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Presence Formerly Arkansas
Last published 2023
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Refreshed 2026-10-06

Joshua T. Anderson

Associate Professor

Also affiliated: University of Utah (2016–2022); University Hospitals of Cleveland (2014–2017); University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (2013–2018); New Hampshire NeuroSpine Institute (2014–2015); Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (2014–2015); Case Western Reserve University (2013–2018)

Formerly Arkansas Affiliated with UAMS through 2022; now Associate Professor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

16 h-index 57 pubs 802 cited

  • Workers' Compensation
  • Humans
  • Spinal Fusion
  • Return to Work
  • Female
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Lumbar Vertebrae
  • Adult
  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
  • Ohio
  • Risk Factors

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Joshua T. Anderson's research focuses on patient outcomes following spinal fusion surgery, particularly within the context of workers' compensation.

His work investigates factors influencing return to work and overall success after procedures for degenerative disc disease, spondylolisthesis, and radiculopathy. Anderson has published studies examining the impact of chronic opioid therapy on fusion outcomes and return to work rates. He has also explored the relationship between clinical depression and lumbar fusion outcomes in workers' compensation populations.

Anderson has received federal funding from the NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse for a project focused on validating a survey tool to evaluate patient-reported outcomes for new medications to treat methamphetamine use disorder. His research has an h-index of 17, with 62 total publications and 803 total citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 16
  • Publications: 57
  • Citations: 802

Positions

  • Bay Street Orthopaedics & Spine 2022–present
    ORCID
  • Associate Professor publications 2021–2023
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Institution web page
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2021–2022
    Orthopaedic Surgery ORCID
  • University of Utah Health 2016–2021
    Orthopaedic Surgery ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Inconsistency and Ambiguity Within the International Classification of Disease 10 Procedure Coding System for Hip Fractures (2023)
    The Journal of Arthroplasty 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Extensor Mechanism Disruption Remains a Challenging Problem (2023)
    The Journal of Arthroplasty 21 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Role of Antiseptic Irrigation Solutions and Topical Antibiotics in Total Joint Arthroplasty. (2021)
    PubMed 3 citations OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 1 $226,693 total

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10 Collaborators 2 Institutions 1 Country

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