4,134 Stories From the Community

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Nolan Lancaster, PA hip Image Hip Labral Tear
Audrey Pompano Beach, FL

"Dr. O'Malley at Hospital for Special Surgery gave my left foot its first pain-free years in a long time. After having been misdiagnosed and mistreated in my home state for 3 years, and two top orthopedists telling me to have a bone fusion for the big toe, Dr. O'Malley suggested trying the least invasive procedure. Low and behold, that toe has been functional for no less than 14 years!!"

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foot Image Toe Injury/Condition
Robert Anthony Lynchburg, VA

"I got out of bed the next morning with a walker and had my leg flat on the ground and knew that this was very different from all my other surgeries. I knew right away that he had done something miraculous. "

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knee Image Knee Replacement
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Katherine Mecosta, MI hip Image Hip Resurfacing
Theodore Stony Brook, NY

"I had been suffering with progressive spinal stenosis for several years; this initially caused pain and ultimately numbness and loss of control of my left leg. I sought help from HSS for a solution to my problem. I found a thoughtful surgical solution from Dr. Frank Cammisa. By three months I was walking half a mile, and by six months could walk all I wanted. The symptoms and disability were gone."

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spine Image Spinal Stenosis
Sue Cresskill, NJ

"I now have pain-free flexibility and movement--to get in and out of a car, play with my granddaughter, sit in a movie theater and so on. "

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hip Image Hip Replacement
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Michele Washington, DC hip Image Hip Replacement
Jason Rego Park, NY

"I have a history of being careless and prone to injuries. This resulted in 3 knee injuries in the past 5 years, two ACLs and a meniscus repair."

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Rose Naples, FL hip Image Hip Replacement
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Michelle Langhorne, PA spine Image Spine Injury/Condition
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Steven Hewlett, NY spine Image Spinal Injection
Robert Wayne, NJ

"I'm just an "average joe" who had a relatively active lifestyle until osteoarthritis got the best of my hips. It took a lot of convincing before I was ready to accept that I needed surgical intervention to alleviate my worsening hip pain."

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hip Image Hip Resurfacing