Dr. David Anthony Vittetoe MD
Orthopedist
1301 Penn Ave Suite 213 Des Moines IA, 50316About
Dr. David Vittetoe is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Des Moines, IA. Dr. Vittetoe specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Vittetoe 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
Univ Of Ia Coll Of Med- Iowa City Ia 1995
University of Ia Roy J & L Carver Com 1995
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Cementless acetabular revision with the Harris-Galante porous prosthesis. Results after a minimum of ten years of follow-up.
- Cemented rotating-platform total knee replacement. a concise follow-up, at a minimum of fifteen years, of a previous report.
- The John Insall Award: unicompartmental knee replacement: a minimum twenty-one-year followup, end-result study.
- Total hip arthroplasty with a cemented, polished, collared femoral stem and a cementless acetabular component. A follow-up study at a minimum of ten years.
- Association of third body embedment with rim damage in retrieved acetabular liners.
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