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Specialties
- Minimally Invasive Total Hip Replacement
- Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement
- Hip Resurfacing
- Hip Resurfacing Related Emerging Prosthetic Designs (for those who don't meet resurfacing indications)
- Total Hip Replacement / Revision Total Hip Replacement
- Total Knee Replacement / Revision Total Knee Replacement
- Uni-Compartmental Knee Replacement / Partial Knee Replacement
- Ceramic Technology
- Hip Navigation
Dr. Sheinkop's Hip & Knee Blog
Do You Need This Surgery? Millions of us are having operations on our hips, knees and backs; are they all necessary?Probably not, even the technically least demanding surgery is a serious undertaking for a patient. No surgery is minor. There is always a risk. While sometimes surgery is the only available treatment, in other cases less inv...
About Dr. Sheinkop
Dr. Sheinkop is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and director of the joint replacement program at the Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago. He is a leading authority on the treatment of patients with complex hip and knee disorders, and is well known for his pioneering use of computer-assisted navigation, minimally-invasive technologies and hip resurfacing techniques. He is a professor emeritus in the Department of Orthopedics at Rush University and an active lecturer and educator. He has done extensive research in the fields of uni-compartmental, minimally invasive solutions, hip resurfacing systems, and navigated arthroplasty.
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Last Modified: June 1, 2009