Dr. Neal C Chen MD
Hand Surgeon | Hand Surgery
834 Chestnut St Suite G114 Philadelphia PA, 19107About
Dr. Neal Chen is a hand surgeon practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Chen specializes in caring for hand, wrist and forearm problems without the option of surgery unless necessary. Many hand surgeons are also experts in diagnosing and caring for shoulder and elbow problems and tend to suggest non-surgical treatments such as hand therapy or physical therapy.
Education and Training
Yale Univ Sch of Med, New Haven Ct 2001
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Ulna shortening osteotomy using a compression device.
- Risk to the lateral geniculate artery during arthroscopic lateral meniscal suture passage.
- A primer on use of decision analysis methodology in hand surgery.
- Elbow position affects distal radioulnar joint kinematics.
- Quantitative anatomy of medial femoral perforators of the distal thigh.
- Hinged external fixation of the elbow.
- Rotator cuff defect: acute or chronic?
- Arthroscopic capsular plication in the treatment of shoulder pain in competitive swimmers.
- Cost-effectiveness of open partial fasciectomy, needle aponeurotomy, and collagenase injection for dupuytren contracture.
- Surgical treatment for osteochondritis dissecans of the capitellum.
- Mild trapezial-metacarpal arthrosis.
- The role of prophylactic ulnar nerve release during elbow contracture release.
- Terrible Triad Injuries of the Elbow.
Treatments
- Elbow Problems, Hand Problems, Arthritis And More
Fellowships
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Fellow:Hand Surgery 2006
- Hospital for Special Surgery, Fellow:Sports Medicine (Orthopedic Surgery) 2007
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