Dr. William Ely Burkhalter MD
Orthopedist
1319 Punahou St Suite 630 Honolulu HI, 96826About
Dr. William Burkhalter is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Honolulu, HI. Dr. Burkhalter specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Burkhalter 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 1985
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Knee fusion after severe injury to the knee joint.
- The tibial shaft fracture.
- The upper-extremity amputee. Early and immediate post-surgical prosthetic fitting.
- Functional bracing in the treatment of delayed union and nonunion of the tibia.
- Hand and forearm injuries from penetrating projectiles.
- Compression plate arthrodesis of the elbow.
- An internet-based referral/consultation system for the U.S.-associated Pacific Islands: its contribution to orthopedic graduate medical education at Tripler Army Medical Center.
- New method for autogenous vein grafting with the telescoping anastomotic technique.
- AIDS in the hand patient: the team approach.
- Open fractures and wound management.
- Hand fractures.
- Wrist and forearm reconstructive procedures after complex upper-extremity trauma.
- Closed treatment of hand fractures.
- Single-vessel forearm arterial repairs. Patency rates using nuclear angiography.
- Deep space infections.
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