Dr. Clifford W. Colwell M.D.
Orthopedist
10666 N Torrey Pines Rd La Jolla CA, 92037About
Dr. Clifford Colwell is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in La Jolla, CA. Dr. Colwell specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Colwell 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 1962
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Erythrocyte viability in blood salvaged during total joint arthroplasty with cement.
- Venous thrombosis prophylaxis with low-molecular-weight heparin in hip and knee arthroplasty.
- Venous thromboembolic disease prophylaxis in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery of the lower extremity.
- Ximelagatran versus warfarin for the prevention of venous thromboembolism after total knee arthroplasty. A randomized, double-blind trial.
- What's new in orthopaedic rehabilitation.
- Managing thromboembolic risk in hip and knee arthroplasty: state of the art.
- Blood conservation in primary total hip arthroplasty.
- Polyethylene cross-linking by two different methods reduces acetabular liner wear in a hip joint wear simulator.
- Comparison of ximelagatran with warfarin for the prevention of venous thromboembolism after total knee replacement.
- Dosing and timing of low-molecular-weight heparin thromboprophylaxis in total hip arthroplasty.
- The extensor mechanism in total knee replacement.
- Polyethylene wear and acetabular component orientation.
- Impact of patellofemoral design on patellofemoral forces and polyethylene stresses.
- Comparison of the wear rates of twenty-eight and thirty-two-millimeter femoral heads on cross-linked polyethylene acetabular cups in a wear simulator.
- The use of the pain pump and patient-controlled analgesia in joint
Treatments
- Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
Dr. Clifford W. Colwell M.D.'s Practice location
Practice At 10666 N Torrey Pines Rd
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