Dr. John David Blaha MD
Orthopedist
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr Lobby A Ann Arbor MI, 48105Rating
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About
Dr. John Blaha is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Ann Arbor, MI. Dr. Blaha specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Blaha 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
University of Michigan Medical School 1973
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Lavage technique in total hip arthroplasty: jet lavage produces better cement penetration than syringe lavage in the proximal femur.
- Cement penetration in the proximal femur does not depend on broach surface
- Stem surface roughness alters creep induced subsidence and 'taper-lock' in a cemented femoral hip prosthesis.
- The response of rabbit patellar tendons after autologous blood injection.
- Well-fixed acetabular component retention or replacement: the whys and the wherefores.
- Time-dependent circumferential deformation of cortical bone upon internal radial loading.
- A medial pivot geometry.
- Estrogen potentiates the combined effects of transforming growth factor-beta and tumor necrosis factor-alpha on adult human osteoblast-like cell prostaglandin E2 biosynthesis.
- The rationale for a total knee implant that confers anteroposterior stability
- Cortical bone viscoelasticity and fixation strength of press-fit femoral stems: finite element model.
- Cortical bone viscoelasticity and fixation strength of press-fit femoral stems: an in-vitro model.
- The modular neck: keystone to functional restoration.
- In vivo measurements of relative motion between an uncemented femoral total hip component and the femur by roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis.
- Patients' recall of preoperative instruction for informed consent for an operation.
- Kneeling is safe for patients implanted with medial-pivot total knee arthroplasty
Treatments
- Arthritis
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