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William Arthur Jiranek

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery
DUMC Box 104002, Durham, NC 27710
5601 Arringdon Park Drive, Suite 300, Morrisville, NC 27560

Overview


I am an Orthopaedic physician and work in Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics, predominantly with hip and knee replacement surgeries. I also help manage revision surgeries and take care of people with infections or fractures around their implants. I am interested in the whole continuum of care for arthritis and not just the surgical treatment of it. Even though I specialize in surgery, not everyone needs that treatment, and as an Orthopaedic doctor, my role is to help direct the whole process.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery · 2017 - Present Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinical Science Departments

In the News


Published February 9, 2024
Does Weight Loss Help Before Knee Surgery? Duke Experts Explain.

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Recent Publications


Patient-reported outcomes of a comprehensive management program for osteoarthritis of the hip and knee.

Journal Article Osteoarthr Cartil Open · March 2026 OBJECTIVE: This study describes the 2-year self-reported joint function outcomes of patients enrolled in a US-based comprehensive hip and knee osteoarthritis management program (OAMP), and demographic characteristics associated with change in function. DES ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Contemporary "In-Basket": An Explosion of Unchecked Administrative Expectations.

Journal Article J Arthroplasty · February 2026 BACKGROUND: Patients are frequently encouraged to send messages to providers 'in-baskets" electronically in the medical record. In recent years, medicine has seen a dramatic expansion in the quantity of messages, requiring major administrative time, which ... Full text Link to item Cite

Radiolucent Lines Do Not Affect Short-term Outcomes of a Novel Fixed-bearing Cementless Total Knee Arthroplasty System.

Journal Article Orthopedics · 2026 BACKGROUND: Cementless total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is becoming increasingly common, and new systems warrant continued investigation. In this study, early functional and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) were investigated as they relate to the pre ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Biomechanical Sensors Vs Clinical Estimation for Gait Evaluation

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by BioMech Holdings, LLC · 2019 - 2022

Fresh Tissue Lab Agreement

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Medical Device Business Services, Inc. · 2018 - 2018

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Virginia · 1985 M.D.