
Dr. John C France M.D.
Orthopedist | Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
1 Stadium Drive Morgantown WV, 26506About
Dr. John France is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Morgantown, WV. Dr. France specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. France 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 Pittsburgh Sch of Med, Pittsburgh Pa 1986
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 1986
School of Medicine 1991
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Neurologic deterioration secondary to unrecognized spinal instability following trauma--a multicenter study.
- Subaxial positional vertebral artery occlusion corrected by decompression and fusion.
- Injury of the posterior ligamentous complex of the thoracolumbar spine: a prospective evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging.
- High-energy contact sports and cervical spine neuropraxia injuries: what are the criteria for return to participation?
- Nicotine Increases Osteoblast Activity of Induced Bone Marrow Stromal Cells in a Dose-Dependent Manner: An in vitro Cell Culture Experiment.
- Effect of serum nicotine level on posterior spinal fusion in an in vivo rabbit model.
- Iliac Crest Bone Graft in Lumbar Fusion: The Effectiveness and Safety Compared with Local Bone Graft, and Graft Site Morbidity Comparing a Single-Incision Midline Approach with a Two-Incision Traditional Approach.
- Commentary on: "Traumatic Spondylopelvic Dissociation: A Report of Two Cases of Spondylolisthesis at L5-S1 and Review of Literature".
- Fracture of fusion mass after hardware removal in patients with high sagittal imbalance.
- Improvement of Segmental Lordosis in Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Comparison of Two Techniques.
- A Comparison of Open and Percutaneous Techniques in the Operative Fixation of Spinal Fractures Associated with Ankylosing Spinal Disorders.
- What's New in Spine Surgery.
Treatments
- Chronic Pain
- Spondylolisthesis
- Fibromyalgia
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain
- Scoliosis
- Pinched Nerve
- Herniated Disc
- Pain
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
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Practice At 1 Stadium Drive
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Brian R Hamlin M.D.101 Stadium Dr Morgantown WV 26506
- Dr. Matthew P Darmelio M.D.200 Orthopedic Way Morgantown WV 26505
- Dr. Nick L Zervos M.D.200 Orthopedic Way Morgantown WV 26505
- Dr. Scott D Daffner M.D.1 Stadiumdrive Morgantown WV 26506
- Dr. Adam E Klein MD6040 UNIVERSITY TOWN CENTRE DR MORGANTOWN WV 26501
- Dr. Gregg Michael O'malley M.D.200 Orthopedic Way Morgantown WV 26505
Nearest Hospitals
PRESTON MEMORIAL HOSPITALl
150 MEMORIAL DRIVE KINGWOOD WV 26537