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Michael M. Decker MD

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Interim Chair, Associate Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Orthopaedic Surgery

image of /images/ORCIDiD_icon16x16.png   https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0640-6082


I am willing to collaborate on research projects.
I am willing to be a peer mentor.
I am willing to mentor a junior faculty member.

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Research Areas of Interest

  • Ambulatory Surgical Procedures
  • Arthritis
  • Arthroplasty
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
  • Biofilms
  • Cementation
  • Hemiarthroplasty
  • Hip Dislocation
  • Knee Dislocation
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Osteoarthritis, Hip
  • Osteoarthritis, Knee
  • Osteoporotic Fractures
  • Periprosthetic Fractures
  • Polyethylene
  • Surgical Wound

    • Publications (10)

  • Revision and complication rates after total joint arthroplasty in patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance and multiple myeloma. (Kodra JD, Schweinert A, Memon AA, Andryk LM, Decker MM, King DM) Int Orthop 2026 Oct;50(10):2477-2485 PMID: 42706455 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105049595520 09/08/2026    
  • Age and Racial Disparities in Manipulation Rates Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: An 11-Year Review. (Rodriguez S, Mickelson EJ, Decker MM, Neilson JC, Conrardy RD, Yang K, Wiese D, Nettrour JF) J Knee Surg 2026 Jun 18 PMID: 42314702 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105042500588 06/19/2026    
  • History of knee dislocation is associated with longer operative times and higher constraint in total knee arthroplasty: a matched cohort analysis (Albertson B, Kurnik C, Curtis W, O'Hora J, Ludwig T, Shultz C, Schenck RC, Treme G, Richter DL, Decker M, Wascher DC) Knee December 2025;57:12-18 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105012849382 12/01/2025    
  • The impact of free-radical stabilization techniques on in vivo subsurface mechanical properties in highly cross-linked polyethylene acetabular liners. (Kump J, Teeter MG, Matheson J, Klassen R, Lanting BA, Decker MM) J Orthop Res 2023 Jul;41(7):1531-1537 PMID: 36601654 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85145670789 01/06/2023       2 Citations
  • Ex Vivo Toxicity of Commonly Used Topical Antiseptics and Antibiotics on Human Chondrocytes. (Garbrecht E, Packard B, Nguyen PAH, Elghazali NA, Salas C, Hill DA, Canavan HE, Decker M) Orthopedics 2022;45(5):e263-e268 PMID: 35485887 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85138451548 04/30/2022       6 Citations
  • A Rare Case of Metallosis Co-occurring With Chronic Prosthetic Joint Infection in Total Hip Arthroplasty. (Imada AO, Painter BM, Clinger B, Decker MM) Cureus 2022 Jan;14(1):e21515 PMID: 35223291 PMCID: PMC8862693 03/01/2022    
  • The impact of free radical stabilization techniques on in vivo mechanical changes in highly cross-linked polyethylene acetabular liners (Decker M, Price A, Khalili A, Klassen R, Walzak MJ, Teeter M, McCalden R, Lanting B) Orthopedic Research and Reviews 2021;13:113-122 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85113605558 01/01/2021       3 Citations
  • Direct anterior approach for femoral component revision: Surgical technique for extended trochanteric osteotomy and anterior cortical window. (Morcos MW, Decker MM, Lanting BA) J Orthop 2020;22:274-277 PMID: 32467659 PMCID: PMC7243049 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85084833097 05/30/2020       9 Citations
  • Distal tibia allograft for glenohumeral instability: does radius of curvature match? (Decker MM, Strohmeyer GC, Wood JP, Hatch GM, Qualls CR, Treme GP, Benson EC) J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2016 Sep;25(9):1542-8 PMID: 27068384 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84962679864 04/14/2016       37 Citations
  • Complications of pelvic ring fixation in patients requiring laparotomy. (Miskimins R, Decker M, Hobby B, Howdieshell T, Lu S, West SD) J Surg Res 2015 Nov;199(1):244-8 PMID: 26227674 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84944156541 08/01/2015       14 Citations
    • Last update: 09/09/2026