Dr. James Donald Heckman MD
Orthopedist | Foot and Ankle Surgery
1 Medical Center Dr Dhmc Department Of O Lebanon NH, 03756Rating
4/5
About
Dr. James Heckman is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Lebanon, NH. Dr. Heckman specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Heckman 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
Jefferson Med Coll-Thos Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia Pa 1969
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University 1969
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Osteochondral progenitor cells in acute and chronic canine nonunions.
- The use of ketamine sedation.
- Pulsed electromagnetic fields increase growth factor release by nonunion cells.
- Expanding roles of the orthopaedic surgeon.
- Non-union of the clavicle in a child. A case report.
- Volume versus outcomes in orthopaedic surgery: a proper perspective is paramount.
- A concise format for reporting the longer-term follow-up status of patients managed with total hip arthroplasty.
- Biomechanical evaluation of fixation of posterior acetabular wall fractures.
- Introducing levels of evidence to the journal.
- An AOA critical issue: aging of the North American population: new challenges for orthopaedics.
- Who did what? (Mis)perceptions about authors' contributions to scientific articles based on order of authorship.
- Gel casting of resorbable polymers. 1. Processing and applications.
- Letters to the editor: a change in policy.
- Copyright, ownership, and truth in data in the electronic age.
- Changing ethical standards in scientific publication.
Treatments
- Pain
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