In 1884, Dr. William Halstead performed what is believed to be the first peripheral nerve block. That Dr. Halstead was a surgeon should come as no surprise — the anesthetic technique he employed ...

Our unique position as the world leader in musculoskeletal care means you get the most specialized surgical treatment from the top experts on physical movement and function. Every one of our ...

For Medical Students and Professionals. Investigating new techniques to improve outcomes. Foot and Ankle Fellowship. The Foot and Ankle Fellowship at HSS has a formal curriculum that runs throughout ...

Members of the Department of Radiology and Imaging are musculoskeletal-fellowship-trained, board certified radiologists specializing in the interpretation of radiological tests and diagnosis of ...

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New York – Manhattan. Hospital for Special Surgery – Main Hospital 535 East 70th Street New York, NY 10021 212.606.1000 View main campus map; 75th Street Campus ...

What is a physiatrist? Physiatrists − or rehabilitation medicine physicians − are doctors with specialized training in the evaluation, diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment nerve, muscle, bone and joint ...

“When an athlete is trying to improve their performance, they have to push their limits,” says Marci A. Goolsby, MD, Medical Director of the Women's Sports Medicine Center at HSS, “but sometimes a ...

When lower back pain and/or related leg pain are not relieved by conservative treatments such as activity modification, medications, physical therapy, epidural steroid injections, nerve ablation ...

Apostolakos JM, Brusalis CM, Uppstrom T, R Thacher R, Kew M, Taylor SA. Management of Common Football-Related Injuries About the Shoulder. HSS J. 2023 Aug;19(3):339-350. doi: 10.1177/15563316231172107 ...

Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the world's #1 in orthopedics. You stand up after sitting for a bit and a dull ache takes over the base of your spine. Or after a long ...

Nearly 50 national and international faculty in orthopaedics, infectious disease, and translational science recently attended our Biofilm Symposium early August 2019.The symposium, which was convened ...