Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

F. Johannes Plate, MD, PhD

  • Associate Professor
  • Director, Adult Reconstruction Research
  • Clinical Associate Director, Pitt Health + Explainable AI (Pitt HexAI) Research Laboratory, Department of Health Informatics, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh

Committees and Honors

American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Research Committee (3 year term)
2022-present

Eastern Orthopaedic Association. Nomination Committee. Elected October 28, 2022 during 53rd annual meeting. Atlantic City, NJ
2022-present

Health Policy Fellowship, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. The goal of the fellowship is to provide exposure, training and skills to prepare for the advocacy of health policy efforts of AAHKS.
Jan 2023 – Dec 2024

Education & Training

  • MD, Ruprecht-Karls-Universitat Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
  • PhD, Wake Forest University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC
  • Residency: Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC
  • Fellowship: Duke University, Durham, NC

Representative Publications

  1. Gowd AK. Bang KE. Bullock GS. Luo TD. Matthews JH. Rosas S. Shields JS. Plate JF. Oxidized Zirconium vs Cobalt Chrome for Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: Analysis of Revisions from the American Joint Replacement Registry. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2023 Feb 28. PMID: 36853864
  2. Brivio A. Barrett D. Gong MF. Watson A. Naybour S. Plate JF. Dynamic Measurement of Patellofemoral Compression Forces: A Novel Method for Patient-Specific Patella Resurfacing in Total Knee Replacement. Applied Sciences. 2022; 12(20):10584.
  3. Zuskov A. Seem ME. Pollock DC. Langfitt MK. Luo TD. Plate JF. Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Injury Using an Anterior-Based Muscle-Sparing Approach to the Hip: A Clinical and Cadaveric Analysis with Review of Literature. The Journal of Hip Surgery 2022; 06(03): 109-116
  4. Sager KM. Creech JD. Shields JS. Pollock DC. Langfitt MK. Plate JF. Removing Well-Fixed, Collared and Noncollared Tapered Hip Stems Without an Extended Trochanteric Osteotomy Using a Novel Stem Removal System. Arthroplasty Today. 2021 Sep 9;11:146-150. PMID: 34541268
  5. Plate JF. Zuskov A. Seyler TM. Use of Adjunct Antiseptic Agents in Periprosthetic Joint Infections. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2021 Sep 13. PMID: 34520439
  6. Bergen MA. Ryan SP. Hong CS. Plate FJ. Bolognesi MP, Seyler TM. Revision Total Joint Arthroplasty: Final Stop Tertiary Referral Center. Orthopedics. Jul-Aug 2021;44(4):e477-e481. PMID: 34292827
  7. Mohamed NS. Castrodad IMD. Etcheson JI. Kelemen MN. Plate FJ. Conway JD. Delanois RE. Treatment of Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Total Knee Arthroplasty with a Temporary Intramedullary Nail: Is a Long or Short Nail Better? J Knee Surg. 2021 May 4. PMID: 33946115
  8. Ryan SP. Wu CJ. Plate JF. Bolognesi MP. Jiranek WA. Seyler TM. A Case Complexity Modifier is Warranted for Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2021 Jan;36(1):37-41. Doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2020.07.066. Epub 2020 Jul 31. PMID: 32826146
  9. Plate JF. Ryan SP. Bergen MA. Hong CS. Mont MA. Bolognesi MP. Seyler TM. Patient Risk Profile for Unplanned 90-Day Emergency Department Visits Differs Between Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty. Orthopaedics. 2020 Sep 1;43(5):295-302.doi: 10.3928/01477447-20200818-02. PMID: 32931589
  10. Plate JF. Ryan SP. Black C. Howell CB. Jiranek WA. Bolognesi MP. Seyler TM. No Changes in Patient Selection and Value-Based Metrics for Total Hip Arthroplasty After Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Bundle Implementation at a Single Center. J Arthroplasty. 2019 Aug;34(8):1581-1584. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2019.05.016. Epub 2019 May 15. PMID: 31171397
  11. Plate JF. Ryan SP. Goltz DE. Howell CB. Bolognesi MP. Seyler TM. Medicaid Insurance Correlates with Increased Resource Utilization Following Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2019 Feb;34(2):255-259. PMID: 30396744
  12. Jinnah AH. Augart MA. Lara DL. Jinnah RH. Poehling GG. Gwam CU. Plate JF. Decreased Time to Return to Work Using Robotic-Assisted Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Compared to Conventional Techniques. Surg Technol Int. 2018 Jun 1;32:279-283. PMID: 29611158
  13. Plate JF. Augart MA. Seyler TM. Bracey DN. Hoggard A. Akbar M. Jinnah RH. Poehling GG. Obesity has no Effect on Outcomes Following Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2015 Apr 12. PMID: 25863681
  14. Plate JF. Mofidi A. Mannava S. Smith BP. Lang JE. Poehling GG. Conditt MA. Jinnah RH. Achieving Accurate Ligament Balancing Using Robotic-Assisted Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty. Adv Orthop. 2013; 2013:837167. PMID: 23634304
  15. Plate JF. Seyler TM. Halvorson JJ. Santago AC. Lang JE. Non-Anatomic Closure of a Standard Parapatellar Knee Arthrotomy Leads to Patella Mal-Tracking and Decreased Range of Motion. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2014 Mar;22(3):543-9. PMID: 23334622

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Research Interests

Dr. Plate’s research interests include value-based care, robotic techniques for hip and knee replacement, mitigating patient risk factors to improve surgical outcomes, the treatment of periprosthetic joint infections and the use of artificial intelligence in health care.

Research Grants

Forskolin-enhanced microfracture to regenerate hyaline cartilage in chondral defect
Co-I: Plate FJ, PI: Lin H,
R21, National Institutes of Health ($437,250), pending

Effect of a Negative Pressure Dressing on Incision Perfusion Following Revision Total joint Arthroplasty using Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Angiography
PI: Plate JF
Smith and Nephew ($144,123), pending

A Second Randomized Controlled Trial of Alternating Irrigation of Vancomycin Hydrochloride and  Tobramycin Sulfate in Patients Undergoing Two-Stage Exchange Arthroplasty for Periprosthetic Joint Infection of the Hip or Knee (APEX-2)
Co-I: Plate JF, PI: Urish K
Osteal Therapeutics, Inc.
2023-present

Antibiotic Delivery and Elution Profile of Vancomycin and Gentamicin Containing Calcium Sulfate Beads for the Treatment of Periprosthetic Joint Infections of the Knee
PI: Plate JF
Albert B. Ferguson, Jr., M.D. Orthopaedic Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation. ($10,000)
2022-present

Patient Pain and Opioid Use Profile after Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty
Co-PIs: Plate JF, Seyler TM
Piedmont Orthopaedic Foundation, Piedmont Orthopaedic Society, Duke University ($6,087)
2018-2019

Bone Cut Geometry and Tibial Cement Penetration using a High Speed Burr versus Oscillating Saw in Knee Arthroplasty
Co-PIs: Plate JF, Shields SS
Wake Forest Clinical and Translational Science Institute Ignition Fund Pilot Award, Wake Forest Baptist Health ($5,000)
2016-2017