
Dr. Charles Lonnie Getz MD
Orthopedist
600 EVERGREEN DR STE 201 GLEN MILLS PA, 19342About
Dr. Charles Getz is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Getz specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Getz tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
Education and Training
B.S., Lehigh University, Civil Engineering
M.D., Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS- Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- What's new in shoulder and elbow surgery.
- Mechanical properties of the long-head of the biceps tendon are altered in the presence of rotator cuff tears in a rat model.
- After rotator cuff tears, the remaining (intact) tendons are mechanically altered.
- Alterations in function after rotator cuff tears in an animal model.
- What's new in shoulder and elbow surgery.
- Tendon properties remain altered in a chronic rat rotator cuff model.
- What's new in shoulder and elbow surgery.
- The recurrent unstable elbow: diagnosis and treatment.
- The recurrent unstable elbow: diagnosis and treatment.
- Humeral fracture following subpectoral biceps tenodesis in 2 active, healthy patients.
- Using Plate Osteosynthesis to Treat Isolated Greater Tuberosity Fractures.
- Effect of Humeral Component Version on Outcomes in Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty.
- Pain Management Strategies in Shoulder Arthroplasty.
Treatments
- Osteonecrosis (avascular Necrosis)
- Bursitis
- Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
- Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Frozen Shoulder
- Rotator Cuff Syndrome
- Rotator Cuff Tear
Fellowships
- Fellowship, Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
Experience & Accolades
- Associate ProfessorThomas Jefferson Medical School
- Director of Orthopaedic TraumaThomas Jefferson University Hospital
Dr. Charles Lonnie Getz MD's Practice location
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925 Chestnut St, 5th Floor Rothman Institute -Philadelphia, PA 19107Get Direction
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1118 West Baltimore Pike Health Center 4, 3rd Floor -Media, PA 19063Get Direction
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Eric B Smith MD600 EVERGREEN DR STE 201 GLEN MILLS PA 19342
- Dr. Pedro Kirkor Beredjiklian MD600 Evergreen Drive Glen Mills PA 19342
- Dr. William E. Beatie MD391 Wilmington Pike Glen Mills Pennsylvania 19342
- Dr. Robert Winston Frederick M.D.600 EVERGREEN DR STE 201 GLEN MILLS PA 19342
- Dr. Rachel Shakked MD600 EVERGREEN DR STE 201 GLEN MILLS PA 19342
- Dr. Steven Brad Cohen M.D.600 EVERGREEN DR STE 201 GLEN MILLS PA 19342
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