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

  • “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 got back up on my snowboard a month ago!”

    ~ Patricia Sykes

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  • “It is thanks to them that my pain is kept under control and that I am walking again today.”

    ~ Anika Vorndamme-Cajigal

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  • “I immediately felt taken care of and safe after a traumatic time.”

    ~ Kathleen Wells

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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 comforted and reassured that I was in good hands now and on the road to recovery.”

    ~ Lana

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  • “I thank the doctors at NYP/HSS for giving me my life back.”

    ~ Caitlyn Kearns

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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