Dr. Craig Della Valle to study new ACL-preserving knee implant

Craig Della Valle, MD, hip and knee replacement surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, will soon be testing a new total knee replacement procedure.

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The procedure involves the use a new knee implant that aims to preserve the anterior cruciate ligament. Dr. Della Valle is performing this study to try and understand if the implant will give patients a knee that feels more normal and natural. He is currently recruiting patients for the study.

 

Dr. Della Valle is a member of The Hip Society and The Knee Society and serves as Education Committee chairman for the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons.

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