Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Virginia Flowers Baker Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
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2022 - Present
Orthopaedic Surgery,
Clinical Science Departments
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
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2005 - Present
Orthopaedic Surgery,
Clinical Science Departments
Professor in the Department of Surgery
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2018 - Present
Surgery, Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery,
Surgery
Recent Scholarly Works
Biomechanical Comparison of 1- and 2-Tunnel Suture Suspensionplasty Constructs for Basilar Thumb Arthritis.
Journal article Hand (N Y) · August 2026 BACKGROUND: Trapeziectomy with suture button suspensionplasty (SBS) is a common treatment for thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) osteoarthritis. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of bone tunnel configuration and suture count on the construct stability. METH ... Full text Link to item CiteSagittal and Coronal Plate Position Is Not Associated With Flexor Tendon Irritation, Rupture, or Need for Plate Removal After Volar Locking Plate Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures.
Journal article Hand (N Y) · July 2026 BACKGROUND: Whether sagittal and coronal plate placement influences the risk of flexor tendon complications after volar plating of distal radius fractures is debated. In this study, we tested the null hypothesis that sagittal and coronal plate position is ... Full text Link to item CiteDoes Weightbearing Affect Radiographic or Clinical Outcomes in Distal Radius Fractures Treated With Dorsal Bridge Plate Fixation?
Journal article Hand (N Y) · July 2026 BACKGROUND: Dorsal wrist spanning plate (DWSP) fixation in distal radius fractures (DRFs) has been proposed to allow earlier mobilization in polytraumatized patients by enabling early weightbearing (WB) through the injured wrist. The purpose of this study ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
A Multicenter Retrospective Study of Avance® Nerve Graft Utilization, Evaluations and Outcomes in Peripheral Nerve Injury Repair. (RANGER®)
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by AxoGen, Inc. · 2015 - 2025A Biomechanical Evaluation of Nitinol Memory Staple Augmentation for Internal Fixation of Transverse Humeral Shaft Fractures
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by Piedmont Orthopedic Foundation · 2021 - 2025Dorsal Lunate Facet and Dorsal Carpal Subluxation: A Biomechanical Study
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by Piedmont Orthopedic Foundation · 2021 - 2023View All Grants
Education
Wake Forest University ·
1988
M.D.