Dr. C. Thomas Vangsness Jr., MD
Orthopaedic Surgeon
1520 San Pablo St Los Angeles CA, 90033Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Carleton Vangsness Jr is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Vangsness Jr specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Vangsness Jr 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
Univ of Mn Med Sch-Minneapolis, Minneapolis Mn 1980
University of Minnesota Medical School 1980
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Overview of treatment options for arthritis in the active patient.
- Cautious surgery for discoid menisci.
- Lasers in orthopaedic surgery.
- Extensor carpi radialis brevis. An anatomical analysis of its origin.
- Technical pitfalls of meniscal surgery.
- Electrosurgical methods for arthroscopic meniscectomy: A review of the literature.
- An anatomic study of the supraspinatus muscle and tendon.
- Electromagnetic surgical devices in orthopaedics. Lasers and radiofrequency.
- The prevalence of soft tissue injuries in nonoperative tibial plateau fractures as determined by magnetic resonance imaging.
- Laser-assisted chondroplasty.
- Cultures of ligament fibroblasts in fibrin matrix gel.
- Nonsurgical approaches to pain management for osteoarthritis of the knee.
- New therapeutic options for managing the arthritic knee.
- Custom-fit versus premanufactured braces.
- Thermal profile of radiofrequency energy in the inferior glenohumeral ligament.
Treatments
- Torn Meniscus
- Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Rotator Cuff Syndrome
- Pain
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