Dr. John W Sperling M.D.
Orthopedist | Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery
200 1st St SW Rochester MN, 55905Rating
4/5
About
Dr. John Sperling is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Rochester, MN. Dr. Sperling specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Sperling 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 Va Sch of Med, Charlottesville Va 1994
University of Virginia School of Medicine 1994
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Arthroscopic treatment of coracoid impingement.
- Results of treatment of infected humeral nonunions: the Mayo Clinic experience.
- What's your diagnosis: chronic displaced greater tuberosity fracture of the proximal humerus.
- Infection after clavicle fractures.
- Total shoulder arthroplasty for patients with cerebral palsy.
- The difficult proximal humerus fracture: tips and techniques to avoid complications and improve results.
- Magnetic resonance imaging of acute "wiiitis" of the upper extremity.
- Treatment of primary isolated shoulder sepsis in the adult patient.
- Management of proximal humeral nonunions and malunions.
- Shoulder activity level varies by diagnosis.
- Strategies in biologic augmentation of rotator cuff repair: a review.
- Infraspinatus strength assessment before and after scapular muscles rehabilitation in professional volleyball players with scapular dyskinesis.
- Operative treatment of proximal humerus fractures.
- Efficacy of Hylan G-F 20 versus 6-methylprednisolone acetate in painful shoulder osteoarthritis: a retrospective controlled trial.
- Severe atrophy and fatty degeneration of the infraspinatus muscle due to isolated infraspinatus tendon tear.
Treatments
- Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Rotator Cuff Syndrome
- Pain
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