Overview of Dr. Lionberger Dr. David Lionberger is an orthopedic surgeon in Houston, TX and is affiliated with Houston Methodist Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine and has been in practice 40 years. Dr. Lionberger accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 147 doctors at Houston Methodist Hospital who specialize in Orthopaedic Surgery. He has more than 20 publications and over 400 citings.
Education & Training Baylor College of Medicine Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1978 - 1982
Baylor College of Medicine Internship, Transitional Year, 1977 - 1978
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine Class of 1977
Certifications & Licensure Awards, Honors, & Recognition Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com Publications & Presentations PubMed
Unsatisfactory accuracy of recent robotic assisting system ROSA for total knee arthroplasty.
Chelsea Crovetti, Enshuo Huo, David Lionberger, Shin, C.> ;Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics. 2022 Aug 19 Letter to the Editor on "Tibial Implant Fixation Behavior on Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Study With 5 Different Cements".
David R. Lionberger> ;The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2021 May 1 Factors affecting aseptic loosening in primary total knee replacements: an in vitro study
David R. Lionberger, Laura Wattenbarger, Christopher Conlon, Timothy J. Walker> ;Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics. 2020 Dec 1 Periprosthetic Fracture of Greater Trochanter in Total Hip Replacement Stemming from Pin Site Placement in Navigation-Assisted Surgery
Ava Brozovich, David R. Lionberger> ;Case Reports in Orthopedics. 2019 Apr 4 Unacceptable failure rate of a ceramic-coated posterior cruciate-substituting total knee arthroplasty.
David R. Lionberger, Christopher Conlon, Laura Wattenbarger, Timothy J. Walker> ;Arthroplasty Today. 2019 Mar 22 What role does metal allergy sensitization play in total knee arthroplasty revision
David R. Lionberger, Justin Samorajski, Charlie D. Wilson, Andreana L. Rivera> ;Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics. 2018 Aug 14 Cardiovascular Consequences of Common Orthopedic Procedures
David R. Lionberger> ;Methodist Debakey Cardiovascular Journal. 2016 Oct 1 Patient specific instrumentation letter to the editor.
David R. Lionberger> ;The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2015 Apr 1 Pregabalin for the treatment of postoperative pain: results from three controlled trials using different surgical models
Neil Singla, Jacques E. Chelly, David R. Lionberger, Joseph Gimbel, Luis Sanin, Jonathan Sporn, Ruoyong Yang, Raymond Cheung, Lloyd Knapp, Bruce Parsons> ;Journal of Pain Research. 2014 Dec 23 Patient Specific Instrumentation
David R. Lionberger, Catherine L. Crocker, Vincent Chen> ;The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2014 Sep 1 Assessing whether preoperative templates and planning can replace intraoperative computer-assisted surgery measurements in total knee arthroplasty.
David R Lionberger, Payal Pandit Talati> ;Orthopedics. 2012 Oct 1 Is computer-assisted surgery in total knee arthroplasty as accurate as it can be?
David R. Lionberger, Catherine L. Crocker, Mohammad H. Rahbar> ;Computer Aided Surgery. 2012 Jun 20 Improved knee flexion following high-flexion total knee arthroplasty
David R. Lionberger, Mitchell D. Eggers, Kathryn E Brewer, Li Fang> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research. 2012 Jun 6 A Comparison of Wound Closure Techniques for Total Knee Arthroplasty
Mitchell D. Eggers, Li Fang, David R. Lionberger> ;The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2011 Dec 1 Protection of repaired patellar tendons a surgical technique.
David R. Lionberger, Nicole Correia> ;The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2011 Sep 1 Pooled analysis of clinical trial data evaluating the safety and effectiveness of diclofenac epolamine topical patch 1.3% for the treatment of acute ankle sprain
David R Lionberger, Eric Joussellin, Jillmarie Yanchick, Merrell Magelli, Arturo Lanzarotti> ;Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine. 2011 Jul 14 Diclofenac epolamine topical patch relieves pain associated with ankle sprain
David R. Lionberger, Eric Joussellin, Arturo Lanzarotti, Jillmarie Yanchick, Merrell Magelli> ;Journal of Pain Research. 2011 Mar 7 Topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for the treatment of pain due to soft tissue injury: diclofenac epolamine topical patch.
David R. Lionberger, Michael J Brennan> ;Journal of Pain Research. 2010 Nov 10 Relationship between patient-reported disease severity in osteoarthritis and self-reported pain, function and work productivity.
Alesia Sadosky, Andrew G. Bushmakin, Joseph C. Cappelleri, David R. Lionberger> ;Arthritis Research & Therapy. 2010 Aug 25 Minimizing Electromagnetic Interference from Surgical Instruments on Electromagnetic Surgical Navigation
Faustin Stevens, Michael A. Conditt, Nikhil Kulkarni, Sabir K. Ismaily, Philip C. Noble, David R. Lionberger> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2010 May 29 How does electromagnetic navigation stack up against infrared navigation in minimally invasive total knee arthroplasties
David R. Lionberger, Jennifer Weise, David M. Ho, John L. Haddad> ;The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2008 Jun 1 Celecoxib does not affect osteointegration of cementless total hip stems.
David R. Lionberger, Philip C. Noble> ;The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2005 Oct 1 A knowledge-based computer-aided design and manufacturing system for total hip replacement.
Jeffrey D. Reuben, Chi-Han Chang, John E. Akin, David R. Lionberger> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 1992 Dec 1 Treatment of rheumatoid synovitis of the knee with intraarticular injection of dysprosium 165-ferric hydroxide macroaggregates.
Clement B. Sledge, Joseph D. Zuckerman, Michael R. Zalutsky, Robert W. Atcher, Sonya Shortkroff, David R. Lionberger, Howard A. Rose, Brian J. Hurson, Peter A. Lankenn...> ;Arthritis and Rheumatism. 1986 Feb 1 Effects of prosthetic acetabular replacement on strains in the pelvis.
Lionberger, D., Walker, P. S., Granholm, J.> ;J Orthop Res. 1985 Jan 01 Join now to see all Insurance Accepted Aetna Choice POS II
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Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1978 - 1982
University of Missouri-Columbia School of MedicineClass of 1977
TX State Medical License 1978 - 2024
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston, Texas
