South Bend Orthopaedics

03/27/2026

Along with shorter waits and lower costs, our no-appointment SBOrthoNow Walk-In Clinic has new extended hours! 🙌

Visit us Mondays and Wednesdays from 8 AM to 6 PM, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 8 AM to 4 PM, and Saturdays from 8 AM to Noon. 🕛

Learn more about our specialized services at sbortho.com/services/walk-in-clinic.

03/25/2026

Notre Dame Women's Basketball head coach Niele Ivey knows the value of teamwork, both on and off the court. 🏀 ⚕️

As the provider of Notre Dame Fighting Irish Athletics's team physicians, South Bend Orthopaedics has been starring on the sidelines since 1949: healing the injuries that can’t be walked off—and keeping the Irish fighting. 🍀

03/25/2026

Recently, Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Adam Cien was the first in our community to perform Stryker’s new cementless total knee replacement using a titanium alloy that looks just like gold. This material is well-suited for patients with metal sensitivity. Dr. Cien says, “Being allergic to metal doesn’t mean living with a bad knee.”

03/24/2026

The Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Team is advancing to the Sweet Sixteen! We are celebrating with Dr. Ratigan, team physician, and his daughter Kelly who is a Fighting Irish guard! 🍀 Go Irish! 🍀

03/22/2026

Dr. Brian Ratigan, orthopedic team physician for the Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Team, with daughter Kelly, who plays for the Fighting Irish, celebrated the first round win against Fairfield in the ‘25-‘26 NCAA March Madness.

Go Irish! ☘️

03/18/2026

Month-three mayhem? ⛹️‍♂️ Hoop hysteria? ⛹️‍♀️ Roundball riotousness? ⛹

Whichever non-copyrighted phrase you prefer, we’ve all got a severe case of it. 🏀 🤪 As Notre Dame team physicians, we’ve been supporting the Irish for more than 75 years—both with our skills, and with our hearts. 💚

03/17/2026

Happy St. Patrick's Day from all of us at our Elkhart, Plymouth, Mishawaka and South Bend locations!

03/17/2026

Don’t bother searching for four-leaf clovers today, because you don’t need luck when you’ve got the skill of South Bend Orthopaedics.

If bone, joint or muscle pain has you feeling more blue than green, schedule an appointment today.

Call 574-247-9441 or visit sbortho.com/schedule.

03/17/2026

Quick, what’s the best reason to visit Elkhart? 🤔 The RV Hall of Fame? 🚐 The Hall of Heroes Superhero Museum? 🦸 That big concrete block with all the teeth in it? 🦷

At the risk of sounding braggadocious, we’d like to suggest one more attraction: our Elkhart office, located at 303 S. Nappanee Street. 🏥 Providing everything from sports medicine to joint replacement to a convenient same-day appointments, our comprehensive orthopedic services offering everything you need to move more freely—and enjoy life more fully. 😊

To schedule a same-day appointment, call 574-247-9441 or visit sbortho.com/locations/elkhart.

03/13/2026

It’s spring sports season at the University of Notre Dame, and the athletes are blooming. 🏌️‍♀️🏃‍♂️🚣

Besides providing Notre Dame Athletics with team physicians for more than 75 years, we’re all diehard fans—and this month, we’ll be rooting on the Irish as they take the field (or court, or pool) in baseball, softball, basketball, fencing, tennis, hockey, lacrosse, golf, rowing, soccer, swimming and diving, and track and field. 📣

03/11/2026

We are saddened the passing of our dear friend and mentor Coach Lou Holtz. He frequently expressed his appreciation for his team physicians, Dr. David Bankoff, Dr. Willard Yergler and Dr. Fred Ferlic. As life-long friends, Dr. Ferlic and Lou spent precious time together recently.

Dr. Brian Ratigan, a four-year monogram winner and linebacker at Notre Dame for Coach Holtz, remembers when he told the team, “You give me four years, and I’ll give you forty.” He says Holtz lived by that promise. Today, as the head of sports medicine for the Notre Dame football team, Dr. Ratigan lives by the values of love, trust and commitment that Coach Holtz instilled in him.

Dr. Fred Ferlic says Coach Holtz's three rules of life are:
1. Do what is right.
2. Do everything to the best of your ability.
3. Show people you care.

These are the principles that guide South Bend Orthopaedics.

(Recent photos of Dr. Ratigan at Lou Holtz's birthday party and Dr. Ferlic with Lou Holtz in Florida)

02/26/2026

Our SBOrthoNow Walk-In Clinic is now open until 6 PM on Mondays and Wednesdays, offering even more convenient access to immediate, no-appointment-necessary orthopedic care. 🏥 ⏱️

If you or a family member is dealing with a recent sprain, strain, fracture or other musculoskeletal injury, our specialists can use X-ray, MRI and casting/bracing services to quickly diagnose and treat your injury—at a cost that’s way lower than a trip to the ER. 🩻

Learn more now at sbortho.com/services/walk-in-clinic/.

Injured? Get immediate care at SBOrthoNow, your local walk-in orthopedic clinic from South Bend Orthopaedics. No appointment necessary. 574-247-9441