Dr. Robert J Banco M.D.
Orthopedist | Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
299 Washington St Newton MA, 02458About
Dr. Robert Banco is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Newton, MA. Dr. Banco specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Banco 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
Georgetown Univ Sch of Med, Washington Dc 1982
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A prospective study of Autologous Growth Factors (AGF) in lumbar interbody fusion.
- Computed tomography evaluation of superior-segment facet-joint violation after pedicle instrumentation of the lumbar spine with a midline surgical approach.
- The spine service line: optimizing patient-centered spine care.
- Effect of plate position on clinical outcome after anterior cervical spine surgery.
- Risk factors for false positive transcranial motor evoked potential monitoring alerts during surgical treatment of cervical myelopathy.
- Efficacy of silicate-substituted calcium phosphate ceramic in posterolateral instrumented lumbar fusion.
- Low back and cervical spine disorders.
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