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Office
2799 W Grand Blvd
Detroit, MI 48202Phone+1 800-436-7936Fax+1 313-916-1249
Education & Training
- National Capital ConsortiumResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1968 - 1972
- National Capital ConsortiumInternship, Transitional Year, 1967 - 1968
- University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 1967
- Johns Hopkins UniversityAB, 1963
Certifications & Licensure
- MI State Medical License 1993 - 2022
- CA State Medical License Active through 2017
- MD State Medical License 1970 - 1995
- DC State Medical License 1975 - 1977
- 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
- 59 citationsNon-invasive electromagnetic field therapy produces rapid and substantial pain reduction in early knee osteoarthritis: a randomized double-blind pilot studyFred R.T. Nelson, R. Zvirbulis, Arthur A. Pilla
Rheumatology International. 2013-08-01 - 11 citationsUsing hip measures to avoid misdiagnosing early rapid onset osteoarthritis for osteonecrosis.Fred R.T. Nelson, Varun Bhandarkar, Tammy A. Woods
The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2014-06-01 - 79 citationsUse of physical forces in bone healing.Fred R.T. Nelson, Carl T. Brighton, James Ryaby, Bruce J. Simon, Jason H. Nielson
The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2003-09-01
Journal Articles
- Circulation in Rapid Hip and Knee Bone DestructionNelson 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 patientsLi 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 bradykininNelson 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 OsteoarthritisNelson 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 Osteoarthritis1/1/2010
- Musculoskeletal pain using the knee as an organChicago - 1/1/2010
- The Knee as an Organ: And a Model of Investigating Musculoskeletal Pain1/1/2010
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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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