HSS is the world's leading academic medical center for musculoskeletal heath, offering courses and training for the national and international rehabilitation community.

Dr. Ahilan "Siva" Sivaganesan is a neurosurgeon who focuses exclusively on spine surgery. However, he believes that spine surgery should be a last resort. If surgery is required, Dr. Siva offers ...

Case presented by Ji Lin, MD, Assistant Attending Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery.

Every doctor at HSS is uniquely focused on treating musculoskeletal conditions.

Hip arthritis is one of the most commonly treated conditions at HSS. How does the hip joint work? What is hip arthritis? What causes hip arthritis? What are the symptoms of hip arthritis? If I have ...

Dr. Ellen Casey is an Associate Attending Physiatrist in the Department of Physiatry and the Women's Sports Medicine Center at the Hospital for Special Surgery. She is also an Associate Professor of ...

Dr. Andrew Sama is Co-Chief of HSS Spine and specializes in the evaluation and surgical management of all traumatic, degenerative, and deformity-related conditions of the cervical, thoracic, and ...

The physiatrists at Hospital for Special Surgery perform non-operative treatment procedures on patients who have spinal and sports-related injuries as well as other musculoskeletal problems. These ...

HSS is recognized internationally as a leader in pioneering new ways to care for people with spine conditions. Our exceptional patient care, rigorous infection control protocols and leading-edge ...

The shoulder is composed of three bones that, together, form four joints. (Visit this page to see an illustration of the shoulder bones). The largest of these joints, which allows the upper arm to ...

Broken ankles are painful and temporarily disabling. If a fractured ankle is not properly treated, it can lead to significant, long-term complications and debility. A broken ankle is a fracture or ...

As the top-ranked hospital for orthopedics in the nation, HSS provides leading-edge care to the nearly 11,000 people who have surgery with one of our experts each year. Our exceptional patient care, ...