Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University
Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr. Frank J. Frassica, MD
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Frank J. Frassica, MD is an expert in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery. He went to medical school at Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine. He received 1 awards: "Top MD". Frank J. Frassica is a published doctor. He has 63 publications published. The most current publication "Concomitant upper extremity soft tissue sarcoma limb-sparing resection and functional reconstruction: assessment of outcomes and costs of surgery." Frank J. Frassica, MD accepts all Medicare patients.
Publications
- Concomitant upper extremity soft tissue sarcoma limb-sparing resection and functional reconstruction: assessment of outcomes and costs of surgery.
- Inhibition of TGF-β signaling in mesenchymal stem cells of subchondral bone attenuates Osteoarthritis.
- A systematic approach to magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of epiphyseal lesions.
- Matrix IGF-1 maintains bone mass by activation of mTOR in mesenchymal stem cells.
- Review of the current literature as a preparatory tool for the trauma content of the Orthopaedic in-Training Examination.
- Irradiation induces bone injury by damaging bone marrow microenvironment for stem cells.
- Immersion education for orthopaedic pathology: a review of the Orthopaedic In-Training Examination and American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery certification.
- Inhibition of Sca-1-positive skeletal stem cell recruitment by alendronate blunts the anabolic effects of parathyroid hormone on bone remodeling.
- Analysis of nondiagnostic results after image-guided needle biopsies of musculoskeletal lesions.
- Accuracy, legibility, and content of consent forms for hip Fracture repair in a teaching hospital.
- Analysis of the pediatric orthopedic surgery questions on the Orthopaedic In-Training Examination, 2002 through 2006.
- The implications of prolonged diphosphonate therapy.
- Evaluation of the Orthopaedic In-Training Examination: spine questions.
- Educational resources for the Orthopedic In-Training Examination.
- Tumors for the general orthopedist: how to save your patients and practice.
- Orthopaedic journal publications and their role in the preparation for the orthopaedic in-training examination.
- Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the Knee: diagnosis and treatment.
- Computed tomography of the bones of the foot: neoplastic Disease.
- Current literature: an educational tool to study osteonecrosis for the Orthopaedic In-Training Examination?
- Current Hand surgery literature as an educational tool for the orthopaedic in-training examination.
- Analysis of the pathology section of the OITE will aid in trainee preparation.
- Improvement in documentation of compartment syndrome with a chart insert.
- Editorial from journal editors: patient care, professionalism and relations with industry.
- Patient care, professionalism and relations with industry.
- Malignant bone tumors.
- Visibility of surgical site marking after preoperative skin preparation.
- Magnetic resonance imaging of soft-tissue tumors: determinate and indeterminate lesions.
- Extracortical bone-bridging fixation with use of cortical allograft and recombinant human osteogenic protein-1.
- Proximal femoral replacement for metastatic bone Disease.
- Achieving the National Quality Forum's "Never Events": prevention of wrong site, wrong procedure, and wrong patient operations.
- Subperiosteal chondromyxoid fibroma: a report of two cases.
- Advances and challenges in diagnosis and management of skeletal metastases.
- Autologous cultured chondrocytes: adverse events reported to the United States Food and Drug Administration.
- Cost analysis of functional restoration surgery for extremity soft-tissue sarcoma.
- Distinction of long bone stress Fractures from pathologic Fractures on cross-sectional imaging: how successful are we?
- Tendon reattachment to a metallic implant using an allogenic bone plate augmented with rhOP-1 vs. autogenous cancellous bone and marrow in a canine model.
- Outcomes of re-excision after unplanned excisions of soft-tissue sarcomas.
- The effect of multidrug chemotherapy on bone graft augmented Prosthesis fixation.
- Documentation of acute compartment syndrome at an academic health-care center.
- Resection and reconstruction of a massive femoral hemophilic pseudotumor.
- Compartment syndrome: time from diagnosis to fasciotomy.
- The effect of pulsed ultrasound in the treatment of tibial stress Fractures.
- Stress Fracture injury in young military men and women.
- Well-limb compartment syndrome after prolonged lateral decubitus positioning. A report of two cases.
- Internet-based learning.
- A comparison of digital cameras: features essential for the orthopaedic surgeon.
- Toe-walking attributable to venous malformation of the calf muscle.
- Hemangioendothelioma of the spine.
- Total hip arthroplasty in skeletal dysplasias: patient selection, preoperative planning, and operative techniques.
- Safety in medicine.
- Presentation and staging of metastatic bone Disease.
- Evaluation and treatment of metastases to the humerus.
- Brachytherapy tubes and free tissue transfer after soft tissue sarcoma resection.
- Scapular soft tissue mass.
- Pediatric soft-tissue tumors.
- Septic arthritis of the hip following cortisone injection: case report and review of the literature.
- Metastatic bone Disease of the humerus.
- Soft tissue mass in a 5-year-old boy.
- Image-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for osteoid osteomas.
- A muscular lesion suggestive of focal myositis in a child with Proteus syndrome.
- Biologic tendon fixation to metallic implant augmented with autogenous cancellous bone graft and bone marrow in a canine model.
- Recurrence of a unicameral bone Cyst after nineteen years.
Schools
Medical University of South Carolina
Naval Hospital
Mayo Clinic Rochester
Procedures Preformed
- Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
- Excision of Femur or Knee
- Excision of Radius or Ulna
- Foot and Ankle Fracture Treatment, Open
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Conditions Treated
- Ankle Fracture
- Arm Fracture (incl. Elbow and Shoulder)
- Back Pain
- Bakers Cyst
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Doctors Specialties
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Orthopaedic Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Top MD
Education
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Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education -
National Capital Consortium -
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
Hospital
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University of Maryland Medical Center
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1689617227 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | FRASSICA | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | FRANK | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 212870005 | |
| NPPES Provider State | MD | |
| Specialty Description | Orthopedic Surgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 21.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1689617227 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | FRASSICA |
| First Name Of The Provider | FRANK |
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