In the media

The Joint Replacement Podcast: H. John Cooper, MD (Columbia): Revision Joint Replacement, Robotics, Anterior Hip & The Future of Arthroplasty (July 2026, 48 minutes)

Dr. Matthew Sloan interviews Dr. Cooper about his path from biomedical engineering to orthopedic surgery, complex revision cases, robotic knee replacement, the direct anterior approach to hip replacement, infection, the role of AI in orthopedics, recovery, implant longevity and how to choose a surgeon.

• The Critical Difference Mesh Dressings Can Make in the Prevention of Orthopedic Wound Complications – Dr. Cooper and Dr. Carl Herndon discuss their study of wound-closure dressings and wound complications after hip and knee replacement. NYP Advances in Orthopedics, August 2024.
• Innovations in Review 2023: Orthopedics and Spine – Dr. Cooper’s review of the evidence on cementing femoral stems in primary hip replacement, and a study comparing methods for setting tibial rotation in knee replacement.
• Total Knee Arthroplasty: Making the Case for Optimal Placement of the Tibial Component – Dr. Cooper discusses a CT-based study comparing methods for setting the rotation of the tibial component in knee replacement. NYP Advances in Orthopedics, April 2023.
• A Deep Dive into Femoral Stem Cementation in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty – A review of the evidence on cement properties, preparation and insertion technique in hip replacement, co-authored by Dr. Cooper. NYP Advances in Orthopedics, December 2022.
• Anterior Hip Replacement – 2019 Innovations Reports for Orthopedics – Dr. Cooper discusses the growing use of anterior hip replacement and the pain-management protocols that go with it.
• 2018 Report on Clinical & Scientific Innovations in Orthopedics – Dr. Cooper’s work with Dr. R. Kumar Kadiyala on standardized care for older patients with hip fracture, and his study of how treatment varies across institutions.
• Protocol-Based Management of Geriatric Hip Fracture – Advances in Orthopedics, NewYork-Presbyterian (2017).
• Hip and knee team publishes perioperative pain control study in JBJS – Randomized trial comparing an adductor canal block with periarticular injection for pain control after knee replacement, co-authored by Dr. Cooper. Columbia Orthopedic Surgery.
• Drs. Jobin and Cooper Named AOA Fellows – Dr. Cooper was named a Fellow of the American Orthopaedic Association. Columbia Orthopedic Surgery, 2018.

• Mixed Reality, a “Reality” for Total Knee Arthroplasty? – Dr. Cooper comments on Columbia’s testing of a mixed reality guidance system for knee replacement. Orthopedics This Week, September 2024.
• Maximizing TJA Outcomes With Skilled Nursing Facilities – Dr. Cooper, a co-author of the Columbia study, discusses how closer collaboration with skilled nursing facilities can improve recovery after joint replacement. Orthopedics This Week, February 2022.
• Orthopaedics Today (Healio), May 2013: “Air travel during early postoperative period after TJR deemed safe in study.” Coverage of Dr. Cooper’s presentation at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.
• Arthritis Today, December 2012: “Knee Replacement Patients More Likely to Gain Weight After Surgery,” by Barbara Bronson Gray. Dr. Cooper comments on activity and weight after knee replacement.

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