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Dr Ronald Grelsamer

Knee Surgeon

Degrees: MD

Particular expertise: Patello-femoral surgery, Knee replacement

Website: http://www.mountsinai.org/profiles/ronald-p-grelsamer

Location: Mount Sinai Hospital, 5 East 98th Street, 9th Floor (Between Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue), Box 1188, New York, NY, 10029, United States of America

Dr Ronald P. Grelsamer, M.D., board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery in 1987, is associate professor of orthopaedics at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. He is listed in New York Magazine's "Best Doctors of New York," and in Castle Connolly's directory of "American Top Doctors". Dr Grelsamer is an avid patient advocate who is dedicated to diagnosing and treating even the most complicated orthopaedic cases. His specialties include patellar pain, hip and knee arthritis surgery, arthroscopic surgery, knee ligament reconstruction and the diagnosis of mysterious knee pain. Special interests: Patello-femoral joint, knee and hip replacement, the overuse of MRI, patient advocacy.

Contributions

Patellofemoral pain - Glossary

A list of medical words that may be useful when researching about kneecap conditions.

Surgery to slow established patellofemoral arthritis

Explanation of how arthritic changes in the kneecap can be slowed down with various surgical interventions.

Surgery for patellar malalignment

Discussion of those surgical interventions that can improve the position of the kneecap in symptomatic patients.