Ernest A. Eggers, M.D.
Considered to be a foremost expert in the study of joint reconstruction.Dr. Eggers is one of this area's first physicians to perform total joint replacement surgery. He is considered a foremost expert in the study of joint reconstruction, and his surgical prowess has made his counsel much sought by manufacturers of joint prostheses from all over the U.S.A. His studies have taken him to Germany, Belgium, France and other countries. He has conducted seminars and research on the subject of arthritic joint replacement and continues to strive for innovative ways to reduce arthritic joint pain. He is a member of many local and state societies, including the Society for Arthritic Joint Surgery, The Association of Knee and Hip Society, The Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and he is board certified in orthopaedic surgery.
Dr. Eggers has been involved in minimal invasive hip surgery for over 25 years and is now teaching limited-incision surgery on both hips and knees. Throughout his practice he has performed over 10,000 hip and knee replacements. Metal/metal hip implants have been used in his practice for approximately nine years, and ceramic/ceramic for approximately four years.
Dr. Eggers is a native of Indiana and served in the United States Navy. He completed his internship and residency at the University of Louisville.
OFFICE ADDRESS
4130 Dutchman's Lane
Louisville, KY 40207
502-897-1794
EDUCATION
Akron University
Akron, Ohio, B.S. 1960
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Louisville, KY, M.D. 1960-1964
INTERNSHIP
University of Louisville,
Louisville, KY. 1965
RESIDENCY
University of Louisville,
Louisville, KY 1965-1969
MILITARY SERVICE
United States Navy
Orthopaedic Surgery 1969-1971
BOARD CERTIFICATION
American Academy of Orthopaedic
Surgeons 1971
LICENSURE
Kentucky, License #13895 1971
Reciprocal with all states except
Florida and California
APPOINTMENTS
Assistant Clinical Professor
of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Louisville
School of Medicine 1972-pres.
Clinical Instructor of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Louisville
School of Medicine 1971-1972
Humana Hospital Suburban: Chief of
Surgery, Chief of Inpatient and
Outpatient Surgery, Chairman of Orthopaedic Excellence Center, Chairman of Joint Reconstruction Center, multiple other committees in the hospital.
Board member of Kentucky Occupational Medical Association.
Past President of the Louisville Kosair Crippled Children's Hospital.
STAFF PRIVILEGES
Norton Suburban Hospital, Baptist Hospital East, Jewish Medical Center East, HealthSouth SurgeCenter
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Louisville Surgical Society
Louisville Medical Society
Louisville Orthopaedic Society
American Medical Association
Kentucky Medical Society
Kentucky Occupational Medical Association
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Society For Arthritic Joint Surgery
International Society For the Study of Custom-Made Prostheses
Society for Hip and Knee Surgeons
PUBLICATIONS
"Total Hip Replacement, First 250 Cases", presented to the Kentucky Orthopedic Society in 1974.
"Posterolateral Approach to Total Hip Surgery", presented to the Kentucky Orthopedic Society, Louisville Orthopaedic Society.
"Diseases of the Upper Extremity and Occupational Medicine", presented to the Kentucky Occupational Medical Society, 1981.
"The Back: Diagnosis and Treatment", presented to the Kentucky Occupational Medical Society, 1983.
"The Spine: Anatomy, Pathology, Diagnosis and Treatment", presented to the Louisville Bar Association, 1982.
"The Knee: Sports-Related Injuries", presented to the Kentucky Medical Association, Sports Section.
MOVIES AND VIDEOTAPES
Total Knee Reconstruction Using Townley Knee Prosthesis and Combination Freeman-Charnley Instrumentation.
Total Hip Surgery Using the Dual-Lock Mueller Prosthetic Component. Prosthetic Component.
Freeman-Townley Instrumentation, monologue including skeletal application.
RESEARCH PROJECTS, PAST AND PRESENT
Townley-Freeman instrumentation and total knee reconstruction.
Cementless total knee fixation, Whitesides, in conjunction with five other physicians in the country involved in the evaluation and improvement of the instrumentation.
The New Jersey knee, cemented and cementless.
Porocoat Dual-Lock total hip system.
Identifit technology and new developments in prosthetic design in hip.
X-press custom hip with various surface textures - in conjunction with DePuy and Orthogenesis
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