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Dr. Douglas R Dirschl MD
Orthopedist
101 Manning Dr Chapel Hill NC, 27599About
Douglas R. Dirschl, MD, is a highly accomplished surgeon and an expert in orthopaedics. He specializes in caring for patients with musculoskeletal trauma and fractures, as well as other injuries and d ...
Education and Training
Or Hlth Sci Univ Sch of Med, Portland Or 1988
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS- 2005
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Bone mineral density 6 years after a hip fracture: a prospective, longitudinal study.
- Radiographic fracture assessments: which ones can we reliably make?
- Reliability in evaluating letters of recommendation.
- Incidence of hardware-related pain and its effect on functional outcomes after open reduction and internal fixation of ankle fractures.
- Scoring of orthopaedic residency applicants: is a scoring system reliable?
- Mechanical strength and wear of used EBI external fixators.
- High-pressure pulsatile lavage irrigation of contaminated fractures: effects on fracture healing.
- Tibial plafond fractures. How do these ankles function over time?
- Internal fixation versus arthroplasty of comminuted fractures of the distal humerus.
- Designing, conducting, and evaluating journal clubs in orthopaedic surgery.
- Injury severity assessment in tibial plateau fractures.
- Factors affecting outcome in tibial plafond fractures.
- Interobserver reliability of a CT-based fracture classification system.
- Reuse of selected external fixator components is safe and should be supported.
- Effects of varying pulsatile lavage pressure on cancellous bone structure and fracture healing.
Treatments
- Fractures (broken Bones), Bone Infection
Professional Memberships
- Member American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Member American Orthopaedic Association
- Member Foundation for Orthopaedic Trauma
- Member Interurban Orthopaedic Society
- Member North Carolina Orthopaedic Association
- Member Orthopaedic Trauma Association
- Member North Carolina Orthopaedic Alumni Association
- Member North Carolina Orthopaedic Society
- Member North Carolina Medical Society
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101 Manning Dr -Chapel Hill, NC 27599Get Direction
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