Dr. Michael W Keith MD
Hand Surgeon | Hand Surgery
2500 Metrohealth Dr Mhmc-Orthopaedics Cleveland OH, 44109Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Michael Keith is a hand surgeon practicing in Cleveland, OH. Dr. Keith 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
Oh State Univ Coll of Med, Columbus Oh 1973
Ohio State University College of Medicine 1973
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- An advanced neuroprosthesis for restoration of hand and upper arm control using an implantable controller.
- Current surgical therapy for quadriplegia: functional electrical stimulation.
- Implementation of an implantable joint-angle transducer.
- The influence of elbow position on the range of motion of the wrist following transfer of the brachioradialis to the extensor carpi radialis brevis tendon.
- Indications and future directions for upper limb neuroprostheses in tetraplegic patients: a review.
- Restoration of elbow extension via functional electrical stimulation in individuals with tetraplegia.
- Clinical applications of electrical stimulation after spinal cord injury.
- Human nerve stimulation thresholds and selectivity using a multi-contact nerve cuff electrode.
- Electrode fracture rates and occurrences of infection and granuloma associated with percutaneous intramuscular electrodes in upper-limb functional electrical stimulation applications.
- Spiral nerve cuff electrodes for an upper extremity neuroprosthesis.
- An implanted upper-extremity neuroprosthesis using myoelectric control.
- Stimulation stability and selectivity of chronically implanted multicontact nerve cuff electrodes in the human upper extremity.
- Twenty year experience with implanted neuroprostheses.
- Diagnosis and treatment of osteochondritis dissecans.
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons clinical practice guideline on: the diagnosis and treatment of osteochondritis dissecans.
Treatments
- Hand Surgery, Microvascular Surgery, Musculoskeletal Surgery
- Trigger Finger
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Arthritis
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Neuropathy
- Osteoarthritis
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Pain
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