Department / Division:
Surgery / Orthopaedic Surgery

Address:
3116 North 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 (knee); sports injuries

Research Interests:
Risk management and medicolegal aspects of orthopaedic practice.
Clinical outcomes of total hip and knee replacements (primary and revision surgeries, total joint infections, modern bearing surfaces).
Sports injuries in adults.
Techniques in arthroscopy.

Representative Publications:
Attarian DE, Bolognesi MP, Vail TP. Managing risk and liability associated with hip and knee implants. Current Orthopaedic Practice 20: 180-183, 2009. (2009)

Domzalski T, Cook C, Attarian DE, Kelley SS, Bolognesi MP, Vail TP. Activity Scale for Arthroplasty Patients After Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2008 Dec 22. (2008) Abstract

Attarian, D. What is a preventable adverse event? AAOS NOW Vol. 2(5): 41, May 2008. (2008)

Attarian D. Medical liability in cyberspace. AAOS NOW Vol. 1(8): 19, October 2007. (2007)

Attarian D, Teuscher D. When a colleague is in trouble. AAOS NOW Vol. 1(2): 29, March/April 2007. (2007)

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

Attarian D, Forese L. Coping with complications: a recurring medical liability theme. AAOS Bulletin p. 32, October 2005. (2005)

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

Attarian DE, Jones RN, Currie WD, Hill RC, Sink JD, Olsen CO, Chitwood WR Jr, Wechsler AS. Characteristics of chronic left ventricular hypertrophy induced by subcoronary valvular aortic stenosis. II. Response to ischemia. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1981 Mar;81(3):389-95. (1981) Abstract

Attarian DE, Jones RN, Currie WD, Hill RC, Sink JD, Olsen CO, Chitwood WR Jr, Wechsler AS. Characteristics of chronic left ventricular hypertrophy induced by subcoronary valvular aortic stenosis. I. Myocardial blood flow and metabolism. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1981 Mar;81(3):382-8. (1981) Abstract

Sink JD, Attarian DE, Chitwood WR Jr, Hill RC, Pellom GL, Wechsler AS. An improved technique for producing ventricular hypertrophy with a subcoronary valvular aortic stenosis model. Ann Thorac Surg. 1980 Sep;30(3):285-90. (1980) Abstract