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EASTERN LONG ISLAND
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201 Manor Place
Greenport, NY 11944
(631) 477-1000

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Orthopedics

Whether you are an active athlete or someone experiencing chronic joint pain due to osteoarthritis, our Orthopaedic specialists are here to help you improve your physical condition. Our goal is to decrease your pain and improve your overall range of motion. Education, strengthening exercises, reduction of stress on joints, anti-inflammatory medications, and surgery are all tools available to help improve your condition. If you are living with chronic pain or arthritis, call for a consultation 631-298-4579.

Joint Replacement Surgery
Fractures and Sprains
Sports Related Injuries
Arthroscopic Surgery

Fred M. Carter II, MD
Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

"I am singing the praises of Dr. Carter to everyone who will listen. After rotator cuff surgery, I am horseback riding and enjoying my leisure time again."

Pat Sulahian,
Shelter Island

Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics (also spelled orthopaedics) is the branch of surgery concerned with acute, chronic, traumatic, and overuse injuries and other disorders of the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons address most musculoskeletal ailments including arthritis, trauma and congenital deformities using both surgical and non-surgical means. According to applications for board certification from 1999 to 2003, the top 25 most common procedures (in order) performed by orthopaedic surgeons are as follows:

Knee arthroscopy and meniscectomy
Shoulder arthroscopy and decompression
Carpal tunnel release
Knee arthroscopy and chondroplasty
Removal of support implant
Knee arthroscopy and anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Knee replacement
Repair of femoral neck fracture
Repair of trochanteric fracture
Debridement of skin/muscle/bone/fracture
Knee arthroscopy repair of both menisci
Hip replacement
Shoulder arthroscopy/distal clavicle excision
Repair of rotator cuff tendon
Repair fracture of radius (bone)/ulna
Laminectomy
Repair of ankle fracture (bimalleolar type)
Shoulder arthroscopy and débridement
Lumbar spinal fusion
Repair fracture of the distal part of radius
Low back intervertebral disc surgery
Incise finger tendon sheath
Repair of ankle fracture (fibula)
Repair of femoral shaft fracture
Repair of trochanteric fracture

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