Orthopedics

Complex Case Spotlight

One of the Nation’s First Digit Osseointegration Cases

The specialized procedure restored right thumb function via osseointegration surgery with osseoperception.

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Advancing Science

How a New System Is Transforming Hip Resurfacing Surgery

Metal-on-polyethylene implant could address challenges faced by younger, more active patients.

Inside the OR

Complex Total Ankle Replacement Using Patient Specific Instrumentation for End-Stage Ankle Arthritis with Varus Deformity

See Dr. Raymond Walls perform the ankle arthroplasty with lateral ankle ligament reconstruction and dorsiflexion osteotomy for cavovarus hindfoot.

Expert Perspectives

From Specialty Hospital to Top Orthopedic Program: Two Decades of Integration

Dr. Joseph Zuckerman reflects on the 20 years of transformation that made NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital the No. 2 program in the country.

Practice-Changing Medicine

Optimizing Recovery After Orthopedic Surgery

A trio of initiatives seek to accelerate recovery and optimize surgical outcomes at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn.

Practice-Changing Medicine

Feeling the Future—Advances in Sensation for Upper Extremity Amputees

An NYU Langone webinar convened global experts to share the latest breakthroughs in sensory restoration, including TSR and bidirectional prostheses.

Advancing Science

Maximizing Bearing Size Reduces Dislocation in Total Hip Arthroplasty

A comprehensive study demonstrates bigger is better when it comes to femoral head selection.

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NYU Langone Health: A Leader in Orthopedics

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in Orthopedics

34K+

orthopedic procedures performed annually

200+

orthopedic physician experts on faculty

Complex Case Spotlight

One of the Nation’s First Digit Osseointegration Cases

(L) Preoperative X-ray of the patient’s right hand; (R) Photograph of the same hand. Source: NYU Langone Health.

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(L) Postoperative X-ray of the patient’s right hand showing ring finger amputation at proximal phalanx and thumb amputation at MP joint after a work-related injury; (R) The patient’s osseoanchored prosthesis after the surgery. Source: NYU Langone Health.

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During a rehabilitation session, the patient practices a fine motor task—writing with a pen. Source: NYU Langone Health.

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The Foundations of Orthopedic Surgery: From the Hospital for Joint Diseases to NYU Langone

For a rich compilation of the history of orthopedics at our institution, see this recent issue of the Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Diseases.