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Beyond bringing patient-centered care to the forefront, the facility has garnered a reputation as a superlative location at which to operate, Dr. Everding notes. "As a surgeon, it is great to have a team that anticipates your next move," he says. "Many of my coworkers refer to the facility as 'orthopedic heaven.' This is the best sta I've ever worked with, and nobody could expect more, in terms of quality and e•ciency." Tempered by high patient volumes, SOS' hand and wrist teams have become well-oiled machines, enhancing and refining the outpatient surgical process. "In a high-volume practice such as ours, e•ciency is critically important," Dr. Everding says. "Many surgeries are fairly straightforward and can be completed in a matter of minutes, which means the majority of time in the operating room is dedicated to setup and cleanup. However, we've stream- lined the processes to more eectively operate and enhance outcomes." Teams so well-versed in hand and wrist procedures facilitate treatment of routine conditions — such as carpal tunnel syndrome and stenosing tenosynovitis, which is commonly known as trigger finger — and more complex cases, such as finger and hand reattachments and lacerations around the hand and fingers that damage nerves, tendons and blood vessels. While such lacerations do not always require emergent surgery, repairing the damage is a meticulous process that requires an extensive team that delivers postoperative follow-up care. "Repairing lacerations that aect multiple structures, sometimes in one sitting, is a complex surgical process, but we are fully-equipped to handle such an operation," Dr. Everding says. "SOS is connected to an extensive network of physical therapists, including the SOS Orthopedic & Sports Therapy Department, with whom we work following operations that require extensive rehabilitation." TIMELY CARE SOS hand and wrist experts are dedicated to serving the patients with whom they share a community. Residents of Onondaga, Oswego, Oneida, Cortland and Madison counties have a local resource that provides the full spectrum of hand and wrist care. "Many hand and wrist conditions require timely care," Dr. Fatti says. "SOS surgeons are dedicated to meeting the needs of our patients, and we make every eort to ensure patients who call seeking treatment for a hand or wrist problem are seen the same day." Learn more about Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists at sosbones.com. ■ Exceptional Outcomes IN 2015, the Hand Therapy Department of Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists Orthopedic & Sports Therapy (SOS O&ST) — located next door to the Hand and Wrist Center in the Widewaters Road office — posted impressive rehabilitation outcomes. The department achieved 21.94 points of func- tional improvement with each patient on average, exceeding the risk-adjusted predicted change of 19.69 points. Moreover, the results were achieved in nearly three fewer visits per case (8.81 visits on average), compared with the pre- dicted risk-adjusted norm of 11.73 visits per case. The department also earned an overall satisfac- tion rating of 96.5 percent, with nearly 98 percent of patients indicating they would tell a family mem- ber/friend they were satisfied with their result. Two certified hand therapists and one physical therapist assistant compose the Hand Therapy Department. SOS is currently recruiting additional hand therapists in anticipation of expansion into the northern and southwest suburbs of Syracuse within the next two years. Get to Know SOS SY R ACUSE ORTHOPEDIC SPECIA LISTS (SOS) is growing every day to meet the needs of those living in and around Central New York. SOS has: + 620 employees + 9 orthopedic clinic locations + 6 orthopedic and sports therapy locations + 30 physicians + 30 physician assistants and nurse practitioners + 4 magnetic resonance imaging machines + 2 after-hours care service locations + 1 freestanding ambulatory surgery center Specialists One-day Surgery " It's been said that nobody escapes the orthopedist. Everybody experiences a fracture, a knee injury, a back problem, arthritis or carpal tunnel syndrome. Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists provides consultation and surgical services to help patients get back to the active lives they want to be living." • JOHN F. FATTI, MD, PRESIDENT OF SYRACUSE ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALISTS 0 8 0 8❱❱❱❱❱ C O V E R S T O R Y