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Joint Replacement

Did you Know?

More than 300,000 knee replacements are performed each year in the US. – National Development Conference, National Institutes of Health, December 2003
More than 300,000 hip replacements are performed in the United States each year. – “Arthroplasty and Total Joint Replacement Procedures: 1991 to 2000.” AAOS

Arthritis

Understanding Joint Pain:

Nearly 21 million Americans suffer from osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease that is a leading cause of joint replacement surgery. – Source: www.arthritis.org
Rheumatoid arthritis, the most crippling form of arthritis, affects approximately 2.1 million Americans and two to three times more women than men. Further, the average onset for rheumatoid arthritis is between the ages of 20 and 45 years old. – Source: CDC

Evaluation

An Orthopaedic Evaluation includes the following:

Medical History
Physical Examination
X-Ray Evaluation
Additional Diagnostic Tests

Treatment Options

Treatment options include:

Medication
Physical Therapy
Arthroscopy
Joint Fluid Supplements
Partial Joint Replacement
Total Joint Replacement

Hip Replacement

Hip joint replacement surgery may be suitable for patients who:

Have a painful, disabling joint disease of the hip resulting from a severe form of arthritis
Are not likely to achieve satisfactory results from less invasive procedures, medication, physical therapy, or joint fluid supplements
Have bone stock that is of poor quality or inadequate for other reconstructive techniques

Knee Replacement

Knee joint replacement surgery may be suitable for patients who:

Have a painful, disabling joint disease of the knee resulting from a severe form of arthritis
Are not likely to achieve satisfactory results from less invasive procedures, medication, physical therapy, or joint fluid supplements
Have bone stock that is of poor quality or inadequate for other reconstructive techniques.

Pre-op & Post-op

Preparing for a joint replacement procedure begins weeks before the actual day of surgery.
After surgery certain limitations are placed on your activities for approximately 12 weeks.

Request an Appointment

If you are an existing patient, you can schedule an appointment here.