Dr. Howard S An MD
Orthopedist
1611 W Harrison St # 400 Chicago IL, 60612About
Dr. Howard An is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Chicago, IL. Dr. An specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. An tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
Education and Training
Med Coll of Ohio, Toledo Oh 1982
University of Toledo College of Medicine,Toledo, Oh, United States 1982
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Metastatic disease of the cervical spine. A review.
- Outpatient laminotomy and discectomy.
- The relationship between facet joint osteoarthritis and disc degeneration of the lumbar spine: an MRI study.
- Anatomy of the cervicothoracic junction: a study of cadaveric dissection, cryomicrotomy, and magnetic resonance imaging.
- Flexibility of lumbar spinal motion segments correlated to type of tears in the annulus fibrosus.
- The anatomic relation among the nerve roots, intervertebral foramina, and intervertebral discs of the cervical spine.
- The interspinous ligament of the lumbar spine. Magnetic resonance images and their clinical significance.
- Spine update. Lumbar foraminal stenosis.
- The effect of age on inflammatory responses and nerve root injuries after lumbar disc herniation: an experimental study in a canine model.
- Biomechanical effect of anterior grafting devices on the rotational stability of spinal constructs.
- Prospective comparison of the effect of direct current electrical stimulation and pulsed electromagnetic fields on instrumented posterolateral lumbar arthrodesis.
- Neck pain secondary to radiculopathy of the fourth cervical root: an analysis of 12 surgically treated patients.
- A prospective comparison of the standard and reverse robinson cervical grafting techniques: radiographic and clinical analyses.
- The relationship between disc degeneration, facet joint osteoarthritis, and stability of the degenerative lumbar spine.
- Anatomy of the iliolumbar ligament.
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