Enrico M. Forlenza
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Enrico M. Forlenza, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

University of Utah Hospital

50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84132
801-587-7109
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University Orthopaedic Center

590 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City , UT 84108
801-587-7109
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CommonSpirit Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake

Orthopedics
1050 E South Temple
Salt Lake City , UT 84102
801-350-4111
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Specialties

Board Certification

National Board of Medical Examiners

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Orthopaedics -Visiting Instructor
Board Certification
National Board of Medical Examiners

Education history

Undergraduate Biology - Boston College B.S.
Professional Medical Medicine - Georgetown University School of Medicine M.D.
Residency Orthopaedic Surgery - Rush University Medical Center Resident
Fellowship Adult Reconstruction - University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine Fellow

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Forlenza EM, Burnett RA 3rd, Espinoza Or�as AA, Karas V (2026). Robotic reaming, multiple screw fixation results in significantly improved initial acetabular cup stability. Hip Int, 36(1), 4-11.
  2. Forlenza EM, Shaw J, Potluri AS, O'Reilly K, Mehta NA, Berger RA (2026). Lidocaine-Bupivacaine Spinal Proves Safe and Effective in Outpatient Total Joint Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty, 41(5), 1377-1383.
  3. Forlenza EM, Burnett RA, Acu�a AJ, Turkmani A, Gerlinger TL, Levine BR, Della Valle CJ (2026). Lower Complication and Revision Rates Among Patients Who Undergo Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Performed by Adult Reconstruction-Trained Surgeons. J Arthroplasty, 41(4), 1015-1019.
  4. Jones CM, Forlenza EM, Spaan JC, Levine BR, Karas V, Della Valle CJ (2026). Travel Distance Does Not Affect Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty, 41(1), 118-124.
  5. Forlenza EM, Orsi AD, Plaskos C, Randall AL, Slotkin EM, Kreuzer SW, Karas (2025). Difference in laxity between single- and multi-radius total knee arthroplasty implants is greatest in extension when gap-balancing at 10° flexion. Journal of orthopaedics, 69, 155-161.
  6. Higgins JDD, Dandamudi S, Forlenza EM, Bradley A, Tseng J, Gerlinger TL (2025). Isolated Femoral Component Revision Outcomes in the Setting of Acute Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures. J Arthroplasty, 40(9S1), S558-S563.
  7. Jones CM, Potluri AS, Federico VP, Nie JW, Forlenza EM, Serino J 3rd, Della Valle CJ (2025). Trends in Medicare Arthroplasty Procedure Volume: Projecting From 2025 to 2040. J Arthroplasty, 40(11), 2781-2790.e1.
  8. Forlenza EM, Jones CM, Spaan J, Karas V, Levine BR, Della Valle CJ (2025). Travel Distance Does Not Impact Outcomes Following Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty, 40(11), 2871-2875.
  9. Kendall JS, Forlenza EM, Shinn D, DeBenedetti A, Yadav A, Sporer SM (2025). Diagnostic injections are predictive of similar improvements following total hip arthroplasty in patients with radiologically mild osteoarthritis. Bone Jt Open, 6(5 Supple A), 51-56.
  10. Minutillo GT, Acu�a AJ, Forlenza EM, Jones CM, Gerlinger TL (2025). Comparable outcomes between lateral and medial unicompartmental arthroplasty at 2-year follow-up. Knee, 55, 112-117.
  11. Jones CM, Acu�a AJ, Jan K, Forlenza EM, Della Valle CJ (2025). Trends and Epidemiology in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Large Database Study. J Arthroplasty, 40(8S1), S255-S261.e1.
  12. Forlenza EM, Terhune EB, Acu�a AJ, Gerlinger TL, Levine BR, Della Valle CJ (2025). Intraoperative Femoral Fractures During Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty Are Associated With Increased Revision and Complication Rates. J Arthroplasty, 40(7), 1789-1793.e1.
  13. Forlenza EM, Acu�a AJ, Federico VP, Jones CM, Nam D, Della Valle CJ (2025). Trends in Payments for Ambulatory Surgery Center Facility Fees and Surgeon Professional Fees for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty, 40(7), 1667-1671.
  14. Forlenza EM, Burnett RA, Acu�a AJ, Levine BR, Gililland JM, Della Valle CJ (2025). Revision Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: Worse than a Primary, but Better than a Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty, 40(9S1), S297-S302.e1.
  15. Forlenza EM, Nam D, Fillingham YA, Hamilton WG, Browne JA, Nunley RM, Pagnano MW, Kopp SL, Heckmann ND, Wilson JM, Hannon CP (2025). Pain Management in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Evidence-Based and Controversial Practices in 2024. Instr Course Lect, 74, 301-310.
  16. Jones CM, Acu�a AJ, Forlenza EM, Higgins JDD, Gerlinger T, Della Valle CJ (2025). Hyaluronic acid injections administered within two months prior to total knee arthroplasty increase the risk for periprosthetic joint infection. Knee, 53, 103-107.
  17. Jones CM, Acuna AJ, Forlenza EM, Serino J 3rd, Della Valle CJ (2025). Trends and Epidemiology in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Large Database Study. J Arthroplasty, 40(9S1), S308-S314.e1.
  18. Forlenza EM, Serino J 3rd, Acu�a AJ, Terhune EB, Behery OA, Della Valle CJ (2025). Bisphosphonate Use in Patients Who Have Osteoporosis Does Not Increase the Risk of Periprosthetic Fracture Following Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty, 40(6), 1390-1396.
  19. Forlenza EM, Serino Iii J, Shinn D, Gerlinger TL, Valle CJD, Nam D (2025). No Difference in Postoperative Complications between Simultaneous and Staged, Bilateral Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty. J Knee Surg, 38(4), 201-206.
  20. Jones CM, Forlenza EM, Spaan JC, Levine BR, Karas V, Della Valle CJ (2025). The Impact of Travel Distance on Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty, 40(4), 935-940.
  21. Forsythe B, Berlinberg EJ, Khazi-Syed D, Patel HH, Forlenza EM, Okoroha KR, Williams BT, Yanke AB, Cole BJ, Verma NN (2025). Greater Postoperative Biceps Tendon Migration After Arthroscopic Suprapectoral or Open Subpectoral Biceps Tenodesis Correlates With Lower Patient-Reported Outcome Scores. Arthroscopy, 41(5), 1302-1313.e2.
  22. Acu�a AJ, Forlenza EM, Serino J 3rd, Morgan VK, Gerlinger TL, Della Valle CJ (2024). Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty in octogenarians: An analysis of 1,466 patients with 2-year follow-up. Knee, 51, 130-135.
  23. Acu�a AJ, Burnett RA, Jones CM, Forlenza EM, Levine BR, Della Valle CJ (2024). Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients with Cerebral Palsy: A Large Database Analysis. J Knee Surg, 37(13), 910-915.
  24. Berlinberg EJ, Burnett RA, Rao S, Serino J, Forlenza EM, Nam D (2024). Early Prosthetic Hip Dislocation: Does the Timing of the Dislocation Matter? J Arthroplasty, 39(9 Suppl 1), S259-S265.e2.
  25. Forlenza EM, Higgins JDD, Keating TC, Berger RA, Della Valle CJ, Sporer SM (2024). Three Differing Methods of Treating Intraoperative Nondisplaced Calcar Fractures Demonstrate Similar Radiographic Stem Subsidence. J Arthroplasty, 39(9 Suppl 1), S254-S258.
  26. Acu�a AJ, Forlenza EM, Serino J 3rd, Terhune EB, Della Valle CJ (2024). Body Mass Index Does Not Drive the Risk for Early Postoperative Instability After Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Matched Cohort Analysis. J Arthroplasty, 39(9 Suppl 2), S301-S305.e3.
  27. Weintraub MT, Kurina SJ, Cline JT, Forlenza EM, Berger RA, Gerlinger TL (2024). Late Manipulation under Anesthesia after Total Knee Arthroplasty: Improved Range of Motion and a Low Complication Rate. J Knee Surg, 37(12), 828-833.
  28. Federico VP, Forlenza EM, Acuna AJ, Vucicevic RS, Conaway WK, Nie JW, Butler AJ, Gabriel S, Lopez GD, An HS, Colman MW, Phillips FM (2024). Risk of Subsequent Fusion After Isolated Decompression of Lumbar Facet Cysts. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 32(8), 339-345.
  29. McCormick JR, Berlinberg EJ, Oladipo V, Forlenza EM, Forsythe B, Gerlinger TL (2024). Preoperative Corticosteroid Injections Are Not Associated with Deep Infection after Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty. J Knee Surg, 37(4), 291-296.
  30. Forsythe B, Patel HH, Berlinberg EJ, Forlenza EM, Okoroha KR, Williams BT, Yanke AB, Cole BJ, Verma NN (2023). A Radiostereometric Analysis of Tendon Migration After Arthroscopic and Mini-Open Biceps Tenodesis: Interference Screw Versus Single Suture Anchor Fixation. Am J Sports Med, 51(11), 2869-2880.
  31. Forlenza EM, Terhune EB, Higgins JDD, Jones C, Geller JA, Della Valle CJ (2023). Invasive Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Following Total Joint Arthroplasty Increases the Risk for Periprosthetic Joint Infection. J Arthroplasty, 38(7 Suppl 2), S394-S398.e1.
  32. Forlenza EM, Serino J 3rd, Terhune EB, Weintraub MT, Nam D, Della Valle CJ (2023). Cementless Total Knee Arthroplasty is Associated With Early Aseptic Loosening in a Large National Database. J Arthroplasty, 38(7 Suppl 2), S215-S220.
  33. Forlenza EM, Serino J 3rd, Weintraub MT, Burnett RA 3rd, Karas V, Della Valle CJ (2023). Elective Joint Arthroplasty Should be Delayed by One Month After COVID-19 Infection to Prevent Postoperative Complications. J Arthroplasty, 38(9), 1676-1681.
  34. Berlinberg EJ, Swindell H, Patel HH, Zabat M, Forlenza EM, Cancienne J, Forsythe B (2023). The Epidemiology of Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections From 2010 to 2020 in a Large US Commercial Insurance Claims Database: A Recent Update. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 31(3), e135-e147.
  35. Lu Y, Pareek A, Lavoie-Gagne OZ, Forlenza EM, Patel BH, Reinholz AK, Forsythe B, Camp CL (2022). Machine Learning for Predicting Lower Extremity Muscle Strain in National Basketball Association Athletes. Orthop J Sports Med, 10(7), 23259671221111742.
  36. Forsythe B, Berlinberg EJ, Forlenza EM, Oeding JF, Patel HH, Mascarenhas (2022). Corticosteroid injections 2 months before arthroscopic meniscectomy increases the rate of postoperative infections requiring surgical irrigation and debridement. Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy, 30(11), 3796-3804.
  37. Berlinberg EJ, Patel HH, Ogedegbe B, Forlenza EM, Chahla J, Mascarenhas R, Forsythe B (2022). Postoperative, But Not Preoperative Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Is Associated With an Increased Rate of Medical Adverse Events Following Arthroscopic Procedures. Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil, 4(4), e1269-e1276.
  38. Berlinberg EJ, Forlenza EM, Patel HH, Ross R, Mascarenhas R, Chahla J, Nho SJ, Forsythe B (2022). Increased Readmission Rates but No Difference in Complication Rates in Patients Undergoing Inpatient Versus Outpatient Hip Arthroscopy: A Large Matched-Cohort Insurance Database Analysis. Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil, 4(3), e975-e988.
  39. Lavoie-Gagne OZ, Korrapati A, Retzky J, Bernstein DN, Diaz CC, Berlinberg EJ, Forlenza EM, Fury MS, Mehta N, O'Donnell EA, Forsythe B (2022). Return to Play and Player Performance After Meniscal Tear Among Elite-Level European Soccer Players: A Matched Cohort Analysis of Injuries From 2006 to 2016. Orthop J Sports Med, 10(1), 23259671211059541.
  40. Lu Y, Lavoie-Gagne O, Forlenza EM, Pareek A, Kunze KN, Forsythe B, Levy BA, Krych A (2022). Duration of Care and Operative Time Are the Primary Drivers of Total Charges After Ambulatory Hip Arthroscopy: A Machine Learning Analysis. Arthroscopy, 38(7), 2204-2216.e3.
  41. Forlenza EM, Higgins JDD, Burnett RA, Serino J, Della Valle C (2022). COVID-19 Infection After Total Joint Arthroplasty Is Associated With Increased Complications. The Journal of arthroplasty, 37(7S), S457-S464.
  42. Lavoie-Gagne O, Huddleston HP, Fu MC, Mehta N, Nwachukwu B, Forlenza EM, Yanke A, Cole BJ, Verma NN, Forsythe (2022). PROMIS Upper Extremity underperforms psychometrically relative to American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons score in patients undergoing primary rotator cuff repair. Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery, 31(4), 718-725.
  43. Forlenza EM, Parvaresh KC, Cohn MR, Lavoie-Gagne O, Khazi ZM, Lu Y, Cregar W, Forsythe (2022). Incidence and risk factors for symptomatic venous thromboembolism following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy, 30(5), 1552-1559.
  44. Lu Y, Forlenza E, Wilbur RR, Lavoie-Gagne O, Fu MC, Yanke AB, Cole BJ, Verma N, Forsythe (2022). Machine-learning model successfully predicts patients at risk for prolonged postoperative opioid use following elective knee arthroscopy. Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy, 30(3), 762-772.
  45. Yanke AB, Huddleston HP, Forlenza EM, Mehta N, Laux D, Parvaresh KC, Cole BJ, Verma NN, Forsythe B (2021). Two-Year Clinical Outcomes and Survivorship after Isolated Biceps Tenodesis. Arthroscopy, 38(6), 1834-42.
  46. Forlenza EM, Wright-Chisem J, Cohn MR, Apostolakos JM, Agarwalla A, Fu MC, Taylor SA, Gulotta LV, Dines J (2021). Arthroscopic distal clavicle excision is associated with fewer postoperative complications than open. JSES international, 5(5), 856-862.
  47. Lavoie-Gagne OZ, Retzky J, Diaz CC, Mehta N, Korrapati A, Forlenza EM, Knapik DM, Forsythe (2021). Return-to-Play Times and Player Performance After Medial Collateral Ligament Injury in Elite-Level European Soccer Players. Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, 9(9), 23259671211033904.
  48. Forsythe B, Forlenza EM, Agarwalla A, Cohn MR, Lavoie-Gagne O, Lu Y, Mascarenhas (2021). Corticosteroid Injections 1 Month Before Arthroscopic Meniscectomy Increase the Risk of Surgical-Site Infection. Arthroscopy, 37(9), 2885-2890.e2.
  49. Diaz CC, Forlenza EM, Lavoie-Gagne OZ, Knapik DM, Korrapati A, Chahla J, Forsythe (2021). Acromioclavicular Joint Separation in UEFA Soccer Players: A Matched-Cohort Analysis of Return to Play and Player Performance From 1999 to 2018. Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, 9(10), 23259671211026262.
  50. Lavoie-Gagne O, Gong MF, Patel S, Cohn MR, Korrapati A, Forlenza EM, Barmonyallah M, Parvaresh KC, Wolfson TS, Forsythe (2021). Traumatic Leg Fractures in UEFA Football Athletes: A Matched-Cohort Analysis of Return to Play, Reinjury, Player Retention, and Performance Outcomes. Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, 9(9), 23259671211024218.
  51. Lavoie-Gagne O, Mehta N, Patel S, Cohn MR, Forlenza E, Nwachukwu BU, Forsythe (2021). Adductor Muscle Injuries in UEFA Soccer Athletes: A Matched-Cohort Analysis of Injury Rate, Return to Play, and Player Performance From 2000 to 2015. Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, 9(9), 23259671211023098.
  52. Forlenza EM, Burnett RA, Korrapati A BS, Yang J, Forsythe B, Della Valle C (2021). Preoperative Corticosteroid Injections Demonstrate a Temporal and Dose-Dependent Relationship with the Rate of Postoperative Infection Following Total Hip Arthroplasty. The Journal of arthroplasty, 36(6), 2033-2037.e1.
  53. Forlenza EM, Lu Y, Cohn MR, Baker J, Lavoie-Gagne O, Yanke AB, Cole BJ, Verma NN, Forsythe (2021). Establishing Clinically Significant Outcomes for Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System After Biceps Tenodesis. Arthroscopy, 37(6), 1731-1739.
  54. Lavoie-Gagne O, Lu Y, MacLean I, Forlenza E, Forsythe (2021). Discharge Destination After Shoulder Arthroplasty: An Analysis of Discharge Outcomes, Placement Risk Factors, and Recent Trends. The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 29(19), e969-e978.
  55. Lu Y, Forlenza E, Cohn MR, Lavoie-Gagne O, Wilbur RR, Song BM, Krych AJ, Forsythe (2021). Machine learning can reliably identify patients at risk of overnight hospital admission following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy, 29(9), 2958-2966.
  56. Forlenza EM, Chahla J, Forsythe (2021). Protecting Surgical Patient Safety During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic. Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation, 3(2), e615-e618.
  57. Forlenza EM, Lavoie-Gagne O, Lu Y, Cohn MR, Chang E, Yanke AB, Cole BJ, Verma NN, Forsythe (2020). Preoperative Opioid Use Predicts Prolonged Postoperative Opioid Use and Inferior Patient Outcomes Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Arthroscopy, 36(10), 2681-2688.e1.
  58. Puzzitiello RN, Liu JN, Garcia GH, Redondo ML, Forlenza EM, Agarwalla A, Yanke AB, Cole B (2020). Return to Work After Distal Femoral Varus Osteotomy. Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, 8(12), 2325967120965966.
  59. McDaniel CM, Forlenza EM, Kessler M (2020). Effect of Shortened Preclinical Curriculum on Medical Student Musculoskeletal Knowledge and Confidence: An Institutional Survey. Journal of surgical education, 77(6), 1414-1421.

Review

  1. Le LC, Acu�a AJ, Forlenza EM, Williams JC (2025). Outcomes Following Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients Who Have Previous Pelvic Osteotomy: A Systematic Review. [Review]. J Arthroplasty, 40, (9), 2449-2457.
  2. Forlenza EM, Lavoie-Gagne O, Parvaresh KC, Berlinberg EJ, Agarwalla A, Forsythe B (2023). Two Intramedullary and 1 Extramedullary Cortical Button, With or Without Interference Screw, Show Biomechanical Properties Superior to Native Tendon in Repair of the Distal Biceps Tendon: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis of Biomechanical Performance. [Review]. Arthroscopy, 39, (2), 390-401.
  3. Puzzitiello RN, Patel BH, Forlenza EM, Nwachukwu BU, Allen AA, Forsythe B, Salzler M (2020). Adverse Impact of Corticosteroids on Rotator Cuff Tendon Health and Repair: A Systematic Review of Basic Science Studies. Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation, 2(2), e161-e169.

Case Report

  1. Puzzitiello RN, Agarwalla A, Garcia G, Forlenza EM, Forsythe (2021). All Inside Intraepiphyseal ACL Reconstruction Using Flexible Curved Instrumentation and Intraoperative Fluoroscopy in a Skeletally Immature Patient. Case reports in orthopedics, 2021, 3956524.