Dr. Leone’s expertise and PAL devise fix a from-birth hip problem

For 43 years, Peruvian native Robert Sotomayor suffered from birth from a congenital dislocation of his left hip. Enduring many operations, nothing worked until he saw Dr. Leone. With the help of his PAL invention, Dr. Leone not only corrected the problem by performing total hip replacements, but corrected the patient’s leg length.  Robert Sotomayor…

Desafíos en el reemplazo de cadera

El doctor Leone fundador del Centro de Leone de cuidado ortopédico en el Holy Cross Hospital localizado en Fort Lauderdale es el inventor del nivel de alineación pélvica (PAL). Ha creado un dispositivo que le permite alcanzar una mayor precisión de implante cuando realiza un reemplazo de cadera. Lo que esto significa para sus pacientes…

Two Upcoming April Seminars

As a surgeon, I feel it’s important to reach out to the community and provide people with the latest information about my specialty so they are able to make better and more informed decisions when dealing with hip and knee pain. In April, I will participate in two informative seminars. Hope for Aching Knees and…

High Marks for the Holy Cross Hospital Orthopedic Team

I would like to congratulate the Holy Cross Hospital orthopedic nursing staff for its stellar 4W Orthopedics HCAHPS Composites Spotlight Report, a survey which chronicled patient feedback on topics including pain management, responsiveness of staff, care transitions, communication with nurses and more.  Conducted by NCR PICKER, a division of National Research Corporation, the survey results…

Blog Named in Top 100 Best Surgery Websites

For more than a year, the goal of my personal blog has been to provide information for my readers about the symptoms, treatment and care of hip and knee joint problems.  I thank those of you who follow my posts for taking the time to read and share my views about the latest strategies for…