Loretta Chou
Academic Appointments
- Professor - Med Center Line, Orthopaedic Surgery
Key Documents
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
- Academic Offices
Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Foot/Ankle Trauma
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) |
| Medical Education: | UCI College of Medicine CA (1986) |
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
- Current concepts review: intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus. Foot Ankle Int. 2012; (1): 79-86
- Increased breast cancer prevalence among female orthopedic surgeons. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2012; (6): 683-9
- Locked versus nonlocked plate fixation for first metatarsophalangeal arthrodesis: a biomechanical investigation. Foot Ankle Int. 2012; (11): 984-90
- Osteochondral lesions of the talus: effect of defect size and plantarflexion angle on ankle joint stresses. Am J Sports Med. 2012; (4): 895-901
- Supercharged free fibula for complex ankle arthrodesis: a case report. Ann Plast Surg. 2012; (4): 342-5
- Influence of stretching and warm-up on Achilles tendon material properties. Foot Ankle Int. 2011; (4): 407-13
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