Tyler Calkins, MD

Dr. Calkins is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee conditions. He has special interests in revision hip and knee replacements, anterior hip replacements and robotic-assisted hip and knee replacements.

Common Diagnoses Treated

Avascular necrosis of the hip and knee
Degenerative conditions of the hip and knee
Osteoarthritis of the hip and knee
Rheumatoid arthritis of the hip and knee
Post-traumatic arthritis of the hip and knee
Painful hip and knee replacement

Common Procedures

Anterior hip replacement
Total hip and knee replacement
Partial knee replacement
Primary hip and knee replacement
Revision hip and knee replacement
Robotic-assisted hip and knee replacement
Minimally invasive hip and knee replacement

Clinical Office Locations

Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital

Medical Office Building 4
1044 North Mason Road, Suite 110
Creve Coeur, MO 63141
Missouri Baptist Medical Center

Medical Office Building A, Suite 320
3009 N. Ballas Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63131

Hospital Affiliations

Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
Missouri Baptist Medical Center

Patient Education

Hip & Knee patient education

Patient Resources

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery

Patient Forms

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Click here for a complete listing of Dr. Calkins' publications on PubMed.
Kirwan MJ, Johnson EP, Calkins TE, Holland CT, Mihalko WM, Ford MC. Total Joint Arthroplasty in the Patient with Inflammatory Arthritis: a Review. Orthop Clin North Am. 2024 Oct;55(4):425-434.
Calkins TE, Johnson EP, Eason R, Mihalko WM, Ford MC. Spinal Versus General Anesthesia for Outpatient Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in the Ambulatory Surgery Center: A Matched-Cohort Study. J Arthroplasty. 2024 Jun;39(6):1463-1467.
Mosher ZA, Calkins TE, Cope SR, Pharr ZK, Ford MC. Safety of Outpatient Total Hip Arthroplasty Performed in Patients 65 Years of Age and Older in an Ambulatory Surgery Center. Orthop Clin North Am. 2024 Jan; 55(1):1-7.
Calkins TE, Goetz DD, Zalewski JT, Jones CA, Gaumer P, Ford MC, Toy PC, Crockarell JR, Harkess JW, Mihalko WM, Guyton JL. Hip Arthroplasty Femoral Stem Design and Their Association With Early Postoperative Periprosthetic Femur Fractures. J Arthroplasty. 2023 May;38(5):849-854.
Calkins TE, Wing C, Diltz Z, Mihalko WM, Toy PC. Changes in Neuraxial Anesthesia Protocols Lead to Improved Efficiency of Same Day Discharge Total Knee Arthroplasty in an Ambulatory Surgery Center: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2023 Mar 1;31(5):e256-e263.
Yang J,Bryan AJ, Drabchuk R, Tetreault MW, Calkins TE, Della Valle CJ. Use of a Monoblock Dual-Mobility Acetabular Component in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients at High Risk of Dislocation.HIP Int.2022 Sep;32(5):648-655.
Calkins TE, McClatchy SG, Rider CM, Toy PC. Mepivacaine versus Bupivacaine Spinal Anesthesia in Total Hip Arthroplasty at an Ambulatory Surgery Center. J Arthroplasty. 2021 Nov;36(11):3676-3680.
Calkins TE, Suleiman LI, Culvern C, Alazzawi S, Kazarian G, Barrack RL, Haddad FS, Della Valle CJ. Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty and Total Hip Arthroplasty in the Same Patient: Which do They Prefer? Hip Int. 2021 May;31(3):328-334.
Calkins TE, Culvern C, Nam D, Gerlinger TL, Levine BR, Sporer SM, Della Valle CJ. Dilute Betadine Lavage Reduces the Risk of Acute Postoperative Periprosthetic in Aseptic Revision Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Arthroplasty. 2020 Feb;35(2):538-543.e1.
Fillingham YA, Darrith B, Calkins TE, Abdel MP, Malkani AL, Schwarzopf R, Padgett DE, Culvern C, Sershon RA, Bini S, Della Valle CJ & Hip Society Research Group. 2019 Mark Coventry Award: A multicentre, randomized clinical trial of tranexamic acid in revision total knee arthroplasty. Bone Joint J 2019; 101-B (Suppl 7): 10-16
Hannon CP, Calkins TE, Li J, Culvern C, Darrith B, Nam D, Gerlinger TL, Della Valle CJ. The James A. Rand Young Investigator’s Award: Large Opioid Prescriptions are Unnecessary after Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Arthroplasty. 2019 Jul; 34(7S): S4-S10

Research Interests

Enhancing early recovery and pain in hip and knee arthroplasty, outpatient total joint arthroplasty, revision total joint arthroplasty and total knee alignment.

Background

Dr. Calkins earned his medical degree from West Virginia University School of Medicine in Morgantown, WV. He completed an orthopaedic surgery residency at Campbell Clinic/University of Tennessee in Memphis, TN, and then a fellowship in adult reconstruction at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston, MA.

Board Certifications

Board-eligible, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Medical Degree

West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV

Residency

Orthopaedic Surgery, Campbell Clinic/University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN

Fellowship

Otto E. Aufranc Fellowship in Adult Reconstruction, New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA

Honors and Awards

2024, Mid-America Orthopaedic Association Senior Resident Education Grant
2023, The American Orthopaedic Association Emerging Leaders Program Nominee
2023, C. McAllister Evarts Resident Leadership Forum Nominee, American Orthopaedic Association
2022, James A. Browne, MD Donor Award, Southern Orthopaedic Association
2020, First Place, Annual Surgical Sciences and Services Research Award Competition, Rush Surgical Society
2019, Carl. L. Nelson Physician in Training Award, MAOA
2019, The Knee Society's Mark Coventry Award
2018, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (WVU Chapter)
2018, The James A. Rand Young Investigator's Award, AAHKS

Professional Societies and Organizations

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS)
Mid-America Orthopaedic Association (MAOA)
American Medical Association (AMA)