Dr. Frank R. DiMaio, M.D., M.B.A.

Expert Publications

• The science of bone cement: a historical review.
• Evaluation of a new power-operated PMMA vacuum mixing and delivery system for cemented femoral stem insertion.
• Concurrent opening wedge osteotomy and total knee replacement in a patient with posttraumatic arthritis and a varus tibial malunion.
• Priapism as a complication after total hip arthroplasty: a case report and review of the literature.
• Cold saline lavage for removal of incarcerated porous ingrowth stems.
• Acute posttraumatic catastrophic failure of a second-generation, highly cross-linked ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene patellar component.
• Effects of a less-invasive surgical technique on cement mantle quality in total

Media Releases

Get to know Orthopaedist Dr. Frank R. DiMaio, who serves patients in Garden City, New York. 

Dr. DiMaio is an orthopaedist serving Garden City and the surrounding communities. He is affiliated with Long Island Orthopaedic & Joint Replacement Services, a practice using state-of-the-art, minimally invasive techniques, including the new computerized patient-specific knee replacement technology, they specialize in primary and revision hip and knee replacements, hip and knee arthroscopies, as well as Osteotomy Surgery. 

In regards to his education, Dr. DiMaio earned his Medical Degree from SUNY Health Science Center. He went on to complete a residency in orthopaedic surgery at SUNY Health Science Center Downstate Kings County Hospital and a fellowship in adult joint reconstruction at the University of California. 

To stay up to date in his field, Dr. DiMaio maintains a professional membership with the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS). The AAHKS serves to advance hip and knee patient care through education, advocacy, and research. AAHKS has a membership of over 4,000 surgeons and other hip and knee health care professionals. 

Orthopaedics a branch of medicine concerned with the correction or prevention of deformities, disorders, or injuries of the skeleton and associated structures. As an orthopaedist, Dr. DiMaio tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves, and tendons. He is specialized in hip and knee replacements. 

During his time in the field, Dr. DiMaio has treated thousands of patients. He also is credited as one of the designing surgeons for Zimmer’s Gender-specific knee replacement technology and is active in numerous clinical research interests. 

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