Dr. Benedict F Digiovanni M.D.
Orthopedist | Foot and Ankle Surgery
601 Elmwood Ave Box 665 Rochester NY, 14642About
Dr. Benedict Digiovanni is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Rochester, NY. Dr. Digiovanni specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Digiovanni 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
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine 1990
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Arthodesis of the infected ankle and subtalar joint.
- Salvage of first metatarsophalangeal joint arthroplasty complications.
- Reliability and validity of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Clinical Rating Scale: a pilot study for the hallux and lesser toes.
- Distraction arthroplasty.
- Exposure to direct and scatter radiation with use of mini-c-arm fluoroscopy.
- The influence of foot position on stretching of the plantar fascia.
- Complications of ankle arthroscopy utilizing a contemporary noninvasive distraction technique.
- Peripheral nerve entrapments of the lower leg, ankle, and foot.
- Current concepts review: isolated gastrocnemius contracture and gastrocnemius recession.
- Open surgical treatment of an acute, unstable bony mallet injury of the hallux.
- Authors' response: current concepts review: isolated gastrocnemius contracture and gastrocnemius recession.
- Isolated gastrocnemius recession for achilles tendinopathy: strength and functional outcomes.
- Ankle Power and Endurance Outcomes Following Isolated Gastrocnemius Recession for Achilles Tendinopathy.
Treatments
- Bunion
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Pain
- Tendonitis
- Achilles Tendinitis
- Stress Fracture
Dr. Benedict F Digiovanni M.D.'s Practice location
Practice At 601 Elmwood Ave Box 665
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