Dr. Peter A. Deluca M.D.
Orthopedist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
84 N MAIN ST BRANFORD CT, 06405About
Dr. Peter Deluca is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Hamden, CT. Dr. Deluca 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. Deluca tends to childrens bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Pediatric orthopaedic surgeons can treat newborns to teenagers. Some conditions Dr. Deluca treats include gait abnormalities like limping, limp and spine deformities, broken bones and bone and joint infections.
Education and Training
Duke University School of Medicine 1981
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Optimization of walking ability of children with cerebral palsy.
- Kinematic and kinetic outcomes after identical multilevel soft tissue surgery in children with cerebral palsy.
- Direct intraosseous pressure monitoring of the femoral head during surgery for slipped capital femoral epiphysis.
- Intraoperative use of 3-d fluoroscopy in the treatment of developmental
- Distal rectus femoris intramuscular lengthening for the correction of stiff-knee gait in children with cerebral palsy.
- Incarcerated medial epicondyle fracture following pediatric elbow dislocation: 11 cases.
- Clinical and radiographic outcomes of supracondylar humerus fractures treated surgically by pediatric and non-pediatric orthopedic surgeons.
Treatments
- Cerebral Palsy
- Scoliosis
- Birth Defects
- Pain
Dr. Peter A. Deluca M.D.'s Practice location
Connecticut Orthopaedic Specialists
2408 Whitney Ave -Hamden, CT 06518Get Direction
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