Dr. Joseph J Dobner MD
Orthopedist
101 Medical Heights Dr Suite F Frankfort KY, 40601About
Dr. Joseph Dobner is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Frankfort, KY. Dr. Dobner specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Dobner tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
Education and Training
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center 1978
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Orthopedic experience in a MASH unit in postwar Iraq.
- Upper extremity tourniquet effects in carpal tunnel release.
- Structural assessment of rat sciatic nerve following tourniquet compression and vascular manipulation.
- High intensity electrical stimulation effect on thigh musculature during immobilization for knee sprain. A case report.
- Pneumatic tourniquet application and nerve integrity: motor function and electrophysiology.
- Nerve injury and grades II and III ankle sprains.
Treatments
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Arthritis
- Neuropathy
- Osteoarthritis
- Pain
- Abnormal Gait
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