Dr. Pekka A Mooar MD
Orthopedist
3401 N Broad St Philadelphia PA, 19140About
Dr. Pekka Mooar is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Mooar specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Mooar 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 Cincinnati Coll of Med, Cincinnati Oh 1979
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine 1979
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Experiences as sports coordinator for the Philadelphia County Special Olympics.
- Intra-articular hyaluronans: a review of product-specific safety profiles.
- The surgical treatment of tendinitis. Clinical rationale and biologic basis.
- The efficacy of autologous platelet gel in pain control and blood loss in total knee arthroplasty. An analysis of the haemoglobin, narcotic requirement and range of motion.
- Contamination of operating room personnel during total arthroplasty.
- Postoperative Rehabilitation of Low Energy Hip Fractures in the Elderly.
- Treatment of Hip Fractures in the Elderly.
- Treatment of tumors of the cervical spine.
- Analysis of ground-foot reaction forces in patients with myelomeningocele.
- The symptomatic anterior cruciate-deficient knee. Part I: the long-term functional disability in athletically active individuals.
- The symptomatic anterior cruciate-deficient knee. Part II: the results of rehabilitation, activity modification, and counseling on functional disability.
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Treatments
- Torn Meniscus
- Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Back Pain
- Sciatica
- Pinched Nerve
- Pain
- Spinal Stenosis
- Cellulitis
- Swelling
- Abnormal Gait
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