Dr. Joshua M Abzug M.D.
Orthopedist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
245 N 15th St Ms 420 Philadelphia PA, 19102About
Dr. Joshua Abzug is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Abzug specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system in children. As a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Abzug tends to childrens bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Pediatric orthopaedic surgeons can treat newborns to teenagers. Some conditions Dr. Abzug treats include gait abnormalities like limping, limp and spine deformities, broken bones and bone and joint infections.
Education and Training
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine 2004
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Orthopaedic in-training examination scores: a correlation with USMLE results.
- T-Pin for distal radius fracture.
- Benign acquired superficial skin lesions of the hand.
- Domestic bird bites.
- Benign subungual tumors.
- Congenital and infantile skin lesions affecting the hand and upper extremity, part 1: vascular neoplasms and malformations.
- A slow-growing, painful hand mass.
- Complications of distal radial and scaphoid fracture treatment.
- Congenital and infantile benign skin lesions affecting the hand and upper extremity, part 2: nonvascular neoplasms.
- Pediatric wrist injury after a fall.
- Psychosocial factors are an important aspect of parent and patient-reported outcomes in neonatal brachial plexus palsy: Commentary on an article by Emily A. Eismann, MS, et al.: "The relationship between medical malpractice litigation and parent repo
- Complications of distal radial and scaphoid fracture treatment.
- Aquatic hand injuries.
- Developing a pollicization outcomes measure.
- Complications of tibial eminence and diaphyseal fractures in children: prevention and treatment.
Treatments
- Cerebral Palsy
- Birth Defects
- Pain
- Femur Fracture
- Broken Ankle
- Abnormal Gait
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