Dr. William F Lavelle MD
Orthopedist | Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
6620 Fly Road Suite 200 East Syracuse NY, 13057Rating
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About
Dr. William Lavelle is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in East Syracuse, NY. Dr. Lavelle specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Lavelle 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
Drexel University College of Medicine 2002
Hahnemann University School of Medicine
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Recurrent fracture after vertebral kyphoplasty.
- The role of bone scintigraphy in treatment planning, and predicting pain relief after kyphoplasty.
- Interventional techniques for back pain.
- Operative delay for orthopedic patients on clopidogrel (plavix): a complete lack of consensus.
- Epidural analgesia for postoperative pain control after adolescent spinal fusion procedures which violated the epidural space.
- Bone grafting options in children.
- Scapulothoracic dissociation.
- Giant cell tumor of a lumbar vertebra in a 7-year-old child: a case report.
- Spontaneous resolution of cervical cord compression induced by hydrogel (Duraseal).
- C2 compressive osteochondroma with transient neurologic symptoms in a pediatric patient.
- Positional effects of transforaminal interbody spacer placement at the L5-S1 intervertebral disc space: a biomechanical study.
- Sacral insufficiency fracture after partial sacrectomy.
- Toward a better understanding of direct vertebral rotation for AIS surgery: development of a multisegmental biomechanical model and factors affecting correction.
- Biomechanical assessment and fatigue characteristics of an articulating nucleus implant.
- The Incidence of Lumbar Discectomy after Epidural Steroid Injections or Selective Nerve Root Blocks.
Treatments
- Chronic Pain
- Spondylolisthesis
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Pinched Nerve
- Herniated Disc
- Pain
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
Professional Memberships
- Member AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
- Member NEW YORK STATE ORTHOPAEDIC SOCIETY
Fellowships
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation 2008
- Cleveland Clinic, Spine Surgery 2008
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Practice At 6620 Fly Road Suite 200
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UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL S U N Y HEALTH SCIENCE CENTERl
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