Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
VAIL, Colo. — Dr. J. Richard Steadman, an orthopedic surgeon who founded the renowned Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colorado, where many of the world's elite athletes have gone for career-saving treatment, has died at age 85. Steadman Clinic vice president of external affairs Lynda Sampson says Steadman died in his sleep Friday at his home in Vail. Steadman was a leading expert in the repair and rehabilitation of knee injuries.
