J. Richard Steadman was a renowned orthopedic surgeon who pioneered procedures and treated both elite athletes and ordinary patients. He died January 20, 2023.
Quotable Quotes:
"I take every opportunity that I can [to ski]. But I do follow my own rules, such as conditioning myself before skiing. And I try to ski in control."
On treating Bode Miller:
"I recognized that ligaments didn't just go away, that if they were torn close to the bone, sometimes they partially healed. The same technique I used to form cartilage at the end of the bone, if I used that procedure in the area where the ligaments attached — and created an environment where the ligament could accept the healing process that I'd created — I could (avoid) the full reconstruction."
