Dr. Michelle A James M.D.
Hand Surgeon | Hand Surgery
2425 Stockton Blvd Sacramento CA, 95817Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Michelle James is a hand surgeon practicing in Sacramento, CA. Dr. James 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 Ca, San Diego, Sch of Med, La Jolla Ca 1983
University of California 1983
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS- Surgery of the Hand
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Reconstruction of the upper extremity in the child with tetraplegia.
- The association of radial deficiency with thumb hypoplasia.
- Kinematic assessment of the upper extremity in brachial plexus birth palsy.
- Madelung's deformity: quantitative assessment of x-ray deformity.
- The Unilateral Below Elbow Test: a function test for children with unilateral congenital below elbow deficiency.
- Shoulder external rotation tendon transfers for brachial plexus birth palsy.
- Upper extremity kinematics during functional activities: three-dimensional studies in a normal pediatric population.
- Regional techniques as an adjunct to general anesthesia for pediatric extremity and spine surgery.
- Use of the Medical Research Council muscle strength grading system in the upper extremity.
- The contralateral unimpaired arm as a control for upper extremity kinematic analysis in children with brachial plexus birth palsy.
- Distraction lengthening of the ulna in children with radial longitudinal deficiency.
- Comparison of pediatric outcomes data collection instrument scores and range of motion before and after shoulder tendon transfers for children with brachial plexus birth palsy.
- Reconstruction of the type IIIA hypoplastic thumb.
- Posterior elbow capsulotomy with triceps lengthening for treatment of elbow extension contracture in children with arthrogryposis.
- Failure of differentiation: Part II (arthrogryposis, camptodactyly, clinodactyly, madelung deformity, trigger finger, and trigger thumb).
Treatments
- Birth Defects
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