Dr. Michael Joseph Bolesta MD
Orthopedist | Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
5323 Harry Hines Blvd Dallas TX, 75390About
Michael Bolesta, M.D., specializes in treating patients with cervical and lumbar spine conditions and injuries. This includes those that may be experiencing back and neck pain and need an initial diagnosis, ...
Education and Training
Univ of Mo, Columbia Sch of Med, Columbia Mo 1981
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Smoking cessation in the spine surgeon's office: a review.
- Esophageal perforation after anterior cervical plate fixation: a report of two cases.
- Postoperative cerebrospinal-fluid fistula associated with erosion of the dura. Findings after anterior resection of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in the cervical spine.
- Degenerative spondylolisthesis of the cervical spine: analysis of 58 patients treated with anterior cervical decompression and fusion.
- Mediastinal widening associated with fractures of the upper thoracic spine.
- A comparison of film and computer workstation measurements of degenerative
- Commentary on an article by Dino Samartzis, DSc, et al.: "A population-based study of juvenile disc degeneration and its association with overweight and obesity, low back pain, and diminished functional status".
- Cadaveric study suggests femoral nerve at risk during transpsoas approach to L4-L5 disc: commentary on an article by Timothy T. Davis, MD, et al.: "Lumbar plexus anatomy within the psoas muscle: implications for the transpsoas lateral approach to the
- Meaningful improvement in perioperative pain control after lumbar surgery.
- Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2: what's a spine surgeon to do?: commentary on an article by J. Michielsen, MD, et al.: "The effect of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 in single-level posterior lumbar interbody arthrodesis
- Treatment of spinal fractures in ankylosing spondylitis.
- Pedicle screw instrumentation of thoracolumbar burst fractures: Biomechanical evaluation of screw configuration with pedicle screws at the level of the fracture.
- Degenerative spondylolisthesis.
- Immediate and delayed neurorrhaphy in a rabbit model: a functional, histologic, and biochemical comparison.
- Fat embolism syndrome without adult respiratory distress syndrome.
Professional Memberships
- Fellow American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
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UT Southwestern Medical Center
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