Keith Formell News Today

"It was one of the most painful, scary things that Ive gone through," he said. Dr. John Fernandez of Midwest Orthopedics at Rush said hes seen numerous patients in the last couple weeks with similar injuries. He says the heavy snow seems to be root cause, and the injuries are often serious - including some patients who have lost fingers. "Theyre basically partial amputations, bad fractures, tendon injuries, things of that nature," said Dr. Fernandez. Experts say most snow blower injuries happ...