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Edgar G. Handal, M.D.Papers
and Presentations |
See Also Hip and Knee |
- UNDER-GRADUATE TRAINING:
- S.U.N.Y. Brooklyn College, Brooklyn,
NY
B.A. in Biology - June, 1983 - MEDICAL SCHOOL:
- S.U.N.Y. Downstate Medical Center
College of Medicine
Brooklyn NY M.D. - May, 1987 - GENERAL SURGERY INTERNSHIP:
- S.U.N.Y. Downstate Medical Center
Kings County Hospital
Brooklyn, N.Y. July, 1988-June, 1992 - FELLOWSHIP:
- University of California-San Diego San
DiegoCA
Total Joint and Adult Reconstructive Fellowship,
August, 1992-August, 1993
OASIS Sports Medical Group San Diego, CA
Sports Medicine Fellowship
February, 1994-November, 1994 - HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:
- Boca Raton Community Hospital
Boca Raton, Florida
Bethesda Memorial Hospital
Boynton Beach, Florida
Delray Community Hospital Delray Beach, Florida
West Boca Medical Center - Boca Raton, Florida - LICENSURE:
- Florida, California, New York
- BOARD CERTIFICATION:
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
7/97
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- MEDICAL SOCIETIES:
- American Medical Association
Florida Medical Association
Florida Orthopaedic Society
Palm Beach County Medical Society
South Palm Beach County Orthopaedic Society - TEACHING POSITIONS:
- Assistant Clinical Instructor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Southern California at San Diego and Veteran's Administration Hospital, San Diego
PUBLICATIONS:
- Edgar G . Handal, D. R. Morawski, R.
F. Santone "Complications in High Tibial Osteotomy" in Knee
surgery (Fu, Harner and Vince editors) Williams and Wilkins,
1994, Chapter 57 pp 1153-1171.
Edgar G. Handal, D.R. Morawski, R.D. Coutts, "Polyethylene Debris in Lymph Nodes of Patients with Total Hip Arthroplasties. A Report of Two Cases" (Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, November 1994)
Edgar G. Handal, R.D. Coutts "The Prevention of Deep Venous Thrombosis in Total Hip Arthroplasty: A comparison of Continuous Passive Motion Versus Lower Extremity Sling Elevation".(submitted for publication).
Edgar G. Handal, G.M. Losse, J. Serocki, D.B. Robertson "Subacromial Decompression: An Analysis of Pre-and Post-operative Radiographic Evaluation. Introduction of the Functional Acromial Slope Tilt (FAST) view". (submitted to the American Journal of Sports Medicine for publication).
PRESENTATIONS:
- BROOKLYN ORTHOPAEDIC SOCIETY
CONFERENCE "Lis franc Fracture Dislocations" January, 1990.
BROOKLYN ORTHOPAEDIC SOCIETY CONFERENCE "Immediate Correction of Angular Deformity and Distraction Osteogenesis of Long Bones in Children" November, 1990
BROOKLYN ORTHOPAEDIC SOCIETY CONFERENCE "Management and Complications of Complex Femur Fractures" December, 1990
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SAN DIEGO ORTHOPAEDIC CONFERENCE "Acetabular Considerations in Total Hip Arthroplasty" January, 1 993.
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Total Hip Recall
Important information for concerned patients.
Television Interview
Dr. Handal and Dr. Zann discuss hip replacement surgery
Minimally Invasive Procedures
Dr. Handal presents an informative Powerpoint lecture at Bethesda Memorial Hospital

