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Samuel Adams Jr., MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Durham, NC, Duke University Hospital

SamuelBruceAdamsJr.MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Durham, NC

Foot & Ankle Surgery

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine

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Education & Training

  • MedStar Health/Union Memorial Hospital
    MedStar Health/Union Memorial HospitalFellowship, Foot and Ankle Orthopaedics, 2010 - 2011
  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2004 - 2010
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 2004
  • The Pennsylvania State University, University Health Services
    The Pennsylvania State University, University Health ServicesBS, Biology, Highest Distinction Honor, 1995 - 1999

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2004 - 2025
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2009 - 2012
  • SC State Medical License
    SC State Medical License 2008 - 2008
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Society Duke University, 2018
  • Fellow American Orthopaedic Association, 2018
  • Roger A. Mann Award for Best Clinical Research Paper American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 2018
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

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
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Books/Book Chapters

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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
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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
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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

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