Dr. Ian S Kovach MD, PHD
Orthopedist
203 Watson St Suite 300 Pratt KS, 67124About
Dr. Ian Kovach is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Pratt, KS. Dr. Kovach specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Kovach 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
Harvard Med Sch, Boston Ma 1992
School of Medicine 1998
Harvard Medical School 1992
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Cruciate injury patterns in knee hyperextension: a cadaveric model.
- Laser assisted soldering: effects of hydration on solder-tissue adhesion.
- The importance of polysaccharide configurational entropy in determining the osmotic swelling pressure of concentrated proteoglycan solution and the bulk compressive modulus of articular cartilage.
- A molecular theory of cartilage viscoelasticity.
- Small-angle HeNe laser light scatter and the compressive modulus of articular cartilage.
- Laser assisted soldering: microdroplet accumulation with a microjet device.
Treatments
- Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Back Pain
- Pain
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