Dr. Evan Franklin Ekman M.D.
Orthopedist
1718 Saint Julian Place Columbia SC, 29204Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Evan Ekman is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Columbia, SC. Dr. Ekman specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Ekman 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
Univ of Ky Coll of Med, Lexington Ky 1991
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Anatomy of provocative tests for impingement syndrome of the shoulder.
- A cyclooxegenase-2 inhibitor impairs ligament healing in the rat.
- Efficacy of celecoxib, a COX-2-specific inhibitor, and naproxen in the management of acute ankle sprain: results of a double-blind, randomized controlled trial.
- The effect of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition on analgesia and spinal fusion.
- Complex regional pain syndrome.
- The COX-2 specific inhibitor Valdecoxib versus tramadol in acute ankle sprain: a multicenter randomized, controlled trial.
- Analgesic efficacy of perioperative celecoxib in ambulatory arthroscopic knee surgery: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
- Determine whether perioperative celecoxib administration would reduce opioid consumption and provide effective pain relief in patients undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery.
- Evaluating the analgesic efficacy of administering celecoxib as a component of multimodal analgesia for outpatient anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery.
- The effect of initiating a preventive multimodal analgesic regimen on long-term patient outcomes for outpatient anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery.
- The effectiveness of a weak opioid medication versus a cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug in treating flare-up of chronic low-back pain: results from two randomized, double-blind, 6-week studies.
- The role of the orthopaedic surgeon in minimizing mortality and morbidity associated with fragility fractures.
- Arthroscopy of the elbow.
- Radiographic diagnosis of acromioclavicular joint separation without weight bearing: importance of internal rotation of the arm.
Treatments
- Sports Medicine, Arthroscopic Surgery
Professional Memberships
- Fellow American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
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