Dr. William Webster Tomford MD
Orthopedist
55 Fruit St, Yaw 3 Orthopaedic Associat Boston MA, 02114About
Dr. William Tomford earned his BA from the University of North Carolina and his MD from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He trained at Johns Hopkins Hospital in general surgery and graduated ...
Education and Training
Vanderbilt Univ Sch of Med, Nashville Tn 1971
Vanderbilt 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- Improved osteoconduction of cortical bone grafts by biodegradable foam coating.
- Biodegradable foam coating of cortical allografts.
- Incorporation of perforated and demineralized cortical bone allografts. Part I: radiographic and histologic evaluation.
- Incorporation of perforated and demineralized cortical bone allografts. Part II: A mechanical and histologic evaluation.
- Immune response to perforated and partially demineralized bone allografts.
- Porous poly(propylene fumarate) foam coating of orthotopic cortical bone grafts for improved osteoconduction.
- Quantitative measures of osteoinductivity of a porous poly(propylene fumarate) bone graft extender.
- Current status of allografting for bone tumors.
- Bone allografts: past, present and future.
- Radiosensitivity of human immunodeficiency virus type 1.
- Allograft research and transplantation: editorial comment.
- The use of frozen cadaveric allografts in the management of patients with bone tumors of the extremities.
- Epics of angina.
- Improved fixation of the femoral component after total hip replacement using a methacrylate intramedullary plug.
- Osteoarticular and intercalary allograft transplantation in the management of malignant tumors of bone.
Awards
- 2011 Boston Super Doctors
- 2009 Golden Apple Teaching Award (HCORP)
Treatments
- Partial Knee Replacement, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Allografts And More
- Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Pain
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