Dr Chadwick C Prodromos

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Prodromos, Chadwick C

Knee Surgeon

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Dr Prodromos is an orthopaedic surgeon specialising in knee surgery. He is Director of the Illinois Sportsmedicine and Orthopaedic Center and also Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, Rush Medical College.

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Location

ISMOC, Illinois Sportsmedicine & Orthopaedic Center

1720 Milwaukee Ave.

60025 Glenview , IL

United States

Phone: 847-699-6810

Fax: 847-699-6545

42° 5' 9.7188" N, 87° 52' 13.0908" W

Advanced Physical Therapy Institute

1710 Milwaukee Avenue

60025 Glenview , IL

United States

Phone: +1-847-699-6810

Fax: +1-847-699-6545

42° 5' 8.7576" N, 87° 52' 9.5376" W

Contributions

Biological Joint Restoration - a case presentation

Dr Chadwick Prodromos discusses the use of biologics in restoring the knee joint.

A case history: the state of the art in knee restoration

Tissue engineering now plays an important role in knee surgery.

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Training and Education

Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital

Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Fellowship, 1984-1985

Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center

Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, 1980-1984

University of Chicago

Surgical Internship, 1979-1980

Johns Hopkins Medical School

M.D. Degree 1975-1979

Princeton University

Bachelor of Arts, 1971-1975

Qualifications

Board Certified, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1987, re-certified 1997

Assistant Professor, Rush University, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Section of Sports Medicine

President: Illinois Sportsmedicine and Orthopaedic Centers

Editorial Board for Arthroscopy: The Journal for Arthroscopy and Related Surgery

Former Medical Director Arena Football League

Professional Association Memberships

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Arthroscopy Association of North America

The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

International Cartilage Repair Society

International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

Awards

Rush Medical College Surgical Sciences Research Award

Berkheiser Research Award of the Institute of Medicine of Chicago

2004-2006 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine,

HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA , June 2006

Poster: “MRI Measurement of the Contralateral Normal Meniscus is a Better Method of Determining Meniscal Allograft Size than Measurement of the Recipient Tibial Plateau”

Chadwick Prodromos MD, Brian Joyce BA, Brett Keller BS, BA, Brian T. Murphy MD

European Society of Sports Traumatology Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy

INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA, May 2006

Podium: “MRI Measurement of the Contralateral Normal Meniscus is a Better Method of Determining Meniscal Allograft Size than Measurement of the Recipient Tibial Plateau”

Chadwick Prodromos MD

Arthroscopy Association of North America

HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA, May 2006

Instructional Course Lecture: “Controversies in Soft Tissues ACL Reconstruction: Allograft vs. Autograft, Double Tunnel vs. Single Tunnel, Cortical vs. Aperture Fixation”

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, March 2006

SYMPOSIUM MODERATOR: “Controversies in Soft Tissues ACL Reconstruction: Allograft vs. Autograft, Double Tunnel vs. Single Tunnel, Cortical vs. Aperture Fixation”

Panelists: Stephen Howell, Freddie Fu, Lonnie Paulos, Donald Johnson

Podium: Meniscal Study Group

“MRI Measurement of the Contralateral Normal Meniscus is a Better Method of Determining Meniscal Allograft Size than Measurement of the Recipient Tibial Plateau”

Chadwick Prodromos

Poster: “MRI Measurement of the Contralateral Normal Meniscus is a Better Method of Determining Meniscal Allograft Size than Measurement of the Recipient Tibial Plateau”

Chadwick Prodromos MD, Brian Joyce BA, Brett Keller BS, BA, Brian T. Murphy MD

Hellenic Arthroscopy and Sportsmedicine Society

ATHENS, GREECE, June 2005

Podium: ACL Session Moderator and Presenter “Posterior mini-incision approach for hamstring ACL Reconstruction”

Chadwick Prodromos MD

Arthroscopy Association of North America

VANCOUVER, CANADA, May 2005

Instructional Course Lecture panelist “Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Meta-Analysis of ACLR reconstruction stability results and a new hamstring harvest technique”

Chadwick Prodromos MD

Mid-America Orthopaedic Society

AMELIA ISLAND, FLORIDA, April 2005

3 podium presentations

1) “Meta-Analysis of ACL reconstruction stability results”

2) “Posterior Mini-incision hamstring harvest approach”

3) “2-8 year follow-up results after quadruple hamstring ACL reconstruction”

Chadwick Prodromos MD

ISAKOS: International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic SportsMedicine

HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA, April 2005:

Poster: “A Meta-Analysis of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Stability Rates as a Function of Hamstring Versus Bone-Patellar-Tendon-Bone Graft Selection and Fixation Type”

Chadwick Prodromos MD and Brett Keller BS, BA

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting (Smith and Nephew)

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 2005

1) Posterior Mini-Incision Hamstring Graft Harvest Technique for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: dvd re-presented from 2004 as “best selling dvd”

2) “ACL Reconstruction Stability Rates as a Function of Graft and Fixation Type”

Chadwick Prodromos MD, Brett Keller BS, BA and Brian Joyce BA

International Cartilage Repair Society, 5th Biennial Meeting

GHENT, BELGIUM, May 2004:

Poster: “Distal Femoral Bone Harvest for Sub-Articular Grafting: A New Technique and Case Report.”

Chadwick Prodromos MD and Brett Keller BS, BA

Illinois Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Spring Meeting

SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS, May 2004:

Podium: “Stability Results of Hamstring Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction at Two to Eight Year Follow-Up.”

Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting

ORLANDO, FLORIDA April 2004:

1)”Posterior Mini-Incision Technique for Hamstring Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Graft Harvest”

Chadwick Prodromos MD and Brett Keller BS BA

2) “Stability of Hamstring Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction at Two to Eight Year Follow-Up.”

Chadwick Prodromos MD and Brett Keller BS, BA

Hippocratic Orthopaedic Society at American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting,

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, March 2004:

“Intermediate Term Results After Quadruple Hamstring ACL Reconstruction.”

TELEVISION PRESENTATION - WGN Superstation Network: Wednesday April 26th, 2006. ACL Repair.

Publications

Publications:

ORTHOPAEDIC TEXTBOOKS

Editor in Chief: The ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT: reconstruction and basic science

Publisher: Elsevier: February 2007

Associate Editors: Freddie Fu, Steve Howell, Don Shelbourne, Lonnie Paulos,

Charlie Brown, Tassos Georgulies, Alberto Gobbi, Don Johnson

Contributor: PRACTICAL ORTHOPAEDIC SPORTS MEDICINE AND ARTHROSCOPY

Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins: December 2006

Editor: Donald Johnson

Chapters

1) Posterior Hamstring Harvest Technique

2) The Team Physician

Contributor: THE SHOULDER

Publisher: Churchill Livingstone 1988

Editors: Carter Rowe

Chapter: Shoulder Injuries in Sports

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Prodromos C.C., Joyce B.T., Keller B.T., Murphy B.J. Contralateral Meniscus MRI Better Predicts Needed Mensical Allograft Size than Recipient Tibial Xray. http://posters.webges.com/icrs06/e-poster. August 2006.

Prodromos C.C., Joyce B.T.: Hamstring ACL Reconstruction: Technique, Results, Meta-Analysis, and Posterior Graft Harvest Technique. Techniques in Knee Surgery, June 2006

Prodromos C.C., Joyce B.T., Keller B.L., Shi K.: A Meta-Analysis of Stability After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction as a Function of Hamstring versus Patellar-Tendon Graft and Fixation Type. Arthroscopy, Vol. 21; P. 1202.e1-1202.e9, Oct 2005.

Prodromos, C.C., Han, Y.S., Keller, B.L, Bolyard, R.J.: Stability of Hamstring Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction at Two- to Eight-Year Follow-Up. Arthroscopy, 21-2; 138-146, Feb 2005.

Prodromos, C.C., Han, Y.S., Keller, B.L, Bolyard, R.J.: Posterior Mini-Incision Technique for Hamstring Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Graft Harvest. Arthroscopy, 21-2; 130-137, Feb 2005.

Prodromos, C.C.: Low Profile Cortical Screw Tibial Fixation for Hamstring ACL Reconstruction: Surgical Technique and Stability Results. Techniques in Orthopaedics, July 2005.

Prodromos, C.C.: Choosing a Hamstring Graft: Double Semitendinosus/Double Gracilis vs. Quadruple Semitendinosus vs. Triple Semitendinosus. Techniques in Orthopaedics, July 2005.

Prodromos, C.C.: The Posterior Mini-Incision Approach for Hamstring ACL Graft Harvest. Techniques in Orthopaedics, July 2005.

Prodromos, C.C., Joyce, B.T.: Endobutton Femoral Fixation for Hamstring ACL Reconstruction: Surgical Technique and Results. Techniques in Orthopaedics, July 2005.

Prodromos, C.C., Joyce, B.T.: A Review of Stability Rates of Hamstring versus Bone Patellar Tendon Bone Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Techniques in Orthopaedics, July 2005.

Prodromos, C.C., Joyce, B.T.: Tunnel Widening and Hamstring Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Techniques in Orthopaedics, July 2005.

Prodromos, C.C. and Ferry, J.A., Schiller, A.L. and Zarins B.: Histologic Studies of the Glenoid Labrum from Fetal Life to Old Age, J Bone Joint Surg; 72-A; 1344-1348, Oct. 1990.

Prodromos, C.C., Andriacchi, T.P., Galante J.O.: A relationship between gait and clinical changes following high tibial osteotomy, J Bone Joint Surg; 67A; 1188-1194, (1985).

(This paper won both the BERKHEISER AWARD of the Institute of Medicine of Chicago and the RUSH SURGICAL SCIENCES AWARD and was cited as CLASSIC BIBLIOGRPAHY by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons).

Turner, D.A., Prodromos, C.C., et. al.: Acute injury of the ligaments of the knee: magnetic resonance evaluation. Radiology; 154(3); 717-22, (1985).

Dewald, R.L., Bridwell, K.H., Prodromos, C.C. and Rodts, M.F.: Reconstructive Spine Surgery as Palliation for Metastatic Malignancies of the Spine. Spine; 10(1); 12-16, (1985).

Lucas, S.K., Elmer, E.B., Prodromos, C.C. et. al.: Effect of multiple-dose potassium cardioplegia on myocardial ischemia, return of ventricular function, and ultrastructural preservation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg; 80(1); 102-10, (1980).

PEER REVIEWED VIDEOS

Posterior Mini-Incision Hamstring Graft Harvest Technique for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

-Presented by The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons for presentation 2004 and 2005 annual meetings

-Video Journal of Orthopaedics, #5073, September 2003.

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