Dr. Michael J Taunton M.D.
Orthopedist
200 1st St SW Rochester MN, 55905Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Michael Taunton is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Rochester, MN. Dr. Taunton specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Taunton 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
Saint Louis University School of Medicine 2004
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Non-oncologic total femoral arthroplasty: retrospective review.
- Effect of heterotopic ossification on hip range of motion and clinical outcome.
- Radiation Exposure during Fluoroscopic Guided Direct Anterior Approach for Total Hip Arthroplasty.
- The 24th annual meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons.
- High Risk of Wound Complications Following Direct Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty in Obese Patients.
- Insulin Dependence Increases the Risk of Failure After Total Knee Arthroplasty in Morbidly Obese Patients.
- Bariatric surgery does not improve outcomes in patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty.
- CORR Insights®: Does Surgical Approach Affect Patient-reported Function After Primary THA?
- Subcutaneous Fat Thickness Is Associated With Early Reoperation and Infection After Total Knee Arthroplasty in Morbidly Obese Patients.
- Metal in Total Hip Arthroplasty: Wear Particles, Biology, and Diagnosis.
- Prior bariatric surgery may decrease the rate of re-operation and revision following total hip arthroplasty.
- Intraobserver Reliability and Interobserver Agreement in Radiographic Classification of Heterotopic Ossification.
- Direct Anterior Versus Posterior Simultaneous Bilateral Total Hip Arthroplasties:
- The monitoring of activity at home after total hip arthroplasty.
- Metal or Modularity: Why Do Metal-Backed Tibias Have Inferior Outcomes to All-Polyethylene Tibial Components in Patients With Osteoarthritis.
Treatments
- Hip Arthroscopy
- Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Pain
Professional Memberships
- Member Minnesota Medical Association/Zumbro Valley
- Member NC Medical Society
Fellowships
- OrthoCarolina, Ortho.Adult lower extremity, North Carolina, USA 2010
- Fellow - Orthopedic Adult Lower Extremity: Orthocarolina
- OrthoCarolina, P.A., Orthopedic Surgery - Adult Reconstruction Hip and Knee Fellowship,, I 2009
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