HSS is the #1 orthopedic hospital in the U.S. and a national leader in rheumatology. This content was created by our physicians and experts. By Anne Holland Johnson, MD A bunion (hallux valgus) is a ...

HSS is the #1 orthopedic hospital in the U.S. and a national leader in rheumatology. This content was created by our physicians and experts. Articular cartilage can be damaged by a traumatic injury, ...

HSS is the #1 orthopedic hospital in the U.S. and a national leader in rheumatology. This content was created by our physicians and experts. Total ankle replacement, also known as total ankle ...

Low back pain is a common complaint. An estimated 70% to 85% of the adult population is reported to experience the problem at some point during their lifetime. While the source of back pain – ...

But sciatica may be new to you. The term is broadly used to describe pain that involves the sciatic nerve, which runs down the back of the leg. People describe sciatica as a dull, aching, shooting or ...

Inflammatory arthritis is a condition many people endure for a lifetime. Thanks to advances in treatment, however, innovative medications can delay and even halt the progression of the disease, and ...

The Achilles tendon is a thick tendon located in the back of the leg, just above the heel. It connects the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles in the calf to an insertion point at the calcaneus (heel ...

HSS is the #1 orthopedic hospital in the U.S. and a national leader in rheumatology. This content was created by our physicians and experts. By Moira M. McCarthy, MD The anterior collateral ligament ...

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 ...

HSS is the #1 orthopedic hospital in the U.S. and a national leader in rheumatology. This content was created by our physicians and experts. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA), also known as radiofrequency ...

If you’ve got achy knees, don’t be so quick to chalk it up to age- or sports-related wear-and-tear or arthritis. “Knee pain doesn’t always mean there’s damage,” says Aleksandra Kuta, PT, DPT, OCS, a ...

James Robinson, MD, a primary sports medicine physician at HSS, offers this advice about treating your winter injuries. If you twisted your wrist or ankle: The most common injury that occurs from a ...