Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, University Pittsburgh Professor of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh
Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr. Dane K. Wukich, MD
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Doctor Dane K. Wukich, MD practices Orthopaedic Surgery. He studied medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Georgetown University School of Medicine has a rank of 49 in research and a 84 in primary care He has 2 awards "Regional Top Doctor" and "Golden Apple Award". Dane K. Wukich, MD has written publications. He has 59 publications published with PubMed. The lastest paper is: 'Major neurovascular complications of endoscopic carpal tunnel release.' He is registered with Medicare and accepts Medicare payments.
Publications
- Preventive and Therapeutic Strategies for Diabetic Foot Ulcers.
- Perioperative Glycemic Control and the Effect on Surgical Site Infections in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Foot and Ankle Surgery.
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma With Chronic Osteomyelitis: A Case Report.
- Heel Pain-plantar fasciitis: revision 2014.
- Radiographic Analysis of Diabetic MidFoot Charcot Neuroarthropathy With and Without MidFoot Ulceration.
- Neuropathy and poorly controlled diabetes increase the rate of surgical site infection after foot and Ankle surgery.
- Self-Reported Quality of Life in Patients With Diabetes: A Comparison of Patients With and Without Charcot Neuroarthropathy.
- SIRS Is Valid in Discriminating Between Severe and Moderate Diabetic Foot Infections.
- Orthopaedic surgery and the diabetic charcot Foot.
- Self-reported outcomes of trans-tibial amputations for non-reconstructable Charcot neuroarthropathy in patients with diabetes: a preliminary report.
- Severity of diabetic Foot infection and rate of limb salvage.
- Tarsal coalitions in the adult population: does treatment differ from the adolescent?
- Pantalar arthrodesis for post-traumatic arthritis and diabetic neuroarthropathy of the Ankle and hindfoot.
- The Charcot Foot in diabetes.
- Surgical Site Infections After Foot and Ankle Surgery: A Comparison of Patients With and Without Diabetes.
- External fixation techniques for plastic and reconstructive surgery of the diabetic Foot.
- Internal fixation techniques for midFoot charcot neuroarthropathy in patients with diabetes.
- Retrograde Ankle Arthrodesis Using an Intramedullary Nail: A Comparison of Patients with and without Diabetes Mellitus.
- Outcomes of Ankle fractures in patients with uncomplicated versus complicated diabetes.
- Diagnosis and treatment of chronic Ankle pain.
- Technical guide: transfibular Ankle arthrodesis with fibular-onlay strut graft.
- Radiographic outcomes following primary arthrodesis of the first metatarsophalangeal Joint in hallux abductovalgus deformity.
- Current concepts review: diabetic Foot ulcers.
- Postoperative infection rates in foot and Ankle surgery: a comparison of patients with and without diabetes mellitus.
- Charcot arthropathy of the foot and Ankle: modern concepts and management review.
- Early complications following the operative treatment of pilon Fractures with and without diabetes.
- Correction of metatarsus primus varus with an opening wedge plate: a review of 18 procedures.
- Ankle arthrodiastasis.
- Validity of the Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM) in Diabetes Mellitus.
- The Charcot Foot: medical and surgical therapy.
- Comprehensive Foot examination and risk assessment. A report of the Task Force of the Foot Care Interest Group of the American Diabetes Association, with endorsement b...
- Complications encountered with circular ring fixation in persons with diabetes mellitus.
- Biotenodesis screw for fixation of FDL transfer in the treatment of adult acquired flatFoot deformity.
- The management of Ankle fractures in patients with diabetes.
- Thromboembolism following foot and Ankle surgery: a case series and literature review.
- Heel Pain--plantar fasciitis: clinical practice guildelines linked to the international classification of function, disability, and health from the orthopaedic section...
- Surgical reconstruction of the Charcot rearfoot and Ankle.
- Practical management of Lisfranc injuries in athletes.
- Ankle fractures in diabetics.
- The surgical management of high- and low-energy tibial plafond Fractures: A combination of internal and external fixation devices.
- Hypermobility of the first tarsometatarsal Joint.
- Safety of total contact casting in high-risk patients with neuropathic Foot ulcers.
- Defining success in clinical trials of diabetic Foot wounds: the Los Angeles DFCon consensus.
- Achilles pain, stiffness, and muscle power deficits: Achilles tendinitis.
- The consequences of complacency: managing the effects of unrecognized Charcot feet.
- Comprehensive Foot examination and risk assessment: a report of the task force of the Foot care interest group of the American Diabetes Association, with endorsement b...
- Comprehensive Foot examination and risk assessment.
- Diabetic Foot disorders. A clinical practice guideline (2006 revision).
- Serum creatine kinase and lactate dehydrogenase changes after anterior approaches to the thoracic and lumbar spine.
- Cardiac isoenzyme values after total Joint arthroplasty.
- A long-term study of triple arthrodesis for correction of pes cavovarus in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease.
- Operative treatment of acute hip Fractures: its effect on serum creatine kinase, lactate dehydrogenase and their isoenzymes.
- Preoperative indium-labeled white blood cell scintigraphy in suspected osteomyelitis of the axial skeleton.
- Diagnosis of infection by preoperative scintigraphy with indium-labeled white blood cells.
- Elevated levels of peripheral serum creatine phosphokinase with strangulated small bowel obstruction.
- Changes in peripheral serum creatine phosphokinase (CPK) and lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) in acute experimental colonic infarction.
- Major neurovascular complications of endoscopic Carpal tunnel release.
- Responsiveness of the foot and Ankle ability measure (FAAM) in individuals with diabetes.
Schools
Georgetown University School Of Medicine
Walter Reed Army Med Center
AI Dupont Institute
Fairfax Hospital
Procedures Preformed
- Achilles Tenotomy
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
- Epidural Block, Facet Blocks
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Conditions Treated
- Achilles Tendinitis
- Ankle and Foot Instability or Derangement
- Ankle Fracture
- Ankle Sprain and Achilles Tendon Sprain or Rupture
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Doctors Specialties
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Orthopaedic Surgery
Accepted Insurances
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Plus POS II
- Bakery & Confectionary Union Plan
- Blue Card PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- CoreSource
- Coventry Health America PPO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Gateway Health Plan
- HealthSmart
- Community Blue PPO
- Medicaid
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Options PPO
- United Healthcare
- UPMC PPO
- UPMC Health Plan
Awards
- Regional Top Doctor
- Golden Apple Award
Education
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation -
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Hospital
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UPMC Passavant
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1184690489 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | WUKICH | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | DANE | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 152133215 | |
| NPPES Provider State | PA | |
| Specialty Description | Orthopedic Surgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 179.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 2.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 64.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 35.75 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1184690489 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | WUKICH |
| First Name Of The Provider | DANE |
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