Dr. Chris Peter Tountas MD
Orthopedist
180 Wingo Way Suite 106 Mount Pleasant SC, 29464About
Dr. Chris Tountas is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Mount Pleasant, SC. Dr. Tountas specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Tountas 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
University of Maryland At Baltimore / Professional Schools 1963
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The value of ammonia determinations in acute intra-abdominal disease.
- The management of acute salicylate intoxication. A review.
- Chondroblastoma of the lunate: a case report.
- A disposable pneumatic digital tourniquet.
- The acutely injured hand and rehabilitation.
- Case report. Detection of foreign bodies in the hand utilizing xeroradiography.
- Case report. Detection of foreign bodies in the hand utilizing xeroradiography.
- Treatment of ring injuries utilizing microvascular surgery.
- Microsurgical replantation and revascularization of the crushed or avulsed thumb.
- Digital blocks.
- An anomalous flexor digitorum sublimis muscle. A case report.
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