Dr. Scott D Daffner M.D.
Orthopedist
1 Stadiumdrive Morgantown WV, 26506About
Dr. Scott Daffner is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Morgantown, WV. Dr. Daffner specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Daffner 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.
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Vertebral injuries: detection and implications.
- The pathophysiology and nonsurgical treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis.
- Anterior cervical fusion: the role of anterior plating.
- Cost and use of conservative management of lumbar disc herniation before surgical discectomy.
- Migrated XLIF cage: case report and discussion of surgical technique.
- People with lumbar disc herniation and associated radiculopathy benefit more from microdiscectomy than advice in the short term, although there is no difference in the long term.
- The role of classification of chronic low back pain.
- Bone graft extenders and substitutes in the thoracolumbar spine.
- Does lumbar disk degeneration increase segmental mobility in vivo? Segmental motion analysis of the whole lumbar spine using kinetic MRI.
- Does CT Angiography Matter for Patients with Cervical Spine Injuries?
- Migratory intradural disk herniation and a strategy for intraoperative localization.
- Disability and depression improve after lumbar discectomy, but may not change for other causes of back pain.
- Orthostetrics: Management of Orthopedic Conditions in the Pregnant Patient.
- Reply: To PMID 26488781.
Professional Memberships
- Fellow American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
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