Martin Englund, MD, PhD

Adjunct Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Musculoskeletal diseases are a rapidly growing cause of disability, chronic pain, and reduced quality of life in an ageing population. My research aims to gain novel insights into these diseases, osteoarthritis in particular – their etiology, occurrence, natural history, treatments, prediction, disease monitoring, and disease burden – to allow for better healthcare decision-making and disease prevention. I also have a particular interest in the role of meniscus in osteoarthritis. I use a multidisciplinary approach to study osteoarthritis, including tissue biobanking and proteomics, structural imaging, and population-wide register based studies of epidemiology and health economics.

Publications

  • Published 4/30/2026

    Kalske R, Sihvonen R, Paavola M, Malmivaara A, Itälä A, Joukainen A, Kalske J, Nurmi H, Toivonen P, Sillanpää N, Kiekara T, Turkiewicz A, Englund M, Taimela S, Järvinen TLN. Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy for Degenerative Tear - 10-Year Outcomes. N Engl J Med. 2026 Apr 30; 394(17):1757-1759. PMID: 42054686.

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  • Published 4/22/2026

    B Wrammerfors ET, Pierantoni M, Dejea H, Sjögren A, Orozco GA, Das Gupta S, Gstöhl SJ, Schlepütz CM, Nygård K, Englund M, Isaksson H. Synchrotron phase-contrast microtomography reveals the impact of degeneration on the 3D structure of human articular cartilage. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2026 Apr 22. PMID: 42031145.

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  • Published 3/1/2026

    Kvist J, Liu A, Giannotti N, Filbay S, Hedevik H, Stålman A, Frobell R, Gauffin H, Englund M. Structural Changes of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL), Evaluated by MRI, and Their Relation to Clinical Outcomes, Within 2 Years After ACL Injury. Results From the NACOX Cohort Study. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2026 Mar; 56(3):209-219. PMID: 41764172.

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  • Published 2/3/2026

    Tasa A, Vinblad J, Nåtman J, Tillander J, Nyberg F, Englund M, Rolfson O. Type 2 diabetes is not associated with excess risk of periprosthetic joint infection in obese patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2026 Feb 03; 27(1). PMID: 41634666.

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  • Published 1/1/2026

    Honkapää K, Eskelinen ASA, Mikkonen S, Ebrahimi M, Finnilä MAJ, Saarakkala S, Korhonen RK, Englund M, Tanska P. Depth-Wise Changes in Tibial and Femoral Human Knee Joint Cartilage at Different Severities of Osteoarthritis. J Orthop Res. 2026 Jan; 44(1):e70104. PMID: 41388902.

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Education

  • Lund University, MD
  • Lund University, PhD
  • Boston University School of Public Health, MSc

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