Dietz

Matthew Dietz, MD, FAOA

Chairman; Professor

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3400 HSS
Morgantown, WV 26506-9193
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Positions

Chairman; Professor

Organization:
School of Medicine
Department:
Orthopaedics
Section:
Adult Reconstruction
Classification:
Clinical Faculty

Adjunct Associate Professor

Organization:
School of Medicine
Classification:
Adjunct Faculty

Education

  • MD, Temple University School of Medicine

Awards

Peer-Reviewed Publications

  1. Bostian PA, Ray JJ, Karolcik BA, Bramer MA, Wilson A, Dietz MJ. Thromboelastography is predictive of mortality, blood transfusions, and blood loss in patients with traumatic pelvic fractures: a retrospective cohort study.  Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg.  Nov 11. doi: 10.1007/s00068-020-01533-8. PMID: 33175987
  1. Prince N, Penatzer JA, Dietz MJ, Boyd JW.  Localized cytokine responses to total knee arthroplasty and total knee revision complications.  J Transl Med. 2020 Aug 31;18(1):330. doi: 10.1186/s12967-020-02510-w. PMID: 32867801. 
  1. Prince N, Penatzer, JA, Dietz, MJ, Boyd, JW. Impact of Cytokines and Phosphoproteins in Response to Chronic Joint Infection. Biology 2020, 9, 167. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology9070167
  1. Parvizi J, Gehrke T, Krueger CA, Chisari E, Citak M, Van Onsem S, Walter WL; International Consensus Group (ICM; Dietz MJ) and Research Committee of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS; Dietz MJ).  Resuming Elective Orthopaedic Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Guidelines Developed by the International Consensus Group (ICM).  J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2020 May 14. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.20.00844.  PMID: 32412924.
  1. Dietz MJ, Ray JJ, Witten BG, Frye BM, Klein AE, Lindsey BA.  Portable compression devices in total joint arthroplasty; poor outpatient compliance. Arthroplasty Today.  2020 Mar 6;6(1):118-122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2019.12.004.  PMID: 32211487
  1. Bravin LN, Ernest EP, Dietz MJ, Frye BM.  Liposomal Bupivicaine Offers No Benefit Over Ropivicaine for Multimodal Periarticular Injection in Total Knee Arthroplasty. Orthopedics. 2020 Mar 1;43(2):91-96.   doi: 10.3928/01477447-20191223-01.  PMID: 31881086  -- Editors Blue Ribbon Award.
  1. Dietz MJ, Moushmoush O, Samora WP, Kish VL, Hamlin BR.  The Effect of Increasing Femoral Head Size on the Force Required for Dislocation.   Surg Technol Int. 2019 Nov 10; 35. 426-429. PMID: 31282981
  1. Lastinger A, McLeod N, Dietz MJ, Guilfoose J, Sarwari AR.  Clinical Experience with Tigecycline in the Treatment of Prosthetic Joint Infections. J Bone Jt Infect. 2019 May 21;4(3):126-132. doi: 10.7150/jbji.34866. eCollection 2019. PMID: 31192112
  1. Kang J, Dietz MJ, Li B.  Antimicrobial peptide LL-37 is bactericidal against Staphylococcus aureus biofilms.   PLoS One. 2019 Jun 6;14(6):e0216676. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216676. eCollection 2019.  PMID: 31170191
  1. Dietz MJ, Klein AE, Lindsey BA, Duncan ST, Eicher JM, Gillig JD, Smith BR, Steele GD.  Posterior Hip Precautions Do Not Impact Early Recovery in Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Study.  J Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2019 Jul;34(7S):S221-S227.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2019.02.057. Epub 2019 Mar 13. PMID: 30975478.
  1. FAITH-2 Investigators (Dietz M), Slobogean GP, Sprague S, Bzovsky S, Heels-Ansdell D, Thabane L, Scott T, Bhandari M.  Fixation using alternative implants for the treatment of hip fractures (FAITH-2): design and rationale for a pilot multi-centre 2 × 2 factorial randomized controlled trial in young femoral neck fracture patients.  Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2019 May 28;5:70. doi: 10.1186/s40814-019-0458-x. eCollection 2019.  PMID 31161044.
  1. Kang J, Dietz MJ, Hughes K, Xing M, Li B.  Silver nanoparticles present high intracellular and extracellular killing against Staphylococcus aureus.  J Antimicrob Chemother. 2019 Feb 18. pii: dkz053. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkz053.PMID: 30778552.
  1. Dietz MJ, Bostian PA, Ernest EP, Klein AE, LaSala PR, Frye BM, Lindsey BA. Rate of Contaminated Operative Surfaces during Revision of Total Joint Arthroplasty.  Arthroplasty Today.   2018 Oct 29;5(1):96-99. doi: 10.1016/j.artd.2018.09.007. eCollection 2019 Mar.  PMID: 31020031.
  1. Abouljoud MM, Backstein D, Battenberg A, Dietz M, et al.   Hip and Knee Section, Treatment, Surgical Technique: Proceedings of International Consensus on Orthopedic Infections.  J Arthroplasty.  2018 Oct 19  doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.09.029 PMID: 30348548.
  1. Aalirezaie A, Anoushiravani A, Cashman J, Choon D, Danoff J, Dietz M, Gold P, Schwarzkopf R, Sheehan E, Vigante D.  General Assembly, Prevention, Host Risk Mitigation - Local Factors: Proceedings of International Consensus on Orthopedic Infections.  J Arthroplasty. 2018 Oct 18. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.09.051   PMID: 30343966.
  1. Dietz MJ, Hare JT, Ueno C, Prudhomme BJ, Boyd JW. Laser Assisted Fluorescent Angiography to Assess Tissue Perfusion in the Setting of Traumatic Elbow Dislocation. WOUNDS: A Compendium of Clinical Research and Practice. 2018 Oct; 30(10: E93-E97.
  2. Dietz MJ.  CORR Insights: The John N. Insall Award Higher Tissue Concentrations of Vancomycin Achieved with Intraosseous Regional Prophylaxis in Revision TKA. A Randomized Controlled Trial.  Clin Orthop Rel Res. 2018 476: 75-76.
  3. Allison JE, Lastinger AM, Guilfoose JA, Dietz MJ.  Suppressive Oral Antibiotics in Orthopaedic Prosthetic Joint Infections.  West Virginia Medical Journal –OA. 2018 Jan (1-7); doi: 10.21885/wvmj.2018.1.
  4. Ernest EP, Machi AS, Karolcik BA, Dietz MJ. Topical Adjuvants incompletely remove adherent Staphylococcus aureus from implant materials.  J Orthop Res. 2017 Nov; doi: 10.1002/jor.23804.   PMID 29139579.
  1. Lastinger A, Dietz MJ, Guilfoose J, Sarwari AR.  Clinical Experience with Tigecycline in the Treatment of Prosthetic Joint Infection.  Open Forum Infectious Diseases.  2017 Oct; (Suppl_1): S98.
  1. Grisez BT, Calkins TE, Dietz MJ.  Modular Femoral Stems in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty.  Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics.  2017 Sep: 27(3): 178-185.
  1. Joseph EG, Ernest EP, Dietz MJ. Complicated Total Knee Arthroplasty in Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome.  JBJS Case Connector. 2017 Sep 27;  7(3): e73. PMID:  29244707. 
  1. Dietz MJ, Sprando D, Hanselman A, Regier M, Frye BM. Smartphone Assessment of Knee Flexion Compared to Radiographic Standards.  The Knee.  2017 March; 24(2): 224-230.  PMID 28179062.
  1. DiBlasi JF, Smith RP, Garavaglia J, Quedado J, Frye BM, Dietz MJ.  Comparing Cost and Efficacy of Intravenous versus Topical Tranexamic Acid in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.  Am J Orthopedics. 2016 November/December: E439-E443. PMID 28005108
  1. Hanselman A, Montague M, Murphy TR, Dietz MJ. Contamination Relative to the Activation Timing of Filtered-Exhaust Helmets.  J of Arthroplasty. 2016 Apr;31(4):776-80.  PMID: 26684270
  1. Tidwell JE, Dawson-andoh B,  Adedipe EO, Nkansah K, Dietz MJ.  Characterization of Implant Associated Biofilm with Near Infrared Spectroscopy.  Clin Orthop Rel Res. 2015 Nov; 473(11): 3638-46.  PMID: 26265208. 
  1. Dietz MJ, Springer BD, Barnes PD, Falcigilia MM, Friedrich AD, Berendt AR, Calhoun JH, Manner PA. Best Practices for Centers of Excellence in Addressing Periprosthetic Joint Infection. A Synopsis of the AAOS Musculoskeletal Infection:  Where are we in 2014? J of Amer Assoc Ortho Surg. 2015 March Suppl 1. PMID: 25808965
  1. Bedair H, Goyal N, Dietz MJ, Urish K, Hansen V, Manrique J, Zmistowski B, Tokarski A, Restrepo C, Deirmengian G. A History of Treated Periprosthetic Joint Infection Increases the Risk of Subsequent Different Site Infection. Clin Orthop Rel Res. 2015 Jul;473(7):2300-4.  PMID 25670654. 
  1. Dietz MJ, Choi H, Freiberg A, Bedair H. Transfer of Patient Care Between Stages of a Two-Stage Exchange for Chronic Periprosthetic Joint Infection Leads to Inferior Outcomes. J of Arthroplasty.  2014; 29 (7): 1426-9. PMID: 24581900
  1. Dietz MJ, Chase S, Burke D, Kwon YM. Novel Technique for Removal of a Broken Intracortical Screw During Total  Hip Arthroplasty. Orthopedics. 2013; 36(9): 846-9.  PMID: 24200426
  1. Hamza T, Dietz M, Pham D, Clovis N, Danley S, Li B. Intra-cellular Staphylococcus aureus Alone Causes Infection In Vivo. Eur Cell Mater. 2013; 25: 341-50.   Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association (APOA)-Pfizer Best Scientific Paper Award.  Kuching, Malaysia. August 2013.  PMID 23832687
  1. Dietz MJ, Lavender C, Emery SE, Clovis N, Shuler FD, Zuberi, J. ATV-Related Orthopaedic Trauma in North Central West Virginia: An 8-Year Review of a Level I Trauma Center. J Orthop Trauma. 2012; 26(7): e83-7.  PMID: 22337482
  1. Shuler, FD, Dietz MJ.  Physician's Ability to Manually Detect Elevations in Intra-Compartmental Pressures. J Bone Joint Surg – Am. 2010 Feb; 92: 361-367. PMID: 20124063
  1. Li B, Jiang B, Dietz MJ, Smith ES, Clovis NB, Rao M. Evaluation of Local MCP-1 and IL-12 Nanocoatings for Infection Prevention in Open Fractures. J Orthop Res. 2010 Jan; 28(1):48-54. PMID: 19588527

Book Chapters

  1. Vaida J, Dietz MJ.  When the Race is Lost: The Clinical Impact of Prosthetic Joint Infections.  Racing to the Surface: Advances in Antimicrobial and Osteoinductive Studies.  New York; Springer, 2020: 3-31. 
  1. Dietz MJ, Nazarian A.  Chapter 45: The Valgus Knee: Considerations for Alignment and Balance.  The Adult Knee.  Philadelphia; Wolters Kluwer,  May 2020. 
  1. Bravin LN, Dietz MJ.  Biomaterials in Total Joint Arthroplasty.  Orthopaedic Biomaterials – Progress in Biology, Manufacturing, and Industry Perspectives.  New York;  Springer, 2018: 175-199. 
  1. Troelsen A, Sillesen N, Dietz MJ, Kwon YM, Rubash H, Malchau H. Modular Liner Exchange for the Treatment of Osteolysis. The Adult Hip, 3rd edition. Philadelphia; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016.
  1. Shields N, Fetter D, Dietz MJ, Bedair H. Lower Limb. AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Disease and Injury Causation. Chicago: American Medical Association, 2013.
  1. Dietz MJ and Shuler FD. Tibial and Fibula Shaft Fractures. Millers Essentials in Orthopaedics.  Ed. Mark Miller.  Phildelphia: Elsevier, 2008.

                Non-Peer reviewed Publications

  1. Dietz MJ and Ryu J. Isolated Scaphotrapeziotrapezoidal (STT) Arthritis.  Current Rheumatology Reviews. 2012; 8 (4): 266-268. doi: 10.2174/157339712805077168

Additional Info

Patents

  1. Dietz MJ and Marx GA.  Selective Targeted Release Spacer.   USPTO Provisional Patent Application Number 62675024.  2018 May 22.  International Appl. No. PCT/US2019/33577.  2019 May 22.

Patient Care Information

Medical Specialties

  • Orthopaedics
  • Surgery

Special Training

  • Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery
    West Virginia University School of Medicine
  • Fellowship, Adult Reconstruction
    Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital