Dr. Rudzki had the privilege of training in Sports Medicine and developing his knee surgical skills at Washington University in St. Louis and the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. He has performed high caliber research on cartilage transplantation as well as ACL injury in NHL players and written articles on bioabsorbable knee implants and fracture fixation about the knee.
Dr. Rudzki has a high level of expertise in the performance of arthroscopic ligament reconstruction, cartilage restoration, complex meniscal repair, treatment of patellar instability, osteotomy and fracture treatment about the knee in a wide range of athletes from adolescents to professionals. He serves on the clinical faculty of the George Washington University School of Medicine teaching medical students and orthopaedic surgical residents. As a consultant for Arthrex and Stryker, Dr. Rudzki engages heavily in medical education to train surgeons and product specialists on emerging techniques and engages with engineers on product design teams to help develop better tools and techniques. As a member of the AAOS Evaluation Committee, he spent several years writing questions on knee injuries and surgical treatments for surgeons in practice and in training.
Patient is a 19 year-old male NCAA Division I elite wrestler who presented for treatment of a bucket-handle tear of his medial meniscus at the age of 17. As an elite high-school wrestler, his meniscal tear was causing symptoms which led to a request for further evaluation.
History, physical exam, and MRI were consistent with a displaced bucket-handle tear of the medial meniscus causing mechanical symptoms and pain in hyper-flexion affecting his performance for months.
At the time of surgery, his tear was treated arthroscopically by removing the torn and fragmented piece of meniscal cartilage providing restoration of motion and relief from the painful mechanical catching prior to surgery that was inhibiting his performance. If intact and not fragmented, we repair these meniscal tears but if the tissue is too compromised then removal is the best treatment for the patient as repairs will not heal in that setting.
Patient works hard on his rehab program and moves on to wrestle in the 165lb weight-class of NCAA Division I. Three years later he was selected as a participant to compete in the 2017 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
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