The mission of Duke Orthopaedics is to provide compassionate, cost-effective, and high-quality patient care to all patients who enter our doors.

This commitment extends to the families and loved ones of those who entrust us with the privilege of their health care.

Duke links the expertise of specialists in orthopaedic surgery, reconstructive plastic surgery, radiology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and orthopaedic nursing to ensure that each patient receives the most appropriate and responsive treatment.

At Duke Orthopaedics, patients have access to the most advanced surgical and medical techniques and equipment, as well as nursing and therapy staff that are specially trained to care for orthopaedic patients.

Highlights of the Duke Orthopaedics Program

Duke Orthopaedics is consistently recognized for being one of the top orthopaedic programs in the country. Highlights of our program include:

• Currently ranked as the #6 orthopaedic program in the country by U.S.News & World Report
• Physicians consistently noted as North Carolina's Best Doctors
• Duke Sports Medicine is one of only two FIFA Centres of Excellence in the U.S.
• Unprecedented availability through same-day/next-day appointments for new patients
• National leader in the number of total ankle replacement surgeries performed annually
• Pioneered a number of orthopaedic surgical breakthroughs, including the free vascularized fibular graft surgery