Dr. Scott Taber Ball M.D.
Orthopedist
1200 Garden View Road Encinitas CA, 92024About
Dr. Scott Ball is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in San Diego, CA. Dr. Ball specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Ball 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
UC San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, CA Other Degree
Orthopedic Hospital, Los Angeles, CA Other Degree
Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Philadelphia, PA Medical Degree
Orthopedic Surgeon Medical Degree
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Medical Degree
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Management of ureteral strictures in renal transplants by antegrade balloon dilatation and temporary internal stenting.
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- Indications for instrumentation in degenerative lumbar spinal disorders.
- Injuries of the thoracolumbar spine associated with restraint use in head-on motor vehicle accidents.
- The spatial and temporal expression pattern of Nesp and its antisense Nespas, in mid-gestation mouse embryos.
- Surgical options for salvage of end-stage hallux rigidus.
- Urinary retinol binding protein in Indo-Asian patients with idiopathic interstitial nephritis.
- Chondrocyte viability and metabolic activity after treatment of bovine articular cartilage with bipolar radiofrequency: an in vitro study.
- Follow-up of osteochondral plug transfers in a goat model: a 6-month study.
- Resurfacing THA for patients younger than 50 year: results of 2- to 9-year followup.
- Adenosine deaminase, Ada, is in mouse chromosome 2H3, and is not allelic with wasted, wst.
- A simple, reproducible method for centering the guide-pin in hip resurfacing arthroplasty.
- Continuous peripheral nerve blocks: is local anesthetic dose the only factor, or do concentration and volume influence infusion effects as well?
- A multicenter, randomized, triple-masked, placebo-controlled trial of the effect of ambulatory continuous femoral nerve blocks on discharge-readiness following total knee arthroplasty in patients on general orthopaedic wards.
- Long-term pain, stiffness, and functional disability after total knee arthroplasty with and without an extended ambulatory continuous femoral nerve block: a prospective, 1-year follow-up of a multicenter, randomized, triple-masked, placebo-controlled
Awards
- San Diego Super Doctors 2011
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