Physician

Physical Medicine/Rehab

Dr. Donald C. Fithian practices Physical Medicine/Rehab. He attended Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons is a top medical college. Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons is ranked 8/52 in Research/PrimaryCare. He has 1 awards "Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification". Dr. Donald C. Fithian is a published MD. He published 33 publications, including: 'Statins and hip fracture risk in men: a population-based case-control study.'

Publications

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• Statins and hip Fracture risk in men: a population-based case-control study.
• The risk of surgical site infection and re-admission in obese patients undergoing total Joint replacement who lose weight before surgery and keep it off post-operatively.
• Injury Pathology at the Time of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Associations With Self-assessment of Knee Function.
• Medial Patellofemoral Ligament (MPFL) Reconstruction for the Treatment of Patellofemoral Instability.
• The Impact of Pre-Operative Weight Loss on Incidence of Surgical Site Infection and Readmission Rates After Total Joint Arthroplasty.
• Magnetic resonance imaging-based topographical differences between control and recurrent patellofemoral instability patients.
• Do Patients Lose Weight After Joint Arthroplasty Surgery? A Systematic Review.
• Patient and Surgeon Characteristics Associated With Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Graft Selection.
• Rehabilitation of the knee after medial patellofemoral Ligament reconstruction.
• Does discharge disposition after primary total Joint arthroplasty affect readmission rates?
• Outcomes of routine use of antibiotic-loaded cement in primary total Knee arthroplasty.
• Does the use of fluoroscopy and isometry during Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction affect surgical decision making?
• Biomechanical and anatomical assessment after Knee hyperextension injury.
• The kaiser permanente national total Joint replacement registry.
• An algorithm guiding the evaluation and treatment of acute primary Patellar dislocations.
• Reliability of the international Knee documentation committee radiographic grading system.
• Rotator cuff muscle architecture: implications for glenohumeral stability.
• Anatomical posterior Cruciate ligament transplantation: a biomechanical analysis.
• Complications of Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
• Obesity and perioperative morbidity in total hip and total Knee arthroplasty patients.
• Outcome instruments for patellofemoral arthroplasty.
• Long-term results of lateral retinacular release.
• Prospective trial of a treatment algorithm for the management of the Anterior cruciate ligament-injured knee.
• Variation in Anterior cruciate ligament scar pattern: does the scar pattern affect Anterior laxity in Anterior cruciate ligament-deficient knees?
• Epidemiology and natural history of acute Patellar dislocation.
• Indications in the treatment of Patellar instability.
• The reliability and validity of knee-specific and general health instruments in assessing acute Patellar dislocation outcomes.
• Acute lateral Patellar dislocation at MR imaging: injury patterns of medial Patellar soft-tissue restraints and osteochondral injuries of the inferomedial Patella.
• Fate of the Anterior cruciate ligament-injured knee.
• Techniques of medial retinacular repair and reconstruction.
• Current concepts of lateral Patella dislocation.
• Weight patterns before and after total Joint arthroplasty and characteristics associated with weight change.

Schools

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• Columbia University College Of Physicians and Surgeons

• Ny and Presby Hp Columbia Campus

Procedures Preformed

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• ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) Surgery
• All Shoulder or Elbow Replacement Procedures
• Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
• Hand and Wrist Fracture Treatment, Closed
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Conditions Treated

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• Adhesive Capsulitis
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) or Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tear
• Arm Fracture (incl. Elbow and Shoulder)
• Bursitis
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Doctors Specialties

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• Orthopedics
• Physical Medicine/Rehab

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification

Education

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• New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia Campus
• Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons

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