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Dr. Corey Burak Phelps Memorial
Hospital
With this anterior approach
operation, if the implants aren’t placed correctly, we
are able to move them; we don’t have to wait until we’re
in the recovery room. Plus, it enables us to get the leg
lengths and the other biomechanical parameters of the
hip more exact by using the X-ray,” says Dr. Burak. The
benefits are impressive; all muscles and natural
stability are preserved.
Hip implants include three components, which are the
cup, femoral head and a stem that fits into the femur.
The three basic choices of material for the devices are
metal on metal, ceramic on metal or metal on
polyethylene.
Dr. Burak was the first orthopaedic surgeon in the
northeast United States to use the anterior approach
technique. He states that the key to truly maximizing
the benefits of the less-invasive technique involves
the use of the Hana table. “Basically, the table is a
positioning device,” says Dr. Burak. The table allows
traction of the operative extremity, combined with
hyperextension, external and internal rotation of the
hip and lowering of foot to the ground during the
surgery. The anterior approach with the [Hana] table
allows me to perform the surgery on anybody. I’ve done
patients from 95 pounds up to 400 pounds. A common
question patients have is, Am I a candidate? I
tell them, Everybody’s a candidate.
Corey F. Burak, M.D., received his
Doctor of Medicine Degree from SUNY – HSC at Syracuse
College of Medicine in Syracuse, NY, where his honors
included a general surgery clerkship, ophthalmology
clerkship, orthopaedic surgery elective and orthopaedic
surgery A.I. In addition, Dr. Burak ranked 244 (98th
percentile) for USMLE Step I, 243 (97th percentile) for
USMLE Step II and passed ABOS Part 1 in the 98th
percentile. He served his general surgery internship at
Saint Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center in New York
City and his orthopaedic surgery residency at Tulane
University Hospital and Medical Center in New Orleans,
where he also completed a research fellowship in adult
reconstruction under Dr. Robert L. Barrack. Dr. Burak
also completed a fellowship in hip and knee arthroplasty
at Dorr Arthritis Institute in Los Angeles. He received
the Rockwood and Green Award in 2002. Dr. Burak is board
certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board
of Orthopaedic Surgery.
For more information about Dr. Burak
and the anterior approach total-hip technique, call
Phelps Memorial Hospital Center Physician Referral
Service at (914) 366-3367.
Primary Practice
24 Saw Mill River Road (Rte. 9A)
Hawthorne, NY 10532
Phone: 914-631-7777
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