Local Surgeon Offers Faster Recovery with Innovative Jiffy Knee® Procedure No Muscle Cutting Means Less Pain, Quicker Return to Life
July 11, 2025
For those suffering from chronic knee pain, surgery can feel like a daunting prospect. But thanks to a groundbreaking procedure offered by Dr. Daniel Samani, orthopedic surgeon at Community HealthCare System, knee replacement no longer has to mean a long, painful recovery.
Dr. Samani now performs the Jiffy Knee® technique, an advanced approach to knee replacement that avoids cutting the quadriceps or VMO (vastus medialis oblique) muscles—areas typically disturbed in traditional...
CHCS offers orthopedic procedures
November 22, 2022
Categories: News
Dr. Heidi Smith has been providing orthopedic services at Community HealthCare System since the summer of 2021, including outpatient visits at the Onaga Specialty Clinic and minor surgical procedures such as trigger finger release and carpal tunnel release at Onaga Community Hospital. Knee arthroscopy procedures are the latest addition to services available in Onaga.
Knee arthroscopy uses a small camera to view into the knee joint. The procedure is a commonly used...
Orthopedic services coming to CHCS
July 22, 2021
Categories: News, Provider story
Community HealthCare System will offer orthopedic services starting in August. Dr. Heidi Smith of Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center in Manhattan will take appointments in Onaga every other Wednesday each month starting August 11.
Dr. Smith provides care for a wide variety of general orthopedic complaints and injuries in patients of all ages and functional status. Her area of specialty is orthopedic surgery, and she has additional specialty training in sports medicine/arthroscopy,...
