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NEW STUDY APPROVES NONSURGICAL TREATMENT FOR KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS

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NEW STUDY APPROVES NONSURGICAL TREATMENT FOR KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS

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A consultant with decades of medical experience, Stuart Remer, MD, previously served as the director of spine surgery at the Saint Barnabas Hospital and Health System in the Bronx. Dr. Stuart Remer holds membership with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), an organization of medical professionals focusing on orthopedic care.

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Spinal Stenosis - Impacting the Lower Back or Neck

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Spinal Stenosis - Impacting the Lower Back or Neck

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Dr. Stuart Remer is a well established New York orthopaedist who maintains American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons membership and offers advanced surgical care for joint conditions. Dr. Stuart Remer’s experience includes a fellowship in spinal surgery completed at the New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases.

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Dr. Stuart Remer is a well established New York orthopaedist who maintains American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons membership and offers advanced surgical care for joint conditions. Dr. Stuart Remer's experience includes a fellowship in spinal surgery completed at the New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases.

One serious spine canal condition that progresses with age is stenosis, or a narrowing of the bone channel that houses the spinal cord. Creating symptoms similar to nerve compression, lumbar stenosis often involves a radiating weakness and pain, as well as numbness.

As with vascular insufficiency, lumbar stenosis can result in leg pain associated with walking and this pain can often be reduced by sitting. In cases where vascular studies indicate a normal blood flow, further diagnosis is undertaken to identify whether spinal stenosis is at issue.

With lumbar stenosis centered in the lower back, another form of the condition is cervical spinal stenosis, which occurs in the vertebrae of the neck. Associated with extreme weakness and serious issues such as paralysis, cervical stenosis may require invasive treatment, including surgery.

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Spinal Stenosis - Impacting the Lower Back or Neck

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Dr. Stuart Remer is a well established New York orthopaedist who maintains American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons membership and offers advanced surgical care for joint conditions. Dr. Stuart Remer's experience includes a fellowship in spinal surgery completed at the New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases.

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A veteran orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Stuart Remer served for 20 years as director of spine surgery at the Saint Barnabas Hospital and Health System in New York City. There, Dr. Stuart Remer also performed many total hip replacement procedures.

A total hip replacement requires the surgeon to remove the damaged femoral head and socket. In its place, the doctor introduces a prosthetic device made of a combination of metal, ceramic and polyethylene materials.

The prosthesis attaches to the femur, or upper leg bone, via a metal component known as the femoral stem. The surgeon may cement this into the bone or encourage a tight fit using manual pressure. The femoral stem connects the femur to a metal, polyethylene medical plastic structure or ceramic spherical structure, which takes the place of the natural femoral head.

The prosthesis also includes a replacement for the socket cartilage, or acetabulum. This is also typically a metal construction, and may require either cement or screws to facilitate attachment. Between the ball and socket, a liner, typically constructed of polyethylene medical plastic or ceramic supports smooth motion.

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To train for his career, Dr. Stuart Remer completed his residency at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and his fellowship at NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute. Dr. Stuart Remer has conducted thousands of orthopaedic procedures, including knee replacement surgeries, and has assessed tens of thousands of patients over a career spanning three decades.

First performed in the late 1960s, the knee joint replacement operation is a safe and effective way to address disruptive joint symptoms like pain, mobility loss, and deformity. These symptoms are especially associated with arthritis. In the United States, surgeons annually carry out knee replacements on over 600,000 patients, many of them arthritis patients.

During knee replacement surgery, patients undergo spinal or general anesthesia. Spinal anesthesia temporarily makes you not feel any pain below your waist. General anesthesia renders a patient unconscious for the course of the procedure. Surgeons gain access to the knee joint by making an incision. Surgeons then extract damaged joint tissues and replace them with prostheses usually fused to the bone using surgical cement.

Following joint replacement, physicians recommend that patients undergo physical rehabilitation to increase strength as well as mobility.

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NASS Prepares for 2017 Annual Meeting in Orlando

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NASS Prepares for 2017 Annual Meeting in Orlando

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For nearly 20 years, Dr. Stuart Remer served as director of spine surgery at Saint Barnabas Hospital and Health System in New York. An active member of the greater orthopaedic medical community, Dr. Stuart Remer holds memberships in professional groups such as the North American Spine Society (NASS).

The North American Spine Society (NASS) is preparing to host its 2017 Annual Meeting in Orlando. Taking place October 25-28, the event will attract spine care experts from across the globe for four days of symposia, forums, and abstract presentations on a wide range of topics. The meeting will also include various networking activities and special guest presentations from CNBC Senior Contributor Lawrence Kudlow and Rebecca Costa, a sociobiologist and bestselling author.

Those planning to attend the NASS 2017 Annual Meeting can currently register for the event online. Individuals can take advantage of special pricing until September 21. Regular pricing ranges from $359 for NASS fellow/resident members to $1,299 for nonmember physicians. Health care professionals unable to take part in person can attend the meeting virtually. The virtual option costs $495 for members and $729 for nonmembers. For more information, visit www.spine.org.

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Dr. Stuart Remer has participated in more than 12,000 orthopaedic surgeries. Along with many other procedures, Dr. Stuart Remer has carried out numerous joint replacement surgeries to help patients with knee arthritis.

Between the knee joint sits a buffer of cartilage. In people with arthritis, this buffer gradually degrades, resulting in motion difficulties, stiffness, and pain. Knee arthritis most often appears in people 60 years of age and older.

Knee arthritis can escalate to the extent that doctors suggest knee replacement surgery, which involves the installation of an artificial knee joint. Some forms of the surgery replace only part of the knee joint. The total knee replacement, the procedure’s most common form, replaces the whole knee joint.

During total knee replacement surgery, physicians remove the arthritic tibia and femur ends that form the natural joint. The ends are replaced with a prosthesis composed of polyethylene plastic or metal. In any event, the artificial knee joint functions smoothly, unlike the arthritic natural joint, resulting in pain relief for the majority of patients.

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Dr. Stuart Remer - New York-Based Physician

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Dr. Stuart Remer was a physician and surgeon headquartered in New York and a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. He previously served as director of spine surgery with the Saint Barnabas Hospital and Health System in the Bronx, where he performed various types of orthopaedic procedures for conditions and injuries pertaining to the spine and scoliosis.

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An experienced orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Stuart Remer has performed more than 12,000 surgeries over the course of his career. Among these, Dr. Stuart Remer has successfully completed total knee replacement [...]

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Dr. Stuart Remer, Surgery - Bronx , NY |

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Stuart Remer, MD is a practicing Surgeon in Bronx, NY. Dr. Remer graduated from Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University in 1987 and has been ...