Dr. Lawrence I Karlin MD
Orthopedist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
300 Longwood Ave Boston MA, 02115Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Lawrence Karlin is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Karlin 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. Karlin tends to childrens bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Pediatric orthopaedic surgeons can treat newborns to teenagers. Some conditions Dr. Karlin treats include gait abnormalities like limping, limp and spine deformities, broken bones and bone and joint infections.
Education and Training
Tufts Univ Sch of Med, Boston Ma 1971
Tufts University School of Medicine 1971
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Spinal arthrodesis for scoliosis in Down syndrome.
- Postoperative shoulder-spine spica cast for young children.
- Visual field defect after posterior spine fusion.
- A provisionally unique syndrome of macrosomia, bone overgrowth, macrocephaly, and tall stature.
- Advances in pediatric orthopaedics.
- Kyphectomy for myelodysplasia.
- Intraoperative anaphylaxis to gelatin in topical hemostatic agents during anterior spinal fusion: a case report.
- A quality improvement program to reduce unnecessary referrals for adolescent scoliosis.
- Diagnostic arthroscopy in sports injuries.
- A reassessment of spinal stabilization in severe cerebral palsy.
- The relationship between preoperative nutritional status and complications after
Clinical Trials
Treatments
- Back Pain
- Scoliosis
- Birth Defects
- Pain
- Lipoma
- Blepharoplasty-eyelids
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