Dr. Pierce Edward Scranton MD
Orthopedist
4455 148TH AVE NE BELLEVUE WA, 98007About
Dr. Pierce Scranton is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Seattle, WA. Dr. Scranton specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Scranton 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 Cincinnati Coll of Med, Cincinnati Oh 1972
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The cost effectiveness of streamlined care pathways and product standardization in total knee arthroplasty.
- Comparison of open isolated subtalar arthrodesis with autogenous bone graft versus outpatient arthroscopic subtalar arthrodesis using injectable bone morphogenic protein-enhanced graft.
- Growth and hormone control mechanisms in osteosarcoma. Evidence for a new therapeutic approach.
- The relationship between chronic ankle instability and variations in mortise anatomy and impingement spurs.
- Management of knee pain and stiffness after total knee arthroplasty.
- Treatment of type V osteochondral lesions of the talus with ipsilateral knee osteochondral autografts.
- Report on the A.O.F.A.S. Outreach and Educational Fund fact-finding mission to Vietnam. American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society.
- Use of bone graft substitutes in lower extremity reconstructive surgery.
- Report of the AOFAS Outreach and Educational Fund's Overseas Fellowship to Vietnam, June 2-30, 2002.
- Outcomes of different autografts and grafting techniques in anterior cruciate ligament replacement.
- Osteochondral autologous transfer system.
- Variations in fibular position, talar length, and anterior talofibular ligament length.
- Anterior tibiotalar spurs: a comparison of open versus arthroscopic debridement.
- Bone suture anchor fixation in the lower extremity: a review of insertion principles and a comparative biomechanical evaluation.
- Outpatient endoscopic quadruple hamstring ACL reconstruction.
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