NEW YORK, NY, March 5, 2012 – USA Wrestling, the national governing body for amateur wrestling in the United States, announced today that the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center is an official sponsor and medical consultant, through September 2014. USA Wrestling will have access to NYU Langone’s orthopaedic experts, including sports medicine specialists for medical consultation, treatment and access to a network of providers as appropriate for USA Wrestling athletes around the country – and during select domestic and international wrestling competitions. 

“We are proud to support the young athletes, coaches and staff of USA Wrestling through our knowledge and experience as a leading center for musculoskeletal care and elite sports performance,” said Dennis A. Cardone, DO, clinical associate professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and sports medicine expert at NYU Langone Medical Center. “By combining the latest research, clinical and therapeutic science with our years of caring for conditions of the joint and muscle will help these players stay at the top of their game.”

The NYU Langone dedicated sports medicine program incorporates clinical, educational, and investigational aspects of athletic injuries to treat athletes playing at the high school, college and professional levels, as well as recreational athletes from every age group. One of the most recognized centers for musculoskeletal care, NYU Langone sports medicine experts perform more than 3,000 procedures each year, including arthroscopic procedures on the knee, shoulder, elbow and ankle as well as the latest in meniscal and cartilage reconstruction, rehabilitation and injection therapies.

“USA Wrestling is honored to have the world-class medical expertise of NYU Langone available for our coaches and athletes,” said Rich Bender, Executive Director, USA Wrestling. “Their specialized knowledge and skill will have a significant impact on the health and competitiveness of our wrestlers as they strive to become world and Olympic champions.” 

NYU Langone is one of the nation’s premier hospitals for orthopaedics, rheumatology, and rehabilitation. Orthopaedic surgeons provide highly specialized, in-patient orthopaedic surgical care at the Hospital for Joint Diseases (HJD), one of only five hospitals in the nation dedicated to orthopaedics and is currently ranked among the top 10 orthopaedic programs nationwide by U.S. News and World Report. In addition, the NYU Langone Medical Center Outpatient Surgery Center at 333 East 38th Street offers dedicated state-of-the-art facilities for minimally-invasive, outpatient orthopaedic procedures. NYU Langone is also the official hospital of the New York Rangers. You can learn more at  http://orthosurgery.med.nyu.edu/

About NYU Langone Medical Center
NYU Langone Medical Center, a world-class, patient-centered, integrated, academic medical center, is one on the nation’s premier centers for excellence in clinical care, biomedical research and medical education. Located in the heart of Manhattan, NYU Langone is composed of three hospitals – Tisch Hospital, its flagship acute care facility; the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, the world’s first university-affiliated facility devoted entirely to rehabilitation medicine; and the Hospital for Joint Diseases, one of only five hospitals in the nation dedicated to orthopaedics and rheumatology – plus the NYU School of Medicine, which since 1841 has trained thousands of physicians and scientists who have helped to shape the course of medical history. The medical center’s tri-fold mission to serve, teach and discover is achieved 365 days a year through the seamless integration of a culture devoted to excellence in patient care, education and research. For more information, go to www.NYULMC.org