Dr. Michael P Glotzbecker M.D.
Orthopedist
Mass General Hospital 55 Fruit Street, Vbk Boston MA, 02114Rating
4/5
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Dr. Michael Glotzbecker is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Glotzbecker specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Glotzbecker 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- Alternative technique for open reduction and fixation of displaced pediatric
- Alternative technique for open reduction and fixation of displaced pediatric medial epicondyle fractures: author response to letter to the editor.
- Prediction of thoracic dimensions and spine length on the basis of individual pelvic dimensions: validation of the use of pelvic inlet width obtained by radiographs compared with computed tomography.
- Spinal deformity progression after posterior segmental instrumentation and fusion for idiopathic scoliosis.
- VEPTR Implantation After Age 3 is Associated With Similar Radiographic Outcomes With Fewer Complications.
- Management of pediatric patients with synovial fluid white blood-cell counts of 25,000 to 75,000 cells/mm³ after aspiration of the hip.
- Uniplanar Versus Taylor Spatial Frame External Fixation For Pediatric Diaphyseal
- Extent of Spine Deformity Predicts Lung Growth and Function in Rabbit Model of Early Onset Scoliosis.
- Pediatric forearm fractures with in situ intramedullary implants.
- Nonsurgical Management of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- Prenatal diagnosis and assessment of congenital spinal anomalies: Review for prenatal counseling.
- Age at Initiation and Deformity Magnitude Influence Complication Rates of Surgical Treatment With Traditional Growing Rods in Early-Onset Scoliosis.
- Staged Growing Rods With Preimplantation of Spinal Anchors for Complex Early Onset Scoliosis.
- Sagittal plane parameters in growing rod patients following final fusion.
- Initial Cast Correction as a Predictor of Treatment Outcome Success for Infantile Idiopathic Scoliosis.
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Fellowships
- Pediatric Orthopedics - Boston Children's Hospital - Boston, MA 2009
- Boston Children's Hospital, Fellow:Pediatric Orthopedics 2009
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