Like most of the parts that keep our bodies going, your hips are especially important when it comes to letting you enjoy the activities you love. They help you to walk, to run, and to keep your balance. They help…
Hip arthroscopy is one of the most common and successful orthopedic surgeries available. Unfortunately, that doesn’t make it a routine one for every orthopedic surgeon. And it’s safe to say that you’d want to avoid needing to have a revision…
Staying active is one of the best ways to feel your best at any age. In fact, it’s proven that exercise is essential to keep arthritis at bay and to even prevent it from developing in the first place. Running,…
The science news source, EurekAlert!, has featured Dr. Vigdorchik in an article that discussed his latest tool, a risk assessment score and treatment algorithm designed to help patients avoid dislocation after a total hip replacement. Dr. Vigdorchik has presented…
Dr. Jonathan Vigdorchik, MD has completed a groundbreaking study which developed a new assessment tool to help identify patients who are at a higher risk of post-surgical hip dislocations. As the lead doctor in this study, Dr. Vigdorchik aimed to…
With the onset of severe winter weather at the beginning of the year, it’s always important to remember that safety is never more important than during your post-operative healing window. In winter, staying comfortable and mobile becomes more difficult due…
After a patient receives a total hip replacement, they receive many forms of information guiding them through the recovery process to ensure that they do not re-injure themselves or elongate the healing process. However, one detail that is often overlooked…
As I explained to CBS New York on their segment about advanced knee and hip joint replacements, using the Optimized Positioning System (OPS™) is a more accurate and less invasive procedure where “I’ve pretty much done the surgery before I’ve…
Planning for a same-day discharge hip replacement is no different than a regular hip replacement, except there's a little more preparation that goes into making it happen beforehand. Everything that we would normally teach you in the hospital, we will teach you in the…
Dr. Jonathan Vigdorchik was one of the invited guest speakers at the 2017 Ukraine Orthopaedic Association Meeting in Karkiv, Ukraine. The conference was dedicated to the 110th anniversary of the Sytenko Institute of Spine and Joint Pathology with guest society attendance by:…
