James R. Roberson, M.D.

James R. Roberson, M.D.
The Emory Clinic
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Chairman, Department of Orthopaedics
Specialties:
Orthopaedic Surgery (Board certified since 1984)
Areas of Clinical Interest:
arthritis
arthroscopic surgery
hip arthroplasty
hip replacement
hip surgery
knee arthroplasty
knee replacement
knee surgery-under 50
knee sx-over 50
orthopaedic tumors
osteoarthritis
total joint replacement
Office(s) Locations:
Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center
59 Executive Park South Atlanta, GA 30329
(404) 778-3350


Emory Orthopaeidcs and Spine Center
1459 Montreal Rd Ste 304 Tucker, GA 30084
(404) 778-3350
Additional Spoken Language(s):
Spanish
Year Started Practicing at Emory: 1982
Organizational Leadership Memberships:
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
American Medical Association
American Orthopaedic Association
American Rheumatology Association
Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons
Society of Arthritic Hip and Knee Surgery
Society of Arthritic Joint Surgery
Major or Recent Publications:

Aggressive granulomatosis complicating a knee arthroplasty. Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal 45(4)310-3, 1994, .

Appearance of septic hip prosthesis on plain radiographs. AJR: American Journal of Roentgenology 163(2)377-80, 1994, .

Bipolar components for severe periacetabular bone loss around the failed total hip arthroplasty. Clinical Orthopaedic and Related Research (251)113-118, 1990h, .

Breast cancer metastatic to the foot with massive bone loss. Orthopaedic Review 19(10)877-879, 1990, .

Complications of hip arthroplasty causing periprosthetic radiolucency on plain radiographs. American Journal of Radiology 162:1387-1391, 1994, .

Hip arthroplasty: the role of plain radiographs in outpatient management. Radiology 194:73-75, 1995, .

Hip aspiration. A cost-effective and accurate method of evaluating the potentially infected hip prosthesis. Radiology 189(2)485-8, 1993, .

Impingement after total hip arthroplasty related to prosthetic component selection and range of motion. Journal of the Southern Orthopaedic Association 6(4)266-72, 1997, .

Two methods of stabilization for intertrochanteric hip fractures. Journal of the Southern Orthopaedic Association 2(1)18-23, 1993, .

Awards:
Faculty Member of the Year 1987
Emory Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Faculty Member of the Year, 1991
Emory Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Faculty Member of the Year, 1993
Emory Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Education:
Medical School
Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX 1977

Internship
Emory University Affiliated Hospitals, Atlanta, GA 1978

Residency
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 1982

Fellowship
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 1983
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