ChristianPaulChristensenMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Lexington, KY

Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery

Physician

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Office
1868 Plaudit Pl
Lexington, KY 40509
Phone+1 859-263-5140

Fax+1 859-263-5141

Education & Training

New England Baptist HospitalFellowship, Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery, 1998 - 1999
Duke University HospitalResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1994 - 1998
Duke University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1992 - 1994
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 1992
Hamilton CollegeBA, Physics, 1984 - 1988

Certifications & Licensure

KY State Medical License 2003 - 2025
MD State Medical License 2000 - 2004
IN State Medical License 2003 - 2003
VA State Medical License 2000 - 2002
MA State Medical License 1998 - 2001
NC State Medical License 1996 - 1999
SC State Medical License 1997 - 1997
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012

Clinical Trials

Postoperative Function Following Partial and Total Knee Replacement Start of enrollment: 2006 Oct 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Direct Anterior Versus Posterior Total Hip Arthroplasty Surgical Approaches Start of enrollment: 2012 Nov 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

36 citations
The natural progression of synovial fluid white blood-cell counts and the percentage of polymorphonuclear cells after primary total knee arthroplasty: a multicenter st...
Christian P. Christensen, Hany Bedair, Craig J. Della Valle, Javad Parvizi, Brian Schurko
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2013-12-04
318 citations
The nonarthritic hip score: reliable and validated.
Christian P. Christensen, Peter L. Althausen, Murray A. Mittleman, Jo-Ann Lee, Joseph C. McCarthy
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2003-01-01
19 citations
Prevalence of Postoperative Periprosthetic Femur Fractures Between Two Different Femoral Component Designs Used in Direct Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty.
Katherine S. Christensen, Daniel I. Wicker, Christian M. Wight, Christian P. Christensen
The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2019-07-04