Groundbreaking new device helps correct Chicago man’s severe bow legs
Charles Jefferson after receiving robotic orthopaedic surgery to correct his bow leg deformity.
In high school, Charles Jefferson’s severe bow leg didn’t stop him from playing football and wrestling. But as he got older, the curve in his right leg became more severe, causing terrible leg and knee pain. It became nearly impossible for him to work.
Shortly after his 23rd birthday, Jefferson went to see University of Chicago Medicine orthopaedic surgeon Aravind Athiviraham, MD. He referred Jefferson to his colleagues who specialize in bone deformities and orthopaedic trauma.
The orthopaedic team agreed that Jefferson’s bow leg was one of the worst they've ever seen and they proposed using a groundbreaking new technology called OrthoSpin to straighten his leg.
UChicago Medicine became the first hospital in the Midwest and only the third hospital in the U.S. to use this robotic
Shortly after his 23rd birthday, Jefferson went to see University of Chicago Medicine orthopaedic surgeon Aravind Athiviraham, MD. He referred Jefferson to his colleagues who specialize in bone deformities and orthopaedic trauma.
The orthopaedic team agreed that Jefferson’s bow leg was one of the worst they've ever seen and they proposed using a groundbreaking new technology called OrthoSpin to straighten his leg.
UChicago Medicine became the first hospital in the Midwest and only the third hospital in the U.S. to use this robotic
Aravind Athiviraham, MD
A specialist in orthopaedic sports medicine, Aravind Athiviraham, MD, cares for patients with athletic and overuse injuries, including anterior or posterior cruciate ligament tears, meniscus or cartilage injury, patellar or shoulder instability and elbow ulnar collateral ligament tears. He is skilled in minimally invasive and arthroscopic procedures of the knee, shoulder and elbow.
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