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Overview

David W. Altchek is affiliated with the Hospital for Special Surgery in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of medicine, specifically in surgery, rehabilitation, and orthopedics and sports medicine.

Their scholarly output includes work in several subfields such as surgery, rehabilitation, orthopedics and sports medicine, epidemiology, and health informatics. The main topics addressed in their research encompass shoulder injury and treatment, orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation, elbow and forearm trauma treatment, sports injuries and prevention, tendon structure and treatment, shoulder and clavicle injuries, as well as artificial intelligence applications in healthcare and education.

David W. Altchek has published articles in multiple scientific venues, with a frequency in the following journals:

  • Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
  • Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
  • The American Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Arthroscopy Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • JSES Reviews Reports and Techniques

Their recent papers include:

  • "Elbow Ulnar Collateral Ligament Tears: A Modified Consensus Statement," 2023, Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
  • "Currently Available Large Language Models Do Not Provide Musculoskeletal Treatment Recommendations That Are Concordant With Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines," 2024, Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
  • "Return to Sport After Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Autograft ACL Reconstruction in High School-Aged Athletes," 2021, Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
  • "Arthroscopic-Assisted Coracoclavicular Ligament Reconstruction: Clinical Outcomes and Return to Activity at Mean 6-Year Follow-Up," 2020, Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
  • "Development and Validation of the Hospital for Special Surgery Anterior Cruciate Ligament Postoperative Satisfaction Survey," 2020, Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Their collaborative work includes frequent co-authors such as:

  • Joshua S. Dines
  • Kyle N. Kunze
  • Answorth A. Allen
  • Riley J. Williams
  • Brandon J. Erickson

Best Publications

  • T-plasty modification of the Bankart procedure for multidirectional instability of the anterior and inferior types

    D W Altchek;R F Warren;M J Skyhar;G Ortiz

  • A Self-Administered Questionnaire for Assessment of Symptoms and Function of the Shoulder*

    John C. L'insalata;Russell F. Warren;Steven B. Cohen;David W. Altchek

  • Reliability, validity, and responsiveness of four knee outcome scales for athletic patients.

    Robert G. Marx;Edward C. Jones;Answorth A. Allen;David W. Altchek

  • Biomechanical Evaluation of the Medial Collateral Ligament of the Elbow

    G H Callaway;L D Field;X H Deng;P A Torzilli

  • Medial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction of the Elbow using the Docking Technique

    Joel T. Rohrbough;David W. Altchek;Jon Hyman;Riley J. Williams

  • Shoulder kinematics with two-plane x-ray evaluation in patients with anterior instability or rotator cuff tearing.

    George A. Paletta;Jon J.P. Warner;Russell F. Warren;Allen Deutsch

  • Effect of lesions of the superior portion of the glenoid labrum on glenohumeral translation.

    Michael J. Pagnani;Xiang-Hua Deng;Russell F. Warren;Peter A. Torzilli

  • Radiologic measurement of superior displacement of the humeral head in the impingement syndrome

    Allen Deutsch;David W. Altchek;Evan Schwartz;James C. Otis

  • Lateral epicondylitis : correlation of MR imaging, surgical, and histopathologic findings

    H G Potter;J A Hannafin;R M Morwessel;E F DiCarlo

  • Transtibial versus anteromedial portal reaming in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: an anatomic and biomechanical evaluation of surgical technique.

    Asheesh Bedi;Volker Musahl;Volker Steuber;Daniel Kendoff

  • Traumatic Tears of the Subscapularis Tendon Clinical Diagnosis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings, and Operative Treatment

    Allen Deutsch;David W. Altchek;Daniel M. Veltri;Hollis G. Potter

  • Instability of the shoulder after arthroplasty.

    Bruce H. Moeckel;David W. Altchek;Russell F. Warren;Thomas L. Wickiewicz

  • Shoulder arthroscopy with the patient in the beach-chair position

    Michael J. Skyhar;David W. Altchek;Russell F. Warren;Thomas L. Wickiewicz

  • Arthroscopic acromioplasty. Technique and results.

    D W Altchek;R F Warren;T L Wickiewicz;M J Skyhar

  • Arthroscopic Treatment of Partial Rotator Cuff Tears in Young Athletes A Preliminary Report

    Loel Z. Payne;David W. Altchek;Edward V. Craig;Russell F. Warren

  • Prospective Evaluation of Arthroscopic Bankart Repairs for Anterior Instability

    James E. Voos;Ryan W. Livermore;Brian T. Feeley;David W. Altchek

  • Outcomes After Arthroscopic Repair of Type-II SLAP Lesions

    Stephen F. Brockmeier;James E. Voos;Riley J. Williams;David W. Altchek

  • A Muscle-Splitting Approach to the Ulnar Collateral Ligament of the Elbow: Neuroanatomy and Operative Technique

    Garth R. Smith;David W. Altchek;Michael J. Pagnani;John R. Keeley

  • Chronic rotator cuff injury and repair model in sheep.

    Coleman Sh;Fealy S;Ehteshami;MacGillivray Jd

  • Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction of the Elbow in Throwing Athletes

    Christopher C. Dodson;Adrian Thomas;Joshua S. Dines;Shane J. Nho

Frequent Co-Authors

Russell F. Warren
Russell F. Warren Hospital for Special Surgery
Stephen J. O'Brien
Stephen J. O'Brien Nova Southeastern University
Thomas L. Wickiewicz
Thomas L. Wickiewicz Hospital for Special Surgery
Hollis G. Potter
Hollis G. Potter Hospital for Special Surgery
Asheesh Bedi
Asheesh Bedi University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Shane J. Nho
Shane J. Nho Rush University Medical Center
Scott A. Rodeo
Scott A. Rodeo Hospital for Special Surgery
James R. Andrews
James R. Andrews American Sports Medicine Institute
Bryan T. Kelly
Bryan T. Kelly Hospital for Special Surgery
Cato T. Laurencin
Cato T. Laurencin University of Connecticut

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