Samuel Bruce Adams Jr. MD

Orthopaedic Surgery•Durham, NC

Foot & Ankle Surgery

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine

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1000 Duke Medical CtrDurham, NC 27710
Phone+1 919-684-8111
Fax+1 919-684-3618

Education & Training

MedStar Health Georgetown UniversityFellowship, Foot and Ankle Orthopaedics, 2010 - 2011
Duke University HospitalResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2004 - 2010
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 2004
The Pennsylvania State University, University Health ServicesBS, Biology, Highest Distinction Honor, 1995 - 1999

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2004 - 2026
MD State Medical License 2009 - 2012
SC State Medical License 2008 - 2008
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow American Orthopaedic Association, 2018
Roger A. Mann Award for Best Clinical Research Paper American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 2018
Inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Society Duke University, 2018
J. Leonard Goldner Award for Best Basic Science Paper American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 2017
Duke Health Fellow for clinician-scientist development 2016
Top 10 high scoring abstract at the annual meeting: "Post-traumatic Inflammatory Cytokine Profile in Synovial Fluid Following Intra-Articular Ankle Fracture" American Orthopaedic Association, 2015
Strength, Hope, Caring Award Duke University Hospital, 2015
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Best foot and ankle poster (Co-author) Orthopaedic Research Society, 2013
Presidents' Residents Award for "Outcomes After Total Ankle Replacement In Association With Ipsilateral Hindfoot Arthrodesis" (Co-author) Southern Orthopaedic Association, 2013
Finalist, Mann Award American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 2013, 2016-2017
Finalist, Goldner Award American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 2012
Harley and Betty Baxter Resident Research Award Southern Orthopaedic Association, 2012
Selected, Decade Young Investigator�s Iniative Workshop U.S. Bone and Joint Initiative, 2012
Travel Award in Orthopaedic Research Translation ORS/OREF, 2012
Roger H. Micheal Research Award for outstanding research by a fellow Union Memorial Hospital, 2011
Finalist, New Investigator Research Award Orthopaedic Research Society, 2011
Co-author for Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons (ABJS) Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research (CORR) subspecialty award ABJS 63rd Annual Meeting, 2011
First place, resident paper presentation North Carolina Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, 2009
Stryker Travelling Clinical Scientist Fellowship (Europe) International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS), 2007
NIH Clinical Resident Research Fellowship National Institutes of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, 2006
Finalist Smith & Nephew 21st Annual Resident Research Competition, 2006
Service Champion for patient care Duke University Hospital, 2005-2006, 2013-2016
Hyman Menduke Research Prize for excellence in research by a medical student Jefferson Medical College, 2004
Medical Student Achievement Award for arthritis research American College of Rheumatology, 2003
William Potter Student Research Prize for best medical student presentation Jefferson Medical College/Sigma Xi Research Day, 2003
Association of Pathology Chairs Honor Society Jefferson Medical College, 2001
Evan Pugh Scholar (top 0.5% of students) The Pennsylvania State University, 1998
Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society The Pennsylvania State University, 1998
Edward C. Hammond Scholarship The Pennsylvania State University, 1998
Golden Key National Honor Society The Pennsylvania State University, 1997
Alpha Epsilon Delta National Health Professions Honor Society The Pennsylvania State University, 1997
Eberly College of Science Academic Honors The Pennsylvania State University, 1997
Class of 1922 Scholarship The Pennsylvania State University, 1996
Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, Semifinalist The Pennsylvania State University, 1996
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Concentrated bone marrow aspirate applications in bony fusion for foot and ankle orthopaedic surgery: A review.
Albert T Anastasio, Lindsey G Droz, Brenden D Pearce, Samuel B Adams
Foot. 2025-09-01
Clinical Characteristics, Complications, and Implant Survivorship Following Revision Total Ankle Arthroplasty: A Large Single-Center Study.
Alexandra N Krez, Albert T Anastasio, Billy I Kim, Bruno N Valan, Kevin A Wu
Foot & Ankle International. 2025-08-01
Association between work-from-home policies and United States public interest in foot surgery conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Google Trends analysis.
Kevin A Wu, Joshua K Kim, Clark H Bulleit, Albert T Anastasio, Samuel B Adams
Work. 2025-08-01

Journal Articles

Wound irrigation does not affect health-related quality of life after open fractures: results of a randomized controlled trial
FLOW Investigators. Adams S, Joint J., 1/1/2018
Tibiotalar arthrodesis conversion to total ankle arthroplasty
Pellegrini MJ, Schiff AP, Adams SB Jr., Queen RM, DeOrio JK, Nunley JA, Easley ME, JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques, 1/1/2016
Alternative method to remove polyethylene liner from INBONE total ankle arthroplasty: operative technique
Neumann JA, Schiff AP, Wooster BM, Adams SB, Easley ME, Techniques in Foot & Ankle Surgery, 1/1/2016
Inflammatory cytokines and matrix metalloproteinases in the synovial fluid after intra-articular ankle fracture
Adams SB, Setton LA, Bell RD, Easley ME, Huebner JL, Stabler T, Kraus VB, Leimer EM, Olson SA, Nettles DL, Foot Ankle Int., 1/1/2015
A trial of wound irrigation in the initial management of open fracture wounds
FLOW Investigators, N Engl J Med., 1/1/2015
Conservative versus operative treatment for Achilles tendon rupture
Gross CE, Adams SB, Parekh SG, World Clinics Orthopaedics, Foot and Ankle Surgery, 1/1/2015
Particulated juvenile cartilage allograft transplantation for the treatment of osteochondral lesions of the talus
Adams SB Jr., Easley ME, Schon LC, Oper Tech Orthop, 1/1/2014
"Allografts in foot and ankle surgery: A critical analysis review"
Lewis JS Jr., Adams SB Jr., Nunley II JA, Easley ME, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Am): Reviews, 1/1/2013
Total ankle arthroplasty with a modern fixed-bearing system: The Salto-Talaris prosthesis
Schweitzer K Jr., Adams SB Jr., Easley ME, DeOrio JK, Nunley JA, JBJS Essent Surg Tech., 1/1/2013
Use of external fixation as an adjunct in the reduction and fixation of displaced intra-articular calcaneus fractures: a review and surgical technique
Schweitzer KM, Adams SB Jr., Techniques in foot and ankle surgery, 1/1/2013
Structural allograft transplantation for osteochondral lesions of the talus
Adams SB Jr., Viens NA, Easley ME, Nunley JA II, JBJS Essent Surg Tech., 1/1/2012
Structural allograft reconstruction for large osteochondral lesions of the talus
Easley ME, Adams SB Jr., DeOrio JK, Nunley JA, Techniques in foot and ankle surgery, 1/1/2011
Particulated juvenile cartilage allograft transplantation for the treatment of osteochondral lesions of the talus
Adams SB Jr., Yao J, Schon LC, Techniques in foot and ankle surgery, 1/1/2011
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for the treatment of plantar fasciitis
Adams SB Jr., Theodore GH, The Orthopaedic Journal at Harvard Medical School, 1/1/2003
Meniscal repair: Current strategies and the future of tissue engineering
Adams SB Jr., Peretti GM, Weinand CW, Randolph MA, Gill TJ, The Orthopaedic Journal at Harvard Medical School, 1/1/2003
Patient outcome after the use of the Arizona AFO for posterior tibial tendon dysfunction
Provenzano DA, Gavin KF, Adams SB Jr., Castro E, Abidi NA, The Jefferson Orthopaedic Journal, 1/1/2000
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Books/Book Chapters

Foot and Ankle Surgery: Tricks of the Trade
Chapter: Allograft Management Osteochondral Lesion of the Talus (OLT): Juvenile Cartilage. Chapter 40.
Adams SBEditors: Raikin S.Theime2018
Operative Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery
Chapter: Juvenile Cartilage Reconstruction of Large Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus. Chapter 98.
Adams SB Jr. and Easley MEEditors: Easley ME.Wolters KluwerEdition 2nd,2017
Operative Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery
Chapter: Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus-Structural Allograft. Chapter 101.
Easley ME, Adams SB Jr., Nunley JAEditors: Easley ME.Wolters KluwerEdition 2nd,2017
Operative Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery
Chapter: Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Talus Fractures. Chapter 133.
White PH, Dekker TJ, Adams SBEditors: Easley ME.Wolters KluwerEdition 2nd,2017
Operative Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery
Chapter: Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Calcaneus Fractures. Chapter 134.
Dekker TJ, Morash JG, Adams SBEditors: Easley ME.Wolters KluwerEdition 2nd,2017
Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Foot and Ankle
Chapter: Minimally invasive operative treatment of displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures via the sinus tarsi approach.
Page 194 - 200Schon LC, Adams SB, Jr., Yan ALippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia2016
Talar Osteochondral Defects: Diagnosis, Planning, Treatment, and Rehabilitation
Chapter: Surgical approach to lateral OLT.
Page 55 - 66Easley ME, Adams SBEditors: van Dijk CN, Kennedy JG.Springer2014
Total Ankle Replacement: An Operative Manual.
Chapter: Results of modern total ankle arthroplasty.
Page 292 - 331Adams SB, Easley MEEditors: DeOrio JK, Parekh SG.Jaypee Brothers Publishing2014
Minimally Invasive Foot and Ankle Surgery
Chapter: Minimally invasive operative treatment of displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures via the sinus tarsi approach.
Yan AY, Adams SB, Schon LCEditors: Bluman EM, Chiodo CP.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins2014
Developing Insights in Cartilage Repair
Chapter: Cartilage repair, replacement, and regenerative strategies for osteochondral lesions of the talus.
Page 269 - 294Adams SB, Parekh SG, Zanolli de Solminihac DH, Krynetskiy EE, Schon LC, Easley MEEditors: Emans PJ, Peterson L.Springer2014
Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: Foot and Ankle
Chapter: Lapidus procedure for hallux valgus. Chapter 8.
Page 103 - 118Schon LC, Adams SB JrEditors: Kitaoka HB.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PAEdition 3rd ,2013
Surgery of the Foot and Ankle Made Easy
Chapter: Tendon Disorders of the Foot and Ankle.
Page 292 - 331Adams SB Jr., Parekh SGEditors: Parekh SG.Jaypee Brothers Publishing2012
Operative Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery
Chapter: Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus-Structural Allograft.
Page 794 - 807Easley ME, Adams SB Jr., Nunley JAEditors: Easley ME.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins2012
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Abstracts/Posters

Multiplaner external fixation versus compression screws for hindfoot arthrodesis: A biomechanical comparison.
Adams SB Jr., Southern Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Amelia Island, FL, 1/16/2019
Association of Synovial Fluid and Serum Tryptophan Pathway Metabolites with Osteoarthritis Pain and Severity.
Adams SB Jr., Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, 1/12/2018
Synovial Fluid Cytokines, Matrix Metalloproteinases, and Cartilage Breakdown Products Correlate with Time from Intra-Articular Ankle Fracture.
Adams SB Jr., Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/19/2017
The Use of Patient-Specific 3D Printed Titanium Implants for Complex Foot and Ankle Limb Salvage, Deformity Correction, and Arthrodesis Procedures.
Adams SB Jr., American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 1/15/2017
Do Patient Risk Factors Impact 90-Day Readmission After Total Ankle Arthroplasty.
Adams SB Jr., American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 1/14/2017
Synovial Fluid Composition of Inflammatory Cytokines, Matrix Metalloproteinases, and Cartilage Breakdown Products are Dependent on Time After Intra-Articular Ankle Fra...
Adams SB Jr., American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 1/13/2017
Prospective Evaluation of Structural Allograft Transplantation for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talar Shoulder.
Adams SB Jr., American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 1/20/2016
Elevated Lipid Metabolites in Synovial Fluid after Intra-Articular Ankle Fracture.
Adams SB Jr., Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1/5/2016
Prospective Evaluation of Structural Allograft Transplantation for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talar Shoulder.
Adams SB Jr., American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1/4/2016
Post-traumatic Inflammatory Cytokine Profile in Synovial Fluid Following Intra-Articular Ankle Fracture.
Adams SB Jr., Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 1/31/2015
Elevated Synovial Fluid Inflammatory Cytokines and Matrix Metalloproteinases after Ankle Fracture.
Adams SB Jr., American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 1/25/2015
Post-traumatic Inflammatory Cytokine Profile in Synovial Fluid Following Intra-Articular Ankle Fracture.
Adams SB Jr., American Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Providence, RI, 1/24/2015
Inflammatory Cytokines and Matrix Metalloproteinases in the Synovial Fluid after Intra-Articular Ankle Fracture. (Recipient of the J. Leaonard Goldner best basic scien...
Adams SB Jr., American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA, 1/18/2015
Characterizing the Molecular Biology of Pain and Degener.ation in Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction.
Adams SB Jr., Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/15/2014
Characterizing the Molecular Biology of Pain and Degener.ation in Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction.
Adams SB Jr., American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/12/2014
Potential Cytokine and Metabolite Biomarkers of Post-Traumatic Ankle Arthritis Synovial Fluid
Adams SB Jr., American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/20/2013
Early to Mid-Term Outcomes of Fixed-Bearing Total Ankle Arthroplasty Using a Modular Intramedullary Tibial Component.
Adams SB Jr., American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Annual Meeting, Hollywood, FL, 1/19/2013
Radiographic analysis of subsidence in total ankle replacement: a 2-year follow-up study.
Adams SB Jr., American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/24/2012
Stem cell loaded sutures improve Achilles tendon healing and repair strength in a rat model.
Adams SB Jr., American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/22/2012
The synovial fluid of post-traumatic ankle arthritis holds many potential inflammatory cytokine and metabolite biomarkers.
Adams SB Jr., The Southern Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, White Sulphur Springs, WV, 1/21/2012
Stem cell loaded sutures improve tendon healing and repair strength in a rat model.
Adams SB Jr., Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/4/2012
The metabolic profile and inflammatory cytokine composition of post-traumatic ankle joint arthritis.
Adams SB Jr., Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/4/2012
Comparison of extramedullary versus combined extramedullary and intramedullary referencing for tibial component alignment in total ankle arthroplasty.
Adams SB Jr., American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/15/2011
Correlation of component position with gait and clinical outcome after total ankle arthroplasty.
Adams SB Jr., American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/15/2011
Global Metabolic Profiling of Human Osteoarthritic Synovium. *New Investigator Research Award (NIRA) Finalist
Adams SB Jr., Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/13/2011
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Lectures

Ankle Approaches.
1/30/2018
Ankle Fractures and Syndesmosis Injuries.
1/28/2018
Ankle Microenvironment after Fracture.
Boston, MA - 1/12/2018
Sports Activities after Ankle Fusion.
Boston, MA - 1/11/2018
3D printed Implants.
Boston, MA - 1/11/2018
Love Someone Else�s Cells: Cellular Allografts.
New Orleans, LA - 1/10/2018
Lessons Learned: 3D printed Cages for Charcot.
The Greenbrier, White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia - 1/9/2018
Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus.
1/6/2018
Kynurenine: a biochemical link between arthritis and depression.
1/5/2018
Talus and Calcaneus Fractures.
1/4/2018
Foot and Ankle Trauma.
1/29/2017
Calcaneus Fractures.
1/21/2017
Stage I PTTD: Does it really exist and what do I do about it?
San Diego, CA - 1/18/2017
The Use of Patient-Specific 3D Printed Cages in Foot and Ankle Surgery.
Zhuhai, China - 1/17/2017
Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus Treated with Bulk Talus Allografts.
Zhuhai, China - 1/17/2017
Perioperative Risk Factors: Is There Anyone Who Shouldn�t Get a Total Ankle Replacement?
Seattle, WA - 1/15/2017
Achilles Wound Complications.
Guangzhou, China - 1/14/2017
Orthobiologics and Bone Grafts for Foot and Ankle Surgery.
1/12/2017
The Use of Patient-Specific 3D Printed Cages in Trauma and Foot and Ankle Surgery.
Harvard Medical School - 1/6/2017
Syndesmosis Injuries: Getting the Reduction Right.
Durham, NC - 1/29/2016
3D Printed Implants in Foot and Ankle Surgery.
Atlanta, GA - 1/26/2016
3D Printed Applications in Foot and Ankle Surgery.
1/26/2016
3D Printed Biologics.
Toronto, Canada - 1/23/2016
How to Perform Research and Teach in a Busy Academic Practice.
Toronto, Canada - 1/21/2016
Calcaneus Osteotomies.
1/19/2016
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Other

American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society: Difficult Ankle Fractures. (Webinar)
Adams SB Jr.
1/8/2018
The Aging Athlete.
Adams SB Jr., DenHartog B. DiGiovanni C.
www.footinnovate.com
1/29/2014
Minimally invasive approaches to calcaneus fracture fixation.
Adams SB Jr., DenHartog B
www.footinnovate.com
1/20/2013

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons - AAOS
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