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Nov 20, 2025 Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Now Offers Robotic Surgery for Hip and Knee Replacements Orthopedics

Orthopedic surgeon David Abrutyn, MD, third from left, with members of RWJUH Somerset’s surgical nursing team and the hospital’s new robotic surgical technology for joint replacement surgery. Somerville, NJ, Nov. 10, 2025 —Robert Wood Johnson University ...

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Nov 11, 2025 Becker’s Hospital Review Names RWJBarnabas Health to 2025 “100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Orthopedic Programs” List Orthopedics

West Orange, NJ, November 11, 2025 – RWJBarnabas Health has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review ’s 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Orthopedic Programs for the third consecutive year in 2025. The list celebrates the nation’s leading providers ...

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Nov 5, 2025 Experts Say These Small and Easy Fitness Items Can Help Improve Your Bone Density Orthopedics

HuffPost interviewed Raphael Longobardi, MD, FAAOS, an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in sports medicine at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center and Jersey City Medical Center, and member of RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group, about bone health, why your ...

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Oct 22, 2025 An Orthopedist’s Perspective on the Weighted Walking Trend Orthopedics

“Rucking” has emerged as a fitness trend that combines the simplicity of walking with the added challenge of carrying weight in a backpack or weighted vest. What began as a military training method is now finding its way into parks, gyms, and ...

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Oct 20, 2025 RWJBarnabas Health Expands Orthopedic Services with New Bergen County Location Orthopedics

New orthopedic practice in River Edge offers convenient and quality orthopedic care Adam Becker, MD, Raphael Longobardi, MD, FAAOS and Frank Liporace, MD West Orange, NJ — October 20, 2025 — RWJBarnabas Health has opened a new orthopedic physician practice ...

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Oct 14, 2025 The Rise of Pickleball Injuries and What Doctors Want You To Know Orthopedics

While pickleball has long been associated with retirees and older players, the game is attracting a younger crowd as well. Although about 20% of participants are age 55 and older, the largest player segment is actually between the ages of 25 and 34. In ...

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Oct 6, 2025 How Long Shin Splints Last, According to Experts Orthopedics

Runners, power walkers, and dancers may have had the displeasure of experiencing shin splints. Wondering how long the dull, aching pain along the inner shinbone will last? Raphael Longobardi, MD, FAAOS, an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in sports ...

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Sep 9, 2025 All in the Wrist Orthopedics

Do you feel a pins-and-needles sensation in your thumb, index, middle or ring finger? It could be carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). You’ve probably heard of it: Popularly linked to keyboard work, CTS affects up to 10 million Americans. Yet plenty of ...

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Aug 22, 2025 What Happens To Your Blood Pressure After You Strength Train Orthopedics

Health interviewed Jeffrey S. Lander, MD, FACC, board-certified cardiologist at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, co-director of sports cardiology at RWJBarnabas Health and member of RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group and Raphael Longobardi, MD, FAAOS, an ...

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