Dr. Lawrence D Dorr M.D.
Orthopedist
1520 San Pablo St #2000 Los Angeles CA, 90033About
Dr. Lawrence Dorr is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Dorr specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Dorr 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
Univ Of Ia Coll Of Med- Iowa City Ia 1967
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 1967
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Effect of stem stiffness and bone stiffness on bone remodeling in cemented total hip replacement.
- Results of noncemented revision.
- Anatomic Porous Replacement hip arthroplasty: first 100 consecutive cases.
- Indications for bilateral total knee replacement.
- Continuous passive motion offers no benefit to the patient.
- Hip challenges: what would you do?
- Noncemented fixation without screws is better.
- The bearing surface in total hip arthroplasty: evolution or revolution.
- Functional comparison of posterior cruciate retention and substitution knee replacement.
- The effect of diaphyseal biologic fixation on clinical results and fixation of the APR-II stem.
- Radiographic anatomic structure of the arthritic acetabulum and its influence on total hip arthroplasty.
- Radiographic comparison of diaphyseal grit blasted with smooth surface stems by matched pair analysis.
- Bracing after revision THA: essential, expedient, and economical.
- The unstable total hip arthroplasty: the role of postoperative bracing.
- Mobile-bearing knee replacement: concepts and results.
Treatments
- Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Pain
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