Dr. Rafael J Sierra M.D.
Orthopedist
200 1st St SW Rochester MN, 55905Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Rafael Sierra is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Rochester, MN. Dr. Sierra specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Sierra 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
Pontificia Univ Javeriana, Fac De Med, Bogota, Colombia 1996
Pontifical Xavierian University Medicine
Universidad Cristiana de Bolivia (UCEBOL) 1996
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Nutritional parameters and short term outcome in arthroplasty.
- Osteonecrosis of the femoral head.
- Smoking and joint replacement: resource consumption and short-term outcome.
- Core decompression in atraumatic osteonecrosis of the hip.
- The cost of teaching total knee arthroplasty surgery to orthopaedic surgery residents.
- Activity level and wear in total knee arthroplasty: a study of autopsy retrieved specimens.
- Race, ethnicity, insurance coverage, and preoperative status of hip and knee surgical patients.
- Neurovascular injuries in acetabular reconstruction cage surgery: an anatomical study.
- Iliopsoas impingement after total hip replacement: the results of non-operative management, tenotomy or acetabular revision.
- Ischial spine projection into the pelvis : a new sign for acetabular retroversion.
- The use of long cemented stems for femoral impaction grafting in revision total hip arthroplasty.
- Contemporary cementing technique and mortality during and after Exeter total hip arthroplasty.
- Failure of metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty mimicking hip infection. A report of two cases.
- Role of the extraosseus blood supply in osteoarthritic femoral heads?
- The Exeter Universal cemented femoral component at 15 to 17 years: an update on the first 325 hips.
Clinical Trials
Treatments
- Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Birth Defects
- Pain
- Abnormal Gait
Professional Memberships
- Member Minnesota Medical Association/Zumbro Valley
Fellowships
- Fellow - Hip Reconstruction: Hip Society/Mueller Foundation European
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