Dr. Michael Joseph Defranco M.D.
Sports Medicine Specialist | Sports Medicine
1725 W Harrison St #1063 Chicago IL, 60612About
Dr. Michael Defranco is a Sports Medicine Family Practitioner in Chicago, IL. As a Sports Medicine Family Practitioner, Dr. Defranco is trained to assess, diagnose, prevent, and treat sports injuries in patients of all ages, and refer those patients to further services if needed. Sports Medicine Family Practitioners must complete specialized training in order to help each patient maximize function and improve quality of life.
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Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Delayed repair of a pectoralis major tendon rupture with allograft: A case report.
- Stress fractures of the femur in athletes.
- Current perspectives on rotator cuff anatomy.
- Natural history of fatty infiltration and atrophy of the supraspinatus muscle in rotator cuff tears.
- The teres minor muscle in rotator cuff tendon tears.
- Arthroscopic Repair of Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears in Active Patients Younger Than 40 Years: 2- to 5-Year Clinical Outcomes.
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