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Dr. Dalton David Heath II, MD

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine (1988)

Professional interests include: muscle strain, hip revision, dislocation, and more.

129 Medical Park Lane Suite A Forest Lake Bone and Joint
Huntsville, TX 77340

(936) 291-3459

Dr. Dalton David Heath II, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Huntsville, TX specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine in 1988 and has 36 years of experience. Dr. Dalton David Heath II, MD is affiliated with HCA Houston Healthcare, SURGICAL SPECIALISTS OF CONROE, PLLC and HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe.

Office Locations

Address:

129 Medical Park Lane Suite A Forest Lake Bone and Joint
Huntsville, TX 77340

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Hip Replacement

Hip replacement is a surgical procedure to replace parts of the hip joint that are damaged by disease or injury. It is most often done to treat arthritis, a common condition that causes stiffness and pain in the joints. Surgery is used only after other, less invasive treatments have failed to work.

The type of hip replacement patients receive is based on their age and the extent of damage to their hip. The hip joint has two parts: the femoral head, or hip ball, and the acetabulum, or hip socket. The hip ball is located on the upper end of the femur (thigh bone), and the hip socket is part of the pelvis. Depending on whether one or both parts require replacement, patients may need one of the following procedures:

Partial hip replacement, which is generally recommended in the case of hip fractures or other hip injuries. If a patient is having a partial hip replacement, only the hip ball will be replaced.
Total hip replacement, which is often used to treat the hip joint when it has become damaged due to arthritis. Both the hip socket and hip ball are replaced.
Hip resurfacing, which is usually performed for younger patients. A hip resurfacing procedure reshapes the hip ball and only replaces its surface. This preserves more bone and makes future surgeries easier. If a patient is having a partial hip resurfacing, only the hip ball is resurfaced and replaced. If a patient is having a total hip resurfacing, the hip socket will be replaced as well.

During hip replacement surgery, an incision is made along the side of the hip. The surgeon may access the joint directly through this incision, or by using small tools and a lighted tube called an arthroscope to see and treat the joint. The diseased tissue is removed, and the bones are smoothed out and fitted with metal ends. The metal pieces may be cemented in place, or they may have a porous structure that encourages bone to grow into them and hold them securely. A smooth plastic cushion is placed between the two bones to replace the cartilage and allow the joint to move freely.

Hip replacement surgery takes one to two hours, and afterwards patients may stay in the hospital for several days. When patients go home, they will have to use a cane, walker, or crutches at first. Patients will likely have physical therapy to improve their ability to move with their new hip. After the first few weeks, light exercise such as bike riding or swimming will help them heal, but certain actions, such as climbing stairs or bending over at the waist, may be difficult at first. It will take several weeks before they can drive or return to work. Full recovery may take six to 12 months.

Musculoskeletal Problems

The musculoskeletal system refers collectively to the bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and nerves. It is what gives the body structure and movement. Because this system encompasses so much of the body, musculoskeletal problems are extremely varied and can happen almost anywhere. There are musculoskeletal problems that affect only the joints, those that affect the bones, those that affect tendons and ligaments, and those that can happen in any area of the body but cause pain and numbness.

Joint problems include bursitis and arthritis. Bursitis is the inflammation of a fluid-filled sac cushion on the outside of a joint, causing symptoms including pain and swelling. Arthritis is the inflammation and damage of a joint due to wear and tear or disease. There are several treatments for arthritis, but if the damage progresses far enough, joint replacement may be necessary. In joint replacement, a metal or plastic implant is surgically placed within the joint to make movement easier.

Bone problems include scoliosis, fractures, and osteoporosis. Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine, making the normally straight spine look like a 'C' or 'S.' It is treated with braces or surgery. Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to weaken and break easily. It's most common in women, especially older women. Fully half of all women over 65 have osteoporosis. Fractures are any break in the bone. They can be a simple crack or a severe and complicated shatter. Osteoporosis causes fractures in people who have it, but other causes are trauma (such as a fall) or overuse.

Tendon and ligament problems most often result from injury or overuse. Two good examples are ligament tears and tendonitis. The most common ligament tear is the ACL tear in the knee. This ligament supports and stabilizes the knee and is most often torn during sports activities. Tendonitis happens when a tendon, which connects muscles and bones together, becomes irritated and inflamed. This happens most often in older patients who push their bodies too far, leading to pain and swelling. Treatment for both tendon and ligament problems usually includes rest, ice, and supporting the area to let it heal.

Pain and numbness problems can be caused by overuse, disease, an injury, or a compressed nerve. Lower back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome are two of the most common conditions patients encounter. Lower back pain may be caused by sore muscles that have been overworked, or an injury to the disks separating the vertebrae in the spine. Lower back pain usually goes away on its own within a few days, but it may require medical treatment depending on the cause. Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the nerve at the base of the palm becomes trapped or pinched. Symptoms include tingling, pain, numbness, or weakness in the hand. Treatment involves rest and sometimes steroid injections.

Because the musculoskeletal system involves so much of the body, problems here can be incredibly varied in their type and severity. Some musculoskeletal problems will go away on their own or only require rest, while others may require medication, physical therapy, or even surgery.

aspiration	293
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	607
excision	16
hip imaging	57
hospital care	16
injections	293
inpatient care	16
joint surgery	85
lower extremity surgery	42
minimally invasive procedures	52
musculoskeletal imaging	322
pelvic imaging	31
reconstructive surgery	32
upper extremity surgery	42
X-rays	353

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	255

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	374
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	50
Less than 65	40

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

aspiration	295
decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	753
excision	15
hip imaging	64
injections	295
joint surgery	72
lower extremity surgery	44
minimally invasive procedures	60
musculoskeletal imaging	374
nerve procedures	18
pelvic imaging	47
reconstructive surgery	30
upper extremity surgery	46
X-rays	421

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	383
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	59
Less than 65	35

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

aspiration	374
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	832
excision	13
hip imaging	59
hospital care	10
injections	374
inpatient care	10
joint surgery	78
lower extremity surgery	41
minimally invasive procedures	48
musculoskeletal imaging	406
pelvic imaging	60
reconstructive surgery	29
upper extremity surgery	36
X-rays	466

**Gender**
Male	306
Female	576

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	794
Black	62
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	366
From 75 to 84	294
85 and over	154
Less than 65	68

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

aspiration	434
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	834
excision	14
injections	434
joint surgery	52
lower extremity surgery	25
minimally invasive procedures	25
musculoskeletal imaging	347
reconstructive surgery	26
upper extremity surgery	26
X-rays	346

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	284

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	386
Black	29
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	76
Less than 65	28

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	237

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	324
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	65
Less than 65	26

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

aspiration	320
decompression surgery	10
doctor visit	653
excision	11
injections	320
joint surgery	38
lower extremity surgery	17
minimally invasive procedures	19
musculoskeletal imaging	235
reconstructive surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	20
X-rays	234

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	315
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	61
Less than 65	15

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

aspiration	287
doctor visit	621
injections	287
joint surgery	19
lower extremity surgery	22
musculoskeletal imaging	258
reconstructive surgery	23
X-rays	257

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	206

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	320
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	60
Less than 65	13

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

aspiration	322
doctor visit	494
injections	322
musculoskeletal imaging	94
X-rays	93

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	250
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

aspiration	417
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	713
excision	24
injections	417
joint surgery	101
lower extremity surgery	44
minimally invasive procedures	55
musculoskeletal imaging	150
reconstructive surgery	45
upper extremity surgery	56
X-rays	149

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dalton David Heath II, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Dalton David Heath II, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Huntsville, TX were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	343
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	690
excision	15
hip imaging	60
hospital care	13
injections	343
inpatient care	13
joint surgery	65
lower extremity surgery	33
minimally invasive procedures	46
musculoskeletal imaging	275
nerve procedures	14
pelvic imaging	46
reconstructive surgery	28
upper extremity surgery	41
X-rays	290

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dalton David Heath II, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	10
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	314
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	120
85 and over	52
Less than 65	22
65 to 74	142

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dalton David Heath II, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Dalton David Heath II, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	7
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Dalton David Heath II, MD graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine in 1988. He completed residency at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine (1988)

Residency: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Dalton David Heath II, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

HCA Houston Healthcare

SURGICAL SPECIALISTS OF CONROE, PLLC

HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Dalton David Heath II, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medinc of Texas	$1,235 $1,235
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$341 Avenir $275	Biomet SpinalPak $39	Biomet Orthopak $27
Stryker Corporation	$70 Mako $36	Crossfire 2 Integrated Resection & Energy System $34
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.	$48 Zilretta $48
Myoscience Inc.	$39 $39
Other	$180 ENSEAL $24	UPPER EXTREMITIES $21	CellerateRx $21	SYNVISC-ONE $21	MONOVISC $18	Other $75

**Types of Payments**
Education	$1,200
Food and Beverage	$448
Travel and Lodging	$217
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$48

Biography

Dr. Dalton Heath sees patients in Huntsville, TX. His medical specialties are orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. His areas of expertise include the following: meniscus repair, amputation, and femur (thigh bone) fracture. He graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine. Dr. Heath's training includes a residency program at a hospital affiliated with the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. He is affiliated with HCA Houston Healthcare.

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