Dr. Brent J. Morris is an orthopedic shoulder and elbow surgeon in Lexington, Kentucky at Baptist Health Lexington – Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Dr. Morris is a fellowship-trained shoulder and elbow specialist with additional interest in primary and revision total shoulder replacement surgery. Dr. Morris is co-author of a textbook devoted to total shoulder, reverse total shoulder, and revision shoulder replacement surgery, Shoulder Arthroplasty, 2nd Edition.
Brent J. Morris, MD is also a researcher and has published extensively on shoulder surgery. See a list of peer-reviewed publications below.
Kilian CM, Morris BJ, Sochacki KR, Gombera MM, Haigler RE, O’Connor DP, Edwards, TB. Radiographic Comparison of Finned, Cementless Central Pegged and Convention Cemented Pegged Glenoid Components in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Prospective Randomized Study. Accepted and pending publication in Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.
Szerlip BW, Morris BJ, Laughlin MS, Kilian CM, Edwards TB. Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes after Total Shoulder Arthroplasty with an Anatomic Press-fit Short-Stem. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 2018;27: 10-16.
Kilian CM, Press CM, Smith KM, O’Connor DP, Morris BJ, Elkousy HA, Gartsman GM, Edwards TB. Radiographic and Clinical Comparison of Pegged and Keeled Glenoid Components Using Modern Cementing Techniques: Midterm Results of a Prospective Randomized Study. Published ahead of print in Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.
Cerciello S, Morris BJ, Visonà E, Corona K, Edwards TB, Maffulli N, Walch G. No relationship between critical shoulder angle and glenoid erosion after shoulder hemiarthroplasty: a comparative radiographic study. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2017 May 9. doi: 10.1007/s00402-017-2708-9. [Epub ahead of print]
Sciascia AD, Morris BJ, Jacobs CA, Edwards TB. Responsiveness and Internal Validity of Common Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Following Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Accepted and published ahead of print in Orthopedics.
Morris BJ, Sciascia AD, Jacobs CA, Edwards TB. Sleep Disturbance and Anatomic Shoulder Arthroplasty. Orthopedics. 2017;40(3):e450-e454.
Kibler WB, Sciascia AD, Morris BJ, Dome D. Treatment of Symptomatic Acromioclavicular Joint Instability by a Docking Technique: Clinical Indications, Surgical Technique, and Outcomes.The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery: Arthroscopy. April 2017; 33(4):696–708.e2. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arthro.2016.08.023
Morris BJ, Mir HR. The Opioid Epidemic and Orthopaedic Outcomes: Implications and Strategies. Techniques in Orthopaedics 2016;31: 215–217.
Salt E, Wiggins AT, Rayens MK, Morris BJ, Mannino D, Hoellein A, Donegan RP, Crofford LJ. Moderating effects of immunosuppressive medications and risk factors for post-operative joint infection following total joint arthroplasty in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis. Seminars in Arthritis & Rheumatism. Published online August 24, 2016.
Jacobs CA, Morris BJ, Sciascia AD, Edwards TB. Comparison of Satisfied and Dissatisfied Patients 2 to 5 Years After Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2016;25:1128-1132. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2015.12.001
Morris BJ, Haigler RE, Cochran JM, Laughlin MS, Elkousy HA, Gartsman GM, Edwards TB. Obesity has Minimal Impact on Short-term Functional Scores Following Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for Rotator Cuff Tear Arthropathy. The American Journal of Orthopedics. 2016;45(4):E180-E186.
Cerciello S, Morris BJ, Lustig S, Corona K, Visona E, Maccauro G, Neyret P. The role of wound closure in total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review on knee position. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 03/2016. DOI: 10.1007/s00167-016-4088-z
Corona K, Cerciello S, Morris BJ, Visona E, Merolla G, Porcellini G. Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Italian version of the Western Ontario Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder index (WOOS). Journal of Orthpaedic Traumatology. 03/2016. DOI: 10.1007/s10195-016-0400-4
Morris BJ, Sciascia AD, Jacobs CA, Edwards TB. Preoperative Opioid Use Associated With Worse Outcomes After Anatomic Shoulder Arthroplasty. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2016;25:619-623. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2015.09.017
Morris BJ, Richards JE, Guillamondegui OD, Sweeney KR, Mir HR, Obremskey WT, Kregor PJ. Obesity Increases Early Complications Following High-Energy Pelvic and Acetabular Fractures. Orthopedics. 2015;38(10):e881-e887. DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20151002-54
Morris BJ, Mir HR. The Opioid Epidemic: Impact on Orthopaedic Surgery. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2015;23:267-271. http://dx.doi.org/10.5435/JAAOS-D-14-00163.
Gartsman GM, Morris BJ, Unger RZ, Laughlin MS, Elkousy HA, Edwards TB. Characteristics of Clinical Shoulder Research Over the Last Decade: A Review of Shoulder Articles in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery from 2004 to 2014. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery America. 2015;97e26(1-80). http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.N.00831
Morris BJ, Laughlin, MS, Elkousy HA, Gartsman GM, Edwards, TB. Preoperative Opioid Use and Outcomes After Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2015;24:11-16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2014.05.002
Morris BJ, Haigler RE, Laughlin MS, Elkousy HA, Gartsman GM, Edwards TB. Workers’ Compensation Claims and Outcomes After Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2015;24:453-459. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2014.07.009
Morris BJ, O’Connor DP, Torres D, Elkousy HA, Gartsman GM, Edwards TB. Risk Factors for Periprosthetic Infection After Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2015;24:161-166. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2014.05.020
Morris BJ, Haigler, RE, O’Connor DP, Elkousy HA, Gartsman GM, Edwards TB. Outcomes of Staged Bilateral Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasties for Rotator Cuff Tear Arthropathy. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2015;24:474-481. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2014.08.008
Richards JE, Morris BJ, Guillamondegui OD, Sweeney KR, Tressler MA, Obremskey WT, Kregor PJ. The Effect of Body Mass Index on Posttraumatic Transfusion after Pelvic Trauma. The American Surgeon. 2015;81(30):239-246
Morris BJ, Waggenspack WN, Laughlin MS, Elkousy HA, Gartsman GM, Edwards TB. Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for Management of Postinfectious Arthropathy with Rotator Cuff Deficiency. Orthopedics. 2015:38(8):e701-e707.
Cerciello S, Visonà E, Morris BJ, Corona K. Bone block procedures in posterior shoulder instability. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 04/2015. DOI:10.1007/s00167-015-3607-7
Cerciello S, Morris BJ, Cerceillo, B. Lustig, S, Visonà E, Cerciello G, Corona K, Neyret P. Lateral tibial plateau autograft in revision surgery for failed medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 04/2015. DOI:10.1007/s00167-015-3610-z
Morris BJ, Zumsteg JW, Cash BM, Archer KR, Mir HR. Narcotic Use and Postoperative Doctor Shopping in the Orthopaedic Trauma Population. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery America. 2014;96(15):1257-1262.
Cerciello S, Edwards TB, Morris BJ, Cerceillo, B, Walch G. The Treatment of Acromioclavicular Dislocations with a Modified Cadenat Procedure: Surgical Technique and Midterm Results. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. (2014)Nov;134(11):1501-6. doi: 10.1007/s00402-014-2085-6. Epub 2014 Sep 17.
Morris BJ, Byram IR, Lathrop RA, Dunn WR, Kuhn JE. Mapping the Articular Contact Area of the Long Head of the Biceps Tendon on the Humeral Head. Anatomy Research International. 2014, 814721. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/814721
Morris BJ, Richards JE, Archer KR, Lasater M, Rabalais D BA, Sethi MK, Jahangir AA. Improving Patient Satisfaction in the Orthopaedic Trauma Population. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2014;28:e80-e84
Cox CL, Spindler KP, Leonard JP, Morris BJ, Dunn WR, Reinke EK. Do Newer-Generation Bioabsorbable Screws Become Incorporated into Bone at Two Years After ACL Reconstruction with Patellar Tendon Graft? A Cohort Study. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 2014;96:244-50.
Wiesel BB, Gartsman GM, Press CM, Spencer EE, Morris BJ, Zuckerman J, Roghani R, Williams GR. What Went Wrong and What Was Done About It: Pitfalls in the Treatment of Common Shoulder Surgery. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery America. 2013;95:2062-70.
Morris BJ, Unger RZ, Archer KR, Mathis SL, Perdue AM, Obremskey WT. Risk Factors of Infection After ORIF of Bicondylar Tibial Plateau Fractures. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2013;27:e196–e200.
Devin CJ, McCullough KA, Morris BJ, Yates AJ, Kang JD. Hip-spine Syndrome. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2012:20:434-442.
Morris BJ, Fletcher N, Davis RA, Mencio GE. Bacterial Meningitis After Traumatic Thoracic Fracture-Dislocation: Two Case Reports and Review of the Literature. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2010 May; 24 (5): e49-53.
Edwards TB, Morris BJ, Shoulder Arthroplasty 2nd Edition. Publisher – Elsevier. Pending publication date spring 2018.
Edwards TB, Morris BJ, Hodorek B. Tornier Ascend Flex Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Chapter. Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty: Biomechanics, Clinical Techniques and Current Technologies by Mark Frankle, Scott Marberry, and Derek Pupello, eds. Publisher – Springer. Published December 2015.
Szerlip BW, Morris BJ, Edwards TB. Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for Trauma: When, Where, and How. Instructional Course Lectures. 2016;65:171-80.
Wiesel BB, Gartsman GM, Press CM, Spencer EE, Morris BJ, Zuckerman J, Roghani R, Williams GR. What Went Wrong and What Was Done About It: Pitfalls in the Treatment of Common Shoulder Surgery. Instructional Course Lectures. 2014;63:85-93.
Kibler WB, Morris BJ, Sciascia A. Scapular Disorders. Chapman’s Orthopaedic Surgery. Chapter accepted – Publication date pending.
Sciascia A, Morris BJ. The Shoulder. Frontiers in Orthopaedics Sports Medicine. Publisher – Bentham Science Publishers. Chapter accepted – Publication date pending.
Waggenspack WN, Morris BJ, Edwards TB. Shoulder Disorders. Clinical Decision Support: Sports Medicine. Chapter accepted and E-published.
Waggenspack WN, Morris BJ, Edwards TB. AC Joint Injuries. Clinical Decision Support: Sports Medicine. Chapter accepted and E-published.
Morris BJ, Edwards TB, Crosby LA. I Always Repair the Subscapularis Tendon if Possible Versus Subscapularis Repair is Not Necessary. Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty by David Dines, Josh Dines, and T. Bradley Edwards eds. Publisher – Thieme.
Morris BJ, Edwards TB, Wright T. The scapula and shoulder arthritis. Disorders of the Scapula and Their Role in Shoulder Injury – A Clinical Guide to Evaluation and Management W. Ben Kibler and Aaron D. Sciascia eds. Publisher – Springer
Reuther K, Morris BJ, Kuhn JE. The scapula and impingement/rotator cuff disease. Disorders of the Scapula and Their Role in Shoulder Injury – A Clinical Guide to Evaluation and Management W. Ben Kibler and Aaron D. Sciascia eds. Publisher – Springer
Morris BJ, Dome D, Sciascia A, Kibler WB. The scapula and AC joint separation and arthritis. Disorders of the Scapula and Their Role in Shoulder Injury – A Clinical Guide to Evaluation and Management W. Ben Kibler and Aaron D. Sciascia eds. Publisher – Springer
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