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Basal Thumb Arthritis: Are You Suffering from Thumb Pain?

Arthritis broadly refers to inflammation of the joint and the most common form of arthritis is osteoarthritis, which is a degenerative joint disease wherein the smooth cartilage inside the joint wears out causing pain. In advanced cases of arthritis, the bone grinds on bone inside the arthritic joint. When arthritis develops at the small joint […]

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Arthritis in Knee: 4 Stages of Osteoarthritis

What is Osteoarthritis? Osteoarthritis is the most commonly diagnosed type of joint arthritis disease, which can affect hands, knees and hips. Knee arthritis is known to affect joint functionality causing knee pain and even leading to disability as it progresses. There are different stages of knee osteoarthritis (OA), with 0 assigned to a normal, healthy knee […]

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Taizoon Baxamusa, MD Weighs in on Sports Injuries with USA Today

In USA Today’s July 10, 2015 edition, sports columnist Nancy Armour reports on New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul and Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback C.J. Wilson,who had to have fingers amputated following fireworks-related accidents. In the article, IBJI’s Dr. Taizoon Baxamusa, an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in the hand and upper extremity, offers further insight into such injuries […]

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Basal Thumb Arthritis – Symptoms, Treatment and Surgery

The basal joint allows your thumb to move around so you can perform small motor tasks like gripping or pinching. With osteoarthritis the bones become rough and grind over each other when you move, causing more joint damage. Basal joint arthritis can also occur following an injury to the area. The pain of basal joint arthritis […]

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IBJI Opens New Specialty Care Facility In Lincolnwood

Lincolnwood, Ill (October 21, 2014) — IBJI now offers its orthopaedic specialty care expertise in the Chicago suburb of Lincolnwood.  Just this month, IBJI opened the doors to a brand new facility in Lincolnwood staffed by orthopaedic surgeons and therapists specializing in the treatment of hands, elbows, shoulders, knees and hips. Fracture care, sports medicine, joint […]

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IBJI Welcomes Dr. Kevin Chen

IBJI is pleased to welcome Dr. Kevin Chen. Dr. Chen specializes in hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder surgery. He completed his fellowship training at a busy trauma center in Milwaukee and is looking forward to working with patients here. Dr. Chen treats arthritic and chronic conditions as well as rotator cuff tears, shoulder and elbow instability, […]

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Keinbock’s Disease

Do you have pain in your wrist when turning your hand upward? Is your wrist swollen? Is it difficult to grip things? There are many conditions that could cause such symptoms, but one of the lesser known conditions is Keinbock’s Disease.  A disease that is usually found in young adults, Keinbock’s Disease is a condition […]

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Trigger Finger

Trigger finger can be a very painful condition that limits the movement of the affected finger. The phrase “trigger finger” comes from the quick snapping or sudden popping of the finger when it unlocks from a bent position, similar to releasing a gun trigger. Patients usually have complaints of soreness at the base of the affected […]

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New IBJI Chicago Facility – Now Open

Welcome to the neighborhood! Illinois Bone and Joint Institute is happy to announce the opening of a new location in the Avondale/Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago. Easily accessible off of I-90/94, the new facility offers both convenience and a full range of orthopedic care in a spacious and newly constructed facility. The new building opened its […]

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