David E. Attarian, MD

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Services

• Joint Replacement

Department / Division:
Surgery / Orthopaedic Surgery

Address:
3116 N. Duke Street
Durham, NC 27704

Appointment Telephone:
919-613-7797

Office Telephone:
919-660-2217

Fax Telephone:
919-660-2260

• MD, Duke University School of Medicine, 1980

• Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, 1980-1986

Clinical Interests:
Joint replacement surgery (primary and revision, hip and knee), arthroscopic surgery (shoulder, knee), sports injuries, fractures

Research Interests:
Risk management and medicolegal aspects of orthopaedic practice.
Clinical outcomes of total hip and knee replacements.
Sports injuries.
Techniques in arthroscopy.

Representative Publications:
Attarian DE, Vail TP. Medicolegal aspects of hip and knee arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2005 Apr;(433):72-6. (2005) Abstract

Cothran RL, McGuire PM, Helms CA, Major NM, Attarian DE. MR Imaging of Infrapatellar Plica Injury. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2003 May;180(5):1443-1447. (2003) Abstract

Attarian DE. The derotation sign for perioperative diagnosis of significant partial-thickness rotator cuff tears. Arthroscopy. 2002 Mar;18(3):284-6. (2002) Abstract

Attarian DE. Multifocal osteonecrosis and human immunodeficiency virus infection. J South Orthop Assoc. 2002 Fall;11(3):172-3. (2002) Abstract

Attarian DE, Guilak F. Observations on the growth of loose bodies in joints. Arthroscopy. 2002 Oct;18(8):930-4. (2002) Abstract

Attarian DE. The team physician: ethics and enterprise. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2001 Feb;83-A(2):293. (2001) Abstract

Attarian DE. Septic sacroiliitis: the overlooked diagnosis. J South Orthop Assoc. 2001 Spring;10(1):57-60. (2001) Abstract

Attarian DE. Isolated acute hip adductor brevis strain. J South Orthop Assoc. 2000 Fall;9(3):213-5. (2000) Abstract

Attarian DE. Industrialized health care and midcareer crises. Pharos Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Med Soc. 1999 Summer;62(3):48. (1999) Abstract

Attarian DE. Bipolar arthroplasty for recurrent total hip instability. J South Orthop Assoc. 1999 Winter;8(4):249-53. (1999) Abstract

Attarian DE. Atraumatic floating clavicle and total claviculectomy. J South Orthop Assoc. 1999 Winter;8(4):293-6. (1999) Abstract

Attarian DE. Management of nonunion below proximal humeral prosthesis. Contemp Orthop. 1995 Apr;30(4):337-8. (1995) Abstract

Attarian DE, Southworth S. Conversion of hip arthrodesis to total joint arthroplasty. Contemp Orthop. 1995 Jan;30(1):37-42. (1995) Abstract

Attarian DE. Annular ligament reconstruction in chronic posttraumatic radial head dislocation in children. Contemp Orthop. 1993 Sep;27(3):259-64. (1993) Abstract

Attarian DE. Lateral condyle fractures: missed diagnoses in pediatric elbow injuries. Mil Med. 1990 Sep;155(9):433-4. (1990) Abstract

Attarian DE. Neuromas of the superficial radial nerve. Mil Med. 1988 Aug;153(8):393-4. (1988) Abstract

Attarian DE, McCrackin HJ, Devito DP, McElhaney JH, Garrett WE Jr. A biomechanical study of human lateral ankle ligaments and autogenous reconstructive grafts. Am J Sports Med. 1985 Nov-Dec;13(6):377-81. (1985) Abstract

Attarian DE, McCrackin HJ, DeVito DP, McElhaney JH, Garrett WE Jr. Biomechanical characteristics of human ankle ligaments. Foot Ankle. 1985 Oct;6(2):54-8. (1985) Abstract