Joe Eichinger MD

Specialties
Josef Karl Eichinger M.D
Josef Karl Eichinger M.D.Professor of Orthopedics
Board-certified Sports Medicine, Shoulder & Elbow Orthopedic Surgeon

Josef K. Eichinger, M.D., is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with a subspecialty focus on shoulder and elbow surgery. He is currently an associate professor of orthopedic surgery in Charleston, South Carolina.

  • AANA
    Dr. Eichinger recently gave a lecture to the Bobby Jones Chiari & Syringomyelia Foundation .....

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  • AANA
    Dr. Eichinger delivered a lecture during a webinar for Arthroscopy Association of North America discussing complex shoulder instability with bone loss on the glenoid. Dr. Eichinger...

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  • AANA
    Dr. Eichinger lectured on Arthroscopic and Open Shoulder Stability Surgical Treatment at the AANA (Arthroscopy Association of North America)...

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  • Dr. Eichinger recently published an article on the high incidence of anterior shoulder pain occuring in the setting of posterior shoulder instability...

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  • AANA
    Dr. Eichinger to give Instructional Course Lecture on "Posterior Labral Injuries in the Throwing Shoulder With and Without Biceps Involvement: A Case-based Approach"..

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  • Dr. Eichinger recently authored a scientific paper from a multi-center study evaluating the failure pattern of clavicle fractures. He found that clavicle fractures occur in a predictable way with tension on the posterior-superior cortex and compression on the anterior-inferior cortex commonly resulting in 1-3 butterfly fragments.

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  • SCTRDr. Eichinger was awarded a $25,000 grant to study the development of a novel surgical infection prevention device. Dr. Eichinger was awarded the South Carolina Translational Research (SCTR) Grant along with his co-investigator Dr. Michael Yost, an MUSC chemical engineer and researcher.

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  • Dr. Eichinger recently published a paper regarding scapular notching which is a phenomenon that is seen in reverse total shoulder arthroplasty. This article outlines what scapular notching is and how it is diagnosed and treated.

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  • Johnson and Johnson EthiconJoe Eichinger MD was awarded a $76,000 research grant from Johnson & Johnson Ethicon to study shoulder arthroplasty incision closure.

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Publications
  • American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Website
  • Arthroscopy Association of North America Website
  • American Shoulder & Elbow Surgeons Website
  • Charleston RiverDogs Website
  • The American Orthopedic Association