
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
Provider Details
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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Practice At 1301 Penn Ave Suite 213
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Nearby Providers
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- Dr. Ian Lin MD1301 Penn Ave Des Moines IA 50316
- Dr. Kary Reginald Schulte MD6001 Westown Parkway West Des Moines IA 50266
- Dr. Brian M Crites M.D.12499 University Ave Clive IA 50325
- Dr. Lynn Melvin Lindaman M.D.6000 University Ave West Des Moines IA 50266
- Dr. Lynn Marvin Nelson MD6001 Westown Parkway West Des Moines IA 50266
Nearest Hospitals
IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITALl
700 EAST UNIVERSITY AVENUE DES MOINES IA 50316IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTERl
1200 PLEASANT STREET DES MOINES IA 50309