Dr. Frank B Fondren M.D.
Orthopedist
750 Bishop Ln N Mobile AL, 36608About
Dr. Frank Fondren is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Mobile, AL. Dr. Fondren specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Fondren 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.
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Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- An interpretation of acute changes in plasma 45Ca following parathyroid hormone administration to thyroparathyroidectomized rats.
- Effects of isokinetic velocity spectrum exercise on average power and total work.
- Recurrent dislocation of the patella treated by the modified Roux-Goldthwait procedure. A prospective study of forty-seven knees.
- A device for computed tomography of the patellofemoral joint.
- Computed tomography of the normal patellofemoral joint.
- Diagnosis of patellofemoral malalignment by computed tomography.
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