Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Pennsylvania
Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr. Richard A. Balderston, MD
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Richard Balderston is an expert in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery. He graduated from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He over the years received 3 awards: "Philadelphia Magazine", "America's Top Doctors" and "Super Doctor". Doctor Richard A. Balderston, MD is a published doctor as well. He has 87 publications published. The latest was: The changing nature of admissions to a spinal cord injury center: violence on the rise. Dr. Richard A. Balderston is registered with Medicare and accepts Medicare payments.
Publications
- Segmental contribution towards total Cervical range of motion: A comparison of Cervical disc arthroplasty and fusion.
- Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter Food and Drug Administration Investigational Device Exemption Study of the ProDisc-L Total Disc Replacement Compared with Circumfe...
- T1Ï magnetic resonance imaging and discography pressure as novel biomarkers for disc degeneration and low Back pain.
- Augmentation improves human cadaveric vertebral body compression mechanics for lumbar total Disc replacement.
- The effect of implant size and device keel on vertebral compression properties in lumbar total Disc replacement.
- Segmental contribution toward total lumbar range of motion in Disc replacement and fusions: a comparison of operative and adjacent levels.
- Sagittal cervical alignment after cervical disc arthroplasty and Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: results of a prospective, randomized, controlled trial.
- Total Disc replacement positioning affects facet contact forces and vertebral body strains.
- Advances in Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the assessment of degenerative disc disease of the lumbar Spine.
- Evaluation of spinal kinematics following lumbar total Disc replacement and circumferential fusion using in vivo fluoroscopy.
- Preoperative evaluation of adult isthmic spondylolisthesis with diskography.
- An AOA critical issue. Disc replacements: this time will we really cure low-Back and neck pain?
- Clinical and radiographic outcomes of Anterior lumbar interbody fusion using recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2.
- Spinal cord injury and glucocortical steroid therapy: good news and bad.
- Cervical radiculopathy. A review.
- Terms used for diagnosis by English speaking Spine surgeons.
- Evaluation and management of subtalar Dislocations.
- The infected hip after total hip arthroplasty.
- Pathophysiologic effects distal to a tourniquet in the dog.
- Results of the prospective, randomized, multicenter Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption study of the ProDisc-L total Disc replacement versus ...
- In vivo quantification of human lumbar Disc degeneration using T(1rho)-weighted magnetic resonance imaging.
- Placement of pedicle screws in the human cadaveric Cervical spine: comparative accuracy of three techniques.
- Magnetic resonance evaluation of the intervertebral disc, spinal Ligaments, and spinal cord before and after closed traction reduction of cervical spine dislocations.
- Total hip arthroplasty for osteonecrosis.
- The changing nature of admissions to a spinal cord injury center: violence on the rise.
- Foraminal pressure changes during intervertebral distraction simulating Anterior cervical discectomy.
- Accuracy of SPECT scanning in diagnosing pseudoarthrosis: a prospective study.
- Neurologic deterioration after Cervical spinal cord injury.
- Long-term evaluation of vertebral artery injuries following Cervical spine trauma using magnetic resonance angiography.
- Magnetic resonance imaging analysis of lumbar Disc changes below scoliosis fusions. A prospective study.
- Neurologic outcome of early versus late surgery for Cervical spinal cord injury.
- Relationship of total hip arthroplasty outcomes to other orthopaedic procedures.
- Bivector traction for unstable cervical spine Fractures: a description of its application and preliminary results.
- Steroids and gunshot wounds to the Spine.
- Cervical disk disease and the keyhole foraminotomy: proven efficacy at extended long-term follow up.
- The management of acute spinal trauma: prehospital and in-hospital emergency care.
- Immediate quadriparesis after manipulation for bilateral Cervical facet subluxation. A case report.
- Anterior plate instrumentation for disorders of the subaxial cervical spine.
- Treatment of adult scoliosis.
- Health outcome assessment before and after Lumbar laminectomy for radiculopathy.
- Occurrence of infection in Anterior cervical fusion for spinal cord injury after tracheostomy.
- Health outcome assessment before and after adult deformity surgery. A prospective study.
- Thoracolumbar infections in penetrating injuries to the Spine.
- Postoperative blood salvage in total Knee arthroplasty using the Solcotrans autotransfusion system.
- A prospective randomized comparison of two surgical approaches to total hip arthroplasty.
- Cemented versus cementless total hip arthroplasty. A comparative study of equivalent patient populations.
- Complications of Trochanteric osteotomy. Long-term implications.
- Aseptic loosening after total hip arthroplasty. Incidence, clinical significance, and etiology.
- Conversion total hip replacement. Review of 140 hips with greater than 6-year follow-up study.
- Depth of intraspinal wire penetration during passage of sublaminar wires.
- Fusion to the sacrum for nonparalytic scoliosis in the adult.
- The patellar clunk syndrome. A complication of Posterior stabilized total knee arthroplasty.
- The prevention of pulmonary embolism in total hip arthroplasty. Evaluation of low-dose warfarin therapy.
- Pulmonary embolism after hip or Knee replacement: postoperative changes on pulmonary scintigrams in asymptomatic patients.
- Arthroscopic management of the patellar clunk syndrome following Posterior stabilized total knee arthroplasty.
- Long-term results of lumbar Spine surgery complicated by unintended incidental durotomy.
- Surgical management of sciatica involving anomalous Lumbar nerve roots.
- Survivorship analysis of 1,041 Charnley total hip arthroplasties.
- Immediate closed reduction of Cervical spine dislocations using traction.
- Radiographic demarcation of the acetabular bone-cement interface. The effect of femoral head size.
- Herniated lumbar Disc in patients over the age of fifty.
- Technique for occipito-Cervical fusion in osteopenic patients.
- Evaluation of the Painful prosthetic joint. Relative value of bone scan, sedimentation rate, and joint aspiration.
- Intervertebral disc injury complicating Cervical spine trauma.
- The treatment of lumbar Disc herniation: simple fragment excision versus Disc space curettage.
- Differentiation between spinal tumors and infections with magnetic resonance imaging.
- Gastrointestinal complications in spinal cord injury.
- Femoral neuropathy following total hip arthroplasty. Anatomic study, case reports, and literature review.
- Posterior dislocation of total knee arthroplasty.
- Primary total knee arthroplasty for displaced, acute intraarticular knee Fractures. A report of four cases.
- Noncontiguous injuries of the Spine.
- Pulmonary embolism in total hip and Knee arthroplasty. Risk factors in patients on warfarin prophylaxis and analysis of the prothrombin time as an indicator of warfari...
- Pulmonary embolism. Incidence in primary cemented and uncemented total hip arthroplasty using low-dose sodium warfarin prophylaxis.
- Early versus late replacement of autotransfused blood in elective spinal surgery. A prospective randomized study.
- MRI evaluation of fusion mass incorporation after Anterior cervical bony fusions: preliminary findings.
- The results of operations on the lumbar Spine in patients who have diabetes mellitus.
- The pullout strength of titanium alloy MRI-compatible and stainless steel MRI-incompatible Gardner-Wells tongs.
- Thoracic disc herniation. Re-evaluation of the Posterior approach using a modified costotransversectomy.
- Upper lumbar Disc herniations.
- Concomitant noncontiguous thoracolumbar and sacral Fractures.
- Spinal instrumentation.
- Comparison of smoking habits between patients with surgically confirmed herniated lumbar and Cervical disc disease and controls.
- Placement of pedicle screws in the thoracic Spine. Part II: An anatomical and radiographic assessment.
- Placement of pedicle screws in the thoracic Spine. Part I: Morphometric analysis of the thoracic vertebrae.
- Technique for achievement and maintenance of reduction for severe spondylolisthesis using spinous process traction wiring and external fixation of the pelvis.
- Treatment of the septic hip with total hip arthroplasty.
Schools
University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine
Bryn Mawr Hospital
University Of Pennsylvania
University Minn Twin Cities Scoliosi
Procedures Preformed
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- Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
- Dural Repair or Other Spinal Spinal Cord Repair
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Conditions Treated
- Achilles Tendinitis
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Ankle Fracture
- Background: yellow;'>Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) or Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tear
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Doctors Specialties
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Orthopaedic Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Philadelphia Magazine
- America's Top Doctors
- Super Doctor
Education
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University of Pennsylvania Health System -
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Hospital
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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania -
Pennsylvania Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1265476386 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | BALDERSTON | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | RICHARD | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 191063323 | |
| NPPES Provider State | PA | |
| Specialty Description | Orthopedic Surgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 33.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1265476386 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | BALDERSTON |
| First Name Of The Provider | RICHARD |
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