
Dr. Michael E Torchia M.D.
Orthopedist | Orthopaedic Trauma
200 1st St SW Rochester MN, 55905About
Dr. Michael Torchia is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Rochester, MN. Dr. Torchia specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Torchia 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
Johns Hopkins Univ Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1988
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The spiral compression plate for proximal humeral shaft nonunion: a case report
- Clinical consultations using store-and-forward telemedicine technology.
- Radiographic assessment of ingrowth total shoulder arthroplasty.
- [Shoulder hemi-arthroplasty in proximal humeral fractures].
- Management of the smashed distal humerus.
- Intramedullary fixation of diaphyseal femoral fractures in elderly patients: analysis of outcomes and complications.
- Treatment of supracondylar femur nonunions with open reduction and internal fixation.
- Arthroscopic removal of the glenoid component for failed total shoulder arthroplasty. A report of five cases.
- Technical tips for fixation of proximal humeral fractures in elderly patients.
- A quantitative assessment of cross-sectional cortical bone remodeling in the femoral diaphysis following hip arthroplasty in elderly females.
- Total hip arthroplasty with cement in patients less than twenty years old. Long-term results.
- Arthroscopically assisted percutaneous quadricepsplasty: a case report and description of a new technique.
Treatments
- Shoulder Surgery, Knee Surgery
Professional Memberships
- Member Minnesota Medical Association/Zumbro Valley
Fellowships
- Fellow - Arthroscopic Surgery: Orthopedic Research of Virginia
- Fellow - Traumatology: AO International Foundation, Bern Switzerland
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Practice At 200 1st St SW
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