David Scott Nickerson MD
Orthopedist
56 Crown Dr Big Horn WY, 82833About
Dr. David Nickerson is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Big Horn, WY. Dr. Nickerson specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Nickerson 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.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A review of therapeutic nerve decompression for neuropathy in Hansen's disease with research suggestions.
- Low recurrence rate of diabetic foot ulcer after nerve decompression.
- Comment on: Riazi et al. Can ultrasound of the tibial nerve detect diabetic peripheral neuropathy? A cross-sectional study. Diabetes Care 2012;35:2575-2579.
- Reconsidering nerve decompression: an overlooked opportunity to limit diabetic foot ulcer recurrence and amputation.
- Comment on Tesfaye et al. Mechanisms and management of diabetic painful distal symmetrical polyneuropathy. Diabetes care 2013;36:2456-2465.
- Biologic Basis of Nerve Decompression Surgery for Focal Entrapments in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy.
- Illustration of Cost Saving Implications of Lower Extremity Nerve Decompression to Prevent Recurrence of Diabetic Foot Ulceration.
- Rationale, Science, and Economics of Surgical Nerve Decompression for Diabetic Neuropathy Foot Complications.
- Acute Improvement in Intraoperative EMG Following Common Fibular Nerve Decompression in Patients with Symptomatic Diabetic Sensorimotor Peripheral Neuropathy: 1. EMG Results.
- Nerve decompression and neuropathy complications in diabetes: Are attitudes discordant with evidence?
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