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- Seeing patients in the northwest suburbs and Rockford, Illinois
- Saturday and evening clinic hours available.
- Dr. Van Thiel is a founding member of the internationally recognized Multi-Center Arthroscopic Study of the Hip (MASH)
- Dr. Van Thiel continues to present research and cutting edge techniques at international conferences.
- Please see Publications & Presentations for newly published research and techniques.
Publications & Presentations
Cartilage Restoration
- A Review of the Management of Cartilage Defects in the Shoulder
- Cartilage Restoration Review
- Evaluation of a Tibial Osteotomy with Meniscus Transplant
- Management of Cartilage Defects in the Hip
- Management of Cartilage Defects in the Shoulder
- Microfracture in the Shoulder
- Review of Shoulder Cartilage Treatment
- Shoulder Reconstruction with a Distal Tibia Allograft
- Sizing Meniscal Allograft for Transplantation
Hip
- Hip and Pelvic Injections
- Management of Cartilage Defects in the Hip
- Xray Evaluation of Hip Patients with Early Arthritis
Knee
- ACL Reconstruction with a Special Reamer
- ACL Reconstruction with Different Size Tibial Reamers
- Biomechanical Evaluation of Lateral Meniscal Tears
- Evaluation of a Tibial Osteotomy with Meniscus Transplant
- Graft Selection in ACL Surgery
- Knee Bracing for Athletic Injuries
- Laxity Measurement of the ACL
- Rehab after a Revision ACL Reconstruction
- Rehab after a Soft Tissue ACL Graft
- Sizing Meniscal Allograft for Transplantation
- Treatment of a Knee Dislocation
Shoulder
- A Review of the Management of Cartilage Defects in the Shoulder
- Analysis of Posterior Shoulder Instability
- Biomechanical Evaluation of a Biceps Tenodesis
- Biomechanical Evaluation of Suture Anchors in Shoulder Instability
- Glenohumeral Arthritis
- Instability Repair in a Young Patient
- Management of Anterior Shoulder Instability
- Management of Cartilage Defects in the Shoulder
- Management of Chronic Shoulder Dislocations
- Management of Posterior Shoulder Instability
- Microfracture in the Shoulder
- Posterior Instability of the Shoulder
- PRP use in the Shoulder
- Rehab for Bicep Tendon Problems
- Review of Shoulder Cartilage Treatment
- Shoulder Arthroscopy for Degenerative Joint Disease
- Shoulder Reconstruction with a Distal Tibia Allograft
- Subacromial Decompression in Rotator Cuff Repairs
- Subacromial Decompression in the Shoulder