Overview
As chief of the adult reconstruction service, the majority of my research effort has been directed toward clinical outcomes, implant survivorship, functional recovery, the biology of hip and knee arthritis and cost effectiveness.
Office Hours
Duke Orthopaedic Office Hours- 8:00am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday
Duke Orthopaedic Urgent Care at Arringdon Monday-Friday 11:00am-7:00pm. Saturday and Sunday 1:oopm-8:00pm
Duke Orthopaedic Urgent Care at Arringdon Monday-Friday 11:00am-7:00pm. Saturday and Sunday 1:oopm-8:00pm
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Virginia Flowers Baker Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
·
2023 - Present
Orthopaedic Surgery,
Clinical Science Departments
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
·
2015 - Present
Orthopaedic Surgery,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Publications
Femoral Fixation for Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty-An International Registry Perspective.
Journal Article Arthroplast Today · August 2025 BACKGROUND: The preferred method for femoral fixation (FF) during total hip arthroplasty (THA) has varied internationally. While prior studies explored trends within single countries or small international cohorts, there's a paucity of studies comparing in ... Full text Link to item CiteHow Do Patient-Reported Outcomes Correlate With Real-Time Objective Measures of Function After Total Knee Arthroplasty? A Prospective Study Using Daily Gait Metrics.
Journal Article J Arthroplasty · July 2025 BACKGROUND: Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are essential for evaluating patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA). While wearable technologies offer objective measures of physical function through Apple HealthKit, their relationship with PROs in ... Full text Link to item CiteAre There Differences in Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Scores After Total Knee and Total Ankle Arthroplasty in Matched Patients?
Journal Article J Arthroplasty · July 2025 BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) scores, a generic patient-reported outcome measure (PROM), as a tool to compare outcomes between total knee (TKA) and total ankle arthro ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
Duke University ·
1998
M.D.