Assistant Clinical Professor, Orthopedics, USC School of Medicine / Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Orthopaedic Surgery

Nina Lightdale is an expert in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery. She graduated from Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth is ranked 37 in research and 29 in primary care medicine Nina Lightdale is a published doctor and has 13 publications published. The lastest was: 'Variability of the Anterior Humeral Line in Normal Pediatric Elbows.'

Publications

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• Variability of the Anterior Humeral Line in Normal Pediatric Elbows.
• Long term functional outcomes after early childhood pollicization.
• Delayed reconstruction of a flexor digitorum profundus tendon lacerated during cesarean delivery: case report.
• A line drawn along the radial shaft misses the capitellum in 16% of radiographs of normal Elbows.
• Quantitative assessment of dynamic control of fingertip forces after pollicization.
• Silent compartment Syndrome in children: a report of five cases.
• Iatrogenic nerve injuries in the treatment of supracondylar humerus Fractures: are we really just missing nerve injuries on preoperative examination?
• Updated embryology of the upper limb.
• Assessing Shoulder motion in children: age limitations to Mallet and ABC Loops.
• Total Elbow arthroplasty with the Coonrad/Coonrad-Morrey prosthesis. A 10- to 31-year survival analysis.
• Conical, radiographic, and patient-reported results of surface replacing proximal interphalangeal joint arthroplasty of the Hand.
• The impact of diabetes on patient outcomes after ankle Fracture.

Schools

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• Dartmouth College

• California Orthopaedic Association

Procedures Preformed

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• Excision of Radius or Ulna
• Joint Drainage
• Myofascial Trigger Point Injection
• Resection or Ablation of Bone Tumor, Partial or Complete Resection of Bone, Debridement of Bone
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Conditions Treated

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• Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) or Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tear
• Arm Fracture (incl. Elbow and Shoulder)
• Brachial Plexus Palsy
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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Doctors Specialties

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• Orthopedic Hand Surgery
• Orthopaedic Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Education

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• Hospital for Special Surgery
• Duke University Hospital
• Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Hospital

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• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
• Children's Hospital Los Angeles

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