NEW YORK ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON KEVIN PLANCHER M.D., RECIPIENT OF INTERNATIONAL SPORTS MEDICINE AWARD

World-renowned New York orthopaedic surgeon, Kevin Plancher, M.D. was recently presented with the Richard B. Caspari Award for Excellence in Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine

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NEW YORK ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON RECIPIENT OF INTERNATIONAL SPORTS MEDICINE AWARD

New York, NY (PRWEB) August, 2003 -- World-renowned New York orthopaedic surgeon, Kevin Plancher, M.D. was recently presented with the Richard B. Caspari Award for Excellence in Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine at the 4th Biennial Congress of The International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) held in Auckland, New Zealand.

Dr. Plancher is a Harvard trained orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in injuries to the shoulder, elbow and knee. Among his patients are professional athletes, weekend warriors and mature adults" who want to continue an active, sports lifestyle. His motto is we keep you in the game".

Using minimally invasive arthroscopic procedures, Dr. Plancher specializes in rotator cuff repairs and also performs meniscus implants to replace damaged cartilage in the knee. His medical office at 1160 Park Avenue in Manhattan is Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine PLLC and he performs his surgeries at Beth Israel North.

At the Congress, Dr. Plancher demonstrated how he discovered that chronic pain in the back of the shoulder or between the shoulder blades can indicate that increasing pressure could squeeze a nerve. Similar to carpal tunnel syndrome of the hand, chronic shoulder pain can affect a patients ability to participate in overhead sports such as tennis, volleyball, baseball and even yoga," Dr. Plancher said.

This simple procedure enables surgeons to use an instrument called an arthroscope to release the ligament through two small holes in the back of the shoulder can become an affective way to relieve chronic, unremitting shoulder pain."

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Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine PLLC specializes in complex arthroscopic knee, shoulder and elbow reconstructive surgery, minimally invasive surgery, unicondylar knee replacement, total shoulder replacement and sports medicine. Kevin Plancher, M.D. also performs meniscus implants to replace damaged cartilage in the knee.