Panthers' Allen, Injury Discussed by Hospital for Special Surgery
SI.com’s Cat Crave reports that Carolina Panthers defensive end Jared Allen broke a bone in his foot and may not be able to play in the upcoming Super Bowl. The reporter speaks with Jonathan Deland, MD, foot and ankle surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery, for his medical insight into these types of fractures.
More Patients Opt to Replace Ankle Joints Instead of Fusion
Replacing hips and knees has become a common affair. Now, people are increasingly swapping out weakened or injured ankles to get back on their feet.
Jonathan Deland, M.D., Scott Ellis, M.D. Receive J. Leonard Goldner Award
Jonathan Deland, M.D. and Scott Ellis, M.D., orthopedic foot and ankle surgeons at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), were recently honored at the annual meeting of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS). Drs. Deland and Ellis received the prestigious J. Leonard Goldner Award, a recognition that highlights the most outstanding research paper presented at the AOFAS annual meeting.
Ankle Replacement Prime Treatment For Pain
To be eligible for the ankle replacement designed by Jonathan Deland, M.D. you must have suffered for some time with ankle pain, failed to improve with bracing or other treatments, be 50 years old or older and have good bone quality and foot alignment, according to a press release from Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS).
New Technology Improves Success Rate of Ankle Replacement Surgeries
Arthritis can be debilitating anywhere in the body, but for 61-year-old David Sander, the pain in his ankle was keeping him from enjoying retirement.
