“Pros and Cons of Joint Replacement” with Eric Wagner MD
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In this episode of the PRS Global Open Keynotes podcast, Dr. Eric Wagner discusses the pros and cons of joint replacement and joint fusion for interphalangeal joint arthritis. His paper reported decreasing rates of joint replacement in the USA over the period 2010-2019.
This episode discusses the following PRS Global Open article: “Utilization of Interphalangeal Joint Arthroplasty and Arthrodesis in the United States From 2010 to 2019” by Erica L. Smearman, Anthony L. Karzon, Hayden L. Cooke, Zaamin B. Hussain, Musab Gulzar, Nina Suh, Michael B. Gottschalk and Eric R. Wagner.
Read it for free on PRSGlobalOpen.com: https://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/2025/01000/utilization_of_interphalangeal_joint_arthroplasty.54.aspx
Dr. Eric Wagner is an Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.
Your host, Dr. Damian Marucci, is a board-certified plastic surgeon and Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of Sydney in Australia.
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