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Seth S. Leopold, MD, has been doing surgery on patients with hip and knee arthritis—and those who have painful or problematic joint replacements of the hip and knee—for more than 20 years. In 2021, he stopped doing surgery, as most of his time now is spent as the editor-in-chief of a large international scientific journal (Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research). In order to continue to serve patients with the clinical time he has available, he now focuses on helping patients make complicated decisions in a way that puts their values and interests front-and-center. Since he will not be the person performing the operation (if surgery turns out to be the patient’s choice), patients can...