Dr. Scott A. Hoffinger MD
Orthopedist
300 PASTEUR DR # R105 STANFORD CA, 94305About
My job is great. I get to meet new people, create a plan to fix them, and then see the results of that plan. Plus I get to work with kids - the little ones I can play with, the older ones I can joke w ...
Education and Training
Univ of Mi Med Sch, Ann Arbor Mi 1983
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Retention of flexible intramedullary nails following treatment of pediatric femur fractures.
- Rapid remineralization of the distal radius after forearm fracture in children.
- Evaluation and management of pediatric foot deformities.
- Skeletal traction versus external fixation for pediatric femoral shaft fractures: a comparison of hospital costs and charges.
- Early versus delayed reduction and pinning of type III displaced supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children: a comparative study.
- Overgrowth and outcome after femoral shaft fracture in children younger than 2 years.
Awards
- 2012 San Francisco Super Doctors
Fellowships
- UC Davis Medical Center CA 1989
- UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 1989
- University of California / Davis, CA 1988
- U.C. Davis Medical Center
Publications
- JOURL OF PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICSRapid Remineralization of the Distal Radius After Forearm Fracture in Children2011
- ARCHIVES OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMA SURGERYRetention of flexible intramedullary ils following treatment of pediatric femur fractures2007
- PEDIATRICSScooter injuries: A new pediatric morbidity2001
- JOURL OF ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMAEarly versus delayed reduction1999
- CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCHOvergrowth and outcome after femoral shaft fracture in children younger than 2 years1998
- JOURL OF ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMASkeletal traction versus exterl fixation for pediatric femoral shaft fractures1998
- PEDIATRIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICAEvaluation and magement of pediatric foot deformities1996
- DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGYTHE ROLE OF SELECTIVE DORSAL RHIZOTOMY IN CEREBRAL-PALSY1994
- JOURL OF PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICSHAMSTRINGS IN CEREBRAL-PALSY CROUCH GAIT1993
- JOURL OF PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICSMAGNETIC-RESONCE EVALUATION OF METAPHYSEAL CHANGES IN LEGG-CALVE-PERTHES DISEASE1993
- JOURL OF PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICSMETAPHYSEAL CYSTS IN LEGG-CALVE-PERTHES DISEASE1991
- ORTHOPEDICSPRIMARY CERAMIC HIP-REPLACEMENT - A PROSPECTIVE-STUDY OF 119 HIPS1991
Experience & Accolades
- Member2012 - 2014 Associate Chief Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine
- Director2012 - 2014 Pediatric Orthopaedic Outreach Development, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
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