Director, Foot and Ankle Fellowship Program Visiting Professor, Harvard Medical School
Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr. Christopher W. Digiovanni, MD
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Christopher Digiovanni practices Orthopaedic Surgery. He went to Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. He received 1 awards: "America's Top Doctors". Christopher W. Digiovanni is a published doctor as well. He has 60 publications published. The latest was: Sport and activity restrictions following total ankle replacement: A survey of orthopaedic foot and ankle specialists. Christopher Digiovanni is registered with Medicare.
Publications
- Sport and activity restrictions following total Ankle replacement: A survey of orthopaedic foot and Ankle specialists.
- Morbidity and Mortality Associated with Geriatric Ankle Fractures: A Medicare Part A Claims Database Analysis.
- International health electives in orthopaedic surgery residency training.
- Plantar-Plate Disruptions: "The Severe Turf-Toe Injury." Three Cases in Contact Athletes.
- Operative Versus Nonoperative Treatment of Geriatric Ankle Fractures: A Medicare Part A Claims Database Analysis.
- Surgical Techniques of Gastrocnemius Lengthening.
- Contribution of the Medial Malleolus to Tibiotalar Joint Contact Characteristics.
- Plantar and Medial Heel Pain: Diagnosis and Management.
- ACGME Accreditation of Orthopaedic Surgery Subspecialty Fellowship Training Programs.
- Biomechanical Comparison of an Open vs Arthroscopic Approach for Lateral Ankle Instability.
- Modification of the Weil/Maceira Metatarsal Osteotomy for Coronal Plane Malalignment During Crossover Toe Correction: Case Series.
- A biomechanical evaluation of locked plating for distal fibula Fractures in an osteoporotic sawbone model.
- The Effect of Medial and Lateral Calcaneal Osteotomies on the Tarsal Tunnel.
- Comparative study of scarf and extended chevron osteotomies for correction of hallux valgus.
- What is the Role and Limit of Calcaneal Osteotomy in the Cavovarus Foot?
- Site Selection and Pain Outcome After Autologous Bone Graft Harvest.
- Survey on the Need for Bone Graft in Foot and Ankle Fusion Surgery.
- Critical analysis of a trauma fellowship-modeled, six-year orthopaedic surgery training program.
- Recombinant Human Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-BB and Beta-Tricalcium Phosphate (rhPDGF-BB/β-TCP): An Alternative to Autogenous Bone Graft.
- Proximity of Arthroscopic Ankle Stabilization Procedures to Surrounding Structures: An Anatomic Study.
- Biomechanical evaluation of mini-fragment hardware for supination external rotation Fractures of the distal fibula.
- Evaluation of saline load test for simulated traumatic arthrotomies of the Ankle.
- Injury patterns causing isolated Foot compartment syndrome.
- Accuracy of plain radiographs versus 3D analysis of Ankle stress test.
- Web-based portrayal of platelet-rich plasma injections for orthopedic therapy.
- Correction of Metatarsus Primus Varus Associated With Hallux Valgus Deformity Using the Arthrex Mini TightRope: A Report of 44 Cases.
- Prospective, Randomized, Multi-Center Feasibility Trial of rhPDGF-BB Versus Autologous Bone Graft in a Foot and Ankle Fusion Model.
- Are dropped osteoarticular bone fragments safely reimplantable in vivo?
- Prewarming Operating Rooms for Prevention of Intraoperative Hypothermia During Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasties.
- The evolution of rhPDGF-BB in musculoskeletal repair and its role in foot and Ankle fusion surgery.
- Clinical tip: one stage lengthening of fourth brachymetatarsia using fibular autograft.
- Current concepts review: heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
- Foot and Ankle fellowship training: a national survey of past, present, and prospective fellows.
- Current concepts review: venous thromboembolic disease in foot and Ankle surgery.
- The role of isolated gastrocnemius and combined Achilles contractures in the flatfoot.
- Osteonecrosis in the Foot.
- The diagnostic value of MRI in foot and Ankle surgery.
- Proximity of the lateral talar process to the lateral stabilizing ligaments of the Ankle and subtalar joint.
- In vitro evaluation of the effect lateral process talar excision on Ankle and subtalar joint stability.
- Current concepts: lateral Ankle instability.
- Anterior tibial tendon avulsion with distal tibial Fracture entrapment: case report.
- Tibial nonunion.
- Tibial malunion.
- Technique tip: postoperative pin care of external fixators.
- Primary malignant non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the talus: a case report.
- Vascularity of the hip labrum: a cadaveric investigation.
- Use of emergency room external fixator in provisional reduction of posterior malleolar Fractures.
- A survey of orthopedic surgeons regarding DVT prophylaxis in foot and Ankle trauma surgery.
- Fractures of the navicular.
- Flexor hallucis longus transfer for repair of chronic Achilles tendinopathy.
- Clinical pearls: Locked great toe.
- Endoscopic gastrocnemius recession: evaluation in a cadaver model.
- Anatomic study of the gastrocnemius-soleus junction and its relationship to the sural nerve.
- Patient compliance in avoiding wrong-site surgery.
- Differences in bone-cement porosity by vacuum mixing, centrifugation, and hand mixing.
- Isolated gastrocnemius tightness.
- Prospective analysis of a novel orthopedic residency advocacy education program.
- Special report: highlights of the 23rd Annual Summer Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Foot And Ankle Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 13-15, 2007.
- Special report: Highlights of the 23rd Annual Summer Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 13-15 July 2007.
Schools
Dartmouth Medical School
Brown University School MedRi Hospital
Cornell Med CollHosp Spec Surgery
Procedures Preformed
- Achilles Tenotomy
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Ankle Replacement
- Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
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Conditions Treated
- Achilles Tendinitis
- Ankle Fracture
- Ankle Sprain and Achilles Tendon Sprain or Rupture
- Arm Fracture (incl. Elbow and Shoulder)
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Doctors Specialties
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Orthopaedic Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- America's Top Doctors
Education
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Brown University -
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Hospital
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Newton-Wellesley Hospital -
Massachusetts General Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1699715920 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | DIGIOVANNI | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | CHRISTOPHER | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 029064862 | |
| NPPES Provider State | RI | |
| Specialty Description | Orthopedic Surgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 42.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 1.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 14.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 33.33 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1699715920 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | DIGIOVANNI |
| First Name Of The Provider | CHRISTOPHER |
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