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Brachial Plexus Injury: A New Tool Aims to Help Patients

The nerves throughout our body are like a telecommunications system carrying messages between the brain and the rest of the body. As the American Society

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What is a Brachial Plexus Injury?

The brachial plexus is a complex web of nerves that come out of the neck and direct the movement of the entire upper limb. When

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Ask the Expert: Dr. Steve Lee, Orthopedic Surgeon, Answers Questions on Nerve Injury & Compression in the Upper Extremity

Q1. I was in a car accident that damaged my brachial plexus and now I have chronic pain. Are there non-surgical treatments for the pain?

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  • Earlier this week, HSS celebrated the dedication of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Complex Joint Reconstruction Center (CJRC). The Center provides the best in diagnosis and care for patients with the most challenging joint reconstruction cases, while advancing research on the causes, prevention and treatment of implant failure. Pictured from left to right: Robert K. Steel, co-chair of the HSS Board of Trustees; Andreas Dracopoulos, co-president of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation; Thomas P. Sculco, MD, director of the CJRC at HSS; Todd J. Albert, MD, surgeon-in-chief of HSS; and Louis A. Shapiro, president and CEO of HSS. #HSSEvents #HospitalForSpecialSurgery
  • It’s Valentine’s Day and love is in the air! View the beautiful works of art created by our talented pediatric patients for their families and care teams at the HSS Lerner Children’s Pavilion. No bones about it, we hope you have a lovely day too! #HospitalForSpecialSurgery #ValentinesDay #HSSKids
  • "After stepping back on the court for the first time in five months, I felt as healthy as ever, thanks to Dr. David Dines. I feel lucky to have a strong relationship with him that remains to this day." - Sam Querrey (@samquerrey), professional tennis player and HSS patient on overcoming an elbow injury with the help of Dr. Dines, @ATPTour Medical Director and HSS sports medicine surgeon. As the Official Hospital of @NYOpenTennis at @NYCBLive, we'd like to wish Sam the best of luck! #HospitalForSpecialSurgery #HSSBackInTheGame #NYOpen19

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Located in New York City, HSS is nationally ranked No. 1 in orthopedics (for the ninth consecutive year) and No. 3 in rheumatology by U.S. News & World Report (2018-19). Our mission is to provide the highest quality patient care, improve mobility and enhance the quality of life for all, and to advance the science of orthopedic surgery,  rheumatology and their related disciplines through research and education. To make an appointment call 888.720.1982 or visit www.hss.edu. Please do not share personal health information on this site.

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