Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago - Specialized Services and Treatments

Specialized Services and Treatments

NOHC was the nation’s first hospital dedicated exclusively to the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of neurological and orthopedic patients. From October 2006 to September 2007, NOHC performed over 1,100 neurosurgical cases, 910 orthopedic cases and 1650 pain procedures. NOHC physicians took part in studies that lead to new treatment options for challenging conditions. They were among the first in the nation to use technologies that later became standards of care: guided imaging in spine surgery, implanted artificial discs, inserted stents and coils designed to keep blood vessels open, and use of the Gamma Knife to destroy tumors. They were developing new knee and hip replacement options that allow patients to resume an active lifestyle.

Offered at NOHC, BIRMINGHAM Hip resurfacing was a relatively new procedure approved by the FDA in 2006. It is a minimally invasive alternative to total hip replacement that preserves the top of the femur with a metal ball. Dr. Mitchell Sheinkop, director of the joint replacement program, has performed this procedure on former MLB player Albert Belle and former NFL quarterback Jim Miller. He was also the first orthopedic surgeon in Chicago to be trained in the use of a knee-preserving resurfacing procedure called “The Journey Deuce.”