Dr. Joseph Douglas Smucker MD
Orthopedist | Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
200 Hawkins Dr Iowa City IA, 52242About
Dr. Joseph Smucker is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Iowa City, IA. Dr. Smucker specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Smucker 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.
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Infolding of the ligamentum flavum: a cause of spinal cord compression after reduction of cervical facet injuries.
- Understanding bony safety zones in the posterior iliac crest: an anatomic study from the Hamann-Todd collection.
- Balancing spinal stability and future mobility in the cervical spine: surgical treatment of a case of osteoblastoma with secondary aneurysmal bone cyst.
- Assessment of MASTERGRAFT PUTTY as a graft extender in a rabbit posterolateral fusion model.
- Biomechanical analysis of the intact and destabilized sheep cervical spine.
- Effect of multilevel open-door laminoplasty and laminectomy on flexibility of the cervical spine: an experimental investigation.
- The effect of transdermal nicotine on fracture healing in a rabbit model.
- Considerations for the use of C7 crossing laminar screws in subaxial and cervicothoracic instrumentation.
- Assessment of Progenix(®) DBM putty bone substitute in a rabbit posterolateral fusion model.
- Evaluation of a novel silicate substituted hydroxyapatite bone graft substitute in a rabbit posterolateral fusion model.
- Assessment of BioPlex interbody fusion device in a sheep lumbar fusion model.
- Sheep cervical spine biomechanics: a finite element study.
- The effect of multi-level laminoplasty and laminectomy on the biomechanics of the
- Do you need bone graft extenders for a 2- to 3-level posterior lumbar decompression and fusion with adequate local bone?
- Biomechanical Analysis of Cervical Disc Replacement and Fusion Using Single Level, Two Level, and Hybrid Constructs.
Treatments
- Spine Problems
Fellowships
- Emory University-Spine Surgery, Atlanta, GA 2005
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