fracture News

South Nassau was voted the Best Hospital on LI by readers of The Long Island Press, ranked 33rd in the U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals metro area rankings and named to Becker's list of "100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare” in the US.

In a health breakthrough within the folds of osteoporosis, Yale University researchers have just uncovered a surprising link. It may lead to changes in doctors' advice for women who have wrinkles.

Michael Shapiro, MD, is the first surgeon on Long Island to use an injectable bone augmentation material for vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty, two minimally-invasive surgical procedures that repair a vertebral compression fracture (VCF).

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Reports of Rockets center Yao Ming opting for surgery for what is described as a stress fracture of his navicular bone in his foot, have prompted podiatric physician Dr. Michael Nirenberg to warn Ming to reconsider his decision for surgery.