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AAHKS Annual Meeting Podcast
It is an honor and career goal to provide mentorship, leadership, and research for Orthopedics, while continuing to promote our female leaders in Orthopedics, work on treatment of infected total joints and keep in mind, how far we’ve come in research. Click on the link in my bio to hear the full Podcast recorded at […]
Continue ReadingSecond Opinions Matter: Dr. Della Valle Featured in New Article on Patch.com
We highly recommend second opinions for all patients. Joint replacement surgery is a big decision, and they should feel comfortable with their surgical plan and trust in their surgeon. Humbled by another happy patient with their partial knee replacements.
Continue ReadingDr. Della Valle is the new President of MAOA (Mid-America Orthopaedic Association) for 2023-2024
I am beyond honored to be officially announced as the Mid-America President for 2023-2024. I will be continuing my efforts towards making a difference in quality orthopedic research and improvements to help our patients recover after joint replacement surgery. Thank you for the opportunity in leadership.
Dr. Della Valle on the Medicine of Movement Podcast
Answering the important questions for undergoing a total or partial knee replacement. Here, we discuss understanding the severity of arthritis and how to help patients make more informed decisions. Thank you, Dr. Yanke, for having me on the Medicine of Movement podcast.
Total Hip Replacement Press Coverage
We received quite a bit of press coverage for our story on total hip replacement. The dual mobility bearing can offer those at higher risk for dislocation another option with the same recovery time.
Continue ReadingHow Soon Is Too Soon for Revision THA to Treat Instability?
Instability remains one of the most common reasons for Rev THA. The article below is another great collaboration in research, especially between a past fellow/mentor team. (Dr. Heckmann studied under Dr. Della Valle during fellowship at Rush University. He is now an attending at Keck Medical Center.) Click the link below to view the Q&A […]
Dr. Della Valle Was Main Speaker for the HKU Arthroplasty Webinar
As we begin to see the emergence of in-person meetings and academic conventions, I was honored as the main speaker for the HKU Arthroplasty webinar on outpatient joint arthroplasty surgery techniques of lateral unicompartmental knee arthroplasties. Both topics continue to grow in our ever-changing world of adult reconstruction.
Dr. Della Valle Part of USA Faculty for Upcoming AOA Meeting
Dr. Della Valle will be be part of the USA faculty for the upcoming Australian Orthopaedic Association COE meeting – ‘Precision Hip and Knee Surgery – Evaluation, Planning and Delivery’ on June 17-18. His presentation is entitled ‘Is outpatient arthroplasty safe?’. Adolph Lombardi, Jonathan Vigdorchik, Stefan Kreuzer and Antonia Chen will also be presenting. Learn […]
National Arthritis Awareness Month
In honor of National Arthritis Awareness Month, Dr. Della Valle would like to recognize anyone who has suffered from arthritis. He treats patients with hip and knee arthritis. “The fun part of my job is seeing patients back soon after surgery and their pain is usually dramatically decreased or gone,” Dr. Della Valle says. “Many […]
Continue ReadingDr. Della Valle and Colleagues Win the “Best Poster Award” at the 30th AAHKS Annual Meeting in the Infection Clinical Category
Dr. Della Valle and colleagues were the 30th AAHKS Annual Meeting recipients of the “Best Poster Award” in the Infection Clinical Category. About the Study: When a total hip replacement gets infected, a temporary antibiotic cement spacer is used as part of a two-stage surgery, and the spacer can either immobilize the hip (“static”) or […]
