Dr. David J. Hak MD
Orthopedist | Orthopaedic Trauma
309 N MANGOUSTINE AVE UNIT G SANFORD FL, 32771About
Dr. David Hak is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Denver, CO. Dr. Hak specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Hak 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
Oh State Univ Coll of Med, Columbus Oh 1989
OH STATE UNIV COLL OF MED AND PUB HLTH 1989
Ohio State University College of Medicine 1989
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Severity of injuries associated with traumatic hip dislocation as a result of motor vehicle collisions.
- Success of exchange reamed intramedullary nailing for femoral shaft nonunion or delayed union.
- Retained broken wound drains: a preventable complication.
- Prevention of venous thromboembolism in trauma and long bone fractures.
- Lower extremity traction pins: indications, technique, and complications.
- Development of an atrophic nonunion model and comparison to a closed healing fracture in rat femur.
- The role of pelvic angiography in evaluation and management of pelvic trauma.
- Prevention of atrophic nonunion development by recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-7.
- Coronal fractures of the distal femoral condyle: a biomechanical evaluation of four internal fixation constructs.
- Recombinant human BMP-7 effectively prevents non-union in both young and old rats.
- Global gene profiling reveals a downregulation of BMP gene expression in experimental atrophic nonunions compared to standard healing fractures.
- The use of osteoconductive bone graft substitutes in orthopaedic trauma.
- Removal of broken hardware.
- Radial nerve palsy associated with humeral shaft fractures.
- Management of hemorrhage in life-threatening pelvic fracture.
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- Broken Ankle
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