Kwadwo Owusu-Akyaw MD

PubMed

• A deep learning-based approach for measuring patellar cartilage deformations from knee MR images.
  Jefferson R Bercaw, Patrick X Bradley, Christopher C Otap, Lauren N Heckelman, Krystal S Tamayo
  Journal of Biomechanics. 2025-11-01
• Forearm Rotation at the Time of Elbow Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction Graft Tensioning Does Not Affect Postoperative Medial Elbow Joint Gapping.
  Ryan S Selley, Cort D Lawton, Kwadwo Owusu-Akyaw, Kathleen N Meyers, Andreas Kontaxis
  Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2025-09-01
• CORR Insights®: Hip Arthroscopy Improves Sexual Function in Receptive Partners With Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome.
  Kwadwo Owusu-Akyaw
  Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2024-08-01

Journal Articles

• Analysis of the Impact of Race on Blood Transfusion in Pediatric Scoliosis Surgery  
  Maher, K., Owusu-Akyaw, K., Zhou, K., Cooter, M., Ross, A., Lark, R., Taicher, B, Pediatric Anesthesia, 1/1/2018
• A Comparison of Patellofemoral Cartilage Morphology and Deformation in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Deficient Versus Uninjured Knees  
  Owusu-Akyaw, K., Heckelman, L., Cutcliffe, H., Sutter, E., Englander, Z., Spritzer, C., Garrett, W., DeFrate, L, Journal of Biomechanics, 1/1/2018
• dipose Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Arthroscopic Surgery  
  Owusu-Akyaw, K., Godin, J., Pecchia, S., Oldweiler, A., Moorman, C.T., Duke Orthopaedic Journal, 1/1/2017

Books/Book Chapters

• The Shoulder 
  Chapter: Shoulder Impingement 
  Owusu-Akyaw K, Godin JAEditors: Chahla J, Pogorzelski J, Frank R, LaPrade RF, Provencher MT.2017
• The Shoulder 
  Chapter: Shoulder Instability 
  Godin JA, Owusu-Akyaw KEditors: Chahla J, Pogorzelski J, Frank R, LaPrade RF, Provencher MT.2017

Abstracts/Posters

• Comparison of Site Specific Patellar Cartilage Strain in ACL Deficient and Uninjured Knees
  Owusu-Akyaw, K., Heckelman, L., Cutcliffe, H., Sutter, E.G., Spritzer, C., Garrett, W, DeFrate. L, North Carolina Orthopaedic Association Meeting; ACL Study Group Meeting; Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, Williamsburg, VA, 2017; Arrowtown, New Zealand, 2018; New Orleans, LA, 2018, 1/28/2018
• In Vivo Exercise-Induced Glenohumeral Cartilage Strains
  Zhang, H., Heckelman, L., Spritzer, C., Owusu-Akyaw, K., Martin, J., Taylor, D., Moorman, C.T., Garrigues, G., DeFrate, L., Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/22/2017
• Comparison of Male and Female Knee Kinematics at the Time of Non-Contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Determined via Bone Bruises
  Owusu-Akyaw, K. Kim, S., Spritzer, C., Collins, A., Utturkar, G., Garrett, W., DeFrate, L, North Carolina Orthopaedic Association Meeting; Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, Pinehurst, NC, 2016; San Diego, CA, 2017, 1/21/2017

Lectures

• Bone Bruises and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Mechanism 
  Chapel Hill, NC - 1/7/2017

Other

• Determination of the Position of the Knee at ACL rupture for Males versus Females by an Analysis of Bone Bruises 
  Owusu-Akyaw, K. Kim, S., Spritzer, C., Collins, A., Utturkar, G., Englander, Z., Garrett, W., DeFrate, L
  1/1/2018
• Black Men in White Coats Web Video Series: Featured Physician 
  
  1/1/2016