Physician
Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr. Michael J. Patzakis, MD
Michael J. Patzakis is an expert in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery. He researched medicine at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He has 1 awards "Super Doctor". Michael Patzakis is also a published doctor. He has 93 publication published. The most recent publication is: Local or free muscle flaps and unreamed interlocked nails for open tibial fractures.
Publications
- In Memoriam: George Cierny, III MD (1947-2013).
- Antibiotics in the Treatment of Low-velocity Gunshot-induced Fractures: A Systematic Literature Review.
- Microbiology of bone and Joint infections in injecting drug abusers.
- Infection following operative treatment of ankle Fractures.
- Magnetic resonance imaging findings in hematogenous osteomyelitis of the hip in adults.
- Hip disarticulation for severe lower extremity infections.
- Linezolid in the treatment of implant-related chronic osteomyelitis.
- Novel technique for medullary canal débridement in tibia and femur osteomyelitis.
- Microbiology of upper extremity soft tissue abscesses in injecting drug abusers.
- Resident selection: how we are doing and why?
- Management of open fractures and subsequent Complications.
- Recalcitrant septic Knee arthritis due to adjacent osteomyelitis in adults.
- Septic arthritis in patients with human immunodeficiency virus.
- The early diagnosis of sacroiliac Joint infections in children.
- Management of open Fractures.
- Treatment of persistent infection after anterior cruciate ligament surgery.
- Microbiology of osteomyelitis in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.
- Chronic posttraumatic osteomyelitis and infected nonunion of the tibia: current management concepts.
- Porcine small intestine submucosa does not show antimicrobial properties.
- Infected Fractures of the distal tibial metaphysis and plafond: achievement of limb salvage with free muscle flaps, bone grafting, and ankle fusion.
- Local antibiotic therapy in the treatment of open Fractures and osteomyelitis.
- Open Fractures: evaluation and management.
- Laboratory monitoring in pediatric acute osteomyelitis and septic arthritis.
- Gunshot femoral shaft Fractures: is the current classification system reliable?
- Musculoskeletal sepsis: principles of treatment.
- Newer methods of antimicrobial delivery for bone and Joint infections.
- Osteomyelitis attributable to vancomycin-resistant enterococci.
- Periprosthetic total hip infection: outcomes using a staging system.
- Comparison of anterior and posterior iliac crest bone grafts in terms of harvest-site morbidity and functional outcomes.
- Risk factors for respiratory failure following femoral Fractures: the role of multiple intramedullary nailing.
- Culture results and amputation rates in high-pressure paint gun injuries of the hand.
- Sepsis and osteomyelitis about the ankle Joint.
- Prospective, randomized, double-blind study comparing single-agent antibiotic therapy, ciprofloxacin, to combination antibiotic therapy in open Fracture wounds.
- Mucormycosis of the tibia: a case report and review of the literature.
- Inhibitory effects of the quinolone antibiotics trovafloxacin, ciprofloxacin, and levofloxacin on osteoblastic cells in vitro.
- Management of chronic deep infection following rotator cuff repair.
- Limb salvage for chronic tibial osteomyelitis: an outcomes study.
- The incidence of Joint involvement with adjacent osteomyelitis in pediatric patients.
- Outcome of infected total knee utilizing a staging system for prosthetic Joint infection.
- Symposium: management of infections in total Joint replacements.
- Culture results in open wound treatment with muscle transfer for tibial osteomyelitis.
- Estimation of defect volume in segmental defects of the tibia and femur.
- Local or free muscle flaps and unreamed interlocked nails for open tibial Fractures.
- Relation of surface area to in vitro elution characteristics of vancomycin-impregnated polymethylmethacrylate spacers.
- In vitro elution of tobramycin and vancomycin polymethylmethacrylate beads and spacers from Simplex and Palacos.
- Infected total Knee arthroplasty. Two-stage reimplantation with a gastrocnemius rotational flap.
- Salvage of the septic Ankle with concomitant tibial osteomyelitis.
- Comparison of intravenous and oral antibiotic therapy in the treatment of Fractures caused by low-velocity gunshots. A prospective, randomized study of infection rates.
- A comparison of gentamicin-impregnated polymethylmethacrylate bead implantation to conventional parenteral antibiotic therapy in infected total hip and Knee arthroplasty.
- Septopal beads and autogenous bone grafting for bone defects in patients with chronic osteomyelitis.
- Treatment of chronic osteomyelitis with muscle flaps.
- Comparison of the results of bacterial cultures from multiple sites in chronic osteomyelitis of long bones. A prospective study.
- Tetanus complicating a polymicrobial diabetic foot infection: case presentation and review of current treatment.
- Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis. An unusual cause of compartment syndrome in a child.
- Results of bone grafting for infected tibial nonunion.
- Total hip arthroplasty for avascular necrosis of the femur in systemic lupus erythematosus.
- Management of open fractures and Complications.
- Considerations in reducing the infection rate in open tibial Fractures.
- Use of antibiotics in open tibial Fractures.
- The mechanisms of action for beta-lactam antibiotics and inhibitors of bacterial protein synthesis.
- Surgical drainage and reconstruction of septic Joints.
- The treatment of Fractures.
- A visual, histological, and enzymatic study of regenerating rheumatoid synovium in the synovectomized Knee.
- Posterior dislocation of the atlas on the axis; a case report.
- Precise evaluation of the reduction of severe ankle Fractures.
- The role of antibiotics in the management of open Fractures.
- Results of compression-plating of closed Galeazzi Fractures.
- Infection following intramedullary nailing of long bones. Diagnosis and management.
- Infection associated with joystick mimicking a spider bite.
- Surgical findings in clenched-fist injuries.
- Management of open Fracture wounds.
- Ipsilateral diaphyseal femur Fractures and knee ligament injuries.
- Tibial plateau Fractures: definition, demographics, treatment rationale, and long-term results of closed traction management or operative reduction.
- Factors influencing infection rate in open Fracture wounds.
- Wound site as a predictor of Complications following deep nail punctures to the foot.
- Peripheral teflon catheters. Potential source for bacterial contamination of orthopedic implants?
- Gunshot injuries to the hip and abdomen: the association of Joint and intra-abdominal visceral injuries.
- Clostridial myonecrosis.
- Analysis of 61 cases of vertebral osteomyelitis.
- Choice and duration of antibiotics in open Fractures.
- The early management of open Joint injuries. A prospective study of one hundred and forty patients.
- The use of antibiotics in open Fractures.
- Septic arthritis due to pseudomonas in heroin addicts.
- Hand infections secondary to human bites.
- Total hip replacement in children with arthritis.
- Closed biopsy of musculoskeletal lesions.
- Antibiotic and bacteriologic considerations in open Fractures.
- The effect of antibiotics, primary and secondary closure on clostridial contaminated open Fracture wounds in rats.
- Letter: Joint infection by Pasteurella multocida.
- Increased oxacillin resistance in thigh pyomyositis in diabetic patients.
- Orthopedics: recent advances in the treatment of chronic posttraumatic osteomyelitis of the tibia.
- Orthopedics-epitomes of progress: the use of antibiotics in open Fractures.
Schools
Ohio State University College Of Medicine and Public Health
Los Angeles County University Of California Med Center
University Colo Med Center
California Orthopaedic Association
Procedures Preformed
- Resection or Ablation of Bone Tumor, Partial or Complete Resection of Bone, Debridement of Bone
Conditions Treated
- Complications of Joint Prosthesis
- Gait Abnormality
- Leg Fracture Above Knee (incl. Hip)
- Leg Fracture Below Knee (incl. Ankle)
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Doctors Specialties
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Orthopaedic Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Super Doctor
Education
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University of Southern California - LAC+USC Medical Center -
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Hospital
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Keck Hospital of USC