Dr. Philip Augustus Deffer M.D.
Hand Surgeon | Hand Surgery
1200 1st Ave E Suite C Spencer IA, 51301Rating
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Dr. Philip Deffer is a hand surgeon practicing in Spencer, IA. Dr. Deffer 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.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Nonoperative treatment of the fractured tibia by immediate weight bearing.
- The natural history of the fractured tibia.
- DISPLACED DISTAL FOREARM FRACTURES IN CHILDREN.
- PATHO MECHANICS OF THE FRACTURE OF THE CARPAL NAVICULAR.
- Field use of methadone and levo-iso-methadone in a combat zone (Hamhung-Hungnam, North Korea).
- The natural history of thoracic disc herniation.
- Management of fractured femora in acute amputees. Results of early ambulation in a cast-brace and pylon.
- Management of segmental defects of the radius and ulna.
- Nerve injuries complicating Monteggia lesions.
- Duplication of the primitive hindgut of the human being: an 8 year follow-up of a
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