Dr. Mark Hutchinson
Orthopedic Surgery
Chicago, IL
35 years experience male
Locations
UIC Sports Medicine
Chicago, IL
My office hours
Wednesday: 10am - 3:00pm
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Insurances accepted
Aetna
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
CIGNA Health Care
Zurich North America
Office
Elmhurst, IL
About
Bio
I have had the opportunity to care for a variety of national teams including USA Basketball, USA Gymnastics, USA Field Hockey, USA Paralympic Team as well as Division 1 athletes at the University of Illinois at Chicago for 20 years.
My goal is to provide elite level care for every patient I see
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Orthopedic Surgery
Sports Medicine
Doctor Q&A
400 Answers
213 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 43-year-old member asked:
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Different: Orthodontics is teeth and braces. Orthopedics is bones and joints
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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Depends: Probably should get it checked....Especially if it hurts.
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A 51-year-old female asked:
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Depends: Depends mostly on the involvement of the cuff. The findings you describe are chronic changes and not treated by themselves.
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A 44-year-old female asked:
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Shaving: Chondroplasty is basically a shaving of friable and degenerative cartilage. Meniscus was probably present before but NT read because it is difficult ... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
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Hmmm?: Hard to say without an exam. Anterior knee pain tends to be related to your kneecap. Posterior knee pain could be a meniscus tear, bakers cyst, or b... Read More
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Get checked: Several choices of what it could be sp probably should get checked.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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A few days: Most of my patients take a few days off after surgery but it may take a few weeks before you have the endurance for long distances and stairclimbing.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Later: Kegel exercises strengthen and tone the support muscles in your lower pelvis. They have been used t help women with incontinence and to tighten the mu... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Good nutrition: A well rounded nutrition is always good but supplements to assist healing don't really help since your body uses calcium and metabolite s already in y... Read More
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Campbell's: The traditional classic first reference for orthopedics is Csmpbelks
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A 60-year-old female asked:
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Total knee: Some knee cap arthritis can be treated with medications and exercise. When those things fail, consideration of resurfacing or a total knee is appropr... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Rheumatologist: When you have multiple sites of joint pain and inflamation it is time to get checked n
by a rheumatologist.
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Inflammation: Cysts and bursa are fluid filled pockets that occur due to irritation and inflammation.
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Radiculopathy: Radicular pain or a pinched nerve in the neck commonly refers between your shoulder blades. Probably still from your neck and time to get it checked.... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Hmmm?: Hard to say, but if your alignment is changing and you have stopped growing you should really get x-rays to check things out.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Depends: Buttocks pain is commonly sciatica, lateral hip pain is often trochanter ic bursitis, and groin pain is concerning for ball and socket problem. For c... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Depends: If you have mechanical locking or clicking the arthroscopy may help. The only way to improve your thigh circumference is through physical therspy.
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Recheck?: Hopefully just a mild re strain but if it doesn't get better probably should be rechecked.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Hmmm: X-rays only show bones and alignment. Lots of other things can cause pain that would not show up including meniscus, ligament injury, bursitis, and t... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Maybe: Arm positioning like sleeping with your arm over your head can lead to shoulder ompingemenr.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Maybe?: The best test to look for cam impingement is hip flex ion and internal rotation, so hip extension with external rotation with your toes out would be e... Read More
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Overuse: As inflammation and fluid build up from overuse ganglion cysts can grow. If it a problem get it checked, drained, or removed.
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Symptoms: Symptoms and findings include redness, warmth, fevers, swelling and effusions, and pain with movement of knee, painful or enlarged lymph modes.....Ult... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Back trauma: Any injury to the spine could be considered back trauma. Classically the back includes the thoracic and lumbar spine.
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Primary care: Start with you primary care doctor who is technically responsible for overall over site of your care. Multiple and long forms are frustrating for doc... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Movement/pain: If you can't move it, it locks, looks crooked, or is signifantly painful it should be checked. If pain is just superficial but everything else works ... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Broken hip: The hip joint is a ball and socket joint where your femur meets the pelvis. Most hip fractures occur with falls in the elderly or motor vehicle accid... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Not by itself: A torn meniscus is deep within the hoint and should not lead to cellulite. However, swelling related to an acutely torn mensicus could make the overl... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Radicular: Sounds like radicular pain from your back...If it is severe or getting worse it should be checked.
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A 61-year-old male asked:
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Post surgery?: Labral tears don't usually completely heal by themselves. Post surgery rehab may take 3-6 months. If things were just strained and not torn that st... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Unusual: Certainly not impossible but unusual as fractures usually heal in 6 weeks. I would repeat imaging and look for other associated injuries or intraarti... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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Depends: Foam rolls work great to provide a deep massage and it also forces you to stretch your muscles. Nonetheless, it tends to ache a bit after use that th... Read More
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A 34-year-old male asked:
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Depends: The plica can be secondary to maltracking but not a cause of it. You probably need to target the malt racking first. I like to use a knee sleeve wit... Read More
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Fkexeril: I don't believe Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine hcl) is a banned or highly abused substance, therefore even if their was a lab test to look for it, it would... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Scaphoid fracture: The scaphoid is a small bone on the thumb side of the wrist that is at risk of fracture from a fall on an outstreched arm. It is a problematic fractu... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Unlikely: Unlikely unless he patient is routinely taking meds like narcotics which can be constipating.
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Normal variant: The buford complex is a normal variant and not the cause of your pain. You should see a shoulder specialist who might clarify the diagnosis and optio... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Tough to say: I have done thousands of acl's and a little pain is not scary, however if it persists, there is locking or instability, it should be checked by your s... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Yes: Most of these will heal in 6to 8 weeks without surgery. They should be followed to make sure they stay straight.
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A 49-year-old female asked:
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Sure: Lots of anesthetic choices ranging from a spinal to regional blocks can be done whie you stay awake.
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Perhaps: It is an ok place to strt but if you really want to know go to the orthpaedic surgeon.
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A 51-year-old female asked:
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Hmmmm?: Lots of potential causes. If you really want to know, get it checked. In the meantime, rest, ice, cores soon, and elevation. Rice.
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A 58-year-old male asked:
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Depends: There have been a couple of good studies which suggest if you ali have arthritis then arthroscopy won't help. However most surgeons believe if you ar... Read More
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Unlikely: While we are taught to try to explain all symptoms with a single diagnosis, it sounds like you have two separate issues assuming each was proven by ap... Read More
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Blood clot?: I would be concerned about a blood clot. You should get checked with a venous doppler study asap.
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Danger!,,,: Be careful. Health is balance. If you burn more energy then you take in your body must break down something for energy. Frequently the goal is fat ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Most: Ligaments have nerves that assess tension and position, subchondral bone has sensory nerves, peripheral meniscus, and synovium are all pain sources. ... Read More
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Doughnut cushion: Most heal fine but are painful to sit on while healing. A doughnut cushion can make it mor comfortable to sit.
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May 11, 2013
Dr. Hutchinson is providing a valuable service to the public on Health Tap. I recommend Dr. Hutchinson.
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Mar 30, 2015
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thanks very much. By the way i have minimal pain in the morningmorning or when i m standin long time and no locking. Only got swollen and i feel my quadriceps ectremely ...Read More
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thank you. It didn't occur to be it could be something like that. Will go get checked. Thank you again for your time.
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! Thank you, I gather that up to 6 weeks the muscles and tissues will continue repairing after surgery.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Illinois College of Medicine, IL
Graduated 1987MD
Residency
Michigan State University
Awards
UIC College of Medicine Teaching Awards
Top Doctor, Second Place, Melrose Park, IL - Winter
2013
Most Influential, Third Place, Melrose Park, IL - Winter
2013
Affiliations
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
Arthroscopy Association of North America
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