What’s Your Hip Replacement IQ? (Third of a three-part series)     This is the third of a three-part series that has been designed as a “quiz” to test your knowledge and hopefully give you new information and insight regarding total hip replacement. These are questions many patients have asked over the years. The responses after the questions have been designed to better prepare you before surgery so you can go into surgery safer and with more confidence.  Also to help you better anticipate what to expect after your surgery. At the Leone Center, we repeatedly see that patients ..read more

What’s Your Knee Replacement IQ? (Third in a three-part series)     This is the third of a three part series that has been designed as a “quiz” to test your knowledge and hopefully give you new information and insight regarding total knee replacement. These are questions many patients have asked over the years. The responses after the questions have been designed to better prepare you before surgery so you can go into surgery safer and with more confidence. Also to help you better anticipate what to expect after your surgery. At the Leone Center we repeatedly see that patients who g ..read more

It’s Arthritis Awareness Month-Wear Blue This May during Arthritis Awareness Month, wear blue to support awareness of the disease that affects nearly one-quarter of all U.S. adults.   Chances are if you’re reading this blog post you already know something about osteoarthritis. As the most common form of “wear and tear” arthritis, it’s one of the primary reasons people seek out an orthopedic specialist to find answers and solutions pertaining to the chronic pain and stiffness they live with, which sometimes makes it hard to move or causes their joints to become swollen. There are man ..read more

What’s Your Hip IQ? (Second of a three-part series)     This is the second “quiz” in a three-part series designed to test your knowledge. Our hope is to inform, educate and give you confidence with proceeding to have a total hip replacement. At the Leone Center we repeatedly see that patients who go into surgery more prepared and more knowledgeable have a better experience and get well faster. There are 7 TRUE or FALSE questions followed by expanded answers. On our website (holycrossleonecenter.com)  you can download our helpful booklet “Preparing For Your Hip Replacement” fill ..read more

What’s Your Knee Replacement IQ? (Second of a three-part series)       This is the second “quiz” in a three-part series designed to test your knowledge. Our hope is to inform, educate and give you confidence with proceeding to have a total knee replacement. At the Leone Center we repeatedly see that patients who go into surgery more prepared and more knowledgeable have a better experience and get well faster. There are 7 TRUE or FALSE questions followed by expanded answers. On our website (holycrossleonecenter.com)  you can download our helpful booklet “Preparing For Your ..read more

What’s Your Knee Replacement IQ? (First of a three-part series)   If you’re like many other people who are considering scheduling knee replacement surgery, you may have so many questions that your head feels like it’s spinning. What happens during the surgery? How long will I be out of commission? Am I going to be in excruciating pain? Will I ever again be able to dance or play the sports that I love?   At The Leone Center for Orthopedic Care at Holy Cross Health in Fort Lauderdale, our experience has repeatedly taught us that well-informed patients have an easier time recuperating ..read more

What’s Your Hip Replacement IQ? (First of a three-part series)   If your hip is limiting your ability to be active and/or causing pain that is not being relieved with conservative treatments and you’ve concluded that it’s time to have hip replacement surgery, then it is in your best interest to make sure you know what to expect during and after your operation. Taking the time to write down all your questions is time well spent, as it avoids that feeling of helplessness that makes you feel like your head is spinning. What happens during the surgery? How long will I be out of commission? A ..read more

La Experiencia Importa Cuando se Trata de Realizar Cirugía de Reemplazo de Articulaciones Por el Dr. William Leone, MD, FACS Si usted tiene cierta edad, es probable que imagine a un médico como un hombre mayor con gafas, vestido de blanco, tal vez con cabello distinguido y un poco canoso, y ojos amables. Pero cuando se trata de encontrar al mejor médico para usted, ¿cuánta importancia debería darle a la edad? ¿Tienen ventaja los cirujanos experimentados o sus colegas más jóvenes tienen la ventaja? Un ensayo escrito por dos investigadores médicos publicado recientemente en el Wall Street Journ ..read more

Dr. Leone featured in January issue of the Boca Observer – Best of Health The post Dr. Leone featured in January issue of the Boca Observer – Best of Health first appeared on The Leone Center for Orthopedic Care ..read more

Experience Matters When it Comes to Performing Joint Replacement Surgery By Dr. William Leone, MD, FACS If you’re of a certain age, chances are you envision a doctor as an older, bespectacled, white-coated male, perhaps with distinguished-looking salt-and-pepper hair and kind eyes.  But when it comes to finding the best doctor for you, how much importance should you assign to age? Do experienced surgeons have the advantage or do their younger counterparts have the edge? An essay by two medical researchers recently published in the Wall Street Journal generated debate over its conclusion ..read more