When normal activities become difficult and painful due to a misaligned or deteriorating bone, ligament or joint, it might be time to check with an Orthopedic surgeon. Holy Name’s board-certified Orthopedic surgeons are experienced in traditional hip and knee arthroscopy and in performing joint replacements using new materials including ceramics, metals and plastics to help joint replacements last longer.
Joint Replacement Program
The Joint Replacement Program at Holy Name Hospital is designed to give our patients the best quality care and outcomes possible. By utilizing a multi-disciplinary team of health professionals who work with patients from pre-admission through discharge to home,we are able to produce more efficient and better quality care for our patients.Thanks to new materials and surgical techniques, your orthopedic surgeon is able to replace your problem knee or hip with an artificial joint or prosthesis. From surgery through recovery, a team of nurses and physical therapists guide you to restore full function to your knee or hip.
Innovative New Surgical Options
Holy Name Hospital's Bone and Joint Center offers the latest in orthopedic advancements including:
- Minimally invasive navigation systems for total joint replacements which enable our orthopedic surgeons to perform high precision joint replacements and view the surgical field using three-dimensional images during a procedure.
- Gender specific joint implants, an orthopedic innovation based on the distinct differences between women and men,create gender specific reconstructive implants resulting in improved quality of life.
- Minimally invasive bone grafting which reduces healing and recovery time.
- Hip resurfacing which preserves the existing bone and reduces the risk of microfractures.
- A Picture Archiving Communications System, which digitally processes and stores radiologic images, enables surgeons to call up patients’ X-rays, CT scans, MRI studies and other images on computers while they are performing surgery.
Sophisticated methods of pain management—and physical therapy and satellite physical therapy units right on the surgical floor—help patients regain their independence more quickly and completely.
To learn more about the Bone and Joint Center at Holy Name Hospital, call 877-HOLY-NAME (465-9626).