
Al Hornung
@al_hornung
A twin in Chicago | Resident @RushMedical | @rushmedicalcollege '23 | @UofStThomasMN '18 | Aspiring Orthopedic Surgeon
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https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Al-Hornung 24-12-2021 18:40:34
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Beyond happy to say I matched in Orthopaedic Surgery, and to do so at Rush is truly an honor. Thank you to my family, friends, and mentors who made this all possible. #orthotwitter #Match2023 Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush Rush University System for Health


Extremely happy for where our medical students from our Rush spine research team (Spine Research - RUSH University) matched this year in orthopaedics/medicine. All exceptional and brilliant. Future leaders in the field and clinician-researchers. Congrats to all ! #Match2023 #orthomatch


New Study ! Do children with back pain use opioids for pain control ? Can obesity lead to spine changes and opioid use in children ? sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #BackPain #Children #opioids #pain #Orthotwitter #spine #obesity #MRI Samuel Rudisill Al Hornung Chuck washabaugh


Excellent paper by Dino Samartzis, Al Hornung, and others who are raising awareness on such an important topic within MSK research. There is no place for bullying, harassment, or discrimination in our line of work! #MedTwitter #OrthoTwitter

🙏Dr. John Martin Rush University System for Health link.springer.com/article/10.100…


Thank you European Spine J for publishing our study. John Martin Dimitrios Asimakopoulos @SToroMD Prof. C. Le Maitre Nadeen Chahine Morgan B Giers @spinejointlab WUTangLab Uruj Lisbet Haglund Dino Samartzis Spine Review Spinal News Science News EUROSPINE ORS Spine Section

Congratulations to Dino Samartzis, Al Hornung, Khaled Aboushaala and Howard An from the Department for their evidence-based study addressing: “The efficacy and safety of oral #antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low #BackPain and Modic changes” onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…


My honor to serve as PhD supervisor to Khaled Aboushaala (Khaled Aboushaala)! Khaled is an orthopaedic surgeon from Libya, physician for national sports teams and a PhD student at RUSH Orthopedic Research studying #microbiome of spine/pain. He is an “amazing” human being and friend.

Check out our exciting new manuscript investigating the role of antibiotics in managing chronic low back pain. This could be a game changer in our understanding of back pain treatments! [onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…] Dino Samartzis Samuel Rudisill Rush University System for Health Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush

A milestone! “Thank you” everyone for your interest in our study published just 4 days ago Journal of Orthopaedic Research - Spine® “The efficacy and safety of oral #antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low #backpain and Modic changes: a systematic review and meta-analysis” onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…


Congratulations to the Department’s Hanne Albert, Arash Sayari, Al Hornung, Ana Chee, Dino Samartzis et al in their report of the “first-in-human” study of a novel inflammation-preserving treatment to facilitate disc herniation “resorption” link.springer.com/article/10.100… Orthopaedic Research Society


More than 1 in 3 total shoulder arthroplasty cases are performed as outpatient procedures. Why? It's safe and cost-effective. Fortunately, our new JSES Family of Journals study finds these benefits extend to White, Black, and Hispanic patients alike. authors.elsevier.com/a/1im0I3mdx2%7…


🔥🔥 New publication in J Bone & Joint Surg ! Check it out: “Virtual Clinical Trials - Implications of Computer Simulations and Artificial Intelligence for Musculoskeletal Research” journals.lww.com/jbjsjournal/ab… Steven Mell Catherine Yuh Al Hornung RUSH Orthopedic Research


Congratulations to the Department’s Steven Mell, Catherine Yuh, Al Hornung and Dino Samartzis for their publication in J Bone & Joint Surg addressing: “Virtual Clinical Trials” etc journals.lww.com/jbjsjournal/ab… Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush AAOS Orthopaedic Research Society #AI #orthotwitter #artificialintelligence