Dr. George Owens Sertl M.D.
Orthopedist
10757 Forest Path Dr Saint Louis MO, 63128About
Dr. George Sertl is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Saint Louis, MO. Dr. Sertl specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Sertl 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
Saint Louis University School of Medicine 1967
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Comments on biocompatible osteoconductive polymer.
- Sertl shelf arthroplasty (BOP procedure) in the treatment of canine hip dysplasia.
- Biocompatible orthopaedic polymer.
- Percutaneous interbody osteosynthesis in the treatment of thoracolumbar traumatic or tumoural lesions. A review of 51 cases.
- Discectomies of the lower cervical spine using interbody biopolymer (B.O.P.) implants. Advantages in the treatment of complicated cervical arthrosis. A review of 150 cases.
- The use of a biocompatible orthopaedic polymer in the treatment of loose total hip prostheses.
- Traumatic hip dislocation with ipsilateral femoral shaft fractures.
- Traumatic hip dislocation with ipsilateral femoral shaft fractures.
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