After our extended time indoors, everyone is anxious to get outdoors. The Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Teaching and Research Foundation’s (OTRF) Spring-Summer newsletter will help make that transition easier and safer. The issue includes interesting and helpful information on protective headgear for softball infielders, a less well known, overuse baseball injury in young pitchers […]
Spring is finally here! After a long winter, snow boots are being traded for flip flops much to the dismay of physical therapists and orthopaedists. Physical Therapist, Chris Carlson PT, MPT, shared professional insights and orthopaedic recommendations in this Active Bones article on the perils of flip flops. Before rushing out to buy a pair […]
In conjunction with Chicago Magazine’s annual Top Doctor’s issue, the publication launched Top Doctor videos and profiles on its website. Dr. Chudik’s video was created just for the website launch. His profile appeared in the annual January Top Doctor’s magazine issue and previously in the October issue that featured medical specialists. The Top Doctor list […]
In a special focus on orthopaedic Top Doctors, Chicago Magazine features Dr. Steven Chudik with the Shoulder, Knee & Sports Medicine Injury Clinic, in the October issue. He also appears in the magazine’s Professional Profiles section. The magazine annually devotes an issue to Top Doctors, however it does not generally include medical specialists. Those are featured […]
Little did President Abraham Lincoln know in 1863 that by declaring the fourth Thursday of every November officially a national day of Thanksgiving he also would be starting another tradition just a mere six years later—the Turkey Bowl. Originally, a reference for college games played on Thanksgiving; the Turkey Bowl through the years also has […]
Is there a better way for orthopaedic surgeons to surgically repair clavicle fractures? Research conducted by Dr. Steven Chudik, and his foundation, the Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Teaching and Research Foundation (OTRF) presented their findings on the subject at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine annual meeting earlier this year and they were […]
In the new, fall issue of the Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Teaching and Research Foundation’s (OTRF) e-newsletter, Active Bones, Dr. Steven Chudik and his health performance team introduce a new functional capacity test they developed to determine when it is safe to return to sports or physical activities after an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. […]
Outcome research conducted by Dr. Steven Chudik’s nonprofit foundation, the Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Teaching and Research Foundation (OTRF) on its comprehensive functional capacity evaluation (FCE) to determine when athletes can safely return to sport following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, was presented recently at the 2017 Mid-American Orthopaedics Association (MOAO) annual meeting. Dr. […]
In 1968, two groups of New Jersey high school students were the first to play a new game called Ultimate (Frisbee), a cross between soccer and American football. Today, more than one million people in the United States participate in Ultimate that involves sprinting, cutting, jumping, diving and lunging. Although it technically is a non-contact […]
The United States Patent and Trademark Office recently granted Dr. Steven Chudik with the Steven Chudik MD Shoulder, Knee & Sports Injury Clinic, Westmont, Ill., another patent, US 9,445,910 B2, for his original method of minimally invasive shoulder replacement surgery. He previously received a patent for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. Dr. Chudik’s minimally invasive shoulder […]
For those who have begun winter sports and activities, or will be, you’ll want to read the latest issue of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Teaching and Research Foundation’s (OTRF) e-newsletter, Active Bones. Included in the issue are articles on cartilage knee injuries common to basketball players of all levels, a discussion and treatment recommendations […]
When Chicago Cubs outfielder, Kyle Schwarber chased a ball drilled by Arizona Cardinal’s Sean Segura during the third game of the season, fans cared more about the injury to Schwarber that he suffered colliding with teammate Dexter Fowler than the inside-the-park homerun that resulted. In the outfield collision, Schwarber tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) […]
“Lower body” hockey injury needed delicate hamstring surgery, lengthy recovery and determination for Edwards to return to activities
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