News
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The Snow is Melting! But Watch Out for Black Ice
Posted at: 3/16/2015 12:00 PM
BY: DR. JOHN FATTI, PRESIDENT OF SOS This March-April in Syracuse looms as ominous after all the snow and all that needs to melt. As the days warm up- the snow melts. The nights get cold-and the melt freezes. This is the famous Syracuse "BLACK ICE". This means many people unknowingly slip and slide, then fall....and break their wrists! Wrist fractures are the most common of all the fractures. They are more common in women. They result from a fall on an outstretched hand. Treating these
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SOS Named one of the 2015 Best Companies to Work for in NYS
Posted at: 3/11/2015 12:00 PM
Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists is very pleased to announce that we have been named one of the Best Companies to Work for in New York State for 2015. SOS will be honored at an awards dinner at the Albany Marriott on Tuesday, April 21, 2015, from 5:45 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. During the event, SOS will learn their rank among 34 companies in the category for large-sized employers with 250 or more U.S. employees. “The SOS partners are extremely proud of the practice being named a Best Company to Work
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SOS Welcomes Robotic Technology
Posted at: 3/3/2015 12:00 PM
BY: DR. I. MICHAEL VELLA As you may know, robotic surgery has been around for a few years now. It initially began in the surgical specialties gynecology and general surgery. Orthopedics has now joined the robotics field for certain types of joint replacement and many other procedures are currently in development. The orthopedic specialty has followed a natural technological progression from total joint procedures guided only by the eye, followed by guide systems using precision cutting block
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Posted at: 3/2/2015 12:00 PM
BY: DR. JOHN PARKER At my house, we are fortunate to live with two dogs, Sadie and Lola. They are Springer Spaniels, and they are wonderful companions, both for us and for each other. Lola is very smart, and she definitely has her finger (paw?) on the pulse of the house. She knows when it's time to go out, time for lunch, time to get her ears cleaned, time for a bath. She anticipates all of these things, and meets each anticipated event with a certain consternation. Like, a hide-under-th
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New SOS Physical Therapy Location in North Syracuse
Posted at: 2/10/2015 12:00 PM
The SOS Orthopedic and Sports Therapy locations at 4886 W Taft. Rd, Liverpool and 5100 W Taft Road in North Medical Center will be moving on February 13th, 2015. To better serve our patients, we will be combining our staff and opening a new physical therapy office at Heritage Commons in North Syracuse on February 16th, 2015. Heritage Commons is also home to our Foot & Ankle and Neck & Back orthopedic physicians, as well as our Wide Bore MRI, SOS SHOP, and Maureen Kaljeskie, pedorthist. To make