Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, the University of Chicago
Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr. Douglas R. Dirschl, MD
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Doctor Douglas R. Dirschl, MD practices Orthopaedic Surgery. He went to medical school at Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine. He has 4 awards "America's Top Doctors", "Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors", "Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Top MD". Douglas R. Dirschl, MD is a published doctor and has 66 publications published. The lastest was: 'Rank order analysis of tibial plafond fractures: does injury or reduction predict outcome?' Douglas R. Dirschl accepts Medicare.
Publications
- Obesity is Not Associated with Increased Short-term Complications After Primary Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.
- Diagnosis and Rehabilitation of a Middle Cuneiform Fracture in a Hockey Player: A Case Report.
- How Effective is Physical Therapy for Common Low Back Pain Diagnoses? A Multivariate Analysis of 4597 Patients.
- Shame on Us! Men Need Osteoporosis Care, Too! Commentary on an article by Carl M. Harper, MD, et al.: "Distal Radial Fractures in Older Men. A Missed Opportunity?".
- Cyclic Tensile Strain Enhances Osteogenesis and Angiogenesis in Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Osteoporotic Donors.
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- Applied biomechanics in articular injuries: perspectives in the basic investigation of articular injuries and clinical application.
- Stochastic resonance electrical stimulation to improve proprioception in Knee osteoarthritis.
- Small bowel obstruction from entrapment in a sacral Fracture stabilized with iliosacral screws: case report and review of the literature.
- Hemorrhage in pelvic Fractures does not correlate with Fracture length.
- Orthopaedic faculty trauma call policies: a survey of accredited orthopaedic residency programs.
- Pain management: the orthopaedic surgeon's perspective.
- AOA Symposium. Gainsharing in orthopaedics: passing fancy or wave of the future?
- Symposium. The introduction of biologics in orthopaedics: issues of cost, commercialism, and ethics.
- Symposium. Potential strategies for improving orthopaedic education. Strategic dialogue from the AOA Resident Leadership Forum Class of 2005.
- Staged management of tibial plateau Fractures.
- Comparison of SF-36 and Short Musculoskeletal Functional Assessment in recovery from fixation of unstable Ankle fractures.
- Fractures of the tibial plafond.
- Reliability of classification of Fractures of the tibial plafond according to a rank-order method.
- Debridement of cancellous bone: a comparison of irrigation methods.
- Resident selection and predictors of performance: can we be evidence based?
- Effects of varying pulsatile lavage pressure on cancellous bone structure and Fracture healing.
- Correlation of transfusion volume to change in hematocrit.
- Reuse of selected external fixator components is safe and should be supported.
- Interobserver reliability of a CT-based Fracture classification system.
- Articular Fractures.
- Factors affecting outcome in tibial plafond Fractures.
- Injury severity assessment in tibial plateau Fractures.
- Designing, conducting, and evaluating journal clubs in orthopaedic surgery.
- Internal fixation versus arthroplasty of comminuted Fractures of the distal humerus.
- Tibial plafond fractures. How do these Ankles function over time?
- High-pressure pulsatile lavage irrigation of contaminated Fractures: effects on Fracture healing.
- Mechanical strength and wear of used EBI external fixators.
- Correlating selection criteria with subsequent performance as residents.
- Scoring of orthopaedic residency applicants: is a scoring system reliable?
- High-pressure pulsatile lavage irrigation of fresh intraarticular Fractures: effectiveness at removing particulate matter from bone.
- Change over time of SF-36 functional outcomes for operatively treated unstable Ankle fractures.
- Tibial plafond Fractures treated by articulated external fixation: a randomized trial of postoperative motion versus nonmotion.
- Articular Fractures: does an anatomic reduction really change the result?
- An observational study of duplicate presentation rates between two national orthopedic meetings.
- Operative management of displaced femoral neck Fractures in elderly patients. An international survey.
- Practical research methods for orthopaedic surgeons.
- The sequential recovery of health status after tibial plafond Fractures.
- Pseudoelastic intramedullary nailing for tibio-talo-calcaneal arthrodesis.
- Barriers to full-text publication following presentation of abstracts at annual orthopaedic meetings.
- The effects of stochastic resonance electrical stimulation and neoprene sleeve on Knee proprioception.
- Dissecting popliteal cyst as the presenting symptom of a malfunctioning total Knee arthroplasty. Report of four cases.
- Pseudotumor of the distal part of the Femur in a patient who had myelomeningocele. A case report.
- Topical antibiotic irrigation in the prophylaxis of operative wound infections in orthopedic surgery.
- Patellar overgrowth after infection of the Knee. A case report.
- Osteomyelitis. Common causes and treatment recommendations.
- Acute pyogenic osteomyelitis in children.
- Correlates of bone mineral density in elderly patients with hip Fractures.
- Current treatment of tibial plateau Fractures.
- Accelerated bone mineral loss following a hip Fracture: a prospective longitudinal study.
- Fractures of the radius and ulna in adults: an analysis of factors affecting outcome.
- A critical assessment of factors influencing reliability in the classification of Fractures, using Fractures of the tibial plafond as a model.
- Reuse of external skeletal fixator components: effects on costs and Complications.
- Effects of binary decision making on the classification of fractures of the Ankle.
- High pressure pulsatile lavage irrigation of intraarticular Fractures: effects on Fracture healing.
- Rank order analysis of tibial plafond Fractures: does injury or reduction predict outcome?
- Bone mineral density 6 years after a hip Fracture: a prospective, longitudinal study.
- Radiographic Fracture assessments: which ones can we reliably make?
- Reliability in evaluating letters of recommendation.
- Incidence of hardware-related pain and its effect on functional outcomes after open reduction and internal fixation of Ankle fractures.
Schools
Or Hlth Sci Univ Sch Of Med
University Nc Hosps
Procedures Preformed
- Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
- Elbow Background: yellow;'>Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment, Closed
- Elbow Background: yellow;'>Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment, Open
- Excision of Femur or Knee
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Conditions Treated
- Achilles Tendinitis
- Ankle Background: yellow;'>Fracture
- Ankle Sprain and Achilles Tendon Sprain or Rupture
- Arm Background: yellow;'>Fracture (incl. Elbow and Background: yellow;'>Shoulder)
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Doctors Specialties
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Orthopaedic Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- America's Top Doctors
- Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Top MD
Education
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University of North Carolina Hospitals -
Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
Hospital
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University of Chicago Medical Center
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1588763445 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | DIRSCHL |
| First Name Of The Provider | DOUGLAS |
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