Loretta Chou
Academic Appointments
- Professor - Med Center Line, Orthopaedic Surgery
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Orthopaedic Specialists 450 Broadway Street Pavilion A, 2nd Floor MC 6120 Redwood City, CA 94063 Tel Work (650) 723-5643 Fax (650) 721-3422Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Professional Snapshot
Clinical Focus
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery
Professional Education
| Board Certification: | Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (1995) |
| Fellowship: | Roger Mann Foot and Ankle Surgery, CA (1993) |
| Fellowship: | Inselspital, Switzerland (1992) |
| Residency: | Howard University Hospital, DC (1992) |
| Internship: | UC Irvine Medical Center, CA (1987) |
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
I am a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon, subspecializing in Disorders of the Foot and Ankle. My clinic offers diagnosis and treatment of pain, deformity, and acute injuries of the foot and ankle.
My research interests include: rupture and tendinitis of the Achilles tendon, osteochondral defects of the talus, Total Ankle Arthroplasty, arthrodesis (fusion) of the foot and ankle, pain following operations of the foot and ankle, open fractures treated with operations, anatomy of the foot and
Publications
- Prevalence of cancer in female orthopaedic surgeons in the United States. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2010; (1): 240-4
- Tumors of the foot and ankle: experience with 153 cases. Foot Ankle Int. 2009; (9): 836-41
- Current concept review: perioperative soft tissue management for foot and ankle fractures. Foot Ankle Int. 2009; (1): 84-90
- Postoperative pain following foot and ankle surgery: a prospective study. Foot Ankle Int. 2008; (11): 1063-8
- Variation of nerve to flexor hallucis brevis. Foot Ankle Int. 2008; (10): 1042-4
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