The Evolution and Future of Knee Replacement: An Interview with Experts

From the 2007 HSS Alumni Meeting

Chitranjan S. Ranawat, MD

Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College

Thomas P. Sculco, MD

Surgeon-in-Chief, Hospital for Special Surgery
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College

In this interview from the 2007 HSS Alumni Meeting, Drs. Sculco and Ranawat discuss the latter’s long and illustrious career in orthopedic surgery, with a focus on the evolution and future of knee replacement.

Posted: 2/22/2008
Reviewed: 10/12/2009

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