Dr. Charles Saltzman is the LS Peery MD Presidential Endowed Professor of Orthopaedics at the University of Utah. Dr. Saltzman is focused on improving physical function of patients with limited mobility. He has helped develop new methods for treatment of ankle arthritis (ankle fusion & ankle replacement), midfoot arthritis, ankle & hindfoot arthroscopy and forefoot problems.
Dr. Saltzman centers his clinical practice on two primary areas of great need where he has deep expertise: 1) Adult ankle problems (sports injuries, torn tendons or ligaments, bone or cartilage injuries, arthritis) and 2) Complex foot and ankle problems of pre-adolescents to adults.
Dr. Saltzman serves the field of Orthopaedics as Editor in Chief of the flagship scientific journals Foot & Ankle International and Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics. He is a co-Editor of the premier textbook "Mann's Surgery of Foot and Ankle", Past President of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Past President of the International Federation of Foot and Ankle Societies, Past President of the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons and Past Vice President of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery . Dr. Saltzman served as Chair of the University of Utah Department of Orthopaedics from 2005–2021.
Selected publications from PubMed
Disparities in Industry Payments Between Orthopaedic Surgery and General Surgery Residents.
Gedik CC, Saltzman C, Boyce PD, Dubin JR, Cheng AL, Bouloussa H, Cil A
JB JS Open Access. 2026 Jul-Sep;11(3) doi: 10.2106/JBJS.OA.26.00029.
An Acta Orthopaedica educational article: Weightbearing assessment to guide nonoperative treatment of lateral malleolar fractures: the paradigm change.
Rydberg EM, Pilskog K, Pakarinen H, Randsborg PH, Saltzman CL, Molund M
Acta Orthop. 2025 Oct 16;96:780-787 doi: 10.2340/17453674.2025.44878.
Scheduled, Simultaneous Dosing of Pregabalin, Celecoxib, and Acetaminophen Markedly Reduces or Eliminates Opioid Use After ACL Reconstruction Using Allograft or Hamstring Tendon Autograft: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Swenson JD, Conrad KM, Pace NL, Phillips K, Saltzman CL
Orthop J Sports Med. 2022 Dec;10(12):23259671221140837 doi: 10.1177/23259671221140837.
Impact of First Metatarsal Hyperpronation on First Ray Alignment: A Study in Cadavers.
Lalevée M, Dibbern K, Barbachan Mansur NS, Walt J, Lee HY, Coillard JY, Saltzman CL, de Cesar Netto C
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2022 Oct 1;480(10):2029-2040 doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000002265.
The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Response to COVID-19.
Wright RW, Armstrong AD, Azar FM, Bednar MS, Carpenter JE, Evans JB, Flynn JM, Garvin KL, Jacobs JJ, Kang JD, Lundy DW, Mencio GA, Murray PM, Nelson CL, Peabody T, Porter SE, Roberson JR, Saltzman CL, Sebastianelli WJ, Taitsman LA, Van Heest AE, Martin DF
J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2020 Jun 1;28(11):e465-e468 doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-20-00392.
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