Dr. David B. Thordarson M.D.
Orthopedist
1520 San Pablo St #2000 Los Angeles CA, 90033Rating
4/5
About
Dr. David Thordarson is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Thordarson specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Thordarson 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
Univ of Ca, Los Angeles, Ucla Sch of Med, Los Angeles Ca 1984
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Superior compressive strength of a calcaneal fracture construct augmented with remodelable cancellous bone cement.
- Salvage of tibial pilon fractures using fusion of the ankle with a 90 degrees cannulated blade-plate: a preliminary report.
- Ankle fusion in a high risk population: an assessment of nonunion risk factors.
- Stress fractures and tibial cortical hypertrophy after tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis with an intramedullary nail.
- Complications of foot and ankle surgery.
- Retrograde drilling of osteochondral lesions in the mediotalar dome.
- Complications after treatment of tibial pilon fractures: prevention and management strategies.
- Management of foot pain associated with accessory bones of the foot: two clinical case reports.
- The role of ankle arthroscopy on the surgical management of ankle fractures.
- The adductor hallucis revisited.
- Single-stage talectomy and tibiocalcaneal arthrodesis as a salvage of severe, rigid equinovarus deformity.
- Talar body fractures.
- Pediatric calcaneal fractures.
- Congenital crossover fifth toe correction with soft tissue release and cutaneous Z-plasty.
- Operative versus functional treatment of ruptures of the lateral ankle ligaments.
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