Dr. Nikhil Verma of Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush recently had the opportunity to perform pro bono surgery on two young basketball prodigies from Juba, South Sudan. The 16-year-olds, Anyang and Garang, are students at Impact Basketball Academy in Bradenton,...read more
NOVOCART® 3D | Knee Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI) Surgeon Have you been diagnosed with an articular cartilage defect and are suffering painful symptoms of osteoarthritis? Patients who have lost cartilage down to the bone may be candidates for an...read more
With the stakes so high for pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB), it is critical to get answers regarding one of the most rapidly growing procedures in orthopedics – ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (UCLR), a.k.a., Tommy John Surgery. To reduce...read more
Orthopedic Surgeon Nikhil Verma, MD, was selected to be the director of the Division of Sports Medicine for the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Rush University Medical Center Aug. 2, according to a release. Dr. Verma will also serve...read more
Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) tears have become com- mon injuries among Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers. The current treatment recommendation for elite- level pitchers with UCL tears who fail nonoperative treatment is a UCL reconstruction (UCLR). This procedure has...read more
The ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) is a vital structure to the overhead athlete, especially the baseball pitcher. For reasons not completely understood, UCL injuries have become increasingly more common in major league baseball (MLB) pitchers over the past 10...read more
