Professor, Orthopaedics, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr. David J. Hak, MD
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Dr. David J. Hak works in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery. He went to The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He over the years received 1 awards: "Fellow". David is also published. He has 85 publications published. The lastest publication: "The box frame fixator: a technique for simultaneous fracture and free-tissue transfer management.' David accepts Medicare payments and is listed with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- Hip Fractures in 2016, where do we stand and have we made any progress?
- Increasing challenges for an effective peer-review process.
- An observational case series of HIV-positive patients treated with open reduction internal fixation for a closed lower extremity Fracture.
- Difficulties and challenges to diagnose and treat post-traumatic long bone osteomyelitis.
- Strategies for the management of haemorrhage following pelvic Fractures and associated trauma-induced coagulopathy.
- Surgical site infection after open reduction and internal fixation of tibial plateau Fractures.
- Analysis of usage and associated cost of external fixators at an urban level 1 trauma centre.
- Osteoporosis and the orthopaedic surgeon: basic concepts for successful co-management of patients' bone health.
- Balloon Tibioplasty: Pearls and Pitfalls.
- Diagnosing Joint infections: synovial fluid differential is more sensitive than white blood cell count.
- Incidence and pattern of technical complications in balloon-guided osteoplasty for depressed tibial plateau Fractures: a pilot study in 20 consecutive patients.
- Prophylactic Antibiotics in Open Fractures: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Safety Study.
- Intraoperative Fluoroscopic Evaluation of Screw Placement During Pelvic and Acetabular Surgery.
- Comparison of 4 Fluoroscopic Views for Dorsal Cortex Screw Penetration After Volar Plating of the Distal Radius.
- Percutaneous reduction and fixation of an intra-articular calcaneal Fracture using an inflatable bone tamp: description of a novel and safe technique.
- Management of talar neck Fractures.
- Management of aseptic tibial nonunion.
- Hang them high: a Hands-free technique for limb-holding during surgical preparation: in response.
- Intramedullary nailing of proximal third tibial Fractures: techniques to improve reduction.
- Hang Them High: A Hands-Free Technique for Limb-Holding During Surgical Preparation.
- The effect of ischemia reperfusion injury on skeletal muscle.
- Diagnosis and management of necrotizing fasciitis.
- Traumatic spinopelvic dissociation or U-shaped sacral Fracture: A review of the literature.
- Deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis in trauma patients.
- Getting the rotation right: techniques for assessing rotation in intramedullary tibial and femoral nailing.
- The "not so simple" Ankle fracture: avoiding problems and pitfalls to improve patient outcomes.
- Traction table-related Complications in orthopaedic surgery.
- The influence of Fracture fixation biomechanics on Fracture healing.
- Influence of prior fasciotomy on infection after open reduction and internal fixation of tibial plateau Fractures.
- Stress radiograph to detect true extent of symphyseal disruption in presumed anteroposterior compression type I Pelvic injuries.
- Biomechanical strain analysis of the proximal Femur following retrograde intramedullary nailing.
- Preoperative planning in orthopedic trauma: benefits and contemporary uses.
- Safety and efficacy of conversion from external fixation to plate fixation in humeral shaft Fractures.
- Psychiatric risk factors in pediatric hand Fractures.
- Technical problems and Complications in the removal of the less invasive stabilization system.
- Combined injuries of the pelvis and acetabulum: nature of a devastating dyad.
- Locked plate fixation of osteoporotic humeral shaft Fractures: are two locking screws per segment enough?
- Key issues and controversies in the acute management of hip Fractures.
- Femur shaft Fracture fixation in head-injured patients: when is the right time?
- Quadriceps Tendon injuries.
- Biological rationale for the intramedullary canal as a source of autograft material.
- Sacral Fractures: current strategies in diagnosis and management.
- Management of hemorrhage in life-threatening pelvic Fracture.
- Radial nerve palsy associated with humeral shaft Fractures.
- A new minimally invasive technique for large volume bone graft harvest for treatment of Fracture nonunions.
- Removal of broken hardware.
- The use of osteoconductive bone graft substitutes in orthopaedic trauma.
- Treatment of complex proximal femoral Fractures with the proximal femur locking compression plate.
- Global gene profiling reveals a downregulation of BMP gene expression in experimental atrophic nonunions compared to standard healing Fractures.
- Effect of low molecular weight heparin on Fracture healing in a stabilized rat femur Fracture model.
- High-energy proximal tibial Fractures: treatment options and decision making.
- Recombinant human BMP-7 effectively prevents non-union in both young and old rats.
- Prevention of atrophic nonunion development by recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-7.
- The role of Pelvic angiography in evaluation and management of Pelvic trauma.
- Pelvic Fracture patterns and their corresponding angiographic sources of hemorrhage.
- Preliminary stabilization of the less invasive stabilization system.
- Development of an atrophic nonunion model and comparison to a closed healing Fracture in rat femur.
- Lower extremity traction pins: indications, technique, and Complications.
- Severity of injuries associated with traumatic hip dislocation as a result of motor vehicle collisions.
- Diagnosis and management of closed internal degloving injuries associated with pelvic and acetabular Fractures: the Morel-Lavallée lesion.
- Total knee replacement including a modular distal femoral component in elderly patients with acute Fracture or nonunion.
- Avulsion Fracture of the coracoid associated with acromioclavicular dislocation.
- Biomechanical comparison of single- and double-pin fixation for acute slipped capital femoral epiphysis.
- Single plane and biplane external fixators for Knee arthrodesis.
- Retained broken wound drains: a preventable complication.
- A review of radiographic lines and angles used in orthopedics.
- Prevention of venous thromboembolism in trauma and long bone Fractures.
- Heterotopic ossification in the reaming tract of a percutaneous antegrade femoral nail: a case report.
- Treatment of distal femur and proximal tibia Fractures with external fixation followed by planned conversion to internal fixation.
- Failure of less invasive stabilization system plates in the distal Femur: a report of four cases.
- Coronal Fractures of the distal femoral condyle: a biomechanical evaluation of four internal fixation constructs.
- The effectiveness of standard povidone iodine surgical preparation in decontaminating external fixator components.
- Low-energy osteoporotic pelvic Fractures.
- The effect of Cox-2 specific inhibition on direct Fracture healing in the rabbit tibia.
- Avoiding varus malreduction during cephalomedullary nailing of intertrochanteric hip Fractures.
- Postoperative surgical site infection following acetabular Fracture fixation.
- Histologic analysis of ruptured quadriceps Tendons.
- Outcome and complications of posterior transiliac plating for vertically unstable sacral Fractures.
- Success of exchange reamed intramedullary nailing for femoral shaft nonunion or delayed union.
- Consequences of transverse acetabular Fracture malreduction on load transmission across the hip joint.
- Olecranon Fractures: treatment options.
- The use of the unreamed nail in tibial Fractures with concomitant preoperative or intraoperative elevated compartment pressure or compartment syndrome.
- The box frame fixator: a technique for simultaneous Fracture and free-tissue transfer management.
- Tips and tricks for ORIF of displaced femoral neck Fractures in the young adult patient.
Schools
Ohio State University College Of Medicine
UCLA Med CtrUCLA D Geffen School
University Ca Davis Med Center
Procedures Preformed
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
- Elbow Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment, Closed
- Elbow Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment, Open
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Conditions Treated
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Ankle Fracture
- Ankle Sprain and Achilles Tendon Sprain or Rupture
- Arm Fracture (incl. Elbow and Shoulder)
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Doctors Specialties
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Orthopaedic Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Fellow
Education
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University of California Davis -
UCLA Medical Center -
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Hospital
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Denver Health
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1942290341 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | HAK |
| First Name Of The Provider | DAVID |
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