The UAMS Center for Hip and Knee Surgery offers state-of-the-art comprehensive care that includes prevention, early diagnosis, and modern treatment of hip and knee problems. Richard Evans, M.D., director of the Center for Hip and Knee Surgery, is internationally recognized as an expert in the field of total joint replacements and is bringing to UAMS expertise in minimally invasive total joint replacement and revision joint replacement. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (AAOS).

Dr. Evans is a Fellow of the AAOS, the Chairman-elect of the Patient Safety Committee of the AAOS, a founding member of the Musculoskeletal Infection Society, an appointed member of the task force to develop the AAOS Guidelines on Peri-prosthetic Infections of the Hip and Knee, and is a member of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS).

• Hip and knee pain problems
• Any disease that affects the hip or knee
• Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, avascular necrosis, congenital disease and others
• Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) for partial and total joint replacement
• Revision joint replacement
• Musculoskeletal and joint infection
• Work-related and traumatic joint injuries