Physician

Orthopaedic Surgery

Dr. Joseph Torg practices Orthopaedic Surgery. He attended Temple University School of Medicine. Joseph Torg is a published physician. He has 99 publications published. The most current publication "Collision with spring-loaded football tackling and blocking dummies. Report of near-fetal and fatal injuries." He is registered with Medicare.

Publications

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• Association between GRIN2A promoter polymorphism and recovery from concussion.
• Noncontact Anterior cruciate ligament injuries: mechanisms and risk factors.
• Management of tarsal navicular stress Fractures: conservative versus surgical treatment: a meta-analysis.
• Video analysis of anterior cruciate ligament injury: abnormalities in hip and Ankle kinematics.
• National Athletic Trainers' Association Position Statement: Head-Down Contact and Spearing in Tackle Football.
• 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.
• Injuries to the cervical spine in American Football players.
• Fourteen-year prospective results of a high-density polyethylene prosthetic Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
• Gender differences in head-Neck segment dynamic stabilization during head acceleration.
• The non-surgical and surgical treatment of tarsal navicular stress Fractures.
• The pathomechanics, pathophysiology and prevention of cervical spinal cord and Brachial plexus injuries in athletics.
• Symposium: spinal cord resuscitation.
• Lachman test revisited.
• Retrospective report on the effectiveness of a polyurethane Football helmet cover on the repeated occurrence of cerebral concussions.
• The search for the Holy Grail: a century of Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
• Management guidelines for participation in collision activities with congenital, developmental, or postinjury lesions involving the cervical spine.
• Cervical cord neurapraxia: classification, pathomechanics, morbidity, and management guidelines.
• Suggested management guidelines for participation in collision activities with congenital, developmental, or postinjury lesions involving the cervical spine.
• Management guidelines for participation in collision activities with congenital, developmental, or post-injury lesions involving the cervical spine.
• The pathomechanics of chronic, recurrent cervical nerve root neurapraxia. The chronic burner Syndrome.
• Long-term evaluation of the Elmslie-Trillat-Maquet procedure for patellofemoral dysfunction.
• Analysis of failed surgical management of Fractures of the base of the fifth metatarsal distal to the tuberosity: the Jones Fracture.
• The relationship of developmental narrowing of the cervical spinal canal to reversible and irreversible injury of the cervical spinal cord in Football players.
• Magnetic resonance imaging of Knee disorders. Clinical value and cost-effectiveness in a sports medicine practice.
• The effect of ambient temperature on the shoe-surface interface release coefficient.
• Cervical spinal stenosis with cord neurapraxia and transient quadriplegia.
• The effect of early versus late return to vigorous activities on the outcome of Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
• Atraumatic spontaneous hemarthrosis associated with Lyme arthritis. A case report.
• Spear tackler's spine. An entity precluding participation in tackle Football and collision activities that expose the cervical spine to axial energy inputs.
• Redefining cervical spinal stenosis using MRI.
• Arthroscopically assisted placement of a supracondylar intramedullary nail: operative technique.
• Tibial chondral fissures associated with the lateral meniscus.
• The Nicolas Andry Award. The pathomechanics and pathophysiology of cervical spinal cord injury.
• Salter-Harris type-III Fracture of the medial femoral condyle occurring in the adolescent athlete.
• Athletic Footwear and orthotic appliances.
• Stress Fractures of the pubic ramus. A report of twelve cases.
• Stress Fractures of the tarsal navicular. A retrospective review of twenty-one cases.
• Interscalene Brachial plexus block anesthesia for the modified Bristow procedure.
• "Pseudowinging" of the scapula secondary to subscapular osteochondroma.
• Bilateral patellar Fractures from indirect trauma. A case report.
• Nonunion of olecranon epiphysis: two cases in adolescent baseball pitchers.
• Fractures of the base of the fifth metatarsal distal to the tuberosity. Classification and guidelines for non-surgical and surgical management.
• Trampoline-related quadriplegia: review of the literature and reflections on the American Academy of Pediatrics' position statement.
• Posterior Cruciate ligament insufficiency. A review of the literature.
• Tarsal navicular stress Fractures: radiographic evaluation.
• Entrapment of a sesamoid in the index metacarpophalangeal Joint. Report of two cases.
• Hereditary multicentric osteolysis with recessive transmission: a new Syndrome.
• Essential osteolysis with nephropathy. A review of the literature and case report of an unusual Syndrome.
• Malignant hemangioendothelioma of the cervical spine. A case report.
• An unusual hereditary osteomalacic Disease--pseudo-vitamin-D deficiency.
• Sequential roentgenographic changes occurring in massive osteolysis.
• Effect of shoe type and cleat length on incidence and severity of Knee injuries among high school football players.
• Infection of the cervical spine associated with a Fracture of the mandible.
• The use of thermography in the early diagnosis of neuropathic arthropathy in the feet of diabetics.
• Opening of the season: little league baseball pro and con.
• The effect of competitive pitching on the shoulders and Elbows of preadolescent baseball players.
• The shoe-surface interface and its relationship to football Knee injuries.
• Manifestations of the battered-child Syndrome.
• Letter: Women in sports.
• The little league pitcher.
• Septic arthritis of the Knee due to Clostridium welchii. Report of two cases.
• The National Football Head and Neck Injury Registry. 14-year report on cervical quadriplegia, 1971 through 1984.
• Fibular head transposition for repair of Cruciate-deficient stifle in the dog.
• Stress Fracture of the ipsilateral first rib in a pitcher.
• Epidemiology, pathomechanics, and prevention of athletic injuries to the cervical spine.
• Trampoline and minitrampoline injuries to the cervical spine.
• Osteoid osteoma. Distant, periarticular, and subarticular lesions as a cause of knee Pain.
• Application of electrothermal energy in arthroscopy.
• Maintenance of hamstring strength following Knee surgery.
• Fractures of the base of the fifth metatarsal distal to the tuberosity: a review.
• Lachman test evaluated. Quantification of a clinical observation.
• Neurapraxia of the cervical spinal cord with transient quadriplegia.
• A preliminary study on the measurement of static and dynamic motion at the glenohumeral Joint.
• MR imaging of osteoid osteoma of the talus.
• Cervical spinal stenosis: determination with vertebral body ratio method.
• A modified Bristow-Helfet-May procedure for recurrent dislocation and subluxation of the Shoulder. Report of two hundred and twelve cases.
• Isokinetic and isometric testing of Knee musculature in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with mild Knee involvement.
• The National Football Head and Neck Injury Registry: 14-year report on cervical quadriplegia (1971-1984).
• Management guidelines for athletic injuries to the cervical spine.
• Management guidelines for head injuries in athletics.
• Spinal injury at the level of the third and fourth cervical vertebrae resulting from the axial loading mechanism: an analysis and classification.
• Rehabilitation of cervical spine, Brachial plexus, and peripheral nerve injuries.
• Trampoline-induced quadriplegia.
• Roentgen examination of cervical spine injuries in the athlete.
• Management and rehabilitation of ligamentous injuries to the Ankle.
• Overuse injuries in sport: the Foot.
• Natural history of the posterior Cruciate ligament-deficient knee.
• Clinical prognosticators for the efficacy of retinacular release surgery to treat patellofemoral Pain.
• The epidemiologic, pathologic, biomechanical, and cinematographic analysis of Football-induced cervical spine trauma.
• Arthroscopic surgery of the Knee under local anesthesia.
• Fractures of the base of the fifth metatarsal distal to the tuberosity.
• Axial loading injuries to the middle cervical spine segment. An analysis and classification of twenty-five cases.
• The axial load teardrop Fracture. A biomechanical, clinical and roentgenographic analysis.
• Epidemiology, pathomechanics, and prevention of Football-induced cervical spinal cord trauma.
• Arthroscopic resection of glenoid labral Tears in the athlete: a report of 29 cases.
• Comminuted epiphyseal Fracture of the distal tibia. A case report and review of the literature.
• Collision with spring-loaded Football tackling and blocking dummies. Report of near-fetal and fatal injuries.

Schools

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• Temple University School Of Medicine

• San Francisco General Hospital

• Shriners Hospital For Crippled Children

• Temple University Hospital

Procedures Preformed

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• Joint Drainage
• Myofascial Trigger Point Injection
• Shoulder Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Steroid Injection
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Conditions Treated

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• Adhesive Capsulitis
• Ankle Fracture
• Ankle Sprain and Achilles Tendon Sprain or Rupture
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) or Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tear
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Doctors Specialties

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• Orthopedic Surgery
• Orthopaedic Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Education

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• Temple University Hospital
• Temple University School of Medicine

Hospital

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• Temple University Hospital

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1326036286
NPPES Provider LastName		TORG
NPPES Provider FirstName		JOSEPH
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		191405103
NPPES Provider State		PA
Specialty Description		Orthopedic Surgery
Total Claim Count		161.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1326036286
Last Name Of The Provider	TORG
First Name Of The Provider	JOSEPH
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