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Beverly Country Club member after hip replacement: “It’s a miracle.”

After a hip replacement by Dr. Vasili Karas, patient David Steadman is now feeling pain free and back on the golf course.

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Chicago police officer back on duty after traumatic motorcycle accident

After sustaining significant injuries, officer Ryan Halverson required complex hip surgery performed by trauma specialist Dr. Joel Williams.

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Indiana man is free from life-long knee pain after cartilage transplant surgery

Brian Hall, 56, of Valparaiso, Indiana, is no stranger to knee pain, but a cartilage transplant finally provided pain relief.

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Dr. Kern Singh first to offer endoscopic spine surgery

Dr. Kern Singh is the first to offer endoscopic spine surgery to patients at Midwest Orthopedics at Rush.

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Orthopedics at Rush No. 5 in the nation, best in Illinois & Indiana

The orthopedic program at Rush has been ranked No. 5 in the nation by U.S. News and World Report’s annual Best Hospitals for orthopedics.

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Dr. Kern Singh expands patient care to Northwest Indiana

Dr. Singh, an expert in minimally invasive spine surgery, is now seeing patients in Munster, Ind.

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Suffering a concussion at 30,000 feet in the air

Meet Marcela Monaco, 56, of Elmhurst, who recently suffered a concussion while working as a flight attendant.

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Dr. Frank Phillips is first in the world to use augmented reality surgical guidance in minimally invasive spine surgery

The Augmedics xvision™ Spine System surgical guidance system allows a surgeon to see a patient’s 3D spinal anatomy through the skin as if they have x-ray vision.

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Total shoulder replacement patient finally free from pain

Now that elective surgeries are permitted again after COVID-19 forced doctors to perform only essential operations, patients like Judy Susmarski can finally get relief from life-altering pain.

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Pain management specialist Dr. Craig Best joins Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush

Dr. Best is a board-certified physical medicine and rehabilitation/interventional pain medicine specialist.

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Return of elective surgery a welcome relief for patient

Bob Wernes, 68, of Cedar Lake, had to wait over two months, until Thursday, due to COVID-19 state regulations, which placed restrictions on elective surgery.

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The bare bones: How to improve your bone health

Starting around age 30, you begin to rapidly lose bone mass which can ultimately affect your quality of life.

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