With each step you take, forces equal to 3 to 8 times your body weight travel between the femur (thighbone) and tibia (shin bone) in your knee. These forces are dampened by two menisci located on the ...

HSS Sports Rehab at Chelsea Piers Connecticut offers exceptional rehabilitative therapy for sports-related injuries and conditions. Conveniently located within the Chelsea Piers CT sports and ...

The Kathryn O. and Alan C. Greenberg Center for Skeletal Dysplasias offers patients a continuum of clinical services which include genetic evaluation, diagnosis, and counseling; orthopedic screening ...

Dr. Lisa Sammaritano joined Hospital for Special Surgery in 1988, when she began her fellowship in rheumatic diseases. She maintains a clinical practice and conducts clinical research focused on ...

Alexis DiClemente is a Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist at Hospital for Special Surgery. She attended Drexel University for her graduate and undergraduate degrees, graduating in 2012 ...

Members are selected through a robust application and inspection process which evaluates their credentials, provision of care, facilities and scope of service. Patients can easily and confidently ...

Broken ankles are painful and temporarily disabling. If a fractured ankle is not properly treated, it can lead to significant, long-term complications and debility. A broken ankle is a fracture or ...

What is a periacetabular osteotomy? A periacetabular osteotomy (PAO) is a surgical treatment for hip dysplasia that is caused by a deformity in the acetabulum, the curved portion of the pelvis that ...

Dr. Sheeraz Qureshi is Co-Chief of HSS Spine and an spine surgeon at HSS. He also serves as Chief Medical Officer of HSS Florida. Dr. Qureshi is a recognized leader and one of the premier surgeons in ...

Arthroscopy is the examination of the interior of a joint by using an arthroscope or "scope" – a flexible, fiber-optic tube with a small camera that is connected to a monitor. This allows a surgeon to ...

Hip dysplasia, also known as developmental dislocation or congenital dislocation of the hip, is where socket of the hip joint doesn’t fully support the ball of the joint. The condition can create a ...

Effective immune responses require the appropriate activation and differentiation of peripheral CD4+ T cells. These processes need to be followed by the timely elimination of the responding T cells in ...