Learn more about whether knee replacement might be the right choice for you. Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the world's #1 in orthopedics. For many people with ...

Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the world's #1 in orthopedics. For decades, kinesiology tape has been used by amateur and professional athletes, trainers and ...

Tears to the specialized cartilage tissue in the shoulder known as the labrum can cause pain and instability in the shoulder. The labrum is a cup-shaped rim of cartilage that lines and reinforces the ...

Spinal stenosis refers to narrowing of the spinal canal or tunnel that houses the neural elements (nerves) that travel along the spinal column. The narrowing can be central stenosis (referring to the ...

HSS is ranked #1 in the world and #1 in the nation for orthopedics and #2 in the nation for rheumatology. We’re proud of what we’ve achieved. Now more than ever, our guiding principles are helping us ...

Femoral osteotomy is a surgical procedure that is performed to correct specific deformities of the femur – the long bone in the upper leg – and the hip joint. Orthopedic surgeons perform the operation ...

The radius is the larger of the two bones in the forearm which link the hand to the elbow. It is uniquely designed to allow wrist motion and forearm rotation. The end closest to the hand (distal ...

After the hip and knee, the shoulder is the third most common joint affected by arthritis, perhaps because in most people, it is not a weightbearing joint, as are the large joints of the lower limbs.

Residency at HSS is embedded in a culture of excellence: HSS consistently ranks among U.S.News and World Report’s top hospitals for orthopaedics and rheumatology. Our graduates become not only ...

The degeneration of the ankle cartilage associated with ankle arthritis can be caused by wear and tear over time (osteoarthritis) or from a chronic, rheumatic disease. There are two basic types of ...

The HOOS, JR. and KOOS, JR. are joint-replacement-relevant short forms of the HOOS (Hip dysfunction and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score) and KOOS (Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score) surveys ...

Rheumatology is the specialty of internal medicine that cares for people with rheumatic and inflammatory diseases that affect the joints and connective tissues. Systemic autoimmune disorders such as ...