Dr. Larry K Chidgey MD
Hand Surgeon | Surgery of the Hand
1600 SW Archer Rd Gainesville FL, 32610Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Larry Chidgey is a hand surgeon practicing in Gainesville, FL. Dr. Chidgey specializes in caring for hand, wrist and forearm problems without the option of surgery unless necessary. Many hand surgeons are also experts in diagnosing and caring for shoulder and elbow problems and tend to suggest non-surgical treatments such as hand therapy or physical therapy.
Education and Training
Univ of South Fl Coll of Med, Tampa Fl 1981
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS- Surgery of the Hand
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Dysplasia epiphysealis hemimelica of the carpus.
- Chronic wrist pain.
- Histologic anatomy of the triangular fibrocartilage.
- Stress carpal tunnel pressures in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome and normal patients.
- Effects of elevation on nerve function in an acute upper extremity nerve compression model.
- Neuropathic sternoclavicular joint secondary to syringomyelia. A case report.
- The mysterious wrist.
- The distal radioulnar joint: anatomy and management of disorders.
- Treatment of acute and chronic instability of the distal radio-ulnar joint.
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