Dr. Vincent James Distefano MD
Orthopedist
Devon Mnr Suite 100 Devon PA, 19333About
Dr. Vincent Distefano is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Devon, PA. Dr. Distefano specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Distefano 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.
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Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A technique of arthroscopic meniscoplasty.
- How I Manage Osteochondritis Dissecans.
- Athletic injuries.
- Athletic injuries.
- Achilles tendon rupture: pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment by a modified pullout wire technique.
- Stable fixation of the difficult subtrochanteric fracture.
- Ruptures of the achilles tendon.
- Osteitis pubis--a case of housemaid's pubis?
- Function, post-traumatic sequelae and current concepts of management of knee meniscus injuries: a review article.
- Revascularization and ligamentization of autogenous anterior cruciate ligament grafts in humans.
- Tibial tunnel bone grafting: a new technique for dealing with graft-tunnel mismatch in endoscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
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