J. Pieter Hommen, MD, FAAOSOrthopedic Surgeon & Sports Medicine Specialist
Dr. J. Pieter Hommen is board certified and fellowship-trained in sports medicine and advanced arthroscopy of the shoulder, hip, elbow, knee and ankle. He specializes in injuries and arthritis of the shoulder, hip and knee with particular interests in joint preservation of cartilage and biomechanics.
Dr. Hommen’s interests include arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, elbow, hip, and knee. Dr. Hommen is a faculty instructor of arthroscopic surgery to orthopedic surgical residents in training as well as an Associate Master Arthroscopy Instructor at the Orthopedic Learning Center in Rosemont, Chicago for the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA). His shoulder interests include arthroscopic labrum repairs, rotator cuff repairs, SLAP repairs, shoulder instability repairs, inter-positional and augmented graft repairs for massive rotator cuff repairs and cartilage restoration procedures.
In the field of hip arthroscopy, Dr. Hommen specializes in: femoroacetabular impingement procedures including CAM and PINCER impingement resection, labrum repair, labrum reconstruction, iliotibial band and iliopsoas tendon release, trochanteric bursectomy, gluteus tendon repair, hamstring repair, piriformis tendon release, sciatic nerve compression release at the hip, and cartilage restoration. His interests in knee arthroscopic surgery include includes meniscus repairs, cartilage restorative procedures, autologous chondrocyte implantations, matrix induced autologous chondrocyte implantation, meniscus transplantations, anterior cruciate ligament and posterior cruciate ligament reconstructions. Dr. Hommen performs elbow surgery including ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (“Tommy John” surgery), repairs of avulsed triceps and biceps tendons, as well as arthroscopy to address chondral loose bodies, cartilage injuries, impingement, and tennis elbow release.