The 2011 Rush Orthopedics Journal highlights recent accomplishments by the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Rush University Medical Center, including leading-edge research, publications, grants, and volume and quality data. The orthopedics program at Rush is consistently ranked among the best in the nation by U.S.News & World Report; it was ranked No. 8 in 2011.

Steven Gitelis, MD, is the editor-in-chief of the Rush Orthopedics Journal. Joshua J. Jacobs, MD, is the chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Rush.

2011 Rush Orthopedics Journal

Chairman's Letter Joshua J. Jacobs, MD

Orthopedic Faculty and Fellows (2010)

Research Faculty and Highlights

Department of Orthopedic Surgery Residents

Articles

• Human Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Intervertebral Disk Repair Ana Chee, PhD; Yejia Zhang, MD, PhD; Dessislava Markova, PhD; Biagio Saitta, PhD; Vladimir Markov, MD; Chander Gupta; Howard S. An, MD
• Advances in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Quarter Century of Innovation at Rush University Medical Center Michael B. Ellman, MD; Richard C. Mather II, MD; Seth L. Sherman, MD; Bernard R. Bach Jr, MD
• Extranodal Rosai-Dorfman Disease With Isolated Osseous Involvement: An Unusual Case Richard W. Kang, MD; Kevin C. McGill, MPH; Johnny Lin, MD; Michelle E. Collier, MD; Steven Gitelis, MD
• Idiopathic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis: A Case Report Shane J. Nho, MD, MS; Nicole A. Friel, MD, MS;
  Brian J. Cole, MD, MBA
• Reduced Scapular Notching Following Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Clinical Results of a New Implant Design Seth L. Sherman, MD; Brett A. Lenart, MD; Eric Strauss, MD; Aman Dhawan, MD; Eric Gochanour, MA; Gregory P. Nicholson, MD
• Anterior Hip Pain in an Athletic Population: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment Options Mark A. Slabaugh, MD; Rachel M. Frank; MD; Robert C. Grumet, MD; Phil Malloy, MPT; Charles A. Bush-Joseph, MD; Walter W. Virkus, MD; Shane J. Nho, MD, MS
• The Technique of Acetabular Distraction for the Reconstruction of Severe Acetabular Defects With an Associated Chronic Pelvic Discontinuity Scott M. Sporer, MD, MS; Andrew Michael, MD; Wayne G. Paprosky, MD; Mario Moric, MS

Select Publications (2010)

Select Research Grants (2009-2010)

Volume and Quality Data

Legacy of Excellence: An Interview With Renowned Spine Surgeon Gunnar B.J. Andersson, MD, PhD, by Christopher DeWald, MD