Dr. Matthew Sloan is a board-certified orthopedic specialist and fellowship-trained hip and knee surgeon. Dr. Sloan has broad experience in clinical practice as well as research. Dr. Sloan currently practices at Orthopedic Affiliates in Concord, MA where he is the first fellowship-trained total joint replacement surgeon to bring the advanced techniques he mastered in Boston to the Emerson Hospital community. He has brought his skills in the treatment of total joint infections, revision surgeries, and periprosthetic fractures (broken bones around hip and knee replacement) to the area, so that patients no longer need to travel to the city for these services.
The Hip and Knee Relief Website is founded by Dr. Sloan to serve as a comprehensive educational resource to provide the public with clear, high quality, evidence-based information. This information is not only about surgical treatment, but provides an unbiased source of advice on all possible alternatives to surgery, including lifestyle modifications, holistic wellness, multi-disciplinary arthritis management programs, medication options, injections and other new and evolving therapy options for hip and knee pain. We hope that this website will be a trusted source for expert hip and knee advice so that you may make the best informed decision for your health!
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Dr. Sloan is passionate about advancing the field of joint replacement surgery and has published research on numerous topics in the top academic journals, including the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, the Bone and Joint Journal (British), the Journal of Arthroplasty, and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. He has had the honor to be selected to speak nationally about his research at the Annual Meetings for the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons and the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He has been interviewed about his publications by The New York Times, CNN, Reuters, Popular Science, and the Arthritis Foundation National Blog. Read more →
Periprosthetic joint infection is one of the most challenging complications in hip and knee replacement. It can transform an operation intended to restore mobility into a prolonged course of additional surgery, antibiotics, rehabilitation, and uncertainty. In Episode 45 of The Joint Replacement Podcast, I sat down with Jesse Otero, MD, …
Knee osteoarthritis is one of the most common problems I treat, and patients are increasingly interested in options that fall somewhere between medications and joint replacement. Cortisone injections, hyaluronic acid, physical therapy, anti-inflammatory medications, PRP, laser therapy, red light therapy, TENS, and shockwave treatment are all frequently discussed. But another …
What happens when the worlds of orthopedic trauma and joint replacement overlap? In Episode 43 of The Joint Replacement Podcast, I sat down with Dr. Alon Antebi, a fellowship trained orthopedic trauma surgeon in Southern California whose practice spans complex fracture care, pelvic and acetabular trauma, primary and revision joint …
When patients think about surgery, they understandably think first about their surgeon. But a successful operation depends on an entire team of highly trained professionals working together behind the scenes. In Episode 42 of The Joint Replacement Podcast, I sat down with Alyssa Ellis, CST, CSFA, creator of Beyond Assisting, …
Robotic-assisted total knee replacement has become one of the most important technological developments in modern joint replacement. Advocates point to greater surgical precision, reproducibility, intraoperative data, and the ability to individualize implant positioning. Critics have continued to ask a simpler question: Do patients actually do better? The newly published RACER-Knee …
Periprosthetic fractures are among the most challenging complications facing modern joint replacement surgeons. As more patients receive hip and knee replacements and remain active with them for longer, surgeons increasingly encounter fractures around existing implants that require expertise in both fracture fixation and revision arthroplasty. Contemporary management can range from …
The surgery is over. You stood up. You walked. You made it home. And then reality sets in. For many patients, the hardest part of knee replacement isn’t the operation itself—it’s navigating the first several weeks after surgery. Once the anesthesia wears off and the structure of the hospital disappears, …
Modern orthopedic care is no longer simply about deciding whether a patient does—or does not—need a joint replacement. Today, surgeons have an expanding spectrum of options that can include hip arthroscopy, osteotomy, cartilage restoration, partial knee replacement, total joint replacement, robotic technology, and increasingly sophisticated outpatient recovery pathways. In Episode …
What if the future of joint replacement is not simply about performing a better operation, but about building a better healthcare system around the patient? In Episode #37 of The Joint Replacement Podcast, I sit down with Kevin Bozic, MD, MBA, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee replacement, …
What does a joint replacement surgeon learn when he becomes a joint replacement patient himself? In Episode 36 of The Joint Replacement Podcast, I sit down with Farzin Kabaei, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon in Los Angeles specializing in hip and knee replacement, complex joint reconstruction, and orthopedic trauma. Dr. …
