The department includes specialists in Orthopaedic Surgery, Podiatry, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation who are experienced in caring for people at every stage of life: infants, children, adolescents, adults and seniors. Conditions commonly treated include birth abnormalities, broken bones, arthritis, sports- or work-related injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome, back problems and diabetic foot problems.

Specialists in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation offer a complete range of surgical and non-surgical treatments for illnesses and injuries that affect the bones, joints, muscles, tendons and ligaments.

From routine care to the most challenging cases, the department’s faculty members apply their considerable experience and highly collaborative working style. Surgeons, psychiatrists, nurses, therapists, patients and family members work as a team to design and implement individualized treatment plans. Teamwork, the high quality of care, and the depth and breadth of services set Loyola University Health System (Loyola) apart from other providers.

Specialty Services and Divisions

• Hand Surgery
  Loyola is nationally recognized for expertise in hand surgery and specialized hand rehabilitation. The department receives referrals worldwide for children with congenital hand abnormalities and adults and children with paralysis after spinal cord injury.
• Cartilage Restoration
  Loyola has one of the few sports medicine specialists nationwide who is experienced with cutting edge techniques for cartilage restoration in the knee.
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  Physiatrists focus on restoring function. They care for patients with acute and chronic pain, and musculoskeletal problems like back and neck pain, tendonitis, pinched nerves and fibromyalgia. They also treat people who have experienced catastrophic events resulting in paraplegia, quadriplegia, or traumatic brain injury; and individuals who have had strokes, orthopedic injuries, or neurologic disorders such as multiple sclerosis, polio, or ALS.
• Podiatry
  The podiatry section is active in patient care, research, education and providing diagnosis and treatment of foot disorders at numerous locations in the health system.
• Spine Surgery
  The department physicians have expertise in complex scoliosis reconstruction in children and adults.
• Foot and Ankle Care
  Loyola performs complex hind foot reconstruction following trauma and degenerative disease, and limb salvage following surgical complication or diabetes. Loyola is one of only a handful of centers that perform ankle replacement.
• Joint Replacement
  Loyola offers minimal-incision surgery on the hip and knee. Surgeons are experienced in total joint replacement and revision of prior joint replacement.
• Fractures
  The department is skilled at treating non-healing fractures and fractures of the pelvic bones and hip socket.
• Pediatrics
  The department’s pediatric orthopaedic specialists have expertise in clubfoot, congenital hip disorders, cerebral palsy and trauma.
• Musculoskeletal Oncology
  Loyola has expertise in treating cancerous tumors that originate in bone, cartilage or muscles.
• Work Reconditioning
  A work-conditioning program helps people who have been sick or injured return to their jobs by developing a tailored rehab program that takes into account the specific job requirements. Loyola specialists also can perform job site visits.

Research

• Biomechanical Research Laboratory
  Orthopaedic surgeons and research engineers collaborate to develop new implant designs and procedures. It is the world’s only laboratory in which scientists can simulate G-force loads and measure their effect on the human spine.
• Musculoskeletal Biology Research Laboratory
  Scientists in this laboratory study the musculoskeletal system on a cellular and molecular level to define how bone cells function during skeletal growth, development and repair. Recent research focuses on the link between alcoholism and osteoporosis, a severe condition of bone loss.