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Bradley J. Dunlap, M.D.

Bradley J. Dunlap, M.D.

Bradley J. Dunlap, M.D.

Sports Medicine, Shoulder & Knee Injuries, Hip Diseases & Injuries
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    Locations
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    Endeavor Health Medical Group

    9650 Gross Point Rd.
    Suite 2900
    Skokie, IL 60076
    847.866.7846 224.251.2905 fax
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    This location is wheelchair accessible.
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    Endeavor Health Medical Group

    920 Milwaukee Ave.
    Lincolnshire, IL 60069
    847.866.7846 224.251.4568 fax
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    This location is wheelchair accessible.
  • Publications
    Publications

    • The "LIFT" lesion: lateral inverted osteochondral fracture of the talus.

      Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association 2013 Nov

      Authors: Dunlap BJ, Ferkel RD, Applegate GR
      Abstract
      The purpose of this study was to assess a series of lateral inverted osteochondral fractures of the talus.
      Over a 17-year period, 10 patients with an acute lateral inverted osteochondral fracture of the talus after an inversion injury to the ankle were identified. Diagnosis was made by physical examination, radiographs, magnetic resonance imaging, and/or computed tomography scan. Arthroscopy was initially performed on all patients. All patients had an inverted osteochondral fragment. In 8 of 10 patients the fragment was reattached in an open manner in conjunction with lateral ligament reefing. The fragment was excised in 2 patients. The mean age of the patients was 17.2 years. They were evaluated with the Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Ankle-Hindfoot Scale, modified Weber score, Berndt and Harty score, and Short Form 36 version 2 score. Physical and radiographic examination was also performed. The mean time to follow-up was 112.3 months (9.3 years).
      The mean American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society score improved from 18.9 preoperatively to 86.9 postoperatively (P ≤ .0001). The mean Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation and modified Weber scores were 81.6 and 81.5, respectively. On the Berndt and Harty scale, 6 patients had a good to excellent rating; 3, fair; and 1, poor. The mean Short Form 36 version 2 scores corresponded to national averages for healthy populations. Mean loss of motion for dorsiflexion and plantarflexion was 6.8° and 3.0°, respectively, when compared with the contralateral side. All patients showed some osteophyte formation on follow-up radiographs.
      An inverted osteochondral fracture of the lateral talus (lateral, inverted, fracture, talus [LIFT lesion]) can occur after a twisting injury to the ankle. Clinical suspicion should be high, especially in the younger athlete. This injury can be successfully managed with a combined arthroscopic and open approach.
      Level IV, therapeutic case series.
      PMID: 24209680 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

    • The female athlete triad.

      Clinics in sports medicine 2012 Apr

      Authors: Deimel JF, Dunlap BJ
      Abstract
      The Female Athlete Triad poses serious health risks, both short and long term, to the overall well-being of affected individuals. Sustained low energy availability can impair health, causing many medical complications within the skeletal, endocrine, cardiovascular, reproductive, and central nervous systems. With the surge of females participating in athletics within the past 10 to 15 years, it is both conceivable and likely that the prevalence of this syndrome will continue to grow. Therefore, it is imperative that appropriate screening and diagnostic measures are enacted by a multidisciplinary team of health care providers, counselors, teachers, and dieticians in order to provide the proper care to affected athletes. Initial awareness should take place within the educational confines of elementary and high schools. Screening for female athletes exhibiting risk factors for the triad should also take place at the time of sports physicals. If one component of the triad is identified, the clinician should take the time to effectively workup the other 2. Treatment for each component of the triad includes both pharmacological and nonpharmacological measures, with emphasis placed upon increased energy availability and overall improved nutritional health. Using this all-encompassing type of approach, sports medicine practitioners should feel empowered to continue to promote the lifelong well-being of female athletes in the years to come.
      PMID: 22341014 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

    • Load sharing properties of cervical pedicle screw-rod constructs versus lateral mass screw-rod constructs.

      European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society 2010 May

      Authors: Dunlap BJ, Karaikovic EE, Park HS, Sokolowski MJ, Zhang LQ
      Abstract
      Lateral mass screws have a history of successful clinical use, but cannot always be used in the subaxial cervical spine. Despite safety concerns, cervical pedicle screws have been proposed as an alternative. Pedicle screws have been shown to be biomechanically stronger than lateral mass screws. No study, however, has investigated the load sharing properties comparing constructs using these screws. To investigate this, 12 fresh-frozen single cervical spine motion segments (C4-5 and C6-7) from six cadavers were isolated. They were randomized to receive either lateral mass or pedicle screw-rod constructs. After preloading, the segments were cyclically loaded with a uniplanar axial load from 0 to 90 N both with and without the construct in place. Pressure data at the disc space were continuously collected using a dynamic pressure sensor. The reduction in disc space pressure between the two constructs was calculated to see if pedicle screw and lateral mass screw-rod constructs differed in their load sharing properties. In both the pedicle screw and lateral mass screw-rod constructs, there was a significant reduction in the disc space pressures from the no-construct to construct conditions. The percentage decrease for the pedicle screw constructs was significantly greater than the percentage decrease for the lateral mass screw constructs for average pressure (p < or = 0.002), peak pressure (p < or = 0.03) and force (p < or = 0.04). We conclude that cervical pedicle screw-rod constructs demonstrated a greater reduction in axial load transfer through the intervertebral disc than lateral mass screw-rod constructs. Though there are dangers associated with the insertion of cervical pedicle screws, their use might be advantageous in some clinical conditions when increased load sharing is necessary.
      PMID: 20119837 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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  • In the News
    In the News

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    • Apr242017
      Knowing When to Ice or Heat an Injury

      AARP Illinois

      With the warm weather drawing bicyclists, runners and walkers outdoors, now is a good time to set the record straight. Understanding how heat and ice works on the body may serve as a useful guide as to which to use...

    Aug 2015

    • Aug022015
      Growing Pains: Teenage Girls are Prime Targets for ACL Injuries

      Chicago Health Online

      While physical therapy and rehabilitation may be an option for some people with ACL injuries, particularly those who are not very active, Brad Dunlap, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with the NorthShore...says that many choose...

    Mar 2013

    • Mar152013
      Aches, Pains and Sprains

      The North Shore Weekend

      Dr. Carrie Jaworski, director of primary care sports medicine at NorthShore...works with a University of Southern California football recruit who is rehabbing an injury...

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