Health Services

Orthopedics

The goal of the Orthopedic Clinic is to provide assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of fractures and surgical orthopedic disease; to promote quality patient care through integration of scientific medical principles; to include the patient in planning and implementation of the patient’s care; to provide useful feedback and education to referring providers; and to exceed the compliance requirements with military and civilian regulatory agencies.

Services Offered

  • Detailed musculoskeletal evaluation of fractures and other musculoskeletal injuries that may require surgical intervention.
  • Diagnoses and treatment of orthopedic surgical conditions in adults
  • Diagnoses and treatment of many orthopedic surgical conditions in pediatric patients
  • Prescribe medications within scope of practice
  • Small procedures; i.e. large and small joint injections and aspirations, some hardware removal
  • Anesthesia (digital block, local, limited regional blocks as necessary)
  • Manage post-operative complications (treatment of hemorrhage, hematoma evacuation, infections, etc)
  • Incision and drainage of cyst or abscess
  • Splint application and management
  • Cast application and management
  • Orthopedic device (controlled ankle motion boots, prefabricated splints, shoulder and knee immobilizer) application and education.
  • Nail avulsion (partial and total)
  • Biopsy or repair of nail matrix and nail bed
  • Collection of specimen for gram-stain, or cultures
  • Complex and/or revision of multiligament injuries of the knee or shoulder

Services Not Offered

  • Spine surgical evaluation
  • Scoliosis
  • Pediatric hip dysplasia and other congenital pediatric musculoskeletal pathologies
  • Musculoskeletal manifestations of cerebral palsy
  • Complex open shoulder reconstruction
  • Total joint replacement of the hip or knee

Contact Us

Phone

1-888-838-1303

Hours

Monday-Friday
7 a.m. to noon,  1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Location

11050 Mt. Belvedere Blvd.
Fort Drum, New York 13602

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