Jona Kerluku - Research

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Shimizu MR, Buddhiraju A, Kwon OJ, Chen TLW, Kerluku J, Kwon YM. Are social determinants of health associated with an increased length of hospitalization after revision total hip and knee arthroplasty? A comparison study of social deprivation indices. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2024;144(7):3045-3052. doi:10.1007/s00402-024-05414-2
Kerluku J, Wessel LE, Bido J, Verret CI, Fufa D. Simple, Office-Based Intervention Improves Patient-Provider Relationship in New Patient Hand Visits. J Hand Surg Glob Online. 2024;6(4):529-533. Published 2024 May 9. doi:10.1016/j.jhsg.2024.04.002
Kerluku J, Walker P, Amen T, Aristega Almeida B, Urruela A, Fufa D. Evaluation of Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Disparities in Indication for Carpal Tunnel Release J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 doi: 10.2106/JBJS.22.01045. Epub 2023 Jul 5. PMID: 37406133.
Aristega Almeida B, Kerluku J, Shapiro LM, Kamal R, Fufa D. Current Utilization of Quality Measures on American Society for Surgery of the Hand Touching Hands Project Outreach Trips. J Hand Surg Am. 2023 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2023.06.014. Epub 2023 Aug 30. PMID: 37656068.
Kerluku J, Wessel L, Ling D, Nguyen JT, Felix KJ, Sutton KM, Fufa DT. Assessing Gender Differences in Technical Skills and Confidence in Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Applicants. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2023 doi: 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-22-00265. PMID: 37410809; PMCID: PMC10328664.
Lu S, Kerluku J, Nwawka OK, Miller TT, Fufa DT. No Difference in Reintervention at 1-Year Between Ultrasound-Guided versus Blind Dorsal Carpal Ganglion Aspiration. J Hand Surg Glob Online. 2023 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsg.2023.06.007. PMID: 38106948; PMCID: PMC10721498.
Koo A, Almeida BA, Kerluku J, Yang B, Fufa D. Teaching in Orthopaedic Surgery: Effective Strategies for Educating the Modern Learner in a Modern Surgical Practice. JB JS Open Access. 2022;7(3):e22.00005. Published 2022 Jul 18. doi:10.2106/JBJS.OA.22.00005

*Cited as a Top Ten JBJS Open Access Articles of 2022*

Maertens A, Kerluku J, Sacks H, Zanini S, Drakos M, Wolfe S, Backus S, Fufa DT. Outcomes Following Early Combined Nerve and Tendon Transfer for Foot Drop after Multi-ligamentous Knee Injury: Long Term Results of Two Patients. Orthoplast. Surg. Orthop. Care Int. J. Published April 2022. doi: 10.31031/OOIJ.2022.02.000543
Lu S, Kerluku J, Davie R. Making Orthopaedics an Inviting Space to Practice Medicine. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2022 Jul 6;104(13):1223-1224. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.21.01325. Epub 2022 Feb 1. PMID: 35104252.
Wessel LE, Kerluku J, Nwawka OK, Miller TT, Nguyen JT, Fufa DT. Sonographic Changes in the Median Nerve Predict Conversion to Surgery after Corticosteroid Injection of the Carpal Tunnel. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022;150(3):584e-593e. doi:10.1097/PRS.0000000000009439
Letchinger R, Kerluku J, Wessel LE, Noland S, Fufa DT. Assessing and Addressing Gender Gaps in the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. J Hand Surg Am. 2022;47(8):783-788. doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2022.03.027
Chen F, Kerluku J, Menzi JE, Chen AZ, Nguyen J, Wessel L, Osei D, Fufa DT. Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire Scores Alone Do Not Predict Surgical Intervention for Patient with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. HAND. https://doi.org/10.1177/15589447211072226
Chen F, Kerluku J, Burge A, Chen A, MacMahon A, Osei D, Fufa D. Non-Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Perforators in Preoperative Evaluation of Anterolateral Thigh Flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000003174
Verret C, Pollie M, Kerluku J, Dhulipala S, Fufa D. Evaluating the Effect of Leg Position and Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on Lower Extremity Oxygenation Measured by Non-Invasive Tissue Oximetry: A Pilot Study. J. Reconstr. Microsurg. doi: http://10.1055/s-0040-1717110

TEXTBOOK CHAPTERS

Kerluku J, Almeida Aristega B, Fufa D. The Successful Health Care Professional's Guide: Everything You Need to Know but Weren't Taught in Training. Teaching, page 117-137. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95950-0_11

Felix K, Kerluku J. The Successful Health Care Professional's Guide: Everything You Need to Know but Weren't Taught in Training. Perseverance and Grit: Tools for a Successful Career in Healthcare, page 3-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95950-0_11

RESEARCH GRANTS

2025

Carle Illinois College of Medicine: Innovation Pathway Grant: “Adaptive Motion: Engineering Next-Generation Orthotic Support After Partial Foot Amputation” $3,000

2024

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Illinois Green Fund, Student Sustainability Committee: “Innovators in Action at Carle Illinois College of Medicine: Adapt-a-thon” $7,500

2023

Carle Illinois College of Medicine: Innovation Pathway Grant: “Salvage: A Novel Innovation for Healthcare Waste Management” $3,000

2021

Weill Cornell Medical College: Black and Latino Men in Medicine Scholarship: “Evaluating the Impact of Implicit Bias Training on Orthopaedic Surgery Residents” $10,000

2021

Orthopaedic Health Disparities Resident Research Grant (OREF/JRGOS): “Evaluating the Impact of Implicit Bias Training on Orthopaedic Surgery Residents” $5,000

2021

Surgeon-in-Chief Grant at Hospital for Special Surgery: “Evaluating the Impact of Implicit Bias Training on Orthopaedic Surgery Residents” $10,000

2020

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons – Diversity Advisory Board Grant: “Confidence Differences in Surgical Skills Among Male versus Female Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Applicants.” $750

2020

Integra, Inc: “An Open-Label, Multicenter, Pilot Study to Evaluate the Performance and Safety of Neuragen® 3D Nerve Guide Matrix.” Up to $195,700 based on patient enrollment.

2020

American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Medical Student Research Grant: “Combined Tendon and Nerve Transfer for Management of Footdrop After Multiligamentous Knee Injuries.” $2,500

2020

Surgeon-in-Chief Grant at Hospital for Special Surgery: “Combined Tendon and Nerve Transfer for Management of Footdrop After Multiligamentous Knee Injuries.” $15,000