Dr. Benjamin Taylor
Orthopedic Surgery
Columbus, OH
18 years experience male
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Dr. Taylor is a fellowship-trained orthopedic trauma surgeon. He specializes in simple and complex trauma patients, including fractures, bone loss, amputations, and more. He is heavily involved in medical education, and has over 30 peer-reviewed scientific research publications as of early 2013.
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Orthopedic Surgery
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Long road: If you dislocated your kneecap, you may have residual instability. Have you done any therapy? You may need reconstruction of a ligament in your knee... Read More
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See a doctor: Really an x-ray or ct scan are the best for this. Both can hurt for months really.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Not emergent: If you think it's just a bruise, you will probably be ok, but if you think it might be more, you should get it looked at.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Yes you can.: Broken ribs are most commonly the result of blunt trauma. A simple fall can result in a broken rib or two.
Most heal on their own without surgery,... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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Yes. : If she broke a rib, you'd likely have a good amount of pain and feel shot of breath.
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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Depends: First - fracture and break are synonyms for the same thing. How long has the pain been there? Pain from a sprain can last for months, especially if ... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Depends: Can be as simple as antibiotics to as radical as surgery, and in some instances, even amputation. Really depends on how bad the infection is, where i... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Good question: Really the evidence isn't there on this yet, but it appears that the nicotine is really what slows bone healing.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Xray or ct: An xray is a good screening test but a ct scan is better and finding rib fractures.
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Surgery: Surgery can be used to remove a kneecap, but it's rarely used as the knee strength and function worsen quite a bit.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Xray: A simple x-ray will detect 90% or more of these injuries. If hip pain is there and x-ray is negative, the next step is ct scan or mri.
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A 31-year-old male asked:
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How long: How long has it been? Rib fracture pain can be seen for months after injury. I tell my patients that with or without rib surgery, they can expect pa... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Depends: Could be a few things really. Might be from a rib injury or even a muscle injury. Other things to consider would be gall bladder issues or even lung i... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Training: An orthopaedic surgeon with a foot and ankle fellowship has undergone many more years of training than a podiatrist.
Most podiatrists have little... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Training: An orthopaedic surgeon with a foot and ankle fellowship has undergone many more years of training than a podiatrist. In addition, a podiatrist is gen... Read More
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Adding mass: You generally will want to take in more calories as well as the protein after working out. Max absorption and use seems to happen if used within the ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Surgery : Flail chest is usually best treated by surgery. I have a video online of this surgery - look on youtube for flail chest and drbentaylor.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Depends: For some of these surgeries, we have to rebreak the bones to line them up where they need to be. If the fractures haven't healed, we can line them up... Read More
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Depends: For my patients, I use low profile plate and screw systems to realign the rib fractures. I have developed a muscle sparing technique and this allows i... Read More
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Agree on most: Id agree with the previous comment, especially with trying long term conservative treatment before any surgery. However don't assume that you need a... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Actually it's encouraged. It will be painful, but it can help keep the lungs expanded and increases blood flow to the area, which speeds up healing.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Yes: If you are talking about domestic abuse, definitely yes.
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A 47-year-old female asked:
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No. : The common term for a fracture of the end of the fibula and sometimes the medial end of the tibia is a broken ankle. A talus fracture is not referred ... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Depends: It may be as short as 1 week, but usually lasts several weeks, and up to 6 weeks, depending on the type and severity of break.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Radiologist talk: This means th radiologist didn't see any fractures or dislocations in the chest x-ray or ct scan.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 18 years experience
How long: How long has it been? Rib fracture pain can be seen for months after injury. I tell my patients that with or without rib surgery, they can expect pa... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Many: Shortness of breath, pain, labored breathing, cardiac abnormalities, and sometimes it can even lead to death.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Trauma: Flail chest is caused by trauma. Overwhelmingly the vast majority of these patients have some sort of car accident or motorcycle accident. My hospita... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Depends: If you have only one or two fractured ribs, there isnt too much to do, and time is your best ally. Breathing exercises and pain medication really is ... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Not many : Usually the most common is a pneumothorax, or dropped lung. After that, injuries are less common. A pleural effusion and death have been reported in o... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Depends: It depends on if the broken rib needs surgery or not. Certain rib fracture patterns (multiple consecutive rib fractures/etc) really benefit from surg... Read More
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You can walk: With one rib fracture, you should be able to get up and walk. It can be painful, and you might need pain medications, but mobilization is recommended.
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Maybe: Can be if it's muscular, as this pain can last awhile and be associated with ups and downs. You might want to see your doctor though, since it might h... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Depends: It all depends on their practice or subspecialty. A foot and ankle surgeon may work from 7am - 3pm and be done for the day, while a trauma orthopod m... Read More
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Lots of causes: Elevated CPK indicates muscle damage and can be resolving or ongoing. There are many causes of this, but the main issue is that it can lead to kidney... Read More
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Elevation: Gravity takes the bruising downhill, so to speak, so elevation of the hand can help.
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A 55-year-old female asked:
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Likely a hematoma: From what you describe, it sounds like a hematoma, or blood collection. It also may be other things. Seeing a doctor in person would be the way to go,... Read More
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A 42-year-old male asked:
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Arthritis: A scapholunate ligament tear will generally lead to a characteristic set of arthritic changes, ending up in what is called a 'slac' wrist.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Depends: Typically, if the break is displaced, you would benefit from surgery. Many of the fractures are amenable to minimally invasive means, so id get it ev... Read More
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Sling: A sling is the best nonoperative treatment for a clavicle fracture; figure of 8 braces have been shown to be less tolerated by patients and have no sh... Read More
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Depends: Is it an old fracture or a newer one? How do you know you have one? If its an older fracture, it should be ok. If its a newer one, you should menti... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Yes they will: As with most other broken bones, rib fractures will heal on their own in the vast majority of instances. There may be situations where a surgeon need... Read More
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Maybe: Depends on the lung disease, but usually not.
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Depends: If it's a symptomatic then nothing is needed. If it is, i'd recommend seeing a cardio thoracic surgeon or orthopedic surgeon that specializes in this ... Read More
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Simple dressing: We use a simple dry dressing. 4x4's or an abd dressing both work well.
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Yes: It all depends on what is hit. There will usually be a pneumothorax or collapsed lung, but if you can get to a hospital, and there isnt much bleeding,... Read More
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Depends: If its just one rib, you will likely not spend any time in the hospital. You would need hospitalization if there is any associated findings (collapse... Read More
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Flail chest : Flail chest is defined as three or more consecutive rib fractures with 2 or more fractures in each rib. It leads to impaired breathing.
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Unlikely: There aren't any reports of kidney injuries after rib fractures. That being said you should still be evaluated by a doctor in order to figure why you ... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 18 years experience
Yes you can.: Broken ribs are most commonly the result of blunt trauma. A simple fall can result in a broken rib or two.
Most heal on their own without surgery,... Read More
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Dr. Taylor is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This made me feel good. Thanks! Thanks, Doc. I got my flail chest from coughing (end-stage COPD). How rare is that? Long-term oral cortico-steroid use likely co-conspirator...
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This was very helpful. Thanks! I am having my 2 sets of 3 fractured, completely dislocated ribs reduced this coming Friday. Wish me luck, Doc...
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I made an appt. I could not get in before next Tuesday. What should I consider an emergency with this. Right now still no real pain.
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