Clinical Studies

Clinical Activities

The fellows rotate through five different rotations during the year to allow for exposure to all seven members of the faculty. The typical week for a fellow includes three days in the operating room and two full days in the outpatient clinic, evaluating patients preoperatively, postoperatively and at long-term follow-up. The operative experience includes an emphasis on preoperative planning and the management of complex primary and revision procedures. The fellowship includes exposure to a high number of not only complex primaries and revisions, but also to unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, patellofemoral arthroplasty and hip resurfacing.

Didatic Activies

The main didactic activities for the fellowship include a weekly one-hour case conference which is attended by all of the fellows and attending staff. All revision and otherwise complex cases are presented and discussed to foster an exchange of ideas and a case-based learning experience for the fellows to ensure that the thought process behind clinical decisions and choices is clearly understood. The fellows also have a full year academic schedule that includes discussion with one member of the attending staff or another expert from the faculty and a chapter in Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Hip and Knee. Finally, the department holds a one-hour grand rounds per week.

Research Activities

All fellows are required to perform at least one research project with the goal of submission to a peer-reviewed journal prior to graduation. Their research is also presented at our annual thesis day in June each year. Our department has a database that includes more than 20 years of data and 30,000 cases for study. Our high clinical volume as well as high level of complex cases provides a rich environment for original research.