Dr. Jefferson W. Jex, MD
Orthopedist
1 Jarrett White Rd Tripler Army Medical Center HI, 96859About
Dr. Jefferson Jex is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Tripler Army Medical Center, HI. Dr. Jex specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Jex 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
Uniformed Services Univ Of The Hlth Sci- Bethesda Md 2001
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- An examination of child safety seat use in a military population.
- Isolated ring finger flexor digitorum profundus entrapment after closed reduction and intramedullary fixation of both-bone forearm fracture.
- Popliteal cyst with positive antinuclear antibodies as the presentation of Lyme disease.
- Multiple vertebral dislocation events after fusion for scoliosis in Rett syndrome.
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