Clifford B. Tribus, MD Print Friendly Page
Faculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthDr. Tribus is certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery. He specializes in disorders of the spine, including scolosis and spinal deformity, cervical and lumbar disc and degenerative disease, spinal trauma, and spinal tumors. He uses open and microscopic surgical techniques in patient treatment.
Specialties
UW Health Clinics
Hospital Affiliation(s)
University Hospital (primary)
St. Mary's Hospital, Veterans Hospital - Wm. S. Middleton Memorial, UnityPoint Health - Meriter (secondary)
UW School of Medicine and Public Health
| Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Orthopedics |
Professional Certifications and Education
| Board Certification |
Orthopedic Surgery
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| Fellowship |
University of California, San Francisco Medical Center
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| Residency |
Hospital for Special Surgery, NY
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| Internship |
Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore
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| Medical School |
Johns Hopkins University, 1987
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| Medical interpreters are available to help patients communicate with hospital and clinic staff. For more information, please contact interpreter services at (608) 262-9000. |
Procedures
Our doctors provide a wide range of services. The following list represents some, but not all, of the procedures offered by this physician.
| Research |
Dr. Tribus has research interests in spinal biomechanics, development of spinal implants, anatomy of the spine, and clinical outcomes. |
PubMed Articles
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Berven SH Hohenstein NA Savage JW Tribus CB .
Does the Outcome of Adult Deformity Surgery Justify the Complications in Elderly (Above 70 y of Age) Patients? J Spinal Disord Tech. 2015 Oct;28(8):271-4
[PubMed ID: 26389861]
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Tribus CB Garvey KE .
Full-thickness thoracic laminar erosion after posterior spinal fusion associated with late-presenting infection. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2003 May 15;28(10):E194-7
[PubMed ID: 12768158]
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Tribus CB .
Degenerative lumbar scoliosis: evaluation and management. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2003 May-Jun;11(3):174-83
[PubMed ID: 12828447]
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Tribus CB .
Point of view. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2003 Jan 1;28(1):51
[PubMed ID: 12544956]
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Stone AT Tribus CB .
Acute progression of spondylolysis to isthmic spondylolisthesis in an adult. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2002 Aug 15;27(16):E370-2
[PubMed ID: 12195078]
