Established in 2003, the Kathryn O. and Alan C. Greenberg Center for Skeletal Dysplasias at Hospital for Special Surgery is dedicated to the comprehensive medical care of people of all ages with ...

Avascular necrosis (AVN), also known as osteonecrosis of the hip, is a condition that results from a significant loss of blood supply to an area of the femoral head, the top of the thighbone where it ...

Dr. Vigdorchik is one of few national experts who specializes in all types of hip surgery, from same-day discharge rapid recovery hip replacement to hip preservation surgery, hip resurfacing, and ...

Dr. Lana Kang was invited to join the faculty of Hospital for Special Surgery after completing her fellowship at HSS in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery. Her practice is clinically diverse and ...

HSS Palm Beach Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC (HSS Palm Beach ASC) is a state-of-the-art facility providing the highest-quality outpatient surgery options for patients of HSS Florida. It follows the ...

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. Joseph H. Feinberg specializes in brachial plexus and peripheral nerve injuries and disorders as well as in the nonsurgical management of musculoskeletal disorders. He has served as the team ...

Dr. Doruk Erkan is a Physician-Scientist at the Barbara Volcker Center for Women and Rheumatic Diseases, Attending Rheumatologist and Clinical Researcher at Hospital for Special Surgery, and Professor ...

When HSS surgeons require an in-depth view of a patient’s orthopedic condition, they call on the Department of Radiology and Imaging and the scientists in the MRI Research Lab. Our lab's focus is two ...

A comprehensive approach to the diagnosis and management of ALS. Evidence from international research studies shows that when people with neuromuscular diseases are cared for by a multidisciplinary ...

The doctors and scientists in the HSS Center for Regenerative Medicine study a range of regenerative medicine therapies. These treatments seek to heal or regenerate tissues that have been damaged by ...

Scoliosis most commonly appears during childhood or adolescence, but it can also develop and progress during adulthood. Scoliosis is a lateral (or sideways) curvature of the spine in one or more ...