Dr. James Keith Deorio M.D.
Orthopedist
1000 Trent Dr Durham NC, 27710About
Dr. James Deorio is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Durham, NC. Dr. Deorio specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Deorio 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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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Single absorbable polydioxanone pin fixation for distal chevron bunion osteotomies.
- Surgical templates for orthopedic operative reports.
- Residual bacterial contamination after surgical preparation of the foot or ankle with or without alcohol.
- Adjacent interdigital nerve irritation: single incision surgical treatment.
- Salvage technique for treatment of periplafond tibial fractures: the modified
- Bunionette deformity correction with distal chevron osteotomy and single absorbable pin fixation.
- Metatarsal neck osteotomy with proximal interphalangeal joint resection fixed with a single temporary pin.
- Accuracy of haptic assessment of patellar symmetry in total knee arthroplasty.
- Extending the width of an operating table using armboards.
- Removal of the second toe for severe hammertoe deformity in elderly patients.
- Autologous bone from hip or knee replacement in simultaneous foot or ankle arthrodeses.
- Imaging characteristics of bone graft materials.
- Focus on total ankle arthroplasty.
- Peroneal tendon tears: return to sports after operative treatment.
- Transfer of the flexor digitorum longus for the correction of lesser-toe deformities.
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