Physicians

Interim Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Department / Division
Orthopaedics

Address
4709 Creekstone Drive, Suite 200
Durham, NC 27703

Appointment Telephone
919-613-7797

Office Telephone
919-660-2217

Fax Telephone
919-660-2260

Training

• MD, Duke University School of Medicine, 1980

Residency

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

Clinical Interests
Joint-replacement surgery (primary and revision, hip and knee), arthroscopic surgery (knee)

Research Interests
Risk management and medicolegal aspects of orthopaedic practice.
Co-management and alignment relationships between clinicians and hospitals/ health systems in evolving healthcare markets.
Clinical outcomes of total hip and knee replacements (primary and revision surgeries, total joint infections, modern bearing surfaces, gait mechanics and balance).
Novel surgical techniques for difficult adult hip and knee reconstruction cases.
Sports injuries (hip and knee) in older, active adults.
Techniques in arthroscopy.

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This faculty member (or a member of their immediate family) has a working relationship (i.e. consulting, research, and/or educational services) with the companies listed below. These relations have been reported to the health system leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts.

• OMEGA Medical Grants

Representative Publications
Attarian, DE; Wahl, JE; Wellman, SS; Bolognesi, MP. Developing a High-efficiency Operating Room for Total Joint Arthroplasty in an Academic Setting. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2013;471:1832-1836. (2013) Abstract

Hug, KT; Gupta, AK; Wellman, SS; Bolognesi, MP; Attarian, DE. Creation of a femoral cortical window to facilitate total hip arthroplasty in patients with sickle cell hemoglobinopathies. Journal of Arthroplasty. 2013;28:323-325. (2013) Abstract

Queen, RM; Schaeffer, JF; Butler, RJ; Berasi, CC; Kelley, SS; Attarian, DE; Bolognesi, MP. Does Surgical Approach During Total Hip Arthroplasty Alter Gait Recovery During the First Year Following Surgery?. Journal of Arthroplasty. 2013; (2013) Abstract

Mayer, SW; Wellman, SS; Bolognesi, MP; Attarian, DE. Late liner disassociation of a Pinnacle system acetabular component. Orthopedics. 2012;35:e561-e565. (2012) Abstract

Attarian, DE; Bolognesi, MP. Greater trochanteric osteoplasty in revision hip arthroplasty: two case reports. American Journal of Orthopedics. 2011;40:E1-E4. (2011) Abstract

Queen, RM; Butler, RJ; Watters, TS; Kelley, SS; Attarian, DE; Bolognesi, MP. The effect of total hip arthroplasty surgical approach on postoperative gait mechanics. Journal of Arthroplasty. 2011;26:66-71. (2011) Abstract

Riddle, DL; Keefe, FJ; Nay, WT; McKee, D; Attarian, DE; Jensen, MP. Pain coping skills training for patients with elevated pain catastrophizing who are scheduled for knee arthroplasty: a quasi-experimental study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2011;92:859-865. (2011) Abstract

Willimon, SC; Bolognesi, MP; Attarian, DE. Tissue sparing total femoral arthroplasty: technical note. Journal of surgical orthopaedic advances. 2011;20:206-209. (2011) Abstract

Domzalski, T; Cook, C; Attarian, DE; Kelley, SS; Bolognesi, MP; Vail, TP. Activity scale for arthroplasty patients after total hip arthroplasty. Journal of Arthroplasty. 2010;25:152-157. (2010) Abstract

Povsic, TJ; Zhou, J; Adams, SD; Bolognesi, MP; Attarian, DE; Peterson, ED. Aging is not associated with bone marrow-resident progenitor cell depletion. Journal of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2010;65:1042-1050. (2010) Abstract

Ferrell, MS; Browne, JA; Attarian, DE; Cook, C; Bolognesi, MP. Cementless porous-coated anatomic total hip arthroplasty at Duke: 18- to 24-year follow-up. Journal of surgical orthopaedic advances. 2009;18:150-154. (2009) Abstract

Krenzel, BA; Cook, C; Martin, GN; Vail, TP; Attarian, DE; Bolognesi, MP. Posterior capsular injections of ropivacaine during total knee arthroplasty: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Journal of Arthroplasty. 2009;24:138-143. (2009) Abstract

Cothran, RL; McGuire, PM; Helms, CA; Major, NM; Attarian, DE. MR imaging of infrapatellar plica injury. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2003;180:1443-1447. (2003) Abstract

Attarian, DE; Guilak, F. Observations on the growth of loose bodies in joints. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopy and Related Surgery. 2002;18:930-934. (2002) Abstract

Attarian, DE; McCrackin, HJ; DeVito, DP; McElhaney, JH; Garrett, WE. Biomechanical characteristics of human ankle ligaments. Foot and Ankle. 1985;6:54-58. (1985) Abstract

Attarian, DE; McCrackin, HJ; Devito, DP; McElhaney, JH; Garrett, WE. A biomechanical study of human lateral ankle ligaments and autogenous reconstructive grafts. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 1985;13:377-381. (1985) Abstract