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Michael M. Decker MD

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Vice Chair, Assistant 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 (8)

  • 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       5 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       35 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       13 Citations
    • Last update: 05/29/2026