News Archive

WebMD and Medscape partnered to name the 65 best hospitals for orthopaedic care in 2023 based on survey data from thousands of patients and providers.  

Coordinated by Harry C. Stafford Jr., MD, CSCS, MBA, the Duke Sports Perform team recently provided CPR and AED training to over 70 North Carolina Central University student-athletes. 

October features National Chiropractic Health Month (NCHM). We celebrate and appreciate the care Doctors of Chiropractic (DCs) provide.  During NCHM 2023, DCs nationwide will share information about chiropractic’s non-drug approach and encourage those sidelined by musculoskeletal pain to consider chiropractic care alone or in conjunction with other treatments to feel better and return to what matters most.

Sterile Processing Week (formerly International Central Service Week) recognizes the committed specialists who fill Sterile Processing departments and make a positive difference in patient care. This week of celebration is held annually on the second Sunday in October. Because Sterile Processing (SP) professionals are responsible for cleaning, decontaminating, sterilizing, and distributing medical and surgical instrumentation, they are among the most vital contributors to safe, high-quality patient care.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery faculty members Erica D. Taylor, MD, MBA, and Yaw Boachie-Adjei, MD, lectured at the recent American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) residents/fellows conference in Canada.  Dr. Taylor's keynote lecture delivered Modernized Allyship and the New Leadership Paradigm.

Duke Orthopaedics faculty enjoyed sharing expertise and collaborating with colleagues at the 2023 American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons annual meeting in Arizona. 

Zoe X. Dailiana, MD, orthopaedic hand surgeon and professor, hosted the 79th Congress of the Hellenic Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology as their newly elected President. She is the first female president of the Society and a Duke Fellows alumna. 

This five-year $3.1 million award (total amount) will identify a risk phenotype comprised of biological, psychological, and social factors for up to 450 patients undergoing total shoulder arthroplasty. This risk phenotype will be then used to predict the risk of chronic post-surgical pain so that novel risk stratification and treatment strategies can be developed and tested for effectiveness in this patient population.   

Hear from the experts on the cutting edge of rehabilitation science throughout the 2023-2024 academic year.  Oct. 18 - Tiffany Adams, PT, DPT, MBA, PhD, Duke DPT PT Unicorns: Exploring the Lived Experiences of Black Female Physical Therapy Faculty in the United States Hosted by the Doctor of Physical Therapy and the Occupational Therapy Doctorate programs within the Orthopaedic Surgery Department. 

Congratulations to Cesar de Cesar Netto, MD, PhD, who received a 2023 Arthritis Foundation (AF) / American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) Think Tank Grant to support innovations in clinical research that advance knowledge toward treatments to stop or slow osteoarthritis (OA). His study aims to Determine the Traumatic Origins of Ankle OA and the Time to Joint Degeneration.