Smith+Nephew to showcase advanced Orthopaedic Handheld Robotics, Reconstruction and Trauma technologies during AAOS 2026
The first ever CORI SHOULDER Robotic Shoulder Arthroplasty cases were completed, performed by a surgical team at Duke Health led by Dr. Christopher Klifto.
Preventing Golf Injuries, According to a Duke Orthopaedic Expert
Christopher Klifto, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, shares injury‑prevention insights featured in The Wall Street Journal.
Five Things an Orthopaedic Surgeon Does to Avoid Golf Injuries
Most golfers will hurt themselves at some point. It doesn’t have to be that way. (Wall Stree Journal Article By Dr. Christopher Klifto)
Two-stage revision for periprosthetic shoulder infection yielded 18% reinfection rate
Patients who underwent two-stage reverse shoulder arthroplasty for infection had a reinfection rate of 18% at midterm follow-up, according to results presented at the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting.
Rheumatologists, Orthopaedic Surgeon Collaborate in Advanced Shoulder Arthritis Presentations
A collaboration between specialists in the Divisions of Rheumatology and Immunology and Orthopaedics at Duke is improving care for patients with complex shoulder arthritis and osteoarthritis presentations.
Orthopaedic surgeon Christopher S. Klifto, MD, initiated a collaboration with Duke Rheumatology physicians, including Jennifer L. Rogers, director of the Duke Lupus Clinic, to improve communication and care decisions for patients with advanced shoulder arthritis and tendon conditions.
Dr. Christopher Klifto invited as faculty instructor for an advanced total shoulder/reverse/ revision total shoulder arthroplasty course
