Dr. Derek M. Kelly, MD
Orthopedist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
1400 S Germantown Rd Germantown TN, 38138Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Derek Kelly is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Germantown, TN. Dr. Kelly specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system in children. As a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Kelly tends to childrens bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Pediatric orthopaedic surgeons can treat newborns to teenagers. Some conditions Dr. Kelly treats include gait abnormalities like limping, limp and spine deformities, broken bones and bone and joint infections.
Education and Training
University Of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College Of Medicine, Uams, University Of Arkansas For Me MD
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Emergency room visits by pediatric fracture patients treated with cast immobilization.
- Is radiographic evaluation necessary in children with a clinical diagnosis of calcaneal apophysitis (sever disease)?
- Trends in all-terrain vehicle-related spinal injuries in children and adolescents.
- An accessory limb with lipomyelomeningocele in a male.
- Screws versus hooks: implant cost and deformity correction in adolescent
- Medial ulnar collateral ligament origin in children and adolescents: an MRI anatomic study.
- Environmental and temporal factors affecting pediatric orthopaedic injuries.
- Surgical treatment of symptomatic accessory navicular in children and adolescents.
- Does preoperative orientation and education alleviate anxiety in posterior spinal fusion patients? A prospective, randomized study.
- Levels of Evidence in the Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics: Update and Comparison to the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
- Epidemiology of Pediatric Fractures Presenting to Emergency Departments in the United States.
- Fracture of the Medial Humeral Epicondyle in Children: A Comparison of Operative and Nonoperative Management.
- The Impact of Child Safety Restraint Status and Age in Motor Vehicle Collisions in Predicting Type and Severity of Bone Fractures and Traumatic Injuries.
- Complications After Surgical Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- What's New in Pediatric Orthopaedics.
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