David Freccero, MD
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

Biography
David Freccero, MD is an orthopedic surgeon with many years of experience treating veterans. He is a fellow of two orthopedic societies and has developed spinal protocols for Boston Medical Center.
Education
- Wayne State University, MD
- Yale University, BS
Publications
- Published on 9/19/2023
Gibbs B, Paek S, Wojciechowski N, Wrenn S, Freccero DM, Abdeen A. A Comparison of the Caprini Score With an Institutional Risk Assessment Tool for Prediction of Venous Thromboembolism After Total Joint Arthroplasty at an Urban Tertiary Care Health Safety Net Hospital. Arthroplast Today. 2023 Oct; 23:101194. PMID: 37745953.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/1/2023
Saxena A, Danoff JR, Deckey DG, Barrett TJ, Bullock MW, Sonn KA, Freccero DM, North T, Fischer SJ, Adigweme OO, Robinson K, Stronach BM. American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Patient Education and Public Relations Committee Update and Report. J Arthroplasty. 2023 Sep; 38(9):1632-1635. PMID: 37573080.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/26/2022
Lentine B, Beesley H, Dicken Q, Niu R, Freccero DM, Smith EL. Reduced Narcotic Utilization in Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients in an Urban Tertiary Care Center. Arthroplast Today. 2022 Dec; 18:125-129. PMID: 36325518.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/4/2022
Freccero DM, Van Steyn P, Joslin PMN, Robbins CE, Li X, Efremov K, Shukla P, Talmo CT, Bono JV. Continuous Femoral Nerve Block Reduces the Need for Manipulation Following Total Knee Arthroplasty. JB JS Open Access. 2022; 7(3). PMID: 35935602.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/30/2022
Worgul CA, Freccero DM. Amyloidosis of the Femoral Neck: An Unusual Cause of Pathologic Fracture. Arthroplast Today. 2022 Aug; 16:73-77. PMID: 35662992.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/21/2022
Worgul CA, Lentine B, Dicken QG, Freccero DM. Catastrophic Failure of the Tibial Component After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Fracture and Dissociation Between the Baseplate and Stem. Arthroplast Today. 2022 Apr; 14:194-198. PMID: 35330666.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/15/2022
Niu R, Egan C, Fang C, Duru N, Alley MC, Freccero DM, Smith EL. Total Joint Arthroplasty in Homeless Patients at an Urban Safety Net Hospital. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2022 Jun 01; 30(11):523-527. PMID: 35294408.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/11/2022
Varady NH, Abraham PF, Kucharik MP, Freccero DM, Smith EL, Martin SD. Comparing the Risk of Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head Following Intra-Articular Corticosteroid and Hyaluronic Acid Injections. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2022 Jun 15; 104(12):1055-1060. PMID: 35275891.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/23/2021
Varady NH, Chen AF, Niu R, Chung M, Freccero DM, Smith EL. Association Between Surgical Opioid Prescriptions and Opioid Initiation by Opioid-Naïve Spouses. Ann Surg. 2021 Dec 23. PMID: 34954759.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/15/2021
Alley MC, Shewmaker GS, Vaickus MH, Niu R, Freccero D, Smith EL. Early Discharge After Total Hip Arthroplasty at an Urban Tertiary Care Safety Net Hospital: A 2-Year Retrospective Cohort Study. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2021 Oct 15; 29(20):894-899. PMID: 34232930.
Read at: PubMed
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