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Meet the Owner:
Nancy Parks, MS, BME, CCRC

Ms. Parks is a dedicated professional with over 20 years of experience in clinical research. Holding a bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University and a master's degree in Biomechanics and Biomaterials, she has contributed to hundreds of presentations, publications, and book chapters on topics including hip and knee arthroplasty, patient outcome measures, gait analysis, obesity, and pharmacogenetics. She enjoys learning, teaching, and working cooperatively with all types of people, from database engineers, physical therapists, and medical students to world- renowned surgeons. Her expertise extends to study design, education, project management, database setup, statistics, and medical writing. With extensive knowledge and specialized skills, Ms. Parks founded Joint Effort Consulting to advance collaborative medical research and drive surgical innovation.

Design Book

  • Study design and protocol development

  • Regulatory documentation

  • Data collection and analysis

  • Scientific Writing and Publication

Experience and Expertise

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Best poster award at the 2025 American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons:

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Unicompartmental and Total Knee Arthroplasty

Publications

1.  Fricka KB, Nwankwo TN, Sershon RA, Parks NL, Strait AV, Hamilton WG. The Influence of Obesity on Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2025 Jul;40(7S1):S69-S76. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2025.02.070. Epub 2025 Mar 4.PMID: 40049562
2.  Nwankwo TN, Strait AV, Parks NL, Fricka KB, Hamilton WG, Sershon RA. When Does Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacement Peak after Knee Arthroplasty? The Journal of Arthroplasty, Epub 2025 May :ISSN 0883-5403, https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.arth. 2025.05.086.
3.  Olson NR, Parks NL, Nagda SS, McAsey CJ, Fricka KB. To Cement or Not? Ten-Year Results of a Prospective, Randomized Study Comparing Cemented versus Cementless Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2025 May 7:S0883-5403(25)00469-3. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2025.04.076. Online ahead of print.PMID: 40339944
4.  Olson NR, Ho H, Parks NL, Hopper RH Jr, Engh CA Jr. Collection of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures: Comparing Paper to Online Data Collection Among Knee Arthroplasty Patients. J Arthroplasty 2025 Jul;40(7S1):S43-S47. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2025.03.018. Epub 2025 Mar 17.PMID: 40107580 
5.  Galetti TC, Nagda SS, Parks NL, Fricka KB. Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Patient Perceptions of Nutrition in the Perioperative Episode of Care. Arthroplast Today. 2025 Mar 3;32:101646. doi: 10.1016/j.artd.2025.101646. PMID: 40115843; PMCID: PMC11925100.
6.  Wilson EJ, Olson NR, Parks NL, Seem ME, Ho PH, Engh CA Jr.; Factors Influencing Early Return to Driving in a Contemporary Arthroplasty Population. Orthopedics. 2025 Mar-Apr;48(2):e94-e99. 
7.  Barbera JP, Parks NL, Fricka KB; Medial Patellar Instability following Total Knee Arthroplasty. Arthroplasty Today. 2024 Oct 
8.  Shapiro JA, Parks NL, Barbera JP, Sershon RA, Fricka KB, Hamilton WG; The Effect of the COVID Pandemic on the Rate of Same-Day Discharge in Primary Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty May 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2024.04.074
9.  Strait AV, Ho H, Parks NL, Hamilton WG, McAsey CJ, Sershon RA. Does Powered Femoral Broaching Compromise Patient Safety in Total Hip Arthroplasty? Arthroplasty Today. 2023 Sep 19;23:101198. doi: 10.1016/j.artd.2023.101198. PMID: 37745960; PMCID: PMC10514414.
10.  Slaven SE, Dedeogullari ES, Parks NL, Sershon RA, Fricka KB, Hamilton WG. Spinal Anesthesia for Primary Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Comparative Rates of Transient Neurological Symptoms and Urinary Retention Using Lidocaine, Mepivacaine, and Bupivacaine. J Arthroplasty. 2023 Jun;38(6S):S42-S46. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2023.03.036. Epub 2023 Mar 21. PMID: 36958714.
11.  Sershon RA, Fricka KB, Hamilton WG, Nam D, Parks NL, DeBenedetti A, Della Valle CJ. Early Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Partial Versus Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2022 Jun;37(6S):S94-S97. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2022.02.076. Epub 2022 Feb 26. PMID: 35227810. 
12.  Parks NL, Hamilton WG, Gargiulo JM, Reynolds TR. Prospective Randomized Study Using Pharmacogenetics to Customize Postoperative Pain Medication Following Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2022 Jun;37(6S):S76-S81. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2022.02.037. Epub 2022 Feb 18. PMID: 35279338.

13.  Haynes JA, Hopper RH Jr, Ho H, McDonald JF 3rd, Parks NL, Hamilton WG. Direct Anterior Approach for Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty Lowers the Risk of Dislocation Compared to the Posterior Approach: A Single Institution Experience. J Arthroplasty. 2022 Mar;37(3):495-500. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2021.11.011. Epub 2021 Nov 10.

14. Robertson RN, Parks NL, Ho H, Hopper RH Jr, Hamilton WG. Does Approach Influence the Dislocation Rate Following Head and Liner Exchange in Revision Hip Arthroplasty?. J Arthroplasty. 2021 Oct 13:S0883-5403(21)00791-9.

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