Dr. David Marx Scher M.D.
Orthopedist
535 E 70th St New York NY, 10021About
Dr. David Scher is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in New York, NY. Dr. Scher specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Scher 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
Duke University School of Medicine 1993
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Orthopedic issues in patients with vascular anomalies.
- Hinged distraction of the adolescent arthritic hip.
- The Ponseti method for treatment of congenital club foot.
- Treatment of idiopathic clubfoot using the Ponseti method: minimum 2-year follow-up.
- Comparison of intramedullary nailing to plating for both-bone forearm fractures in older children.
- A shearing osteochondral fracture of the humeral head following an anterior shoulder dislocation in a child.
- A modified surgical technique for lengthening of a metatarsal using an external fixator.
- Pediatric orthopedic conditions in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: a literature review.
- The shorthand bone age assessment: a simpler alternative to current methods.
- Foot deformities in children with cerebral palsy.
- Evaluation and management of crouch gait.
- Simulated Ankle Equinus Affects Knee Kinematics During Gait.
- Reliability of the Arch Height Index as a Measure of Foot Structure in Children.
Treatments
- Cerebral Palsy
- Birth Defects
- Pain
- Broken Ankle
- Abnormal Gait
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