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Hip & Knee

“After my hip replacement, I’m heading back to work in my garden”
Hip & Knee
“I will walk down the aisle without a limp”
Hip & Knee
“My hip replacement allows me to go about my life”
Hip & Knee
“By the eighth week, I was able to begin golfing again”
Hip & Knee
Writing the textbooks on hip and knee replacements
Hip & Knee

CENTER FOR HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT

Are your hips or knees causing you so much pain that climbing stairs or just the act of walking has become difficult? Do you even feel pain when you’re sitting or lying down even after trying medications, a cane, and changes in your daily activities?

If so, it’s hard to enjoy your life because you’re so busy thinking how you can avoid the recurring discomfort that seems to take over your everyday life, restricting your mobility and your independence.

Over the past few decades, there has been enormous progress in the treatment of damaged hips and knees —approaches that are returning patients to active and pain-free lives. While this is the ultimate goal, the best results are those that translate into positive long-term outcomes.

The orthopedic surgeons at our Center for Hip & Knee Replacement are renowned for their expertise in delivering advanced treatments to relieve hip and knee pain. Each member of our surgical team holds the single-minded goal of providing patients with the best long-term outcome, one that allows them to enjoy pain-free mobility and a return to participating in normal, everyday activities.

Our Center is a major referral center for patients from this country and abroad because of the reputation it has earned for outstanding comprehensive care coupled with the personal attention it provides each and every one of our patients.

Personalized treatment plans may include non-surgical approaches to restore an acceptable level of function, or advanced surgical treatments are available for chronic pain and disability usually caused by arthritis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and traumatic arthritis.

The Center’s orthopaedic surgeons participate in national multicenter clinical trials that keep them on the leading edge joint reconstruction techniques. NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia, in fact, has been at the forefront of hip and knee replacement since the 1960s, when these operations were first introduced in the United States.

Each and every one of our patients benefit from the coordinated care delivered by a multidisciplinary team including orthopedic surgeons, consulting NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center surgeons and physicians representing a wide range subspecialties, nurses, physical and occupational therapists, and social workers. This team works closely together to insure that the risk of every operation is minimized, the outcome is maximized, and the recuperation is as fast and safe as possible.

Ultimately, personal care for our patients does not end after discharge. The orthopedic surgeons recognize the importance of follow-up and are committed to providing it long after the surgery has been performed to prevent any potential problem.

The surgical specialties at the Center for Hip & Knee Replacement are:

  • hip replacement
  • hip resurfacing
  • knee replacement
  • partial knee replacement
  • minimally invasive surgery

If you would like to learn more about the Center for Hip & Knee Replacement and our personalized approach to care, or if you would like to make an appointment, please call 212-305-4565 and speak to a member of our team.

For more information about the Center for Hip & Knee Replacement, please visit: www.hipnknee.org

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