Dr. William L Healy MD
Orthopedist
41 Mall Rd Lahey Clinic, Inc. Burlington MA, 01805About
Dr. William Healy is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Burlington, MA. Dr. Healy specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Healy 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
Suny-Hlth Sci Ctr At Brooklyn, Coll of Med, Brooklyn Ny 1978
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Rate of and risk factors for acute inpatient mortality after orthopaedic surgery.
- Evaluation of the porous-coated anatomic hip at 12 years.
- Hip implant selection for total hip arthroplasty in elderly patients.
- Heterotopic ossification after hip and knee arthroplasty: risk factors, prevention, and treatment.
- Unicompartmental arthritis of the knee.
- All-polyethylene and metal-backed tibial components in total knee arthroplasty: a matched pair analysis of functional outcome.
- Mesh expansion release of the lateral patellar retinaculum during total knee arthroplasty.
- Displaced femoral neck fractures in the elderly: disposition and outcome after 3- to 6-year follow-up evaluation.
- Mesh expansion release of the lateral patellar retinaculum during total knee arthroplasty.
- Preoperative demand matching is a valid indicator of patient activity after total hip arthroplasty.
- Total hip arthroplasty: optimal treatment for displaced femoral neck fractures in elderly patients.
- Lateral trochanteric pain following primary total hip arthroplasty.
- Gainsharing: a primer for orthopaedic surgeons.
- Validity of preoperative demand matching as an indicator of activity after TKA.
- Routine duplex ultrasound screening after TKA is not necessary.
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