Hip & Knee Surgery
Conditions Treated
The hip or pelvic region is an intricate component of the skeleton, delivering posture, stability, flexibility, and a wide variety of movements. Your hips and knees bear the full weight of your upper body and transfer it to your lower limbs (legs and feet) in a very stable manner. Like any other bone or joint, the hip bones and joint bear tons of stress, and sometimes this stress can lead to injuries.
Even though the hip is durable, it isn’t indestructible. Common causes of hip and knee pain include arthritis, bursitis (inflammation of the fluid cavity in the joint), tendonitis, and fractures.
Hip
Our hip surgeons are experts in diagnosing and treating a variety of conditions associated with the hip and pelvic bones, including:
- Abnormalities and congenital deformities
- Avascular necrosis
- Chondral defects
- Hip fracture
- Hip dislocation
- Hip labral tears
- Hip impingement
- Cartilage defects/flaps
- Synovitis (inflammation of the hip joint’s inner lining)
- Infection
Knee
Our team strives to give you the best care from the start till the end. The conditions we regularly treat include:
- Acute and overuse injuries
- All athletic-related injuries
- Cruciate ligament (ACL) tears
- Patellar tendon tear
- Knee tendon bursitis
- Meniscus tears
Hip and Knee Pain Treatments
Our team consists of experienced surgeons who offer the following surgical procedures at Upstate Orthopedics in Syracuse:
- Total knee replacement
- Minimally invasive knee replacement (arthroplasty)
- Partial knee replacement
- Knee arthroscopy
- Knee Revision / osteotomy
- MAKOplasty® partial knee replacement
- Viscosupplementation injections
- Total Hip Replacement / arthroplasty
- Direct anterior hip replacement
- Minimally invasive hip replacement
- MAKOPlasty® hip replacement
- Hip reconstruction
- Deformity corrections
Hip and Knee Surgeons in Syracuse, NY
At Upstate Orthopedics, our board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic specialists will assess and treat your hip or knee problem using the most advanced, state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic methods available. Our goal is to get you back to a productive and pain-free lifestyle. To schedule a consultation, please contact our office at (315) 464-4472 or request an appointment online.
Patients can find more information about hip and knee surgeries from our online resources at:
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Keeping the Patient First in Patient-Care
Upstate Orthopedics works with Patient IQ to communicate with patients undergoing certain medical procedures, collecting responses directly from the patient to track progression and change in their health status for the time when they are not in our office.
To learn more about Patient-Reported Outcomes at Upstate Orthopedics, visit our link in Patient Resources.
Hip & Knee Surgeons
- Emil Azer, MD
Orthopedic Trauma
Joint Replacement - Timothy Damron, MD
Joint Reconstruction
Orthopedic Oncology - Robert Sherman, MD
Joint Replacement / Reconstruction - Daniel Birklin, PA
Orthopedic Trauma
Joint Replacement - Ryan Connolly, PA
Joint Reconstruction
Orthopedic Oncology