Dr. John R Fisk M.D.
Orthopedist
301 N 8th St Springfield IL, 62701About
Dr. John Fisk is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Springfield, IL. Dr. Fisk specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Fisk 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
University At Buffalo SUNY School Of Med and Biomedical Sciences Buffalo Ny 1969
University at Buffalo State University of New York School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences 1969
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Passive dynamics of the knee joint in healthy children and children affected by spastic paresis.
- Biomechanic characteristics of patients with spastic and dystonic hypertonia in cerebral palsy.
- Knee resistance during passive stretch in patients with hypertonia.
- To Treat or not to Treat.
- The cervical syndrome.
- Myopathy limited to the quadriceps and gastrocnemius muscles occurring in three brothers.
- Myopathy limited to the quadriceps and gastrocnemius muscles occurring in three brothers.
- Scoliosis in neuromuscular disease.
- Scoliosis in neuromuscular disease.
- Experimental cerebrovascular occlusion. New technic for evaluation.
- Back schools. Past, present, and future.
- The mechanical consequence of failure of ossified union in attempted posterior spinal fusion. A canine model.
- Spontaneous fusion in scoliosis after instrumentation without arthrodesis.
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