Needle aponeurotomy or percutaneous fasciotomy, involves using the bevel of a hypodermic needle to essentially shred the ropes of constricting fascia characteristic of Dupuytren’s disease. The disorder, named for Baron Guillaume Dupuytren, a 19th-century French surgeon who wrote about it, Read More…
New research presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2019 Annual Meeting reports on the results of a major undertaking by the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at NYU Langone Health to curb opioid prescriptions and usage rates following common orthopedic Read More…
Hip replacements aren’t just for grandparents anymore. Between 2000 and 2010, the number of hip replacements in people age 45 to 54 more than tripled, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Locally, at the Hospital for Special Surgery on Read More…
Americans are wearing out their joints and requiring total hip replacement surgery at increasingly younger ages — some as early as 40. Total hip replacement, a surgical procedure in which the head of the femur and its socket are replaced, Read More…
The pinkie, the humble fifth finger, has long been viewed as a decorative accessory, something to extend daintily from a wine glass. So what would you lose if you didn’t have one? The New York Times consulted OrthoManhattan’s Dr. Steven Read More…
Two NYU Langone Health surgeons performed the first surgical procedure in the U.S. for disc herniation using the Barricaid system from Intrinsic Therapeutics, according to a Newswise report. Three things to know: 1. OrthoManhattan’s Jonathan Stieber, MD, clinical assistant professor in Read More…
Hackley School’s Independent Research Program had a special visitor on Tuesday, Feb 5, 2019: Dr. Louis Catalano III (P ’19), who came to talk about surgical techniques on distal radius fractures, and presented results from his past clinical research and Read More…
Dr. O. Alton Barron is the assistant clinical professor of orthopedic surgery at Icahn Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, a senior attending physician in the department of orthopedic surgery at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center and an attending hand surgeon at Read More…
A psychiatrist and a hand surgeon say to beat depression, it helps to get your hands dirty. Dr. Alton Barron, an experienced surgeon from OrthoManhattan and Dr. Carrie Barron, a renowned psychiatrist both speak to Everyday Health about the phenomenon. Read More…
New guidelines issued by the American College of Physicians indicate that back pain is best treated with natural and alternatives remedies, and not drugs. OrthoManhattan’s Dr. Jonathan Stieber explains on Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero. Learn more here.