Dr. Richard L Makowiec M.D.
Hand Surgeon | Hand Surgery
27650 Ferry Rd Warrenville IL, 60555About
Dr. Richard Makowiec is a hand surgeon practicing in Warrenville, IL. Dr. Makowiec specializes in caring for hand, wrist and forearm problems without the option of surgery unless necessary. Many hand surgeons are also experts in diagnosing and caring for shoulder and elbow problems and tend to suggest non-surgical treatments such as hand therapy or physical therapy.
Education and Training
Univ of Il Coll of Med, Chicago Il 1994
University of Illinois College of Medicine 1994
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS- Surgery of the Hand
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Multiple states of rat brain (RS)-alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionic acid receptors as revealed by quantitative autoradiography.
- Excitatory amino acid, GABA(A), and GABA(B) binding sites in human striate cortex.
- Cerebellar excitatory amino acid binding sites in normal, granuloprival, and Purkinje cell-deficient mice.
- Excitatory and inhibitory amino acid neurotransmitter binding sites in the cerebellar cortex of the pigeon (Columba livia).
- Arthroscopic tennis elbow release.
- L-[3H]glutamate labels the metabotropic excitatory amino acid receptor in rodent brain.
- Two types of quisqualate receptors are decreased in human olivopontocerebellar atrophy cerebellar cortex.
- Complications of K-wire fixation in procedures involving the hand and wrist.
- Comparisons of three radiographic views in assessing for scapholunate instability.
- Adrenal size is increased in multiple sclerosis.
Treatments
- Chronic Pain
- Trigger Finger
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Neuropathy
- Osteoarthritis
- Pain
- Ganglion Cyst
- Tennis Elbow
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