Joseph Bosco M.D. specializes in sports medicine, knee, shoulder and elbow surgery at New York University Medical Center and in Queens, New York.

Dr. Joseph Bosco is a board certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, knee, shoulder and elbow surgery, including skiing injuries, elbow reconstruction, rotator cuff repair, shoulder arthroscopy, knee arthroscopy and elbow arthroscopy. His primary practice is located at The New York University Medical Center in New York City. He also maintains an office in Queens, New York.

Dr. Joseph Bosco is a board certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, knee, shoulder and elbow surgery, including skiing injuries, elbow reconstruction, rotator cuff repair, shoulder arthroscopy, knee arthroscopy and elbow arthroscopy. His primary practice is located at The New York University Medical Center in New York City. He also maintains an office in Queens, New York.

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When it comes to neck fusion surgery, do men and women have different results?
In general, gender doesn't seem to make a difference in how well patients do after neck fusion surgery. A recent study looked at about 150 patients who had fusion surgery at multiple levels (or locations) in the neck. The surgical team used bone from the fibula, the small outer calf bone, to join the vertebrae in patients' necks. Only 14 patients did not have solid bone fusions two years after surgery. Ten of these patients were women. However, the difference in the success rates of men and women was felt to be slight. According to most research, gender doesn't affect results from neck fusion surgery in any reliable way.

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