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Fred R.T. Nelson, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Detroit, MI

Fred R.T. Nelson MD


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  • 2799 W Grand BlvdDetroit, MI 48202

  • Phone+1 800-436-7936

  • Fax+1 313-916-1249

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Education & Training

  • National Capital Consortium
    National Capital ConsortiumResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1968 - 1972
  • National Capital Consortium
    National Capital ConsortiumInternship, Transitional Year, 1967 - 1968
  • University of Maryland School of Medicine
    University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 1967
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityAB, 1963

Certifications & Licensure

  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 1993 - 2022
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License Active through 2017
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1970 - 1995
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 1975 - 1977
  • Orthopaedic Surgery
    American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Teacher of the Year Henry Ford Hospital Orthopaedic, 2003
  • Who’s Who in Science and Engineering 1997
  • New Investigator Award Combined Orthopaedic Research Society, 1995
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Circulation in Rapid Hip and Knee Bone Destruction  
    Nelson FRT, J Hip Surg, 1/1/2017
  • No abstract available Erratum to: The effects of an oral preparationcontaining hyaluronic acid (Oralvisc(R)) on obese knee osteoarthritis patients determined by pain, ...  
    Nelson FR, Zvirbulis RA, Zonca B, Li KW, Turner SM, Pasierb M, Wilton P, Martinez-Puig D, Wu W., Rheumatol Int, 1/1/2015
  • The effects of an oral preparation containing hyaluronic acid (Oralvisc (R)) on obese knee osteoarthritis patients determined by pain, function, bradykinin, leptin, in...  
    Nelson FR, Zvirbulis RA, Zonca B, Li KW, Turner SM, Pasierb M, Wilton P, Martinez-Puig D, Wu W, Rheumatol Int, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • An oral preparation containing hylauronic acid (oralvisc) can normalize the turnover of hyaluronic acid in synovial fluid of osteoarthritic knee patients
    Li KW, Wu W, Emson CL, Turner SM, Zvirbulis R, Nelson F, Martinez-Puig D., Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 1/1/2013
  • An oral preparation containing hylauronic acid (Oralvisc) can reduce osteoarthritis knee pain and serum and synovial fluid bradykinin
    Nelson F, Zvirbulis R, Zonca B, Pasierb M, Wilton P, Martinez-Puig D, Wu W, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 1/1/2013
  • The Relevance of Metabolic Cruciate Ligament Changes to Knee Osteoarthritis
    Nelson F, Zade R, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Supplement, 1/1/2011
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Lectures

  • The use of a Specific Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (pemf) in Treating Early Knee Osteoarthritis 
    1/1/2010
  • Musculoskeletal pain using the knee as an organ 
    Chicago - 1/1/2010
  • The Knee as an Organ: And a Model of Investigating Musculoskeletal Pain 
    1/1/2010
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Other

  • Physical forces in fracture healing: Orthopaedic Surgery Update web broadcast 
    AAOS
    1/1/2002

Authored Content

  • Stemming the Tide of Stem Cell HypeJune 2019
  • Stemming the Tide of Stem Cell HypeJune 2019
  • Stemming the Tide of Stem Cell HypeJune 2019

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