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Mengcun Chen, M.D., PH.D.

Post Doctoral Researcher

University of Pennsylvania

Hometown

Wuhan, Hubei, China

Education

MD, PhD, Clinical Medicine (Orthopaedics), Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Publications

  1. Bernhard M, Okorie O, Tseng WJ, Chen M, Danon J, Cui M, Lashbrooks E, Yang Y, Wang B. Metabolic shifts in ratio of ucOcn to cOcn towards bone resorption contribute to age-dependent bone loss in male mice. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2024 Oct 23.
  2. Cui M, Chen M, Yang Y, Akel H, Wang B. New role of calcium-binding fluorescent dye alizarin complexone in detecting permeability from articular cartilage to subchondral bone. FASEB BioAdvances. 2024, 6 (11), 539.
  3. Jin X, Chen G, Chen M, Riaz MN, Wang J, Yang S, Xu W. Comparison of postoperative outcomes between bikini-incision via direct anterior approach and posterolateral approach in simultaneous bilateral total hip arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial. Sci Rep. 2023 Apr 29;13(1):7023.
  4. Chen M, Wang J, Cheema AN, Yang S, Liu X. A bone-conserving revision stem for unstable intertrochanteric fractures of the geriatric osteoporotic population. Arthroplasty. 2022 Nov 5;4(1):48.
  5. Riggin CN, Weiss SN, Rodriguez AB, Raja H, Chen M, Schultz SM, Sehgal CM, Soslowsky LJ. Increasing Vascular Response to Injury Improves Tendon Early Healing Outcome in Aged Rats. Ann Biomed Eng. 2022 May;50(5):587-600.
  6. Jin X, Chen M, Cheema AN, Liu X, Yang S, Xu W. Effectiveness of a patient-specific guide for femoral stem implantation in primary total hip arthroplasty: a randomized control trial. Int Orthop. 2022 Apr;46(4):805-814. (Co-first Author)
  7. Jin X, Chen M, Wang J, Yang S, Xu W, Liu X. Clinical characteristics and early prognosis of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection undergoing joint arthroplasty during the COVID-19 pandemic. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Aug 20;100(33):e26760. (Co-first Author)
  8. Riggin CN, Rodriguez AB, Weiss SN, Raja HA, Chen M, Schultz SM, Sehgal CM, Soslowsky LJ. Modulation of vascular response after injury in the rat Achilles tendon alters healing capacity. J Orthop Res. 2021 Sep;39(9):2000-2016.
  9. Chen M, Shetye SS, Rooney SI, Soslowsky LJ. Short- and Long-Term Exercise Results in a Differential Achilles Tendon Mechanical Response. J Biomech Eng. 2020 Aug 1;142(8):081011.
  10. Chen M, Jin X, Fryhofer GW, Zhou W, Yang S, Liu G, Xia T. The application of the Nice knots as an auxiliary reduction technique in displaced comminuted patellar fractures. Injury. 2020 Feb;51(2):466-472.
  11. Riggin CN, Chen M, Gordon JA, Schultz SM, Soslowsky LJ, Khoury V. Ultrasound-Guided Dry Needling of the Healthy Rat Supraspinatus Tendon Elicits Early Healing Without Causing Permanent Damage. J Orthop Res. 2019 Sep;37(9):2035-2042.
  12. Chen M, Gittings DJ, Yang S, Liu G, Xia T. Variable-Angle Locking Compression Plate Fixation of Distal Radius Volar Rim Fractures. Iowa Orthop J. 2019;39(2):55-61.
  13. Chen M, Shetye SS, Huegel J, Riggin CN, Gittings DJ, Nuss CA, Weiss SN, Kuntz AF, Soslowsky LJ. Biceps Detachment Preserves Joint Function in a Chronic Massive Rotator Cuff Tear Rat Model. Am J Sports Med. 2018 Dec;46(14):3486-3494.
  14. Chen M, Gittings DJ, Yang S, Liu X. Total Hip Arthroplasty for Crowe Type IV Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip Using a Titanium Mesh Cup and Subtrochanteric Femoral Osteotomy. Iowa Orthop J. 2018;38:191-195.
  15. Jing X, Yin W, Tian H, Chen M, Yao X, Zhu W, Guo F, Ye Y. Icariin doped bioactive glasses seeded with rat adipose-derived stem cells to promote bone repair via enhanced osteogenic and angiogenic activities. Life Sci. 2018 Jun 1;202:52-60.
  16. Chen M, Yang S, Yang C, Xu W, Ye S, Wang J, Feng Y, Yang W, Liu X. Outcomes observed during a 1-year clinical and radiographic follow-up of patients treated for 1- or 2-level cervical degenerative disease using a biodegradable anterior cervical plate. J Neurosurg Spine. 2016 Aug;25(2):205-12.

Conference Abstracts

  1. Chen M, Cui M, Yang Y, Wang B. The Impact of Treadmill Exercise on Various Stages of Osteoarthritis Progression in a Murine Osteoarthritis Model. (Poster presentation). American College of Rheumatology Convergence, Washington, D.C. 2024.
  2. Chen M, Shetye SS, Huegel J, Gittings DJ, Nuss CA, Weiss SN, Kuntz AF, Soslowsky LJ. Biceps detachment alters joint function and tendon mechanical properties in a chronic massive rotator cuff tear rat model. (Podium presentation). Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2018.
  3. Mengcun Chen, Snehal S. Shetye, Sarah I. Rooney, Louis J. Soslowsky. Short- and Long-Term Exercise Results in a Differential Tendon Mechanical Response (Poster presentation). Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2018.
  4. Corinne N. Riggin, Ashley B. Rodriguez, Stephanie N. Weiss, Harina A. Raja, Mengcun Chen, Susan M. Schultz, Chandra M. Sehgal, Louis J. Soslowsky. Modulation of Vascular Response After Injury in the Rat Achilles Tendon Alters Healing Capacity. Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2018.
  5. Snehal S. Shetye, Mengcun Chen, Ashley Rodriguez, Louis J. Soslowsky. Type II Diabetes Adversely Affects the Viscoelastic and Quasi-Static Properties of Supraspinatus Tendons. (Poster presentation). Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2018.

Mengcun was a visiting fellow in the Soslowskt lab from 2016-2018. He rejoined the McKay Orthopedic Research Laboratory in November 2024. Outside of work, he enjoys playing tennis and spending time with his family.

 

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