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In 2021, after 20 years of operating on patients who have hip and knee problems, I stopped doing surgery. Most of my time now is spent as the editor-in-chief of a large international scientific journal (Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research). My enthusiasm for working with patients whose lives are affected by joint pain remains as great as ever, though going forward, I’ll do it without a scalpel.
This process focuses the emphasis where it needs to go: On the whole person, rather than on the painful or stiff joint. The consults I now offer focus on helping patients make complicated decisions in ways that put their values and interests front-and-center. Since I will not myself perform the operation if surgery turns out to be the patient’s choice, I believe patients can trust the advice I give. As someone who has practiced in Seattle for about 20 years, I also can help patients find the best surgeon for the job, should a patient want my thoughts on that matter. The most-common questions I try to help patients answer include things like:
Is joint replacement right for me?
How do the risks balance out against the rewards of joint replacement surgery?
Have I overlooked potentially useful nonsurgical approaches or ways to adapt to my condition that can help me avoid the risk and time off associated with surgery?
My joint replacement has not worked out as well as I’d hoped (it’s painful, it’s stiff, it dislocates or feels unstable, it’s infected, etc.); should I have another operation on it to try to make it better?
As the editor-in-chief of a leading international journal, I am up to date on the best-available evidence, which I’ll use to try to help patients arrive at choices that are consistent with their values.
I’ve spent a career helping patients with my hands. I’m enjoying spending time now helping patients with my head and my heart.
If you have questions about your arthritic hip or knee, or if you have a joint replacement that is bothering you and would like a second opinion about whether surgery would likely improve on what you’ve got, I’m happy to try to help.
There is no cookbook approach; while my role is important, it is primarily supportive. My goal, with every patient, is to strike the balance of education, empathy, and partnership that will best serve each individual whose life I am privileged to touch. A few articles about how I try to achieve this are mentioned in links below.
This process focuses the emphasis where it needs to go: On the whole person, rather than on the painful or stiff joint. The consults I now offer focus on helping patients make complicated decisions in ways that put their values and interests front-and-center. Since I will not myself perform the operation if surgery turns out to be the patient’s choice, I believe patients can trust the advice I give. As someone who has practiced in Seattle for about 20 years, I also can help patients find the best surgeon for the job, should a patient want my thoughts on that matter. The most-common questions I try to help patients answer include things like:
Is joint replacement right for me?
How do the risks balance out against the rewards of joint replacement surgery?
Have I overlooked potentially useful nonsurgical approaches or ways to adapt to my condition that can help me avoid the risk and time off associated with surgery?
My joint replacement has not worked out as well as I’d hoped (it’s painful, it’s stiff, it dislocates or feels unstable, it’s infected, etc.); should I have another operation on it to try to make it better?
As the editor-in-chief of a leading international journal, I am up to date on the best-available evidence, which I’ll use to try to help patients arrive at choices that are consistent with their values.
I’ve spent a career helping patients with my hands. I’m enjoying spending time now helping patients with my head and my heart.
If you have questions about your arthritic hip or knee, or if you have a joint replacement that is bothering you and would like a second opinion about whether surgery would likely improve on what you’ve got, I’m happy to try to help.
There is no cookbook approach; while my role is important, it is primarily supportive. My goal, with every patient, is to strike the balance of education, empathy, and partnership that will best serve each individual whose life I am privileged to touch. A few articles about how I try to achieve this are mentioned in links below.
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Clinical orthopaedics and related researchno. 4 (2024): 571-573
Clinical orthopaedics and related researchno. 3 (2024): 407-410
Seth S Leopold, Robert N Hensinger, Andrew J Schoenfeld, Marc Swiontkowski, Michael J Rossi, Kimberly J Templeton, and the Sex and Gender Research in Orthopaedic Journals Group
Clinical orthopaedics and related researchno. 7 (2024): 1101-1103
Clinical orthopaedics and related researchno. 4 (2024): 574-577
Clinical orthopaedics and related researchno. 7 (2023): 1261-1264
Samantha L. Smith,Seth S. Leopold
CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCHno. 8 (2023): 1459-1460
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Prakash Jayakumar, Gloria Zhang,Marc Swiontkowski,Julie E Adams,Richard Charles Mather, David Ring,Seth Leopold
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Clinical orthopaedics and related researchno. 9 (2023): 1655-1656
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