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Dr. Harrison Armistead Latimer, MD

Accepting New Patients

(426 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine (1990)

Professional interests include: shoulder surgery, total joint replacement, trauma, and more.

810 Mitchell Avenue
Salisbury, NC 28144

(704) 216-5633

Dr. Harrison Armistead Latimer, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Salisbury, NC specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1990 and has 35 years of experience. Dr. Harrison Armistead Latimer, MD is affiliated with Novant Health and NOVANT MEDICAL GROUP INC.

Office Locations

Address:

1035 Lincolnton Road
Salisbury, NC 28144

Address:

810 Mitchell Avenue
Salisbury, NC 28144

Some issues Dr. Harrison Armistead Latimer, MD can help you with:

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.

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"We believe it is important to make health care more convenient for patients," said Dr. Harrison Latimer of Novant Health Orthopedic & Sports Medicine.”—"Novant Health opens new clinics in Albemarle - Salisbury Post", Salisbury Post, January 2016

“Dr. Harrison Latimer, who specializes in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine with Novant's Pinnacle Orthopedics, said the tight-knit nature of athletic trainers' relationships with schools...”—"Healthy trend Athletic trainers help players avoid injuries and spot signs of potentially dangerous head trauma - Salisbury Post", Salisbury Post, September 2014

“Dr. Harrison Latimer, orthopedic surgeon and medical director for RoMedical's sports medicine program, said more manpower will allow athletic trainers to pay closer attention to details that could...”—"Trainers will work with school athletes - Salisbury Post", Salisbury Post, January 2011

aspiration	146
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	812
hip imaging	89
injections	146
joint surgery	61
lower extremity surgery	50
minimally invasive procedures	31
musculoskeletal imaging	347
pelvic imaging	97
reconstructive surgery	30
spinal procedures	58
upper extremity surgery	11
X-rays	519

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	391
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	59
Less than 65	118

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

aspiration	131
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	759
hip imaging	63
injections	131
joint surgery	27
minimally invasive procedures	29
musculoskeletal imaging	304
pelvic imaging	21
spinal procedures	47
upper extremity surgery	31
X-rays	371

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	352
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	49
Less than 65	132

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	5

aspiration	155
doctor visit	768
hip imaging	50
injections	155
joint surgery	20
lower extremity surgery	22
minimally invasive procedures	8
musculoskeletal imaging	310
pelvic imaging	33
reconstructive surgery	12
spinal procedures	36
X-rays	378

**Gender**
Male	348
Female	546

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	746
Black	124
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	350
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	104
Less than 65	232

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

aspiration	144
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	685
injections	144
joint surgery	19
lower extremity surgery	9
minimally invasive procedures	8
musculoskeletal imaging	233
pelvic imaging	18
reconstructive surgery	11
spinal procedures	23
upper extremity surgery	10
X-rays	273

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	257

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	326
Black	52
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	46
Less than 65	90

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

aspiration	211
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	767
injections	211
joint surgery	68
lower extremity surgery	36
minimally invasive procedures	58
musculoskeletal imaging	293
reconstructive surgery	10
spinal procedures	58
upper extremity surgery	32
X-rays	349

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	300

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	350
Black	57
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	45
Less than 65	91

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

aspiration	210
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	810
injections	210
joint surgery	42
lower extremity surgery	28
minimally invasive procedures	27
musculoskeletal imaging	256
pelvic imaging	29
reconstructive surgery	15
spinal procedures	54
upper extremity surgery	14
X-rays	338

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	339
Black	60
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	52
Less than 65	75

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

aspiration	243
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	926
injections	243
joint surgery	29
minimally invasive procedures	31
musculoskeletal imaging	224
pelvic imaging	14
spinal procedures	40
upper extremity surgery	33
X-rays	277

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	291

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	383
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	52
Less than 65	98

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

aspiration	155
doctor visit	641
injections	155
joint surgery	7
lower extremity surgery	9
musculoskeletal imaging	178
reconstructive surgery	11
spinal procedures	37
X-rays	213

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	219

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	274
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	37
Less than 65	74

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

aspiration	542
doctor visit	1300
injections	542
joint surgery	49
lower extremity surgery	51
minimally invasive procedures	19
musculoskeletal imaging	524
pelvic imaging	35
reconstructive surgery	30
spinal procedures	39
X-rays	597

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harrison Armistead Latimer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Harrison Armistead Latimer, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Salisbury, NC were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

aspiration	215
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	830
hip imaging	68
injections	215
joint surgery	39
lower extremity surgery	31
minimally invasive procedures	28
musculoskeletal imaging	299
pelvic imaging	35
reconstructive surgery	17
spinal procedures	43
upper extremity surgery	22
X-rays	372

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harrison Armistead Latimer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	247

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	39
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	316
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	44
75 to 84	90
Less than 65	91
65 to 74	153

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harrison Armistead Latimer, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Harrison Armistead Latimer, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

Education & Training

Dr. Harrison Armistead Latimer, MD graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1990. He completed residency at UNC Hospitals. He is certified by the Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine (1990)

Residency: UNC Hospitals (1995)

Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Harrison Armistead Latimer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Novant Health

NOVANT MEDICAL GROUP INC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Harrison Armistead Latimer, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 426 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Harrison Armistead Latimer, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Salisbury, NC.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Harrison Armistead Latimer, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$867 Peri-Loc $625	Journey II BCS $230	Pico $11
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$667 CORI $558	LEGION TKS $72	REDAPT $37
Mallinckrodt LLC	$79 OFIRMEV $79
Stryker Corporation	$42 MAKOplasty $26	KNEES $16
Horizon Pharma plc	$32 VIMOVO $32
Other	$162 Quatro Link $26	BioSurgery - FLOSEAL $26	DUEXIS-800mg Ibuprofen- 26.6mg Famotidine $19	Exparel $14	AQUAMANTYS(TM) $14	Other $63

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$1,292
Food and Beverage	$548
Education	$9

Biography

Dr. Harrison Latimer specializes in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. His areas of expertise include shoulder surgery, knee surgery, and hip surgery. Dr. Latimer is affiliated with Novant Health. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and a graduate of UNC Hospitals' residency program. He has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. Dr. Latimer has an open panel in Salisbury, NC according to Novant Health.