Dr. Anthony Frank Merlino M.D.
Orthopedist
2 Country Side Drive Providence RI, 02904About
Dr. Anthony Merlino is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Providence, RI. Dr. Merlino specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Merlino tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
Education and Training
Jefferson Med Coll-Thos Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia Pa 1956
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- PERIOSTEAL CHONDROMA. REPORT OF AN ATYPICAL CASE AND REVIEW O THE LITERATURE.
- Arthrodesis of the hip. Experience with adjunctive high femoral osteotomy.
- David vs. Goliath.
- David vs. Goliath.
- Total hip replacement with cement fixation: a preliminary report.
- A protractor for measuring scoliosis by the Cobb technique.
- Decubitus ulcers: cause, prevention, and treatment.
- Isolated fractures of the greater trochanter. Report of twelve cases.
- David vs. Goliath in perspective.
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