Dr. Warren D Yu
Orthopedist | Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
2150 Pennsylvania Ave Nw 7th Floor Washington DC, 20037About
Dr. Warren Yu is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Yu specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Yu 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
Northwestern Uniiversity 1993
Northwestern University The Feinberg School 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- Autogenous tibial strut grafts used in anterior spinal fusion for severe kyphosis and kyphoscoliosis.
- Use of C1 lateral mass and C2 intralaminar fixation to stabilize a 30-year-old odontoid fracture that was causing myelopathy.
- Pseudarthrosis of the spine.
- Biomechanical comparison of transpedicular versus intralaminar C2 fixation in C2-C6 subaxial constructs.
- Change in sagittal balance with placement of an interspinous spacer.
- Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism after spine surgery: incidence and patient risk factors.
- Safety and usefulness of free fat grafts after microdiscectomy using an access cannula: a prospective pilot study and literature review.
Treatments
- Chronic Pain
- Spondylolisthesis
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Pinched Nerve
- Herniated Disc
- Pain
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
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