Dr. Choll Wan Kim M.D.
Orthopedist | Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
6719 Alvarado Road 308 San Diego CA, 92120About
Dr. Choll Kim is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in San Diego, CA. Dr. Kim specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Kim 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
Harvard Med Sch, Boston Ma 1996
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Topical high-molecular-weight hyaluronan and a roofing barrier sheet equally inhibit postlaminectomy fibrosis.
- Paraspinal muscle vasculature contributes to posterolateral spinal fusion.
- Conversion of sea urchin spines to Mg-substituted tricalcium phosphate for bone implants.
- A rat osteoporotic spine model for the evaluation of bioresorbable bone cements.
- Conversion of bulk seashells to biocompatible hydroxyapatite for bone implants.
- Altered bioreactivity and limited osteoconductivity of calcium sulfate-based bone cements in the osteoporotic rat spine.
- Use of navigation-assisted fluoroscopy to decrease radiation exposure during minimally invasive spine surgery.
- Nerve injury to the posterior rami medial branch during the insertion of pedicle screws: comparison of mini-open versus percutaneous pedicle screw insertion techniques.
- Morphometric analysis of the ventral nerve roots and retroperitoneal vessels with respect to the minimally invasive lateral approach in normal and deformed spines.
- Passive mechanical properties of the lumbar multifidus muscle support its role as a stabilizer.
- Incidence and prevention of intervertebral cage overhang with minimally invasive lateral approach fusions.
- Scientific basis of minimally invasive spine surgery: prevention of multifidus muscle injury during posterior lumbar surgery.
- Complications associated with the initial learning curve of minimally invasive
- Safety and the anatomy of the retroperitoneal lateral corridor with respect to the minimally invasive lateral lumbar intervertebral fusion approach.
- Validation and analysis of a multi-site MIS Prospective Registry through sub-analysis of an MIS TLIF Subgroup.
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Minimally Invasive Spine Centers of Excellence
6719 Alvarado Road 308 -San Diego, CA 92120Get Direction
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