Orthopedic Medical Director , Sharp Healthcare

Orthopaedic Surgery

Richard D. Coutts, MD works in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery. He researched medicine at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is one of the top medical schools in the US. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA has a rank of 13 in research and a 7 in primary care Richard D. Coutts, MD is a published doctor. He published 71 publications, including: 'Histomorphometric and biochemical effect of various hyaluronans on early osteoarthritis.'

Publications

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• Effect of light-emitting diode (LED) therapy on the development of osteoarthritis (OA) in a rabbit model.
• Topographic Patterns of Cartilage Lesions in Knee Osteoarthritis.
• Variation of mesenchymal cells in polylactic acid scaffold in an osteochondral repair model.
• Failure analysis of a ceramic bearing acetabular component.
• Viscosupplementation for osteoarthritis of the knee.
• Indentation testing of human cartilage: sensitivity to articular surface degeneration.
• Adhesion of perichondrial cells to a polylactic acid scaffold.
• Effect of gravity on localization of chondrocytes implanted in cartilage defects.
• Use of bone morphogenic protein-7 as a treatment for osteoarthritis.
• Biomechanical, structural, and biochemical indices of degenerative and osteoarthritic deterioration of adult human articular cartilage of the femoral condyle.
• Calcification of human articular knee cartilage is primarily an effect of aging rather than osteoarthritis.
• Age- and site-associated biomechanical weakening of human articular cartilage of the femoral condyle.
• Regeneration of articular cartilage--evaluation of osteochondral defect repair in the rabbit using multiphasic implants.
• Development and regulation of osteophyte formation during experimental osteoarthritis.
• The increasing need for nonoperative treatment of patients with osteoarthritis.
• Matrices for cartilage repair.
• Recurrent dislocation after total hip arthroplasty: treatment with an Achilles tendon allograft.
• The estimated costs of manuscripts associated with OREF funding.
• Subchondral cysts (geodes) in arthritic disorders: pathologic and radiographic appearance of the hip joint.
• The effects of rigidity of internal fixation plates on long bone remodeling. A biomechanical and quantitative histological study.
• Stimulation of bone formation in vivo by phosphate supplementation.
• Quantitative histological evaluation of early fracture healing of cortical bones immobilized by stainless steel and composite plates.
• A comparison of cortical bone atrophy secondary to fixation with plates with large differences in bending stiffness.
• Rib perichondrial autografts in full-thickness articular cartilage defects in rabbits.
• The influence of functional electrical stimulation on the properties of vastus lateralis fibres following total knee arthroplasty.
• The use of polylactic acid matrix and periosteal grafts for the reconstruction of rabbit knee articular defects.
• The changes in intramuscular pressure and femoral vein flow with continuous passive motion, pneumatic compressive stockings, and leg manipulations.
• Cartilage resurfacing of the rabbit knee. The use of an allogeneic demineralized bone matrix-autogeneic perichondrium composite implant.
• Morphological and biomechanical evaluations of neocartilage from the repair of full-thickness articular cartilage defects using rib perichondrium autografts: a long-te...
• The chondrogenesis of rib perichondrial grafts for repair of full thickness articular cartilage defects in a rabbit model: a one year postoperative assessment.
• Perichondrial autograft for articular cartilage. Shear modulus of neocartilage studied in rabbits.
• A conversation with Richard D. Coutts, MD. Continuous passive motion in the rehabilitation of the total knee patient, its role and effect.
• Rib perichondrial grafts for the repair of full-thickness articular-cartilage defects. A morphological and biochemical study in rabbits.
• The connective tissue response to immobility: biochemical changes in periarticular connective tissue of the immobilized rabbit knee.
• Potential application of graphite fiber and methyl methacrylate resin composites as internal fixation plates.
• Compression plating: experimental study of the effect on bone formation rates.
• Subclinical osteomyelitis of the femoral head. Two cases illustrating a special problem in the use of total hip replacement.
• Prevention of venous thromboembolism following total hip replacement. Warfarin vs dextran 40.
• Technical aspects of perichondrial grafting in the rabbit.
• Less rigid internal fixation plates: historical perspectives and new concepts.
• Characterization of arthroplasty tissue after 14 years post-cup arthroplasty: a morphological and biochemical assessment.
• A new femoral component design based on the trabecular systems of the proximal femur.
• Physiology and therapeutic value of passive joint motion.
• Extensive spinal osteophytosis as a risk factor for heterotopic bone formation after total hip arthroplasty.
• The effect of delayed internal fixation on healing of the osteotomized dog radius.
• Principles of less rigid internal fixation with plates.
• Polyethylene debris in lymph nodes after a total hip arthroplasty. A report of two cases.
• Gait parameters following stroke: a practical assessment.
• Articular cartilage repair using allogeneic perichondrocyte-seeded biodegradable porous polylactic acid (PLA): a tissue-engineering study.
• Characterization of a model of osteoarthritis in the rabbit knee.
• Effects of growth factors on cartilage repair.
• Physical properties of rabbit articular cartilage after transection of the anterior cruciate ligament.
• Osteochondral repair using perichondrial cells. A 1-year study in rabbits.
• Anatomic variation of structural properties of periacetabular bone as a function of age. A quantitative computed tomography study.
• The effects of hyaluronan during the development of osteoarthritis.
• Method of histomorphometric assessment of glycosaminoglycans in articular cartilage.
• Chondrogenic phenotype of perichondrium-derived chondroprogenitor cells is influenced by transforming growth factor-beta 1.
• A methodology for the quantitative assessment of articular cartilage histomorphometry.
• Quantitation and localization of cartilage degeneration following the induction of osteoarthritis in the rabbit knee.
• Long-term effects of hyaluronan on experimental osteoarthritis in the rabbit knee.
• Differences in the repair process of longitudinal and transverse injuries of cartilage in the rat knee.
• Chondrocyte apoptosis and nitric oxide production during experimentally induced osteoarthritis.
• Histomorphometric and biochemical effect of various hyaluronans on early osteoarthritis.
• The painful total knee replacement and the influence of component design.
• Nitric oxide production and apoptosis in cells of the meniscus during experimental osteoarthritis.
• Cartilage repair with autogenic perichondrium cell/polylactic acid grafts: a two-year study in rabbits.
• Cartilage repair with autogenic perichondrium cell and polylactic acid grafts.
• Subchondral bone of the human knee joint in aging and osteoarthritis.
• The protective effect of OP-1 on articular cartilage in the development of osteoarthritis.
• Early failure of a roughened surface, precoated femoral component in total hip arthroplasty.

Schools

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• D Geffen Sch Of MedUcla

• The Ohio State University Hospitals

• U CalifU Hosp

• Nuffield Orth Ctr

• San Diego State University

• Univeristy Of Vienna Austria

• California Orthopaedic Association

Doctors Specialties

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• Orthopedic Surgery
• Orthopaedic Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Education

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• Massachusetts General Hospital
• University of California San Diego
• Ohio State University Hospital
• David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

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