How the nation’s top-ranked orthopedic hospital approaches joint replacement surgery

  Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York, and is the number one orthopedic hospital in the United States and, I’m afraid, in the world of orthopedics. The hospital is jointly affiliated with two “Ivy League” university medical schools, Cornell University and Columbia University. The clinical medical excellence, academic and scientific research atmosphere is also very strong, the privilege to study in this hospital for further training joint replacement surgery, there are greater gains.  1. Sincere and scientific communication with patients There is no shortage of world-class celebrities coming to the hospital for treatment, but most of them are still New Yorkers. Some patients just ask for no pain, and the doctor will carefully and scientifically inform him/her of the necessity of performing artificial joint replacement, as well as the possible risks of the surgery, etc. After the patient understands, he/she will proactively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment.  2, joint replacement in a timely manner, there is no need to suffer too much pain A person can live independently and freely, is the basic needs of life, artificial joint replacement as a very effective treatment measures have been widely recognized, so when the need for surgery, there is no need to delay again and again, not to mention the loss of their quality of life, but also unnecessarily increase the risk of surgery.  3, the application of new technology, try to retain the patient’s own bones Artificial joint technology is effective and reliable is not too controversial, but the patient’s own bones can be retained as much as possible, so that his future is very good, so here a large number of minimally invasive technology, partial joint replacement technology is used in large numbers, not only for the patient timely relief of pain, and the patient’s recovery is fast, relatively young age can be The patient can receive artificial joint replacement surgery at a relatively young age, and it is easy and convenient to revise the joint in the future even if it is needed.  HSS pays great attention to basic research, and has many laboratories for cartilage research, biomechanics, prosthesis design, and experimental animal rooms. The hospital is undertaking a number of national research projects in the United States, cultivating talents, increasing the hospital’s development momentum, and maintaining the motivation to continue to lead.