ryan.charles.md

10/23/2025

Not a Georgia Fan but this is a good sign!

03/30/2024

Young patient with hip dysplasia. Difficult surgical problem, shallow acetabulum with retroversion and posterior bone loss. Increased femoral offset, small canal, and a need for more anteversion. Large leg length discrepancy. Advancements with robotics and modern stem designs allow for accurate cup placement with minimized uncoverage and measured anteversion of a proximal loaded femoral stem to confer stability… to be continued on the left hip!

03/26/2024

07/31/2023

Check out new blog entry on revision knees!

Knee revision surgery may be needed after an initial knee replacement due to infection, loosening, fracture or other factors.

01/17/2023

Maintaining a healthy weight, strengthening your knee muscles and eating right can help minimize knee pain caused by arthritis.

08/05/2022

Say hi to Ryan Charles, MD, an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in total hip and total knee replacement. 👋

Dr. Charles said one of the things he enjoys most about performing joint replacement surgery is that "in a relative short recovery period, I have the unique opportunity to eliminate pain, improve function, and restore lifestyles."

"Over the last few years, hip and knee replacements have modernized surgical techniques, expanded robotic technologies, standardized best practices all while reducing healthcare costs and improving patient outcomes," he said. "Being part of this remarkable medical environment is what makes arthroplasty surgery extremely rewarding."

Learn more about Dr. Charles: https://www.ochsner.org/doctors/charles-ryan

05/14/2022

Bad things happen to good people. 41 year old who is 7 weeks out from a hip fusion takedown and THA that sustained a Vancouver C periprosthetic femur fracture after a fall. Unfortunately, a case that requires a long plates, bunch of screws and cables to fix. Hopefully, on to a path to a clean recovery from here

03/10/2022

When your patient is happy with their hip replacement at only 3 weeks after surgery… they sport a celebratory t-shirt!

12/05/2021

Another good example of robotic technology at work. A patient with a long standing hip deformity resulting in severe arthritis and superior migration of the hip. What would be very difficult to manually recreate the hip center and achieve appropriate cup placement due to obscured anatomic landmarks is made significantly easier with the Mako robot.

09/09/2021

I hope that everyone is safe from the storm. Our Belle Meade Clinic on West Bank will resume normal operations on September 13th. Call 504-595-8350 for scheduling. Sorry for those appointments that were canceled due to Ida. But will be able to see everyone this upcoming week. Message me with questions or concerns!

08/17/2021

08/17/2021

First available appointments set for August 30th! New clinic office at Belle Meade Clinic on West Bank. Call 504-595-8350 for scheduling. Look forward to seeing everyone soon! Thanks for your patience during this transition. Message me with questions or concerns!