Dr. Joseph Michael Schwab M.D.
Orthopedist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
9200 W Wisconsin Ave Department Of Orthop Milwaukee WI, 53226Rating
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Dr. Joseph Schwab is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Milwaukee, WI. Dr. Schwab specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system in children. As a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Schwab tends to childrens bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Pediatric orthopaedic surgeons can treat newborns to teenagers. Some conditions Dr. Schwab treats include gait abnormalities like limping, limp and spine deformities, broken bones and bone and joint infections.
Education and Training
Med College Of Wisconsin 2006
Medical College of Wisconsin 2006
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Pelvic morphology differs in rotation and obliquity between developmental dysplasia of the hip and retroversion.
- The acetabular wall index for assessing anteroposterior femoral head coverage in symptomatic patients.
- Growth plate alteration precedes cam-type deformity in elite basketball players.
- Arthroscopic versus open cam resection in the treatment of femoroacetabular impingement.
- Valgus hip with high antetorsion causes pain through posterior extraarticular FAI.
- The cam-type deformity--what is it: SCFE, osteophyte, or a new disease?
- Prevalence of cam-type deformity and hip pain in elite ice hockey players before and after the end of growth.
- Surgical hip dislocation for treatment of femoroacetabular impingement: factors predicting 5-year survivorship.
- Relative femoral neck lengthening improves pain and hip function in proximal femoral deformities with a high-riding trochanter.
Treatments
- Hip Dysplasia
- Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Birth Defects
- Pain
- Tendonitis
- Femur Fracture
- Broken Ankle
Fellowships
- Hip Preservation and Reconstruction - Inselspital, University of Bern - Switzerland 2011
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