4,103 Stories From the Community

Santa J Chesapeake, VA

"About 10 years ago my husband and I retired to Virginia where my daughter practices pediatric critical care, but we always come home to HSS when we need an orthopedic surgeon. There is nowhere else in the world we would ever go!!"

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Ellen O. Bethlehem, PA

"As a 'young' candidate for a knee replacement at 40 years old in 2000, exhaustive research led me to Dr. Haas at HSS in NYC. The course of my life was forever changed by his talent as a surgeon, sharing of knowledge and most of all, compassion of a magnitude that required nothing less than me paying that same compassion forward. "

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Becca Albany, NY

"At age 18, I had a double hip procedure performed in order to repair labral tears and enable me to have more motion within my hip joints. I never thought I would be able to dance again. I am now 20 years old, and a member of my college dance team, part of two dance companies, and pain free- I could not be happier!"

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Ronald Oyster Bay, NY

"I got very lucky when I got the name of Dr. S Robert Rozbruch, who did an ankle distraction. I was in a fixator for 3 months (not pleasant, but certainly manageable) and when it was removed, the bone on bone was gone and cartilage had regenerated. "

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Bruce Greenwich, CT

"My theory - why not go to the best when it's 35 miles away when others travel much greater distances to get there."

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Michael Northport, NY

"The whole process at HSS was fantastic - If you lie in pain each night because of your hips, just get it replaced."

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Lana Great Neck, NY

"Everyone was more than comforting, and they all took the time to explain the entire process to me. Dr. Helfet was able to promise me that I would be able to walk normally again, and even dance at my daughter's wedding in the months to come. "

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Renato Huntington, NY

"I came into the hospital for a right hip replacement. I must say that my all-around was wonderful. "

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Prafula Iselin, NJ

"Dr. C. Ranawat and nurse Sarah West are the best in the business."

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Aristotel Rockville Centre, NY

"I required total knee replacement of my left knee. On Nov 2, 2010, I had my replacement. The operation took approximately one hour and I was home three days after the surgery. My treatment and care at HSS was exemplary. Today is Mar 21, 2011 and I am fully capable and have returned to my full work schedule without any pain."

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