Dr. David S Ruch M.D.
Orthopedist
4101 N Roxboro St Durham NC, 27704Rating
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About
Dr. David Ruch is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Durham, NC. Dr. Ruch specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Ruch 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.
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS- Surgery of the Hand
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Arthroscopic debridement for the treatment of Kienbock's disease.
- Innervation density of the base of the palm.
- Arthroscopic resection of the radial head.
- The role of arthroscopy in the treatment of lunotriquetral ligament injuries.
- Arthroscopic evaluation and treatment of scaphoid nonunion.
- Radius pull test: predictor of longitudinal forearm instability.
- Articulating external fixation to overcome nerve gaps in lower extremity trauma.
- Arthroscopic resection of the common extensor origin: anatomic considerations.
- Results of palmar plating of the lunate facet combined with external fixation for the treatment of high-energy compression fractures of the distal radius.
- Loss of flexion after radial head replacement.
- The effect of increasing distraction on digital motion after external fixation of the wrist.
- Internal distraction plating of distal radius fractures.
- Arthroscopically assisted repair of peripheral triangular fibrocartilage complex tears: factors affecting outcome.
- Distal radioulnar joint instability in distal radius fractures: the role of sigmoid notch and triangular fibrocartilage complex revisited.
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