Dr. Gregory Krikor Deirmengian MD
Orthopedist
3400 Spruce St 1 Maloney Building Philadelphia PA, 19104About
Dr. Gregory Deirmengian is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Deirmengian specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Deirmengian 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
B.A., Princeton University
M.D., Harvard Medical School
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS- Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Orthopaedic . radiology . pathology conference: hand mass in an 18-year-old woman.
- Leukocytosis is common after total hip and knee arthroplasty.
- A simple technique for avoiding femoral component malpositioning in total hip resurfacing arthoplasty.
- Revision total hip arthroplasty in younger patients: indications, reasons for failure, and survivorship.
- Staphylococcus aureus colonization among arthroplasty patients previously treated by a decolonization protocol: a pilot study.
- The routine use of atypical cultures in presumed aseptic revisions is unnecessary.
- Negative pressure wound therapy is associated with resolution of incisional drainage in most wounds after hip arthroplasty.
- Head computed tomography is not useful for evaluating patients change in mental
- Clostridium difficile is common in patients with postoperative diarrhea after hip
- Dental clearance prior to elective arthroplasty may not be needed for everyone.
- Medicare fails to compensate additional surgical time and effort associated with revision arthroplasty.
- The Fate of Spacers in the Treatment of Periprosthetic Joint Infection.
- A Current Procedural Terminology Code for "Knee Conversion" Is Needed to Account for the Additional Surgical Time Required Compared to Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Clinical Trials
Treatments
- Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Back Pain
- Pinched Nerve
- Pain
- Tendonitis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Femur Fracture
- Abnormal Gait
Fellowships
- Fellowship, Adult Reconstruction, Rush University
Experience & Accolades
- Director of Comprehensive Arthritis and Joint Replacement ResearchLankenau Institute for Medical Research
- Guest ReviewerJournal of Arthroplasty
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