Dr. Louis C Almekinders MD
Orthopedist
101 Manning Dr Chapel Hill NC, 27599About
Dr. Louis Almekinders is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Almekinders specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Almekinders 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
Erasmus University / Erasmus Medical Center 1980
Erasmus Univ Rotterdam 1982
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS- Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Patellar tendinitis: the significance of magnetic resonance imaging findings.
- The effects of aging, antiinflammatory drugs, and ultrasound on the in vitro response of tendon tissue.
- Anti-inflammatory treatment of muscular injuries in sport. An update of recent studies.
- Operative versus nonoperative treatment of knee dislocations: a meta-analysis.
- Fixed tibial subluxation after successful anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
- Impingement syndrome.
- Strain patterns in the patellar tendon and the implications for patellar tendinopathy.
- Achilles rupture in the athlete. Current science and treatment.
- Breaking with tradition.
- Types and epidemiology of tendinopathy.
- Compression etiology in tendinopathy.
- Minimally invasive subcutaneous fasciotomy for chronic exertional compartment syndrome of the lower extremity.
- Strain behavior of the distal achilles tendon: implications for insertional achilles tendinopathy.
- Knee stability following anterior cruciate ligament rupture and surgery. The contribution of irreducible tibial subluxation.
- Biomechanics and pathophysiology of overuse tendon injuries: ideas on insertional tendinopathy.
Treatments
- Torn Meniscus
- Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Frozen Shoulder
- Rotator Cuff Syndrome
- Pain
- Tendonitis
- Rotator Cuff Tear
- Abnormal Gait
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