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Kelly Johnston

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Clinical Assistant ProfessorCumming School of MedicineUniversity of Calgary

Kelly Johnston

Clinical Assistant Professor

Cumming School of Medicine

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Clinical faculty often co-supervise; many graduate programs need a core faculty member as the main supervisor.
19 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.

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141

Publications

7,632

Citations

127

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Research

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Latest papers

Divergent Dynamics: Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Enables Greater Propulsive Joint Moments Than Total Knee Arthroplasty.
The Journal of arthroplasty · 2026 · senior author
Normative Relationships Between Spinopelvic Alignment and Femoroacetabular Orientation: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Global spine journal · 2026
Inverted T-capsulotomy of the iliofemoral ligament restores capsular-mediated loss of internal rotation after periacetabular osteotomy: a cadaveric study
Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery · 2026 · senior author

All 141 publications

Latest funding

Altering bone microarchitecture and mechanics by off-label pharmaceutical intervention following an acute knee injury
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$248,925

All 1 grants and awards

141 publications.

Divergent Dynamics: Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Enables Greater Propulsive Joint Moments Than Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Kuntze G, Korley R, Abelseth G, Ronsky J, Johnston K

The Journal of arthroplasty20261 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2026.04.067 PMID: 42036086

Normative Relationships Between Spinopelvic Alignment and Femoroacetabular Orientation: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Ludwig T, Bourget-Murray J, Sridharan S, Frederick A, Smith V, Johnston K, Evaniew N, Edwards B, Asmussen M, Nicholls F

Global spine journal20261 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/21925682251353725 PMID: 40626701

Inverted T-capsulotomy of the iliofemoral ligament restores capsular-mediated loss of internal rotation after periacetabular osteotomy: a cadaveric study

J. Topham, Kelly Dean Johnston

Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery2026Senior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1093/jhps/hnag025

Inadvertent short external rotator tendon release during anterior-approach total hip arthroplasty: a prospective magnetic resonance imaging study

Rajrishi Sharma, Manjot S. Birk, Ahmed El‐Bakoury, K.Wayne Johnston, Andrea Veljkovic, Richard E. A. Walker, Peter Salat

Canadian Journal of Surgery2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1503/cjs.005225 PMID: 42242885

Moderate Predictive Ability of Machine Learning for Achievement of Minimal Clinically Important Difference for the Pain and Healthy Utility Scores after Hip Arthroscopy: Analysis From the Femoroacetabular Impingement RandomiSed Controlled Trial (FIRST) and Embedded Prospective Cohort

Vivekanantha P, Kay J, Simunovic N, Ayeni OR, Investigators, Ayeni OR, Karlsson J, Heels-Ansdell D, Thabane L, Musahl V

Journal of ISAKOS2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.jisako.2026.101097

Management of Labral Tears in the Hip: A Consensus Statement

Matache BA, Belzile ÉL, Ayeni OR, De Garie L, Degen RM, Goudie R, Heroux M, Klett M-J, Persson E, Wong I

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine20258 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/23259671241305409

Preserving Patient-Specific Knee Motion: A Randomized Clinical Trial of Unicompartmental and Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Kuntze G, Panjavi S, Henning E, Korley R, Abelseth G, Ronsky J, Johnston K

Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society20253 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1002/jor.70077 PMID: 41044992

CAN ANTERIOR APPROACH TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY BE SAFELY INTRODUCED INTO CONTEMPORARY ARTHROPLASTY PRACTICE?

Jonathan Bourget-Murray, Sophie Piroozfar, Panayiotis D. Megaloikonomos, Jenna Le Brun Powell, Jason R. Werle, Kelly Dean Johnston, Rajan Sharma

Orthopaedic Proceedings20251 citations

DOI: 10.1302/1358-992x.2025.11.007

EP2.41 Biomechanical Impact of Capsulotomy on Hip Range of Motion following Periacetabular Osteotomy

J. Topham, Kelly Dean Johnston

Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery2025Senior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1093/jhps/hnaf011.216

Skin Temperature Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Longitudinal Observational Study

Rajrishi Sharma, Jason R. Werle, Marcia Clark, Shannon K. T. Puloski, Raul A. Kuchinad, Kelly Dean Johnston, James I. Stewart, Gregory Abelseth, Richard Ng, Jeremy F. Kubik, Alexander R. Meldrum, James Powell, Rajrishi Sharma, Michael J. Monument, Denis Joly, Nicholas M. Desy, Eldridge D. Batuyong, Scott Timmermann, Edward Rendall

The Journal of Arthroplasty20243 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2024.06.001 PMID: 38852692

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Kelly Johnston

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Divergent Dynamics: Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Enables Greater Propulsive Joint Moments Than Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Normative Relationships Between Spinopelvic Alignment and Femoroacetabular Orientation: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Inverted T-capsulotomy of the iliofemoral ligament restores capsular-mediated loss of internal rotation after periacetabular osteotomy: a cadaveric study

Inadvertent short external rotator tendon release during anterior-approach total hip arthroplasty: a prospective magnetic resonance imaging study

Moderate Predictive Ability of Machine Learning for Achievement of Minimal Clinically Important Difference for the Pain and Healthy Utility Scores after Hip Arthroscopy: Analysis From the Femoroacetabular Impingement RandomiSed Controlled Trial (FIRST) and Embedded Prospective Cohort

Management of Labral Tears in the Hip: A Consensus Statement

Preserving Patient-Specific Knee Motion: A Randomized Clinical Trial of Unicompartmental and Total Knee Arthroplasty.

CAN ANTERIOR APPROACH TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY BE SAFELY INTRODUCED INTO CONTEMPORARY ARTHROPLASTY PRACTICE?

EP2.41 Biomechanical Impact of Capsulotomy on Hip Range of Motion following Periacetabular Osteotomy

Skin Temperature Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Longitudinal Observational Study

Altering bone microarchitecture and mechanics by off-label pharmaceutical intervention following an acute knee injury

Frequent collaborators

Gerard Slobogean

Sheila Ann Sprague

Ivan Wong

Lehana Thabane

Mohit Bhandari

Shannon Puloski

Olufemi Ayeni

Diane Heels-Ansdell

Emil Schemitsch

James Powell

Sasha Carsen

Hema Choudur

Aaron Nauth

Kevin Willits

Albert Yee

Victoria Avram

Paul Zalzal

Diane Nam

Hans Kreder

Andreas Laupacis

Robert Korley

Rajrishi Sharma

Firas Al Rawi

James Waddell

Jordan Buchko

Jérôme Paquet