Total ankle replacement, also known as total ankle arthroplasty, is a surgical treatment for ankle arthritis that is appropriate for some patients. Ankle replacement surgery has been an option for ...

Summary: When full-body X-rays or CT scans are needed, many people are concerned about radiation exposure. This article introduces EOS imaging, a low-dose radiation X-ray technology that provides ...

Knock knee is a condition in which the knees bend inward toward one another. In significant cases, the knees touch or "knock" against one another, even when a person is standing with their ankles ...

Cortisone shots are another term for steroid injections, as cortisone is a type of corticosteroid. There are many different types of steroid injections that can be used for many different reasons. In ...

Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the #1 in orthopedics in the U.S. If you’ve done any sort of sport with a lot of lower-body motion, you’ve probably experienced some ...

Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the #1 in orthopedics in the U.S. If you sit at a desk all day (and let’s face it, isn’t that most of us?), chances are your hip ...

osteoarthritis (OA) is one of many different types of arthritis that can affect the human body. “Arthritis” comes from the Greek word arthron, meaning “inflammation.” However, this definition is not ...

Having a strong posterior chain can help you with everything from daily tasks to lowering your risk for arthritis and bone loss. The posterior chain comprises the muscles along the back lower half of ...

Many people slouch in their chair while seated, which creates tension throughout the whole spine. If you’re in a slouched position, with your shoulders rounded forward and your lower back extended, ...

Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the #1 in orthopedics in the U.S. Day after day, we spend hours hunched over our computers. We crane our necks downward as we ...

Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the #1 in orthopedics in the U.S. Sometimes knee pain seems to come out of nowhere. But that doesn’t always mean you need to see a ...

It can be tough to know how to safely return to exercise after you’ve been hurt. HSS orthopedic surgeon James B. Carr II offers a game plan for getting back into your routine. If you are athletically ...