Dr. Frank A Pettrone MD
Orthopedist
1635 N George Mason Dr Suite 310 Arlington VA, 22205About
Dr. Frank Pettrone is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Arlington, VA. Dr. Pettrone specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Pettrone 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 1969
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Comparison of shoulder stabilization using arthroscopic transglenoid sutures versus open capsulolabral repairs: a 5-year minimum follow-up.
- Evaluation of the painful shoulder. A prospective comparison of magnetic
- Gymnastic injuries: the Virginia experience 1982-1983.
- Tennis elbow. The surgical treatment of lateral epicondylitis.
- Tennis elbow. The surgical treatment of lateral epicondylitis.
- Quantitative criteria for prediction of the results after displaced fracture of the ankle.
- Tennis for senior citizens. Pilot program to promote fitness.
- Meniscectomy: arthrotomy versus arthroscopy.
- Cornelia de Lange's syndrome. A review article (with emphasis on orthopedic significance).
- Resection and repair for medial tennis elbow. A prospective analysis.
- Arthroscopic transglenoid suture capsulolabral repairs: preliminary results.
- Arthroscopic transglenoid suture capsulolabral repair. Five-year followup.
- Posterosuperior glenoid rim impingement as a cause of shoulder pain in top level waterpolo players.
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