Overview
Travis Dekker is a Sports Medicine specialist and an Orthopedics provider in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Dr. Dekker is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteoarthritis. His top areas of expertise are Hypermobile Joints, Kienbock's Disease, Osteoarthritis, Bone Graft, and Tenotomy. Dr. Dekker is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 99 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 10 articles in the study of Osteoarthritis.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
Locations
175 S Union Blvd, Suite 310 Uchmg Primary C, Colorado Springs, CO 80910
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Hypermobile JointsDr. Dekker isDistinguished. Learn about Hypermobile Joints.
- Advanced
- Bone GraftDr. Dekker isAdvanced. Learn about Bone Graft.
- EndoscopyDr. Dekker isAdvanced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Kienbock's DiseaseDr. Dekker isAdvanced. Learn about Kienbock's Disease.
- OsteoarthritisDr. Dekker isAdvanced. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- OsteotomyDr. Dekker isAdvanced. Learn about Osteotomy.
- TenotomyDr. Dekker isAdvanced. Learn about Tenotomy.
- Experienced
- Achilles Tendon RuptureDr. Dekker isExperienced. Learn about Achilles Tendon Rupture.
- ArthritisDr. Dekker isExperienced. Learn about Arthritis.
- Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)Dr. Dekker isExperienced. Learn about Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).
- Knee ReplacementDr. Dekker isExperienced. Learn about Knee Replacement.
- Osteolysis Syndrome RecessiveDr. Dekker isExperienced. Learn about Osteolysis Syndrome Recessive.
- OsteonecrosisDr. Dekker isExperienced. Learn about Osteonecrosis.
