Dr. Joseph S Torg MD
Orthopedist
3401 N Broad St Philadelphia PA, 19140About
Dr. Joseph Torg is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Torg specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Torg 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
Temple University School of Medicine 1961
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Retrospective report on the effectiveness of a polyurethane football helmet cover on the repeated occurrence of cerebral concussions.
- Lachman test revisited.
- Comminuted epiphyseal fracture of the distal tibia. A case report and review of the literature.
- Complications of joint arthroplasty in patients with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis.
- Cervical spinal stenosis with cord neurapraxia: evaluations and decisions regarding participation in athletics.
- Arthroscopic resection of glenoid labral tears in the athlete: a report of 29 cases.
- Epidemiology, pathomechanics, and prevention of football-induced cervical spinal cord trauma.
- The axial load teardrop fracture. A biomechanical, clinical and roentgenographic analysis.
- Video analysis of anterior cruciate ligament injury: abnormalities in hip and ankle kinematics.
- The pathomechanics, pathophysiology and prevention of cervical spinal cord and brachial plexus injuries in athletics.
- Cervical Spine and Brachial Plexus Injuries: Return-to-Play Recommendations.
- Axial loading injuries to the middle cervical spine segment. An analysis and classification of twenty-five cases.
- Noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injuries: mechanisms and risk factors.
- The non-surgical and surgical treatment of tarsal navicular stress fractures.
- Cervical spinal stenosis with cord neurapraxia and transient quadriplegia.
Treatments
- Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Back Pain
- Pain
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
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