Triathlons, Total Joints, Getting Back in the Race with Dr. Scott Sporer!!

Device Nation serves up a hearty "blue plate special" packed with insights, inspiration, and industry wisdom with one of joint replacement's true icons: Dr. Scott Sporer of Rush University Medical Center!With over 23 years at Rush, more than 17,000 joint procedures performed, leadership in the Hip Society, Knee Society, International Hip Society, and as Secretary of the American Joint Replacement Registry, Dr. Sporer delivers a masterclass on revision surgery, infection prevention, outpatient trends, evolving knee articulations, and the future of personalized care amid healthcare's "sea change" in 2026.From his Iowa roots and biomedical engineering beginnings, sparked by a neighbor's life-changing hip replacement, to elite training at the University of Iowa, Dartmouth, and a dream fellowship under legends like Wayne Paproski, Aaron Rosenberg, Joshua Jacobs, and Richard Berger, Dr. Sporer's journey is as compelling as his clinical impact. Listeners get the inside track on game-changing research, including his seminal dilute Betadine lavage study that slashed infection rates, practical tips for revision TKA challenges, thoughts on robotics/navigation's real-world value, large-head hip strategies for stability, dual-mobility advancements, and why passion and perseverance remain the true drivers of excellence in orthopedics.Don't miss this nourishing, no-portion-control-allowed conversation!Dr. Sporer clinic: https://www.scottsporermd.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scott_sporer_md/?hl=enMerete fusion nail: https://mereteusa.com/details/osteobridge-IKA-Knee-Arthrodesis-System/