Hospital For Special Surgery, New York

This study tested whether a 6-week exercise program delivered through a smartphone app could help high school athletes move better and reduce their risk of injury. Researchers measured how often 19 athletes used the app and checked their agility and movement quality before and af…

This study tested whether adding two specific nerve blocks to standard pain management could help patients after total knee replacement. Researchers compared 244 patients who received the extra nerve blocks to those who did not. The main goals were to see if this approach reduced…

This study tested if adding acupuncture during hip replacement surgery helps patients recover faster. Researchers placed tiny needles in patients' ears while they were under anesthesia to see if it reduced pain and the need for opioid painkillers after surgery. The goal was to he…

This small pilot study tested if a mindfulness meditation program given before knee replacement surgery could help patients feel better mentally and physically after their operation. Thirty patients were randomly assigned to either receive the meditation training before surgery o…

This study tested if adding a specific type of nerve block (genicular) to the standard pain control plan could reduce the need for opioid painkillers and improve pain management for people having ACL knee surgery. Researchers compared the new approach to the usual care in 192 pat…

This study aimed to understand why some young adults with a hip condition called femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) develop cartilage damage and pain while others do not. Researchers followed 130 patients aged 35 or younger for five years, using MRI scans and questionnaires to tr…

This study aimed to learn more about two forms of inflammatory spinal arthritis (Ankylosing Spondylitis and Psoriatic Arthritis) by observing 70 patients over two years. Researchers tracked patients' standard care and regularly tested their blood, looking for specific markers (li…

This study used a bedside ultrasound to look at the stomach contents of people who use cannabis before they had surgery. Researchers wanted to see if cannabis use was linked to having a fuller stomach, which could increase the risk of breathing stomach contents into the lungs dur…

This study used a bedside ultrasound to look at patients' stomachs right before surgery. Researchers wanted to see if people taking popular weekly GLP-1 weight-loss or diabetes drugs (like Ozempic or Mounjaro) were more likely to have food or liquid still in their stomachs, even …