Dr. Joseph E Sheppard MD
Hand Surgeon | Hand Surgery
535 N Wilmot Rd Suite 101 Tucson AZ, 85711Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Joseph Sheppard is a hand surgeon practicing in Tucson, AZ. Dr. Sheppard specializes in caring for hand, wrist and forearm problems without the option of surgery unless necessary. Many hand surgeons are also experts in diagnosing and caring for shoulder and elbow problems and tend to suggest non-surgical treatments such as hand therapy or physical therapy.
Education and Training
Univ of Fl Coll of Med, Gainesville Fl 1979
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS- Surgery of the Hand
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Abductor digiti minimi musculocutaneous island flap as an opposition transfer.
- Joint arthroplasties and prostheses.
- Fracture fixation.
- Gallery of medical devices: part 1: orthopedic devices for the extremities and pelvis.
- Closed-reduction percutaneous pinning of a complex divergent carpometacarpal fracture-dislocation involving the 4 ulnar carpometacarpal joints.
- Normal anatomy of the extrinsic capsular wrist ligaments by 3-T MRI and high-resolution ultrasonography.
- Imaging and treatment of scaphoid fractures and their complications.
- Imaging and management of thumb carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis.
- Emergency Open Reduction for an Irreducible Dislocation of the Metacarpophalangeal Joint of the Thumb in a Child.
- Accuracy of High-Resolution Ultrasonography in the Detection of Extensor Tendon
- Evidence-based Comprehensive Approach to Forearm Arterial Laceration.
Treatments
- Shoulder Replacement
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