Leg & Knee Trauma Care

Below is a list of leg and knee trauma conditions that we specialize in treating. It is not a comprehensive list, but is meant to show the range of our board-certified orthopaedic surgeons and their expertise in the treatment of many types of orthopaedic trauma. We are also advocates for the education of our patients about their condition, treatment and recovery.

We Specialize In:

Additionally

  • Polytrauma patients with orthopaedic injuries
  • Fractures in older populations
  • Fractures related to osteoporosis/insufficiency fractures
  • Fractures around a prosthetic joint
  • Stress fractures
  • Fractures in athletes
  • Joint preserving techniques following severe joint injuries
  • Fractures that did not heal with previous treatment
  • Procedures to correct bony alignment
  • Limb lengthening
  • Minimally invasive surgery
  • Pathologic fractures

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Our Patients

  • “They are a huge part of the progress I have made.”

    ~ Larry Nipon

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  • “I can live a normal life and enjoy life once again.”

    ~ Ron Pollicino

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  • “Dr. Helfet saved my leg. I was told I could never walk again. He is the best in the whole world.”

    ~ Patricia Valero

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  • “I was able to return to my passion, which was skiing big mountains.”

    ~ Tim DiPietro

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  • “Dr. David Helfet had looked at my leg, immediately rushed me to the OR and did a 4 compartment release saving my only leg!”

    ~ Dawn Bray

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  • “I will be forever grateful to these amazing doctors.”

    ~ Olivia D’Angelo

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  • “There was the possibility for the first time to live a full and adventurous life that I had always dreamed of.”

    ~ Devon Reynolds

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David L. Helfet, MD

535 East 70th Street
New York, NY 10021

212-606-1888 phone
212-628-4473 fax

New York Fracture Care

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David L. Helfet, MD 
212-606-1888

Dean G. Lorich, MD
212-746-4509

David S. Wellman, MD
212-606-1504