The Piedmont Orthopaedic Research Foundation is a non-profit foundation created in 1995 to support:

The Piedmont Orthopaedic Research Foundation is shaping the future of joint replacement surgeries by using advanced clinical software to track and analyze the outcomes of hip and knee replacement patients. Since the Foundation’s inception, the demographics, range of motion data, healthcare history and surgical details of more than 2,000 patients has been collected and analyzed to determine which implants and medications work best for different types of patients.

 

The Foundation’s research is shared with other orthopaedic surgeons, health care providers and organizations across the country through inclusion in medical journals and presentations. It also is shared with joint implant manufacturers who are improving their products based on this and other information like it from across the country.

 

The research conducted by the Foundation is leading to industry-wide standards for joint implants and will improve the joint replacement process for future generations.

 

While the research performed by the Foundation is leading to improvements for future generations, the outreach arm of the Foundation is helping repair debilitating diseased joints and giving back normal lives to young people who suffer from genetic orthopaedic conditions.

 

Annually, POA joins other renowned physicians to participate in Operation Walk, a non-profit volunteer medical service organization that provides free surgical treatment for patients in developing countries who have no access to care for debilitating bone and joint conditions.

 

During the trips, the surgeons perform approximately 55 free joint replacement surgeries, tackle complicated orthopaedic cases, give much-needed orthopaedic supplies to patients, and educate in-country orthopaedic surgeons and clinical staff about advanced treatment techniques for joint diseases.

 

While physicians donate their time to Operation Walk, and medical companies donate surgical implants and supplies, you can help by either making a monetary donation to help offset travel costs, or you can donate gently used orthopaedic equipment, such as:

The Foundation’s work in research and outreach is limited only by our imaginations and funding. If you or someone you know would like to learn more about the Foundation and its work, call POA at 864-234-7654 and find out the many ways you can help others…get movin’!