Dr. Nicholas John Giori M.D.
Orthopedist
3801 Miranda Ave Palo Alto CA, 94304Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Nicholas Giori is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Palo Alto, CA. Dr. Giori specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Giori 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
Stanford Univ Sch Of Med- Stanford Ca 1994
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Offset acetabular components introduce torsion on the implant and may increase the risk of fixation failure.
- A comparison of unicortical and bicortical end screw attachment of fracture fixation plates.
- Load-shifting brace treatment for osteoarthritis of the knee: a minimum 2 1/2-year follow-up study.
- The variability of femoral rotational alignment in total knee arthroplasty.
- Articular cartilage MR imaging and thickness mapping of a loaded knee joint before and after meniscectomy.
- Prepolarized magnetic resonance imaging around metal orthopedic implants.
- The high variability of tibial rotational alignment in total knee arthroplasty.
- Benefit of single-leaf resection for horizontal meniscus tear.
- Two ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction methods: the docking technique versus bioabsorbable interference screw fixation--a biomechanical evaluation with cyclic loading.
- Coronal plane stability before and after total knee arthroplasty.
- Posterior cruciate ligament removal contributes to abnormal knee motion during posterior stabilized total knee arthroplasty.
- Meniscectomy alters the dynamic deformational behavior and cumulative strain of tibial articular cartilage in knee joints subjected to cyclic loads.
- Timing of tourniquet release in total knee arthroplasty when using a postoperative blood salvage drain.
- A variable-stiffness shoe lowers the knee adduction moment in subjects with symptoms of medial compartment knee osteoarthritis.
Awards
- Saul Halpern MD Orthopedic Educator of the Year Award, Department of O 2002, 2002, 2002
- Clinical Biomechanics Award, American Society of Biomechanics 2005
Fellowships
- Mayo Clinic Adult Reconstructive Surgery 2000
- Mayo Clinic AZ 2000
Experience & Accolades
- Medical Director2003 - 2009 Bone and Joint Rehabilitation Research and Development Center
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