysis," J Bone Joint Surg., 76A:677-688, May, 1994.

Amstutz, H.C., Grigoris, P., Safran, M.R., Grecula, M.J., Campbell, P.A., and Schmalzried, T.P., "Precision-Fit Surface Hemiarthroplasty for Femoral Head Osteonecrosis," J Bone Joint Surg., 76B:423-427, May, 1994.