Kenneth J. Koval, MD - Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Trauma
Kenneth J. Koval, MD - Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Trauma
Dr. Kenneth Koval reviews medical content for Healthwise, a nonprofit
organization with a mission to help people make better health decisions. Dr.
Koval is a Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics at Dartmouth Medical
School and division leader in orthopedic trauma at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical
Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
Board Certifications
American Board of Orthopedic
Surgery-2001
Healthwise Knowledgebase Topics Reviewed
Hip Fracture
Orthopedic Patient
Instructions
Education
MD: New York University School of Medicine,
New York, NY, 1984
Internship: Beth Israel Medical Center, New
York, NY, 1984-1985
Residency: Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital for
Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute, New York, NY,
1984-1985
Fellowship: Orthopedic Traumatology, University of South
Florida, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, 1989-1990
Academic Appointments
Professor, Department of Orthopaedics,
Dartmouth Medical School
Hospital Affiliations
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon,
NH
Selected Publications
Specht LM, Gupta S, Egol KA, Koval KJ (2004).
Heterotopic ossification of the quadriceps following distal femoral traction: A
report of three cases and a review of the literature. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 18(4): 241-246.
Bong MR, Patel V,
Iesaka K, Egol KA, Kummer FJ, Koval KJ (2004). Comparison of a sliding hip
screw with a trochanteric lateral support plate to an intramedullary hip screw
for fixation of unstable intertrochanteric hip fractures: A cadaver study.
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 56(4): 791-794.
Edelstein D, Aharonoff GB, Karp A, Zuckerman A, Koval, KJ (2004).
Effect of postoperative delirium on outcome after hip fracture. Clinical Orthopaedics, May(422): 195-200.
Halm
EA, Wang JJ, Boockvar K, Penrod J, Silberzweig SB, Magaziner J, Koval KJ, Siu
AL (2004). The effect of perioperative anemia on clinical and functional
outcomes in patients with hip fractures. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 18(6): 369-374.
Egol KA, Chang EY, Cvitkovic J,
Kummer FJ, Koval KJ (2004). Mismatch of current intramedullary nails with the
anterior bow of the femur. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 18(7): 410-415.
Financial Disclosure
Dr. Koval receives royalties from Biomet and serves as a consultant
for Biomet and Stryker.
